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AVALON 2009: Massey University picks Diamond for fleet replacement
New Zealand's Massey University has ordered 12 single-engined Diamond DA40s and two twin-engined DA42L360s in a $5 million deal to replace a fleet of Piper...
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EADS profits up despite A400M hit
A400M problems reduced EADS's earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) by €704 million ($900 million) in 2008, following a switch to early-stage accounting...
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NewsAustrian board formally backs takeover as losses mount
Austrian Airlines' management board has formally recommended that shareholders accept Lufthansa's takeover, as Austrian confirmed abysmal financial results...
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MAS to use ATR brand to promote new turboprop MRO
Malaysia Airlines Engineering and Maintenance (MAS EM) aims to make its ATR maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company the premier ATR MRO shop in Asia...
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AVALON 2009: Entecho secures Mupod deals
Australian technology company Entecho is believed to have signed memoranda of understanding with a number of major defence companies on further development...
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NewsRolls-Royce: Trent 800 fix only part of broader icing issue
Rolls-Royce is stressing that its anti-icing modification for the Trent 800 is just one part of a broader course of action required for the emerging issue...
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NewsOne confirmed dead in Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-92 downing
Newfoundland-based Cougar Helicopters has confirmed that one of 18 passengers on a company S-92 that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean enroute to oil platforms this morning is dead.
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NewsRolls-Royce to modify Trent as tests replicate BA 777 icing
Rolls-Royce is developing a modification for the fuel-oil heat exchanger on Trent 800 after investigators managed to replicate the icing-induced constriction...
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A400M negotiations on hold as termination deadline looms
The right of A400M customer nations to seek contract termination at the end of the month is "very unlikely" to be exercised, says EADS, but formal negotiations...
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NewsEC225, S-92 to contest UK's SAR-H requirement
The two consortia in the running for the UK's military/coastguard SAR-H search-and-rescue deal have confirmed their platform choices ...
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AVALON 2009: Northrop remains confident about future Australian BAMS participation
Northrop Grumman believes Australia may return to the US Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance programme once Canberra releases its Defence White Paper,...
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CSeries questions remain despite Lufthansa firm deal
Bombardier has finally moved the CSeries ...
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Europe proposes moratorium on 'use it or lose it' slot rule
Regulators are proposing to ease pressure on airlines by lifting strict European slot-use requirements for the summer 2009 season. Carriers are obliged...
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NewsUK's BMI turns in £100m loss
UK operator BMI has turned in a huge post-tax loss of almost £100 million ($137 million), on a slight rise in revenue to £1.04 billion. The figures...
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AVALON 2009: Boeing aims for November Wedgetail delivery
Boeing is aiming to deliver two 737-based Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force in November to allow the...
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NewsNTSB urges redesign of Trent 800 fuel-oil heat exchanger
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on 11 March released urgent safety recommendations for the redesign by Rolls-Royce of the fuel-oil heat...
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USAF tests non-aviators for unmanned air system operations
The US Air Force is testing a scheme to prepare non-aviators to fly its General Atomics MQ-1 Predator A and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air systems, with its current...
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AVALON 2009: Australian lower airspace ADS-B on hold
Airservices Australia's plans to expand its automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast (ADS-B) programme below flight level 300 have been put on hold after...
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AVALON 2009: Execujet boosts Australian presence
Execujet is expanding its footprint in Australia with new maintenance, repair and overhaul and fixed-base operations. The company is expanding its MRO facilities...