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NewsChina launches capsule to test docking tech
China has launched a Shenzhou 8 from the Jiuquan launch site in western China. The spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the already-orbiting Tiangong...
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NewsCessna, Gulfstream fates illustrate disparate market
Although Cessna and Gulfstream both showed positive performance in third-quarter financial reports, the difference in book-to-fill ratios and backlog for the two airframers points to a continued deep divide in the market.
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NewsLOT cites 'central hydraulic system failure' in Warsaw gear-up landing
LOT Polish Airlines has confirmed that one of its Boeing 767-300ERs today carried out an emergency landing at Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport.
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NewsVIDEO: Air Malta aims to seal union talks on cuts in next few weeks
Air Malta is entering the final process of negotiations with its unions over redundancies and chief executive Peter Davies expects talks to be finalised within the next few weeks.
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NewsUK police helicopter body to transform ‘blue light’ operations
They are a frequent sight in the skies above the cities and towns of the UK, but while police helicopters play a valuable part in supporting the provision of law and order, the operating model employed for their use has a surprisingly unruly feel to it.
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NewsLOT 767 makes gear-up emergency landing at Warsaw
A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767-300 has made an emergency landing at Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy.
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NewsDoD slashes F-35 orders to pay for cost overruns
The US Department of Defense will buy five fewer Lockheed Martin F-35s in the next yearly production contract and use the savings to cover the government's...
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NewsSupply chain issues and economic woes hit Hawker Beechcraft third quarter sales
The tough economic climate coupled with supply chain disruption pummelled Hawker Beechcraft's third-quarter delivery tally.
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Boeing CFO James Bell to retire in April
Boeing executive vice-president and chief financial officer James Bell will retire from the company on 1 April 2012.
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FL Technics becomes Boeing GoldCare partner
Lithuanian maintenance provider FL Technics has become a partner in Boeing's GoldCare support programme. The Vilnius-based company will offer line...
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NewsUS defence cuts deeper than they look
US government warned of unintended consequences in plans to trim defence spending
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NewsHeathrow outlines operational freedoms trial
London's Heathrow airport has started a four-month trial of new mixed-mode operations today (1 November), allowing it to temporarily use both runways for...
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NewsHeathrow starts mixed-mode trial
London's Heathrow airport started a four-month trial of new mixed-mode operations on 1 November, allowing it to temporarily use both runways for departures or arrivals.
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OpinionComment: Business jet market fails to pay the Piper
The demise of Piper Aircraft's great hope for the future, the Altaire personal jet, may signal a new sensibility in the aerospace industry: just because you can afford to build something does not mean you should.
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NewsScoot to launch services by mid-2012
Singapore Airlines' (SIA) new long-haul low-cost carrier Scoot will launch services by the first half of 2012. The carrier will start operations with...
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NewsPICTURES: Cathay Pacific takes delivery of its first Boeing 747-8F
Cathay Pacific took delivery of its first Boeing 747-8 Freighter aircraft on 31 October.
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Qantas flights return to normal
Qantas Airways has returned to normal flight operations following the end of a labour crisis that spurred Australia's flag carrier to ground its fleet for...
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NTSB: American pilots had trouble deploying thrust reversers in Wyoming overrun
The pilots of an American Airlines Boeing 757-200 that overran the runway on landing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in December 2010 could not deploy the aircraft's...
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Flybe considers text and ash-warning benefits from weather satcom
UK carrier plans to offer in-flight communication as bonus from weather data installation
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NewsBoeing completes 747-8I certification flight testing
Boeing has completed certification flight testing on its 747-8 Intercontinental test fleet, setting the jumbo on a path to US Federal Aviation Administration approval later this quarter.