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Pictures: Gulfstream flight tests G550 Compact Airborne Early Warning platform for Israel ahead of August delivery
Gulfstream has begun flight testing the first G550 busines jet modified to be Israel's Compact Airborne Early Warning (CAEW) platform. The aircraft has been heavily modified to accept the Elta Systems Phalcon phased-array radar, which will be installed after the first CAEW G550 is delivered to Israel at the end ...
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Continental confirms order with Boeing for 10 additional 787s plus 24 737s
US mainline carrier Continental Airlines has confirmed it is ordering 10 more Boeing 787s, adding to the 10 orders it announced in December 2004.
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Shares in 'New Embraer' company close at R$18.49 after first days of trading on Bovespa Novo Mercado
Shares in Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer shares were trading at R$18.49 ($8.22) on Wednesday morning following the company’s listing on the Novo Mercado section of Brazil’s Bovespa stock exchange in São Paulo on Monday
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NewsPotter's reasons to be cheerful
Frontier Airlines' front man Jeff Potter is still smiling, despite stiff competition from low-cost carrier Southwest
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NewsPictures: GE investigates cause of American Airlines Boeing 767-200 uncontained CF6-80A engine failure that led to aircraft fire
General Electric is investigating the cause of an apparent uncontained engine failure which caused extensive damage to an American Airlines Boeing 767-200 at Los Angeles on Friday.
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NewsBoeing 787 testing moves into high gear, with systems and fuselage trials
Software and hardware systems being put through their initial paces, as fuselage segments continue trials
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Medevac Learjet 35A in 2004 fatal accident was 'cleared to fly into mountain' says US aviation safety agency preliminary report
A Bombardier Learjet 35A air ambulance took off at night under visual flight rules (VFR) and crashed into a mountain after an air traffic controller gave the crew a heading towards high terrain, according to a US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report on the 2004 accident. All five ...
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Bristow plans helicopter TCAS-style airborne collision-avoidance systems trial as Eurocontrol aviation safety study shows benefits
Operator to test TCAS II system for reducing risk of mid-air collision as Eurocontrol safety studies reveal benefits