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VIDEO: Virgin Galactic spaceship flies first mission with pilots
The VSS Enterprise spaceship on 10 October flew by itself and glided to a landing at the Mojave Air and Spaceport for the first time. The unpowered...
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Opinion
Comment: Zero hour for helicopter safety improvement
Now, five years after the International Helicopter Safety Team launched its historic attempt to transform global rotary-wing safety performance, it has assembled the necessary critical mass of data on which to base intervention strategies
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Business Aviation in brief
A large-cabin, long-range Gulfstream G450 business jet has established a city-pair speed record between the airframers headquarters in Savannah and São Paulo
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This week briefing
After failing to buy an intelligence satellite from Israel or France, Turkey is preparing to build its own, "Gokturk", with Italian assistance for launch in 2012
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NewsFAA issues safety alert on lithium batteries after UPS crash
The US FAA has issued a safety alert recommending that airlines adopt new procedures to reduce the risk of onboard fire posed by lithium batteries. Airlines...
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FAA investigates Allegiant engine fire
Allegiant Air reports that no passengers were injured after a Boeing MD-83 experienced an engine fire at the Orlando Sanford international airport this morning....
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FAA concludes runway incursions fall for a second straight year
Officials from the FAA say the number of serious runway incursions at US airports has fallen for the second consecutive year.
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PICTURES: New Colombian air force trainer makes flight debut
Lancair International has performed the first flight of its new Synergy ab initio trainer for the Colombian air force ...
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NewsAirBaltic readies to introduce Apple iPad as IFE
Latvian carrier airBaltic is laying claim to the distinction of becoming the first airline in Europe to introduce Apple iPads for in-flight entertainment...
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Lockheed gets funds for UK F-35 landing modification
Lockheed has received a $13 million contract to incorporate a shipborne rolling vertical landing capability with the UK's F-35Bs ...
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Aircell broadband gets EASA approval for Challenger
Inflight connectivity provider Aircell has announced that its Aviator 300-based SwiftBroadband solution has received a supplemental type certification from...
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Jazz Air to convert to corporate structure by year-end
Jazz Air Income Fund has announced details of proposed conversion from an income trust to a corporate structure. Under the conversion plan, units of...
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NewsUS Army ready to launch common countermeasures battle
The US Army will soon launch a process that will select two companies to compete for a contract to develop an infrared countermeasure system for thousands of helicopters ...
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NewsXcor signs second suborbital wet lease deal with Curacao
Mojave, California's growing reputation as the Silicon Valley of personal spaceflight heated up last week with Xcor Aerospace's signing of a second wet-lease deal for its Lynx suborbital concept.
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Helicopter sector to get its own version of the IS-BAO accreditation system
The helicopter part of business aviation needs to raise its safety performance along with the rest of the rotary-wing sector, according to Brian Humphries, president and chief executive of the European Business Aviation Association.
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Phenom 100 poised for debut in Mexican charter market
Guadalajara-based Sky Premier is planning to become later this year the first Embraer Phenom 100 charter operator in the Mexican market.
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NewsIsrael signs $2.75bn agreement for 20 F-35s
Israel signed a letter of offer and acceptance for 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in New York on 7 October ...
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Low-cost carriers: an evolving story
The battleground among low-cost carriers has never been so stretched. Where once it was easy to split the market into either low-cost or network carrier camps, the lines have long since been blurred. Now even among the low-cost carriers themselves, the proposition can differ widely