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Rockwell Collins breaks low-cost HUD barrier
Rockwell Collins shows off its all-new low-cost display Self-contained unit for light to midsize jets comes...
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NewsNASA awards second round commercial spaceflight contracts
NASA has awarded $280 million to four companies for development of manned commercial space systems. The second round of Commercial Crew Development...
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Lees Avionics provides collision warning system for UK's Grob Tutors
Babcock has contracted Lees Avionics to perform a safety upgrade on 93 Grob 115E Tutor elementary trainers aircraft for the UK Ministry of Defence ...
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Ryanair to test reserved seating
Low-cost carrier Ryanair's decision to break with long-established practice and trial reserved seating on board its services has been driven by passenger...
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EASA certificates TCAS 7.1 modification
Avionics joint venture ACSS has received European certification for the Change 7.1 modification of its traffic collision-avoidance systems TCAS 2000 and...
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SR Technics extends component support to Garuda’s 737NGs
SR Technics has expanded its integrated component solutions contract with Garuda Indonesia to include support for the carrier's Boeing 737 Next Generation...
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Business bad week
RUSSIA Fifty years after putting Yuri Gagarin in orbit, the country's rocket industry is under fire. Facing harsh criticism for a delayed Soyuz launch to...
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European air navigation service providers work as a team to aid SES progress
ALLIANCE FAB partnerships Parallel with SESAR Joint Undertaking-driven processes, several other complementary changes are evolving alongside...
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Single European Sky starts to show signs of progress
The Single European Sky is starting to show signs of progress, although the real surge is not likely to begin until 2013
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Qantas hopes algae will play a part in its sustainable fuel strategy
AIRLINE STUDY Algae down under Australia's Qantas Airways hopes algae will...
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Argentinean algae company confident its jet fuel will be ready soon
Pioneering research An Argentinian company claims to be at the forefront of producing affordable jet fuel from microalgae, and is...
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B/E Aerospace expands business with Lufthansa
Lufthansa has selected B/E Aerospace to outfit its new-buy Airbus A330s and retrofit A340s with new business class seating.
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US Airways touts standalone model
Despite being written off many times before, the resilient Star Alliance carrier makes a play of the hand it has been dealt
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Wizz Air selects MAEL for line maintenance in Spain
Wizz Air Hungary has contracted Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) to provide line maintenance at four Spanish airports. Effective immediately, the...
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NewsIn-flight mobile connectivity appears headed to United States
In-flight mobile connectivity providers are cautiously optimistic of breaking into the US market after lawmakers dropped language from proposed FAA Reauthorisation...
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NewsATR 72 in-flight upset traced to rudder maintenance fault
Investigators are warning ATR operators that a crucial rudder component could be installed incorrectly in the turboprop, after the crew of an Air Contractors...
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Pacific Blue pilot faces fine, imprisonment for aircraft endangerment
New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority has laid two charges against a Pacific Blue pilot in command of a Boeing 737-800 flight who failed to comply with...
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Japan's Star Flyer orders two A320s
Japanese carrier Star Flyer has signed a firm order for two Airbus A320 aircraft. The aircraft, to be powered by CFM56-5B4/P engines, will be delivered...
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V Australia grounds 777 after engine problem aborts take-off
The Virgin Blue group's long-haul subsidiary V Australia has grounded one of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in Los Angeles after it experienced unspecified...
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MROAM: Barfield to open Colombian site this summer
Sabena Technics plans to open its new avionics repair shop in Bogotá in the middle of this year, with operations due to begin in September. The facility...