All aerospace news – Page 979
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NewsEmivest flies first production SJ30
Emivest Aerospace says its first production SJ30, serial number 8, flew from the company's San Antonio, Texas, production...
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ATR plans to start flight-testing new -600 variant in June
Flight-testing of the upgraded ATR 42/72-600 variant is due to begin this month. The new models incorporate a Thales flightdeck avionics suite (pictured)...
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Majority of CSeries supplier contracts already awarded
As Bombardier heads towards preliminary design freeze of the CSeries later this year, the company has allocated the vast majority of supplier agreements...
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Weather suspected in Air France A330 loss
Weather conditions have emerged as a leading suspect in the assumed loss of an Air France Airbus A330-200 that disappeared off the coast of Brazil last night
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Cobham closes in on SVS certifcation
Cobham Avionics, formerly Chelton Flight Systems, expects to secure in June US Federal Aviation Administration Part 25 certification for its synthetic...
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NewsAir France: No success in contacting missing A330
Civil air traffic control authorities in Brazil, Africa, Spain and France have all failed in their attempts to contact the Air France Airbus A330-200 which...
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TriaGnoSys dramatically reduces cost of satellite calls
Germany's TriaGnoSys has launched ultra-efficient satellite communications compression software called VoCem, which can be used for all forms of remote communications...
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SimCom installs TBM 850 flight trainer in Orlando
Simulator training provider SimCom has installed a Daher Socata TBM 850 flight...
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NewsHawaiian studies connectivity as it readies for eX2-equipped A330s
Hawaiian Airlines is paying close attention to the Ku-band connectivity market to determine if it should eventfully offer such a service on long-haul flights. However,...
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International Space Station crew reaches six
On 29 May the International Space Station crew complement became six with the arrival of the three expedition 20 team members. Launched by Soyuz-FG rocket...
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Asian carriers most adversely affected by downturn
Airlines in Asia Pacific were slower to feel the impact of the downturn but have arguably been the worst affected. "We have felt the brunt more so...
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FAA awards interim controller ASAP contract
The US FAA plans to award a sole-source contract to Washington DC-based CSSI for technical engineering, operational and research support for its air traffic...
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Spreading the word at the ATSB
Alan Stray is director international of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. He was awarded the Public Service Medal for his work supporting development of the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee
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Bombardier developing centralised health monitoring for CSeries
Bombardier is developing a centralised maintenance health monitoring system for the CSeries that will provide real-time information about the entire aircraft...
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NewsBombardier studies wireless IFE for CSeries
Bombardier believes there is "a good chance" that wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) may be a viable solution for its CSeries when the aircraft enters into service in 2013.
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Boeing hits cargo operators with new support bill
Struggling air freight operators fighting to survive in a global recession that has hammered their traffic volumes are being hit with a new bill from Boeing....
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Boeing hits cargo operators with new support bill
Struggling air freight operators fighting to survive in a global recession that has hammered their traffic volumes are being hit with a new bill from Boeing....
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Opinion
Comment: pity the man at NASA
Former Marine Charles Bolden is the White House nominee to head the US space agency, but whoever gets the job will not have an easy ride and will face flak from a multitude of critics
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FAA bill passed by Congress despite EU objections
Uncertainty surrounds the future of bilateral aviation agreements between the European Union and the USA, after Congress passed a bill that Europe had warned...