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NewsSouthwest closes AirTran acquisition
Southwest Airlines today formally closed its acquisition of AirTran Airways, setting the stage for historical consolidation in the US low cost airline industry. Southwest...
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NewsPICTURE: Crashed helicopter in Bin Laden raid revealed
News reports show the remains of what appears to be a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed in the US military raid that killed Osama bin Laden ...
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NewsPICTURES: Crashed AF447 flight-data recorder found and retrieved
Search teams have located and recovered the flight-data recorder from the crashed Air France Airbus A330-200. The crucial cylindrical memory unit,...
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NewsVIDEO: Tu-154 struggles against in-flight oscillation
Extraordinary video images have emerged of a Tupolev Tu-154 apparently suffering serious in-flight oscillations shortly after departing from an air base...
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PICTURE: Crashed AF447's auxiliary power unit located
Recovery teams have located the auxiliary power unit from the wreckage of flight AF447 in the South Atlantic, but are cautioning that the search for the...
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A320neo does not unlock 737 customers, hurts CSeries: Boeing CEO
Boeing CEO Jim McNerney says the Airbus A320neo and its more than 300 commitments are doing more harm to the Bombardier CSeries than to the company's Boeing's...
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NewsShuttle launch delayed
NASA has scrubbed the second-to-last space shuttle launch due to problems with an auxiliary power unit (APU), approximately 4h before the scheduled launch....
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Field extends useful life of Dash 8s with flight deck upgrade
Field Aviation has completed the first major modernisation of the flight deck of a Bombardier Dash 8 turboprop, and says it believes many operators will...
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FAA rejigs veteran controller duties as scrutiny of controller conduct continues
The US FAA is repositioning some of its most veteran air traffic controllers as part of heightened scrutiny of controller staffing and training after several...
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EU liquid ban to stay after last-minute chaos
European plans to lift a ban on carrying duty-free liquids in hand luggage through airports have descended into farce after several states opted to keep...
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IAI demonstrates Heron UAS to African nations
Angola's defence ministry is negotiating the purchase of a number of Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 1 unmanned air systems, according to African sources. IAI...
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Tejas passes first night operations test
India's Tejas light combat aircraft has completed the first phase of its night flying tests, having conducted a targeting and attack mission under the cover of darkness.
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NewsQUIZ: Test your low-cost carrier knowledge here
How well do you know your low-cost carriers? Put your knowledge to the test with the cryptic picture quiz in our interactive low-cost carrier issue of Airline Business.
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NewsAir New Zealand closes in on in-flight connectivity for 777-300ER
Keen to allow passengers to stay connected to the ground while airborne Air New Zealand assures it is moving closer to offering in-flight connectivity on...
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NewsBoeing development programmes move toward certification
Boeing's two primary commercial development programmes are progressing toward final US Federal Aviation Administration certification as Boeing maintains...
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United Aircraft looks to grow Aviastar as airlifter centre
Russia's United Aircraft has indicated that it wants to develop its Aviastar factory in Ulyanovsk as a centre of expertise for airlifters and commercial...
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Crew ejects as Indian Sitara prototype crashes
A prototype of the Hindustan Aeronautics HJT-36 Sitara intermediate jet trainer has crashed during a routine test flight over a sparsely populated area in...
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NewsUS confirms India fighter rejection
US officials have confirmed reports that India has rejected both American candidates for its medium multi-role combat aircraft contract ...
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NewsBusiness jet operators slam UK government plan to hit them with APD
The UK government's plans to extend air passenger duty to cover business jets have caused anger among the sector's operators, which are concerned about having to pay local environmental taxes in addition to paying for their emissions under the European Union's emissions trading scheme.
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NewsPICTURES: Air Berlin faces investigation over engine oil leak
Air Berlin is facing multiple investigations into problems with one of its Airbus A330-200s, which resulted in the German airline conducting a passenger flight with an engine showing clear signs of oil leakage.