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NewsPictures: Airbus flies four A380 test aircraft in formation over Toulouse including landing gear problem MSN004 and GP7200-powered MSN009
One day after the unplanned return of an Airbus A380 test aircraft due to landing gear sensor problems, the manufacturer flew four of the test aircraft, including the troubled airframe, above Toulouse in formation
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NewsNASA makes surprise decision to roll Space Shuttle Atlantis back to the launch pad for 6 September lift off
A weather forecast at 1500GMT today led to NASA to plan for a reverse roll back to the launch pad, the first in the history of the shuttle programme. The earliest expected launch date is now 6 September.
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NewsSeptember Atlantis launch 'low probability' says NASA's space shuttle programme manager
Wayne Hale, NASA's space shuttle programme manager, does not expect Atlantis to lift off by the end of the 7 September launch window because of a planned 14 September Soyuz launch to the International Space Station.
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Europe prepares to test on-board terror defences
Detection systems under spotlight of SAFEE programme's three simulation studies
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Eurocontrol study reveals Europe paying €3.4bn too much for air traffic management
Europe's air traffic management suffers from so much inefficiency that it costs €3.4bn more than necessary to run, according to a Eurocontrol-commissioned study by the SESAR consortium
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Air Berlin ups its game with DBA buy
In an unexpected move, Air Berlin has bought fellow German carrier DBA, further consolidating its position as Europe's third largest low-fare player and creating a stronger competitor to Lufthansa.
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Majors target corporate travel sector
US carriers are turning to old-fashioned economic muscle rather than new technology to drive down their distribution costs.
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Terror alert: the aftermath
Flight schedules have been restored and the chaos which erupted at UK and US airport following the sudden introduction of new security rules on 10 August has waned.