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AEA SUMMIT: New CEO outlines his vision
The Association of European Airlines has had a makeover. The long-serving industry body is unveiling its new slimmed-down shape during its first open-door annual general meeting, where chief executive Athar Husain Khan is showcasing a much more outwardly-focused organisation which aims to shout its messages from ...
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NewsCHC's S-92 order helps Sikorsky cement sales lead over rival
Vancouver, Canada-based CHC Helicopter has formalised its order, originally announced in September, for nine Sikorsky S-92 helicopters with a further 15 aircraft covered by options.
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Aurigny plans Dornier order to replace Trislander fleet
Aurigny Airlines plans to order two or three Dornier 228s to replace its fleet of ageing Britten-Norman Trislanders, following a successful two-week trial, says the UK regional carrier's chief executive.
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NewsRussia readies rule change on foreign-pilot recruitment
Russian authorities are putting the finishing touches to legislation designed to allow domestic carriers to hire foreign flightcrew.
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NewsGrizzly end: First A400M flies into retirement
Airbus Military has reduced the size of its "Grizzly" development fleet of A400M tactical transports to three, after retiring its first-flight example and placing another aircraft into storage.
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Aertec keeps local focus on global challenge
For engineering consultancy Aertec, one key challenge these days for itself – and its clients – is an aerospace take on the environmental movement’s mantra, “think global, act local”. For a company that specialises not in product design, but in design of the factories and test regimes that support the ...
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NewsSwiss probe A320's short-runway departure
Swiss investigators are looking into an Airbus A320 incident in which the jet conducted a short-runway departure with settings for a full-runway take-off.
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MTU to cut costs by 'tens of millions of euros' next year
German engine specialist MTU is expecting significant growth for its civilian production and maintenance activities in 2014, but aims to improve profitability through cost cuts in the tens of millions of euros.
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Norwegian near-stall to spur 737 modification
Boeing is to modify 737s to improve protection against potential freezing of elevator systems, after investigation into a near-stall by a Norwegian aircraft highlighted the risk of de-icing fluid contaminating power control units for the horizontal stabiliser.
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Enhanced Trent 900 passes EASA type test
Rolls-Royce's enhanced version of the Trent 900 for the Airbus A380 has passed a type test with the European Aviation Safety Agency, bringing the powerplant closer to certification.
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BA CityFlyer orders another Embraer 190
British Airways' regional subsidiary, BA CityFlyer, is ordering another Embraer 190 for its London City-based operation.
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NewsRolls-Royce unveils Trent variant for regional A330
Airbus’s new regional version of the A330 will be powered by a reduced-thrust version of the Rolls-Royce Trent 700, to be branded the Trent 700 Regional.
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NewsPoland reveals bid values for AJT acquisition
Alenia Aermacchi, BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin UK have submitted offers for the Polish air force's advanced jet trainer (AJT) requirement.
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NewsRAF crews start Puma HC2 training flights
Royal Air Force crews have started flying training sorties using the service’s newly-upgraded Eurocopter Puma HC2 transport helicopters.
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NewsPICTURES: Israel's Blue Flag exercise takes off
The Israeli-hosted "Blue Flag" multinational exercise has got under way, involving 50 fighter aircraft from the host nation, Greece, Italy and the USA.
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NewsBabcock eyes Avincis stake
Outsourcing and support services provider Babcock is in "exclusive discussions" about the possibility of creating a joint venture with regards to helicopter operator Avincis, which owns Bond Offshore Helicopters and Bond Air Services in the UK.
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Swarm launch is triple play success for ESA
The European Space Agency (ESA) racked up a triple success today with the launch of its three-satellite Swarm mission, a four-year quest to study the Earth’s magnetic field in unprecedented detail.
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Galileo back on launch path after technical delay
The European Space Agency (ESA) expects to get its Galileo satellite navigation system deployment back on track to provide a functional service from early 2015, if final tests of the first two new-generation satellites go to plan.
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Ryanair follows up Stansted deal with network expansion
Ryanair is to open 12 new routes from London Stansted in April 2014.