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SAA to merge with SA Express and Mango
South African Airways is to be merged with regional operator SA Express and low-cost carrier Mango under a newly-disclosed turnaround strategy for the flag-carrier.
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NewsDSEi: Watchkeeper nears delayed service introduction
The British Army expects its late-running Watchkeeper tactical unmanned air system to secure release to service approval before the end of 2013, but the...
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NewsUSAF seeks information on “Air Force One” replacement
The US Air Force has released a sources sought synopsis for a new presidential aircraft to replace the Boeing 747-based VC-25A. The USAF hopes to replace...
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Tigerair to launch five new routes from October
Tigerair plans to launch new services from Singapore to five destinations from October.The low-cost carrier will start a Singapore-Lijiang service...
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NewsWrongly-fitted washer led A300 to veer off runway
Incorrect installation of a washer in the nose-gear torque link axle of an Airbus A300B4 freighter caused a chain reaction that ended with the aircraft’s veering off the runway at Bratislava.
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NewsBell teams with Lockheed for V-280 tiltrotor
Bell and Lockheed Martin are teaming up on the V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft which the helicopter manufacturer is pitching for the US Army's Future Vertical...
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NewsCanada issues draft RFP for fixed wing SAR project
Canada has released a draft request for proposals (RFP) for its fixed wing search and rescue (FWSAR) programme. A final version of the RFP will be issued...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Eurocopter faces battle to convince workforce over safety issues
The 23 August fatal accident involving a Super Puma could not have come at a worse time for Eurocopter. Barely a month had elapsed since the European...
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NewsChina Airlines 747F makes emergency landing; regulator investigating
Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council (ASC) is investigating an incident where a China Airlines Boeing 747-400 Freighter had to make an emergency landing because...
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NewsRoyal Navy resurrects 809 Squadron as first F-35B unit
Britain is resurrecting the Royal Navy's 809 Naval Air Squadron to fly the Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighter. The unit is expected to operate the...
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Interview
Working Week: Joseph Kelly
You recently won the gold medal in aircraft maintenance at the recent 2013 World Skills competition in Leipzig, Germany
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VMD Aviagroup to build Zodiac 640 in Russia
Russia's VMD Aviagroup is to start production of the four-seat Canadian-designed Zodiac CH 640 light aircraft at its Perm facility from this month, the company's head Vladimir Bolshakov says.
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DLR tests Krüger flap for laminar wing
European aerodynamicists are working on Krüger flaps as a high-lift device for laminar-flow wings on next-generation aircraft in a EU-funded project led...
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AAR signs E-jet MRO deal with Liebherr-Aerospace
AAR has entered into an agreement with Liebherr-Aerospace to provide landing gear MRO services for the Embraer E-jet family. AAR's landing gear facility...
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NewsDARPA flight tests LRASM missile
Lockheed Martin and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) launched a new prototype long-range anti-ship missile (LRASM) on 27 August....
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NewsNorwegian overcomes hitches on 787 fleet
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has put both of its Boeing 787s back into service after separate technical problems affecting the jets forced the carrier to wet-lease Airbus A340s.
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NewsVIDEO: First Qatar A380 performs maiden flight
Middle Eastern carrier Qatar Airways’ first Airbus A380 has performed its maiden flight, an initial sortie to Hamburg for cabin fitting work.
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NewsAirbus expects second A350 to fly in October
Airbus is expecting to fly its second A350-900 prototype, MSN3, next month and begin final assembly of the first customer aircraft by the end of this year.
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Nozzle failure caused Emirates A380 engine incident
The failure of a high pressure turbine (HPT) nozzle has been identified as the cause of an engine failure and uncommanded shutdown on board an Engine Alliance...
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NewsThai A330-300 damaged in Bangkok runway excursion
The nose landing gear of a Thai Airways Airbus A330-300 aircraft collapsed after the aircraft made a runway excursion upon landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi...