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NASA's COTS dream gets boost from Taurus II test
NASA's vision of private enterprise partners filling the cargo and crew launch gap left by the imminent retirement of its Space Shuttle fleet got a further boost from Orbital Sciences's successful 17 December long-duration test firing of its liquid-fuelled Aerojet-supplied AJ26 rocket engine.
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Missing recorder means CV-22 crash remains a mystery
A paperwork glitch has deprived investigators of the flight incident recorder on board a crashed Bell Boeing CV-22 tiltrotor despite evidence that the critical device survived, according to the president of a US Air Force accident investigation board.
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EASA extends Trent 900 inspection intervals
Europe's safety regulator has extended the inspection threshold and interval requirements for Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines with certain modification standards. The...
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UK CAA warns carriers to meet denied-boarding obligations
UK regulators have castigated some airlines for failing to meet passenger obligations during the recent snow disruption at the country's airports.
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VIDEO: Precision strike AT-802U demonstrator runway crash
Flightglobal has obtained a slow-motion video taken by a ground observer as Air Tractor's AT-802U surveillance and precision strike demonstrator aircraft...
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Business Aviation - In Brief
Czech business aircraft services provider ABS Jets has received authorisation to carry out maintenance of UAE-registered aircraft.
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Brazil takes its first Legacy 650
Embraer has delivered the first Legacy 650 business jet to a private Brazilian customer who is also the owner of an entry-level Phenom 100
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NewsLockheed pays $10 million to settle charging dispute with US government
Lockheed Martin has paid a $10.28 million settlement to resolve a dispute with the US Department of Justice over allegations of inflating overhead costs related to the C-27J airlifter.
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Lithuania's FL opens MRO line station at Bristol
Lithuanian maintenance specialist FL Technics has opened a line station at the UK's regional Bristol International Airport. Alongside base maintenance,...
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Eurocopter EC135 due complete Poland's medical fleet upgrade
Eurocopter has handed over the final two EC135 helicopters to Poland's state-controlled air medical rescue operator...
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CRJ1000 gains type certification from FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration has followed Transport Canada and the European Aviation Safety Agency to award type certification for the Bombardier...
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CAE to become training provider for CHC Helicopter
CAE has signed an agreement with offshore oil and gas transport provider CHC Helicopter to take on the company's flight training operations, including four full-flight simulators located in Norway, the UK and Canada.
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F136 engine funding ok’d through 4 March
The US Department of Defense must reluctantly continue paying General Electric and Rolls-Royce to develop the F136 engine through at least 4 March, says Sen Sherrod Brown of Ohio.
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Lufthansa and Munich operator approve Terminal 2 satellite
Lufthansa and Munich airport's operator FMG have approved plans to construct a satellite building to increase the capacity of the Bavarian hub's Terminal...
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Israel and South Korea could strengthen defence links
Increased Israeli-South Korean co-operation is on the cards as the Asian nation seeks to develop its indigenous defence and aerospace industries.
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IAI continues to evaluate G550 for air refuelling
Israel Aerospace Industries may still adapt the Gulfstream G550 for use in air refuelling, even though the company has rejected the aircraft as a main tanker platform.
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Fight over flight-time limitations kicks off
The Association of European Airlines has welcomed the just-published proposed rules for new Europe-wide flight-time limitation legislation, but pilot associations are deeply unhappy with several aspects of it.
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India’s MMRCA battle enters the final rounds
A shortlist for India's medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) competition is to be drawn up in April or May.
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India's regional aircraft could be a jet
India's first indigenous regional aircraft, the RTA-70, could be powered by turbofan engines, with the government viewing it as a stepping stone to larger...
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Penang Airport gets RM250m upgrade
Malaysia Airports has begun upgrading and expanding Penang International Airport.