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FAA sign-off key for Boeing to announce latest 787 schedule change
Boeing is awaiting approval by the US FAA before releasing the company's revised schedule for the 787 prompted by an electric fire on board a flight test...
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Slip for F-35A entry into service “implied” in latest restructuring
The US Air Force's top official confirms that entry-into-service date for the Lockheed Martin F-35A variant will be delayed again due to the programme's...
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NewsUSAF backs off timing estimate for KC-X contract award
The US Air Force has backed off committing to any schedule for awarding the controversial KC-X tanker contract despite entering what was expected to be the...
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Space Adventures gets more Soyuz seats
Virginia-based personal space flight provider Space Adventures has finalized a deal with the Russian space agency to offer three seats on Soyuz spacecraft...
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NTSB: Thrust reverser lag in Jackson Hole 757 overrun
NTSB investigators say pilots of an American Airlines Boeing 757-200 that overran the runway on landing at the Jackson Hole airport on 29 December did not...
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NewsAEI to convert several 737-400s for Russian carriers
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) is planning to convert several Boeing 737-400s for new Russian customers this year, using recently secured certification from...
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NewsGulfstream: Flawless performance for G650 “get home” mode
Gulfstream says its test pilots and engineers invoked a "safe mode" control actuation system on a G650 prototype for more than 2h on 21 December, demonstrating the viability of the electrically powered backup technology.
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NewsPresidential Tu-154 crew pressured to attempt fatal approach
Pilots of the governmental Tupolev Tu-154 which crashed in Russia killing Polish president Lech Kaczynski were mentally pressured by the presence of senior...
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Indonesia's Mandala suspends operations
Indonesia's Mandala Airlines will suspend all operations from tomorrow to enable it to restructure.
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Inquiry details Swiss Saab's fuel crisis after eight years
Eight years after a Swiss Saab 2000 was written off while landing at a German air base, investigators have detailed the extraordinary circumstances that led the crew to divert five times to escape surrounding storms.
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NewsBAE names platform choices for £1bn training bid
BAE Systems has confirmed its platform offerings for the fixed-wing element of the UK's Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme ...
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Airbus exceeded 500 orders and deliveries in 2010: Gallois
Airbus exceeded 500 orders and 500 deliveries during 2010, although the airframer will not disclose full details of its tally until next week.
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Business aviation - In brief
Cessna has delivered three Citation Sovereign business jets to China's Flight Inspection Centre.
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New design changes raises pressure on future of F-35B variant
Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney have revealed the extent of design changes required to release the short take-off and vertical landing F-35B from a newly imposed "probationary" status within two years.
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NewsThousandth 767 etches twinjet's place in history
Boeing has started final assembly of a 767, which takes the production total for the twinjet widebody to 1,000 airframes.
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NewsGlobal Observer makes first hydrogen-powered flight
AeroVironment's newest unmanned aircraft has successfully made the transition to hydrogen power, the company says, starting with a 4h test flight at Edwards...
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EasyJet investigates over-fuelling incident
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet is investigating how one of its Airbus A319 aircraft was so heavily over-fuelled at Birmingham Airport that more than 30 passengers...
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Transmile to sell four MD-11 freighters to FedEx
Financially troubled Malaysian cargo carrier Transmile Air Services has agreed to sell four Boeing MD-11 freighter aircraft to FedEx for $68 million to help...
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December snow disruption cost BAA £24m
Last month's severe winter weather in the UK cost airports operator BAA £24 million ($37.6 million) and saw passenger numbers nosedive by 10.9%.