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Canadian safety investigators acknowledge efforts by MK Airlines to instigate changes in aviation safety
Canadian investigators have acknowledged efforts by Ghana-registered MK Airlines to improve safety, having criticised oversight and operational discipline within the carrier at the time of its fatal Boeing 747-200F crash at Halifax
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Airliners to auto-taxi through fog
European group bids to improve ground traffic flow with technology that steers airliners safely to airport terminal
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Bill could halt federal funding of US airport A380 upgrades
Representative labels spending to prepare 18 hubs as ‘patently unfair’ on taxpayers
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Fuel cell team targets certification
Researchers open talks with EASA as efforts continue to reduce size and weight of proposed aircraft power system
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NewsKennedy Weather Center: Discovery Shuttle launch only '40% likely' due to Florida storms
Electrified Anvil clouds on the west coast of Florida could delay the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, expected at 15:48 tomorrow, for its 12-day International Space Station (ISS) logistics mission STS-121.
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Fatal October 2004 Boeing 747 freighter crash prompted Ghana's MK Airlines to overhaul aviation safety process
Canadian investigators have acknowledged strong efforts by freight operator MK Airlines to improve safety, after criticising oversight and operational discipline within the carrier at the time of its fatal Boeing 747-200F crash in Halifax.
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Australia cancels ADS-B equipment plan for general aviation, reconsiders system's use under 30,000ft
Airservices Australia has cancelled the request for proposals (RFP) process for the purchase and installation of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) avionics for general aviation aircraft as it reconsiders plans to extend its ADS-B programme below flight level 300.
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NewsBrazil's TAM to order 37 further Airbus aircraft for delivery until 2010
Brazil’s TAM Linhas Aéreas is to order 15 A319s, 16 A320s and six A330s in a separate deals from last year's 29 aircraft order for A320s.
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Airbus sets world record for 16-slide deployment on A380
Airbus has deployed all 16 emergency slides on one of its A380s using only the jet’s battery power, marking the largest number of slides simultaneously inflated on a passenger aircraft.
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French Parliament questions Forgeard over EADS situation
EADS co-chief executive Noël Forgeard is being questioned by a cross-party French parliamentary committee today as inquiries continue into the situation at the aerospace giant and the disposal of EADS shares by Forgeard and other senior executives.