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NewsANIMATION: Volcano ash empties UK airspace
Images compiled from amateur aircraft-tracking stations illustrate the gradual clearing of traffic in UK airspace following the spread of a volcanic ash...
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NASA Global Hawk to eject dropsondes for hurricane research
A NASA-owned Global Hawk UAV will drop hundreds of dropsondes later this year in support of research into hurricanes ...
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Volcanic centre data illustrates rarity of UK ash disruption
Disruption to air traffic is relatively rare in the zone overseen by the London Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre, one of nine monitoring sectors which track...
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: Watchkeeper UAV makes first UK flight
The British Army's Watchkeeper 450 unmanned air vehicle has made its first, 20min flight in UK airspace ...
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Obama resurrects Orion as escape capsule
Ten weeks after president Barack Obama's NASA plan cancelled the agency's $4.3 billion Orion crew exploration vehicle, Congressional pressure has forced...
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NewsVolcanic eruption wrecks UK and Irish flight schedules
UK and Irish airspace is set to close from 12:00 as a result of the ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano which is spreading over northern Europe. The...
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NewsVolcanic ash shuts UK airports and disrupts flights
Several Scottish airports have been shut, and massive flight disruptions have been projected across the UK, after an ash cloud began drifting over from Iceland where a volcano erupted yesterday.
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NewsInvestigators retrieve flight recorders from crashed A300F
Mexican investigators have secured the flight recorders from the Aerotransportes de Carga Union Airbus A300B4 freighter which crashed on approach to Monterrey's...
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Airlines keep cargo under scrutiny despite bounce back
Air cargo volumes have bounced back, but yield recovery has proved too slow for some major freighter operators
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ILFC continues fund-raising drive with $2bn aircraft sale
AIG-owned US lessor International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has raised $1.99 billion toward paying down debt ahead of its possible divestment by selling...
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NewsWAEA seeks to rebrand as Airline Passenger Experience group
The World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) is looking to rebrand as the Airline Passenger Experience (APEX) group to broaden its scope and reflect...
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German air force starts tests with upgraded Tornado
Germany's WTD-61 test squadron has received the first of 85 Tornados to complete an ASSTA 2 upgrade programme ...
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NewsCathay A330 in high-energy landing had dual engine problem
Cathay Pacific has admitted that both engines on the Airbus A330-300 which carried out a high-speed landing at Hong Kong yesterday had experienced problems.
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Northrop flights prove software for autonomous refuelling
Northrop Grumman has moved a step closer to achieving autonomous in-flight refuelling for unmanned aircraft systems ...
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PICTURES: Nimrod XV250 flies into 'semi retirement' at Yorkshire museum
The RAF has flown its first retired Nimrod MR2 to its final destination at Elvington, Yorkshire ...
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NewsPICTURES: Merpati 737 breaks up as string of incidents extends
The crash of a Merpati Nusantara Boeing 737-300 on 13 April has again cast a spotlight on safety and maintenance standards among Indonesia's airlines. The...
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NewsAeroMobile enters VVIP connectivity arena with Comlux deal
AeroMobile has begun supplying its in-flight mobile connectivity system to the head-of-state "VVIP" widebody airliner market. The company, a wholly-owned...
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USAF to expand Boeing X-51A Waverider programme
The US Air Force plans to add up to six more test flights of Boeing's expendable X-51A Waverider hypersonic scramjet vehicle, in preparation for an operational...
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Global Hawk buyers seek cost savings
Northrop Grumman has started working out details of a plan to boost the commonality between the US Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk family and the US Navy's Broad...
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Deadline looms for business aviation emissions trading crunch
Europe-based business aviation operators, looking at compulsory inclusion in the emissions trading scheme in 2012, are facing the possible elimination of an administratively simplified ETS system designed for small emitters.