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All Nippon Airways versus Japan's high-speed rail: game on
// Runway Girl
Facing strong competition on the ground from the high-speed Shinkansen railway network All Nippon Airways (ANA) says it plans to work towards making air travel more attractive by easing some of aviation's traditional restrictions, like wait time at the airport before departure.
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Watch a robot automate inspection procedures for engine components
// Aviation Week
Lufthansa Technik is developing an AutoInspect robot to automate inspection procedures for engine components at its headquarters in Hamburg, Germany
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No FAA Approval Leaves U.S. SSJ100 Suppliers Struggling With MRO Support
// Aviation Week
Most work on SSJ100s can't be done at U.S.-based repair stations
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are aware of the issue, but caution that solving it may not be easy.
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Europe Proposes 'Proportionate' Regulation For Civil UAS
// Aviation Week
Europe's aviation regulator has proposed a framework for unmanned-aircraft operations with three categories based on risk, the lowest of which would not involve any oversight by aviation authorities.
The European Aviation Safety Agency's (EASA) "Concept of Operations for Drones" says unmanned aircraft "should be regulated in a manner proportionate to the risk of the specific operation."
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Sky-Futures USA earns UAV exemption for oil, gas inspection - UAS Magazine
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Sky-Futures USA earns UAV exemption for oil, gas inspection
UAS Magazine
Sky-Futures USA, an unmanned aircraft vehicle inspection service, has received a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration exemption to use Ascending Technology's Falcon 8 drone for inspection services in the oil and gas industry. "Now Sky-Futures USA can ...
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NASA Conducts Successful Test Flights For Mars Landing Technology
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ADAPT System Flown On Masten Xombie Platform It's tricky to get a spacecraft to land exactly where you want. That's why the area where the Mars rover Curiosity team had targeted to land was an ellipse that may seem large, measuring 12 miles by 4 miles.
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Ryanair retracts transatlantic announcement
// Revista de prensa aeronáutica: Feed de feeds de Revistas Aeronáuticas | recopiladas por www.noticias-aero.info
Just days after announcing it planned to launch long-haul, low-cost transatlantic services, Ireland-based Ryanair has retracted its statement.
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Dr. Fang Liu Becomes First Woman Appointed Secretary General Of ICAO
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Succeeds Raymond Benjamin, Who Held The Position For Two Consecutive Terms The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has appointed Dr. Fang Liu of China as the new Secretary General of the Organization for a three-year term, beginning August 1st, 2015.
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Boeing, Hainan Airlines, Sinopec Celebrate China's First Commercial Flight with Sustainable Aviation Biofuel
// MediaRoom
First passenger flight using China-made aviation biofuel
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Brazilian tanker deal with IAI nears take off
// Latest news
After long delays, the Brazilian government has allocated the required budget for the purchase of three converted Boeing 767-300s that will serve as aerial tankers. The conversions will be performed by Israel Aerospace Industries.
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KC-46 tanker likely will miss planned April first flight
// Aircraft news
The Boeing KC-46A configured as an aerial refueling tanker will likely miss its planned April first flight because of issues with integration of military-specific components and systems, service officials have said.
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PICTURE: AVIC builds forward fuselage of first AG600 amphibian
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AVIC has completed the forward fuselage for the first prototype of the AG600 amphibian aircraft at its (X factory), and expects the type's maiden flight in early 2016.
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Superduperjumbo: Airbus Markets a Higher Seat Count on Its A380 Jet - Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Superduperjumbo: Airbus Markets a Higher Seat Count on Its A380 Jet
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The Airbus A380 superjumbo plane has just gotten bigger—at least on paper. Airbus Group NV has upped the advertised average seat count on its flagship plane in a bid to convince airlines the double-decker jetliner is a money maker. Until recently ...
Korean financial instit provide 15-year financing for Etihad Airways ...Zawya (registration)
UAE's Etihad gets rare full plane financing for A380 superjumboReuters
Nicole Kidman is the new face of Etihad AirwaysABS CBN News
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