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Southwest to initially serve six cities from Milwaukee
Southwest Airlines today unveiled six cities it plans to serve from Milwaukee beginning 1 November, bolstering competition with Midwest Airlines, AirTran...
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Price Induction wins support from Aquitaine region
Privately owned French turbofan development company Price Induction is to be at the centre of a new project to develop turbofan propulsion expertise in the...
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NewsA400M nations set late July deadline to fix contractual woes
France and Germany have failed in their attempt to broker a six-month extension to resolve issues on Europe's delayed Airbus Military A400M ...
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Eurocopter gets personnel recovery deal for German army CH-53s
Eurocopter has received a contract to upgrade 26 Sikorsky CH-53 transport helicopters for the German army ...
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NewsBoeing took decision to delay 787 first flight 'last Friday'
Boeing identified a structural issue with the 787 several weeks ago but it was not until last Friday that analysis confirmed that the first flight should...
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Boeing and Canadian researchers make engine icing research breakthrough
Boeing and the National Research Council of Canada believe they may have cracked the mystery of how ice can form in jet engine compressors despite internal...
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Silicon replacement for hydraulic fluid improves landing gear
US firm CW Aerotech Services is working to certificate a new landing gear that uses silicon fluid instead of hydraulic fluid. The benefits include fewer...
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NATO approves AWACS mission over Afghanistan
NATO's Boeing E-3A AWACS fleet is to provide air traffic control cover for Afghanistan under a newly approved commitment ...
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Parker system removes water from fuel
Since the British Airways Boeing 777-200ER crash-landing at London Heathrow in January 2008, which was caused by ice in the fuel feed system, the industry...
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Panasonic's MPES installed on 6,000th 737 to enter service
Panasonic Avionics reports that its multiplexed passenger entertainment system (MPES) was installed on the 6,000th Boeing 737 to enter into service.
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NewsBoeing announces delay to 787 first flight and deliveries
Boeing has announced that it has postponed the maiden flight of the 787 after deciding to reinforce an area within the side-of-body section of the first...
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Partners take long-term view as AeroLogic set to launch
Executives at new German cargo venture AeroLogic admit it is too difficult to predict when the freightmarket will recover from the current economic crisis,...
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NewsQatar Executive plans to quickly build business jet fleet
Qatar Airways' new on-demand charter division plans to build rapidly on its initial fleet...
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Jet2 flies Boeing 737 with Pratt & Whitney parts in CFM56
A Boeing 737-300 of UK leisure carrier Jet2 has become the first aircraft to fly with Pratt & Whitney-supplied parts in one of its CFM56-3 engines. According...
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NewsInvestigators: No trace of recorder signals from crashed A330
French investigators have clarified that no signals have yet been identified from the flight recorders on board the crashed Air France Airbus A330. Resources...
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Business aviation in brief
Cessna has begun a company-wide furlough and a skeleton crew is keeping the airframer afloat as it continues to endure rolling layoffs
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Helibras to design and build a new helicopter from scratch
Eurocopter's chief executive expects to see the company's Brazilian subsidiary Helibras design and build a new helicopter from scratch within the next decade.
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Stratos aims to secure funding for four-seat personal jet at Oshkosh
Stratos Aircraft is hoping to secure at July's AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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General aviation in brief
The government of Egypt has placed an order with AgustaWestland for three AW109 Power light twin helicopters. The helicopters will be...
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Air India has no plans for aircraft deferrals
Air India has no immediate plans to defer the aircraft it has on order despite a tough economic environment and a crowded Indian aviation market.