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NewsQantas suspends two pilots for failing to deploy landing gear
Qantas Airways has suspended two pilots over an incident in which they failed to deploy the landing gear on a Boeing 767 and this meant the aircraft had...
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NewsTroubled JAL poised to announce major cuts in services
Japan Airlines (JAL), as part of its financial turnaround plan, will be announcing a new round of route suspensions and reductions in services. The...
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Sleep cycle factors strongly in new ALPA pilot fatigue policy
Natural circadian rhythms factor strongly in a new, potentially landmark pilot fatigue policy that has been adopted by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)...
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Portable IFE firm e.Digital files patent infringement suit
Portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) specialist e.Digital has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against a raft of firms that make such products as digital...
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Mexico's Interjet adds two domestic destinations
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet has added Merida to its network and plans to launch services to another domestic destination, Tapachula, later this week. Interjet...
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NewsAirbus identifies 5 November for A330-200F maiden sortie
Airbus plans to fly its A330-200F for the first time on 5 November. The European airframer says that the new freighter will take its first flight "weather...
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PICTURE: Poland receives loaned C-130E from USA
Delayed modernisation programme sees Poland receive C-130E transport on free loan from the USA ...
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NewsAustralia says two candidates remain for Seahawk replacement
The MH-60R and NH90 both remain as potential replacements for the Royal Australian Navy's S-70B-2 Seahawk fleet ...
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Business aviation briefs
Middle East and UK-based business aircraft charter and management company Rizon says it is working...
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NewsAirbus details trimming of A330 freighter weight
Airbus is attributing weight savings in its new A330-200 freighter partly to materials advantages taken from the A380 and A340-600 programmes. The...
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NetJets celebrates milestone with Falcon 2000LX delivery
NetJets Middle East will take delivery on 14 November of the first Dassault Falcon 2000LX to be operated commercially...
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European Union plans €3 billion a year human exploration roadmap
Ambitious visions for the next decade call for human space exploration and a sample return mission to the red planet
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Flairjet set to start commercial operations within weeks
UK business aircraft charter start-up Flairjet has taken delivery of the first UK-registered Embraer Phenom 100 business...
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NewsUK could arm its Watchkeeper UAVs
The UK could integrate a lightweight weapon with its Watchkeeper 450 tactical unmanned air vehicles, the MoD has confirmed ...
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Iberia reconfigures long-haul business class
Iberia is to reconfigure the Business Plus cabins of its Airbus A340 fleet to include fully flat beds. Reconfiguration is scheduled to take place by...
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This week - briefing
At the United Nations' Copenhagen climate change meeting in December the European...
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Boom time on planet Honda
While rivals cut back and hope for the best, Michimasa Fujino is busy throttling up
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Training to fly a desk
This is the story of five graduates from the airline pilot training system who face a situation familiar to many flightcrew today: plenty of qualifications and no job
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NewsAir France A380 yet to receive fourth cabin class
Air France's first Airbus A380 is fitted in three-class configuration, although the carrier plans to have its entire long-haul fleet converted to to a four-class...