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NewsBA forecasts full-year operating loss of £150m
British Airways is expecting to turn in a £150 million ($209 million) operating loss for the full year, and a £50 million operating loss for the third quarter. The...
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Elbit gets $40 million contract for Skylark UAVs
Israel has awarded Elbit Systems a roughly $40 million contract to supply Skylark 1 LE unmanned air vehicles to its ground forces ...
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Ditched A320 crew had full hydraulics and electrical systems
Sources close to the investigation of the US Airways Flight 1549 ditching say the Airbus A320's left engine continued to run at about 35% fan speed (N1)...
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Swiss CEO Christoph Franz on consolidation
Amid the surge in merger activity and airline consolidation in Europe over the last six months, much has been made of the successful integrations of Air France with KLM and Lufthansa with Swiss International Air Lines
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Piasecki reveals new look for hot-rod Chinook
Piasecki Aircraft has revealed new images of a Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter augmented by ducted-fan thrusters, which can be vectored to boost...
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This week briefings
European turboprop maker ATR booked 42 new aircraft orders in 2008 and delivered 55, ending...
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NewsUK rethinks A380 wake separation from heavy jets
UK authorities are to revise certain Airbus A380 wake vortex separation standards after concluding that further examination of operational issues is needed...
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Battling birdstrikes
Assuming the US Airways Airbus A320 ditched in New York's Hudson river two weeks ago proves to have been brought down by Canada geese, the incident will...
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NewsCongress rallies to support F-22 extension
Hundreds of US legislators have urged President Barack Obama to approve funds to stretch Lockheed Martin F-22 production by another year ...
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British Airways to allow mobile messaging on London City-JFK A318s
British Airways' new all-business transatlantic service from London City will allow passengers to communicate with mobile phones, although...
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NewsNTSB: Evidence of soft-body damage on second A320 engine
Initial visual examination of the newly-recovered left-hand engine from the ditched US Airways Airbus A320 has revealed evidence of soft-body impact damage...
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Southwest revises 737 delivery schedule
After receiving three Boeing 737-700s in 2009 originally scheduled for delivery last year, Southwest Airlines is altering its deliveries for 2010. The...
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NewsSwedish authority grounds struggling Nordic Airways
Sweden's newly-formed transport authority has revoked the operating licence of carrier Nordic Airways after the company ran into financial problems...
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NASA probes shockwaves with F-15s
NASA pilots and engineers are completing flight tests using twin Boeing F-15 supersonic jets to probe the effects of wing lift and exhaust plume shapes on...