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Flight International: The troubled airlines of India
This weeks Flight International (6th March) is out now, with the coverline ‘So Where Did It All Go Wrong’
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Brazilian navy to launch utility helicopter contest
With its Eurocopter AS350 and AS355 helicopters nearing the end of their service lives, the Brazilian navy is drawing up the specifications for the aircraft that is expected to replace both types at the end of the decade.
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NewsUK to extend military helicopter training service
The UK is to extend the use of its tri-service Defence Helicopter Flying School arrangement with FB Heliservices until at least 2016 ...
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NewsIndia, Dassault enter final MMRCA negotiations
India has confirmed that final negotiations with Dassault for 126 Rafale fighters have commenced, and that the Indian air force plans to phase out its Mikoyan MiG-21 aircraft from 2014.
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MRO firm Pemco files for Chapter 11
Tampa, Florida-based MRO provider and conversions company Pemco World Air Services will be bankrolled by Avion Services Holdings through its Chapter 11 restructuring,...
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NewsBoeing has new partner for F-X2 bid in Brazil
Boeing is attempting to tip the scales in its favour in Brazil's F-X2 fighter contest by entering into an alliance with avionics supplier AEL Sistemas ...
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Air Malta to resume charter flights to six UK airports
Air Malta will reintroduce charter flights to Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Newcastle and Norwich airports, starting 1 May. The carrier will...
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EASA floats cockpit automation policy
Pilot performance in highly automated aircraft needs to be improved, according to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
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Tokyo's Narita airport to open dedicated business aviation terminal
Tokyo's Narita airport will be opening a dedicated business aviation terminal on 31 March.
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Comac and Boeing ink collaboration agreement
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has signed a collaboration agreement with Boeing in the areas of research and work that will grow the...
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NewsPICTURES: Thai Airways' first A380 completes maiden flight
Thai Airways' first Airbus A380 completed its maiden flight on 6 March following the completion of its airframe assembly and system tests at the Airbus facility...
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NewsAustralia’s Quickstep to make C-130J composite flaps
Australian firm Quickstep has been named the future sole source supplier for the composite wing flaps of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules. The...
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Qantas to start inflight internet trial on US routes
Qantas will start its in-flight Airbus A380 connectivity trial from 7 March, which will allow passengers travelling between Australia and the US to access...
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NewsAerosonde wins special operations contract
US Special Forces Command (SOCOM) selected the AAI Aerosonde to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services. The mid-endurance unmanned...
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NewsUSAF training command set to start F-35 operations
The US Air Force is poised to launch training flights with its first Lockheed Martin F-35As delivered to Eglin AFB, Florida ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Bell Helicopter primes XworX, Amarillo for Relentless work
Bell Helicopter has started technology risk reduction work for the 525R "Relentless" super-medium twin helicopter.
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NewsUK regulator to leave BMI takeover decision in EC's hands
International Airlines Group's planned acquisition of BMI from Lufthansa will not be reviewed by the UK Office of Fair Trading.
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NewsChina set to ramp up manned flights programme and space station ambitions
China's spaceflight ambitions look set to gain momentum this year with the launch this summer of the country's fourth manned flight, to test rendezvous and docking mission with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space lab module.
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Pilots may get to touch in to weather alert community
One day soon, pilots could view the weather from a different perspective thanks to a social networking system being developed by Thales.
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NewsQatar Executive looks to expand fleet with Global 7000 and 8000
Qatar Executive, the all-Bombardier charter arm of Qatar Airways, is in talks with the Canadian manufacturer about bolstering its fleet with Global 7000 or 8000 jets, which are under development.