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Australia steps up efforts to improve helicopter safety
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority is increasing its level of safety surveillance and focusing on the flying training standards of the local helicopter industry following a disproportionate number of accidents for the sector.
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Opinion
Comment: Short ride on a spaceplane
The term "space tourism" does not always bring to mind positive images. Think chequebook astronauts who dream of going boldly without actually having to compete intellectually with the terrifyingly well-qualified crew who fill the seats on real space missions
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Business aviation in brief
In-flight connectivity provider Aircell has gained European supplemental type certification for its Aviator 300-based SwiftBroadband solution for the Bombardier Challenger family of business jets
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Phenom 100: attraction trumps detractions
After nearly two years of growing pains, Embraer's Phenom 100 is fast becoming the benchmark for the light jet sector
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Sydney Airport backs AirAsia X's bid to begin Sydney flights
Sydney Airport has publicly backed Malaysia's AirAsia X in its bid for government approval to begin flights to Sydney.
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Interview
Working Week - Ben Jacques
Ben Jacques joined London Gatwick-based aviation consultancy IBA as commercial manager earlier this year after a decade working for an airline, a ground-handler and a leasing company
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Thielert's staying power
Despite languishing in insolvency protection, diesel engine pioneer is looking to future
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business - briefs
In a move "designed to create a world leader in solid rocket propulsion", Safran's Snecma Propulsion Solide subsidiary is to acquire SNPE Matériaux Energétiques (SME) and its subsidiaries
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NewsBell starts up helo demonstrator to boost Kiowa Warrior
Bell Helicopter is building a new demonstrator aircraft to prove the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior can remain a viable, long-term option even as the US Army seeks...
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Business aviation special: Ready and willing
Analysts say it will be another year before the worst economic downturn in 70 years abates, freeing business aviation to once again rise up.
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NewsRough but ready: business aircraft census 2010
Despite rising confidence out in the market, production rates continue to be sluggish. How is this affecting the shape of the worldwide fleet?
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NewsGetting back in the envelope with CAE/APS upset training
How can the number of loss of control accidents be cut? Improved training is one answer and a new programme from North America aims to teach business aviators and airlines how to handle in-flight upsets
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CUTAWAY: Gulfstream expands products but retains core identity
Gulfstream is reaping rewards from its strategy to shake up its aircraft portfolio, with the G650 the latest beneficiary of the company's new flexible development approach
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787 suppliers in South Korea, Japan pushing towards full-rate output
The 787 is now an aircraft well into its early production run at Boeing's first and second tier supplier sites throughout Japan and South Korea after the airframer struggled for years to get its global supply chain fully operational.
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Wired for success: Embraer fly-by-wire executive jets
Fly-by-wire controls on jet aircraft are not new, but Embraer's Legacy 450/500 promises to make the technology available to lower-budget operators
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787-9 is looking very much like a 777-200ER
Boeing's progressive refinement of the design for the stretched -9 version of its 787 widebody is revealing a Dreamliner variant that is similar to the larger 777-200ER.
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NewsFit to be tried
For the past decade, corporate aircraft operators have been barraged with false promises from some in-flight connectivity providers. Like the commercial sector, the business aviation community has learnt, sometimes the hard way, that on-board systems can look compelling in PowerPoint...
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NewsICAO secures global emissions reduction framework
ICAO has secured agreement from its member states on a roadmap to globally address the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from the aviation industry.