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Re-inspections ordered for 737 elevator tabs

4 hours 40 min ago
The US FAA has ordered a second round of inspections on elevator tabs for Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft after a second in-flight vibration incident....
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PICTURE: Orenair introduces first Tu-204

6 hours 13 min ago
Russian carrier Orenburg Airlines has introduced its first Tupolev Tu-204 as part of a fleet-modernisation exercise. The carrier, which operates under...
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MRO Americas: Monarch to maintain TUI 787s as Boeing drops SR Technics from GoldCare team

8 hours 38 min ago
London Luton airport-based Monarch Aircraft Engineering looks to have stolen SR Technics' thunder with its selection by Boeing as the airframe maintenance supplier for 787 GoldCare programme launch customer TUI Travel.
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US Congress notified of potential C-17 sale to India

9 hours 6 min ago
The US arms export agency has notified Congress that India could buy 10 Boeing C-17s in a deal valued at $5.8 billion. The notice by the Defense Security...
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USAF may shift to 'outcome-based' logistics, says Lockheed

9 hours 38 min ago
Although the US Air Force wants to retake control of F-22 maintenance, details of the new policy remain unclear.
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Three killed in New Zealand UH-1H crash

13 hours 8 min ago
The Royal New Zealand Air Force is investigating the cause of an Anzac Day Bell UH-1H crash which killed three military personnel ...
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ASH CLOUD: How the crisis unfolded

13 hours 38 min ago
With little hint of the dramatic lockdown of European airspace to come, an operational message to Eurocontrol's Central Flow Management Unit on 14 April...
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PICTURE: Urban's Air Mule achieves sustained tethered hover

14 hours 23 min ago
Urban Aeronautics has achieved sustained tethered automatic hovering flight of its AirMule unmanned cargo delivery and medical evacuation vehicle ...
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McNerney hints at new 737 in response to A320 upgrade

14 hours 53 min ago
Boeing chief executive Jim McNerney has indicated that the airframer may take on Airbus's proposed re-engined A320 family with an all-new single-aisle aircraft, rather than upgrade the 737 with new powerplants.
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Iraqi Airways arrival restores Baghdad link to London

Sun, 2010-04-25 17:22
Iraqi Airways' first service to London in two decades has landed at Gatwick Airport after arriving from Baghdad via Malmo in Sweden. While the service...
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LiveTV CEO eyes Kiteline World trial by year-end

Sun, 2010-04-25 17:05
JetBlue Airways subsidiary LiveTV is pressing ahead with plans to trial a new global in-flight connectivity service over Iridium satellites by the end of...
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VIDEO: BMI will be more than Star feeder: CEO

Sat, 2010-04-24 08:30
No plans to break up UK carrier as new chief sees Lufthansa and Star Alliance providing necessary economies of scale
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Crashed Polish Tu-154 fitted with terrain warning system

Sat, 2010-04-24 06:56
Russian investigators have confirmed that the Polish state Tupolev Tu-154M which crashed on approach to Smolensk had been equipped with a ground collision-warning...
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US DOT denies airline requests for tarmac rule exemptions

Fri, 2010-04-23 19:59
JetBlue Airways says it is "disappointed" after the US Department of Transportation (DOT) denied a request for an exemption from a new tarmac delay rule...
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NTSB investigates close-call at Burbank

Fri, 2010-04-23 13:32
The US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the near-miss of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 and a single-engine Cessna 172 at the Burbank...
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Air force launches US military's first spaceplane

Fri, 2010-04-23 09:00
The successful launch to orbit from Cape Canaveral on 22 April of the US Air Force's X-37B marked the flight debut of the US military's first-ever spaceplane...
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ASH CLOUD: Chaos no excuse to bail out weak airlines: Finnair

Fri, 2010-04-23 08:51
Finnair is opposing the payment of compensation to airlines hit by the volcanic ash chaos, arguing that carriers approved to operate in Europe should be...
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GA pilots get advice on piston operations in ash

Fri, 2010-04-23 08:00
Volcanic ash engine damage is less of a risk in piston engines than turbines, because the combustion air is normally filtered, according to the UK Civil...
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Sun n' Fun: Light sport makers set sights on Europe

Fri, 2010-04-23 07:00
The US-based Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association (LAMA) announced at Sun 'n Fun the establishment of a European arm, LAMA-EU, whose mission will be...
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Airlines call for changes to EC passenger rights rules

Fri, 2010-04-23 07:00
Airlines are calling for changes to the European Commission's passenger rights rules to make an exception for the costs associated with feeding and accommodating...
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