New A330-200 Freighter Takes To The Skies.
06-Nov-09 11:18:33 KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The new dedicated freighter variant of the successful A330 Family took to the skies Friday during a four-hour maiden flight over Toulouse. This milestone marks the start of a 180-hour flight-test and certification campaign and paves the way for first delivery of the type to launch operator, Etihad Crystal Cargo, in the summer of 2010... |
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Air New Zealand To Buy 14 New Airbus A320 Aircraft.
06-Nov-09 11:16:18 WELLINGTON (Dow Jones): National carrier Air New Zealand Ltd. (AIR.NZ) said Tuesday that it will consolidate its short-range fleet around Airbus aircraft after a hard-fought contest with rival Boeing Co. (BA), amid delays in orders for the U.S. manufacturer’s new 787 long-range plane... |
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Airline Agent Denies Man Seat for Fashion Choice.
06-Nov-09 11:15:28 An agent working for United Airlines last month has apparently watched “What Not to Wear” too many times, because he denied a vice president from Best Buy a first-class seat over his choice of wardrobe. The offensive clothing choice? A tracksuit... |
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New Program Helps Pilots Keep Medicals.
06-Nov-09 11:15:10 Few things are more important to a pilot than his or her medical certificate. That’s why AOPA created the Medical Services Program, which launched Nov. 5 at AOPA Aviation Summit. The plan is part of a redoubled focus on health issues, which includes the first-ever Health Pavilion, also at Summit... |
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Seatbelt Airbags Provide Improved Safety for Aircraft Passengers.
06-Nov-09 11:14:36 PHOENIX (BUSINESS WIRE): Seatbelt airbags are making headlines: yesterday Ford Motor Co. announced it plans to introduce seatbelt airbags in the back seat of the 2011 Ford Explorer. Last week, a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulation took effect that is prompting many airlines to install seatbelt airbags in new aircraft to meet compliance... |
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Airplane Part Falls Onto NY Home's Front Lawn.
06-Nov-09 11:13:52 ROOSEVELT, N.Y.: An airplane part fell from the sky and landed on the front lawn of a home on Long Island, New York. Authorities are looking into how it happened. Residents called police Thursday evening to report a suspicious object on the home’s lawn in Roosevelt... |
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Airborne Lasers Make High-Speed Military Network Zip.
06-Nov-09 10:05:06 Ultra-high bandwidth lasers on manned and unmanned aircraft could soon be blasting military voice, video and data across the skies and to the ground if a hybrid optical laser system currently undergoing test pans out. The Air Force Research Laboratory has successfully tested high data-rate experiments using a free-space optical laser link, to send data across almost 22 miles from about 10,000 ft, in the air and on the ground, without interference at about 3Gbps, the Air Force stated... |
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Air Force: US Decades Behind On Satellite Protection.
06-Nov-09 10:04:00 Too little is known about what potential foes have placed into space and how much space debris is threatening to damage American orbiters. And the US needs to deploy more space sensors, satellites and satellite protection and quickly: “We are decades behind where we should be, in my view." That was the conclusion of the chief of US Strategic Command Gen. Kevin Chilton in a speech this week and whose mission is to protect all military things in space and cyberspace... |
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NASA and X Prize Announce Winners of Lunar Lander Challenge.
02-Nov-09 19:02:10 WASHINGTON: NASA will award $1.65 million in prize money Thursday to a pair of innovative aerospace companies that successfully simulated landing a spacecraft on the moon and lifting off again. |
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NASA Group Begins To Reshape Future.
02-Nov-09 18:57:21 NASA began the long process of redefining some of its missions today as it added four new committees to the external advisory group that helps guide the space agency’s directions... |
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Russia Cargo Jet Crash Kills 11.
01-Nov-09 10:59:45 A Russian cargo plane has crashed in the far-eastern Yakutia region, killing all 11 crew members on board. The government plane had just unloaded its cargo at Mirnyi airport. It took off and crashed 25 km (15 miles) away, Russian state media reports... |
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DARPA "Balloon Hunt" Could Win You $40K Cash.
01-Nov-09 10:57:54 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) today offered up a rather interesting challenge: find and plot 10 red weather balloons scattered at undisclosed locations across the country. The first person to identify the location of all the balloons and enter them on the challenge Web site will win a $40,000 cash prize... |
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Nine Survive Brazil Jungle Crash.
30-Oct-09 14:40:51 An Indian tribe in Brazil has found at least nine survivors after a plane came down deep in the Amazon rainforest, the Brazilian air force says. At least one person is believed to have died and one is missing, reports say. The plane disappeared on Thursday... |
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Congress Calls for Study of GPS Backup.
30-Oct-09 10:10:40 As VORs are being decommissioned and with loran-C on the chopping block, pilots are relying more on satellite-based technology for navigation—but what will happen if there is a GPS outage? The House of Representatives is calling for the Coast Guard and Department of Transportation to study whether there is a continued need for a backup navigation system to GPS... |
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Nine Missing After US Air Crash.
30-Oct-09 09:18:41 A search is under way for nine people missing after a US Coast Guard plane and a military helicopter crashed off the coast of southern California. The collision is believed to have happened 16 miles (27km) east of the US Navy-owned San Clemente Island... |
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Ultra-Endurance Unmanned Spy Plane Closer To Reality.
29-Oct-09 18:00:18 Building the unmanned aircraft capable of carrying a 1,000-pound payload on five kilowatts of power and staying airborne for at least five years is getting closer to reality. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Vulture program is moving into Phase 2 and the agency today said it would be offering up a $155 million contract to get the super drone off the ground. Literally. That’s because in Phase 2, contractors, will be required to build a near full scale aircraft for flight demonstration and software development testing... |
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NASA Gives Go for Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch on Nov. 16.
29-Oct-09 17:59:25 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis is targeted to begin an 11-day flight to the International Space Station with a Nov. 16 launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is scheduled for 2:28 p.m. EST. |
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"Frickin Fantastic" Launch Of NASA Ares X Rocket NASA Says.
28-Oct-09 17:17:03 With a hiss and roar NASA’s Ares X rocket blasted into the atmosphere this at about 11:33 am EST taking with it a variety of test equipment and sensors but also high hopes for the future of the US space agency... |
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Dubai CAA and Aeronautical Services And Procedures (ASAP) Cooperate.
28-Oct-09 17:15:56 A combined team of representatives comprising the most senior procedure designers from the Dubai CAA has visited the ASAP offices in Slovakia for two weeks. The team worked closely with the ASAP team to develop instrument flight procedures that will facilitate independent parallel runway operations. |
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Boeing to Place Second 787 Assembly Line in North Charleston, SC.
28-Oct-09 17:15:08 SEATTLE (PRNewswire-FirstCall): Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced that it has chosen its North Charleston, S.C., facility as the location for a second final assembly site for the 787 Dreamliner program. Boeing evaluated criteria that were designed to find the final assembly location within the company that would best support the 787 business plan as the program increases production rates. In addition to serving as a location for final assembly of 787 Dreamliners, the facility also will have the capability to support the testing and delivery of the airplanes. |
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FAA Revokes Pilot Licenses.
27-Oct-09 16:55:03 The Federal Aviation Administration has revoked the licenses of two Northwest Airlines pilots who overflew their destination airport on October 21, 2009 while operating Flight 188 from San Diego to Minneapolis. |
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Hey, You Want To Fly To Mars?
27-Oct-09 16:53:34 The European Space Agency wants volunteers to take the 520-day trip to Mars. Well ok, a simulated version of the red planet voyage but you would get to go to Moscow and pretend you were on a spaceship... |
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F-35 Brings Unique 5th Generation Capabilities.
23-Oct-09 18:49:02 SEOUL, South Korea, (PRNewswire-FirstCall): The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II program is the only fighter program delivering 5th generation capabilities internationally, a Lockheed Martin executive said Tuesday at the Seoul Air Show. |
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Boeing Submits Proposals to India for Apache and Chinook Helicopters.
23-Oct-09 09:55:36 ST. LOUIS: The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] submitted two proposals to the Indian Air Force this week, offering the AH-64D Apache and the CH-47F Chinook for India’s attack and heavy-lift helicopter competitions. |
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NASA's Future: Now The Space Battle Begins.
23-Oct-09 09:54:32 When it comes down to it, NASA is the most accomplished space organization in the world but its human spaceflight activities are at a tipping point, primarily due to a mismatch of goals and money. That was the conclusion of the Augustine Review of United States Human Space Flight Plan Committee report delivered to the White House today. The report’s 157-pages worth of findings will now be debated and in the end, dictate the future of NASA and space flight operations... |
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Animals-Only Airline Pet Airways Expands its Service to Florida.
23-Oct-09 07:00:00 Many jet-setting pet owners were cheered when a new animals-only airline, Pet Airways, launched this past summer. Now Pet Airways is giving animal-loving travelers an additional option: Flights between New York and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. for dogs and cats... |
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Delta 767 Lands on Taxiway at World's Busiest Airport.
22-Oct-09 11:15:04 This kind of thing happens, but when it happens to the world’s largest airline, at the planet’s busiest airport, it’s major news. The National Transportation Safety Board says a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER landed on an active taxiway October 19 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). There were 192 souls on board the big Boeing, 182 passengers and 11 crewmembers... |
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Boeing Showcases Business Jet At NBAA.
22-Oct-09 11:14:06 Boeing is most commonly known for commercial aviation, rather than business aviation. This week, Boeing is marketing their business jet at the NBAA convention... |
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Boeing Hails 787 Dreamliner Problem-Shooting.
22-Oct-09 11:13:46 Repairs to Boeing’s troubled 787 Dreamliner are on track and the long-awaited first flight is still scheduled for the end of this year, according to senior executives. Boeing chief executive Jim McNerney said the aerospace giant had made "significant progress" during the third quarter on reinforcing the plane after tests earlier this year revealed structural problems where the wings met the body... |
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AIG's Aircraft Leasing Unit Gets $2 bln From Parent.
22-Oct-09 11:13:22 NEW YORK (Reuters): American International Group Inc (AIG.N), the insurer bailed out by the U.S. government, has extended $2 billion in credit to its aircraft leasing arm, allowing the lessor to meet debt obligations due last week, according to a regulatory filing on Monday... |
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Japan Airlines Needs $3B.
22-Oct-09 11:12:59 A government task force working on a turnaround plan for Japan Airlines International Co. Ltd. will reportedly seek ¥300 billion ($3.3 billion) in new capital for the troubled airline from public and private sources... |
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Small Plane Crash Kills 4 in S.C.
22-Oct-09 11:12:39 JEDBURG, S.C.: A small plane crashed shortly after departure and burst into flames early Wednesday morning, killing four people aboard. It appears the plane climbed above the trees, then descended and crashed into a wooded area near the Summerville airport, not far from the S.C. coast, the sheriff’s office said... |
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Afghan Official Says Military Aircraft Crashes.
22-Oct-09 11:12:18 KABUL: A senior Afghan intelligence official says a military aircraft has crashed into the country’s northern mountains. Provincial intelligence chief Abdul Majid Azimi says the aircraft went down Thursday in the mountains of Baghlan province. He had no details on casualties or what caused the crash... |
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Air Force's Secretive Space Plane Nears Maiden Voyage.
22-Oct-09 11:11:32 You would think that an unpiloted space plane built to rocket spaceward from Florida atop an Atlas booster, circle the planet for an extended time, then land on autopilot on a California runway would be big news. But for the U.S. Air Force X-37B project, seemingly, mum’s the word... |
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