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PICTURE: Bahrain works up new Black Hawk fleet
The Royal Bahraini Air Force is working towards achieving full operational capability with its new Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters, eight of which were delivered in early September.
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Bombardier dismisses A320neo threat to CSeries as 'no surprise'
Bombardier is dismissing comments by Airbus chief salesman John Leahy that the launch of the A320neo means there is "virtually no business case left" for...
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Flying car maker to aid DARPA flying Humvee
Terrafugia, builder of the Transition roadable aircraft, has received a five-year contract from Textron Systems subsidiary AAI to provide expertise in developing a "flying Humvee" for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
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Qantas considering legal action against Rolls-Royce
Qantas Airways is in discussions with engine maker Rolls-Royce following the business and operational ramifications of an uncontained failure in a Rolls-Royce...
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Skymark Airlines plans three new services
Japanese low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines plans to launch three new services on 1 February 2011. It will start a daily Tokyo Haneda-Nagoya and Nagoya-Ibaraki...
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NewsPipe fatigue behind Qantas A380 Trent 900 failure: ATSB
The Australian Transport and Safety Bureau (ATSB) has detailed the reasons behind the uncontained failure of a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine, which forced...
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CHC clinches largest helicopter services contract in Australian history
CHC Helicopter has secured what is believed to be the largest helicopter service contract ever awarded in Australia with a A$300 million ($294 million) five-year deal from Woodside Energy's Australian operations.
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Fokker Services to increase presence in Singapore
Fokker Services Asia (FSA) is doubling its hangar size in Singapore, as the MRO firm eyes growth in the Asia Pacific. From next year the maintenance...
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Australia modifies controller training after near-miss incident
Australia has modified its air traffic control training to improve controllers' conflict resolution skills, according to an Australian Transport Safety Bureau report examining a 3 September 2009 loss of separation incident.
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NewsFAA restores Mexico’s safety rating to category one
Officials from the US FAA have restored Mexico's safety rating to category one, which allows Mexican carriers to introduce new service to the USA. FAA...
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A320neo kills business case for CSeries: Leahy
There is almost no business case for the Bombardier CSeries following the launch of the Airbus A320neo programme, according to the European manufacturer's...
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Southwest pilot ratification paves the way for adding the 737-800
Pilots at Southwest Airlines have joined flight attendants and ratified a tentative agreement to add the Boeing 737-800 to the carrier's fleet.
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FAA to demonstrate FOQA program for small airlines
The US FAA is planning to fund a two-year flight operations quality assurance (FOQA) demonstration for six small airlines to satisfy a legislative mandate....
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Hong Kong controller halts Finnair A340 taxiway take-off
Investigators in Hong Kong have opened an inquiry after the attempted departure of a Finnair Airbus A340 from a taxiway at the international airport.
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Airbus could eventually offer Neo version of A318: Leahy
Airbus may look at offering its new engine option on the A318 in the future, but has decided to focus on the A319, A320 and A321 for now because these models...
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Boeing claims SIGINT prize with US Army contract
Boeing has won a US Army contract to deliver a new fleet of signals intelligence aircraft called the enhanced medium altitude reconnaissance and surveillance...
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Neo list price to be $6m more than existing A320: Leahy
Development costs for the Airbus A320neo will be slightly more than €1 billion ($1.3 billion) and the aircraft's list price will be $6 million more than...
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Business aviation in brief
ExecuJet Aviation has received its New Zealand air operator's certificate, paving the way for the Zurich-headquartered company to offer business aviation services including aircraft handling, charter and management within the country.
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NTSB recommends birdproof helicopter windscreens
Regulations governing helicopter windscreen strength are inadequate and at least partially responsible for a Petroleum Helicopters crash in Louisiana in 2009 that killed eight, says the US National Transportation Safety Board.
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Rolls-Royce confident on narrowbodies despite Neo absence
Rolls-Royce is confident it will have a competitive offering available when new narrowbody aircraft programmes are launched in the future, despite its absence...