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  • AERO13: Cirrus Vision SF50 personal jet set for year-end roll out

    News | 29 Apr 2013 23:00 | Kate Sarsfield

    Cirrus Aircraft's ambition to bring a personal jet to the market is coming to fruition as the US airframer prepares to complete tooling assembly and build the primary structure for the first production-conforming single-engined Vision SF50 by the end of June.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/AERO13-Cirrus-Vision-SF50-personal-jet-set-for-year-end-roll-out-385209/
  • United orders 30 E-175s

    News | 29 Apr 2013 21:35 | Edward Russell

    United Airlines has ordered 30 Embraer 175s with deliveries from 2014. The aircraft will be configured with 76 seats and will replace older 50-seat...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/United-orders-30-E-175s-385289/
  • Nordwind A320 threatened in Syrian airspace: ministry

    News | 29 Apr 2013 19:27 | David Kaminski-Morrow

    Russian authorities have confirmed that an Airbus A320 came under threat while flying through Syrian airspace. The aircraft, operated by Nordwind Airlines,...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Nordwind-A320-threatened-in-Syrian-airspace-ministry-385284/
  • SpaceShipTwo ignites engine in-flight

    News | 29 Apr 2013 15:06 | Zach Rosenberg

    Virgin Galactic has conducted the first powered flight of SpaceShipTwo, the crewed suborbital vehicle set to become the first capable of routine commercial...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/SpaceShipTwo-ignites-engine-in-flight-385276/
  • Boeing, FAA say 787s in no catastrophic danger from battery overheating

    News | 29 Apr 2013 12:00 | Stephen Trimble

    Boeing and the US Federal Aviation Administration have concluded that a flying 787 was in no danger of a catastrophic fire in January despite an overheating main battery that prompted the flightcrew to perform an emergency landing.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Boeing-FAA-say-787s-in-no-catastrophic-danger-from-battery-overheating-385145/
  • Thomson sets date for first 787 services

    News | 30 Apr 2013 09:43 | David Kaminski-Morrow

    UK holiday carrier Thomson Airways is to carry out its first Boeing 787 services in the second week of July, following regulatory for the battery fix on...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Thomson-sets-date-for-first-787-services-385313/
  • United orders 30 E-175s

    News | 29 Apr 2013 21:35 | Edward Russell

    United Airlines has ordered 30 Embraer 175s with deliveries from 2014. The aircraft will be configured with 76 seats and will replace older 50-seat...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/United-orders-30-E-175s-385289/
  • Nordwind A320 threatened in Syrian airspace: ministry

    News | 29 Apr 2013 19:27 | David Kaminski-Morrow

    Russian authorities have confirmed that an Airbus A320 came under threat while flying through Syrian airspace. The aircraft, operated by Nordwind Airlines,...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Nordwind-A320-threatened-in-Syrian-airspace-ministry-385284/
  • Boeing, FAA say 787s in no catastrophic danger from battery overheating

    News | 29 Apr 2013 12:00 | Stephen Trimble

    Boeing and the US Federal Aviation Administration have concluded that a flying 787 was in no danger of a catastrophic fire in January despite an overheating main battery that prompted the flightcrew to perform an emergency landing.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Boeing-FAA-say-787s-in-no-catastrophic-danger-from-battery-overheating-385145/
  • LOT 787s to be fixed in Ethiopia as flights resume

    News | 29 Apr 2013 09:26 | David Kaminski-Morrow

    Polish flag-carrier LOT is preparing to send two Boeing 787s to Ethiopia for battery modification, as carriers begin resuming commercial services with the...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/LOT-787s-to-be-fixed-in-Ethiopia-as-flights-resume-385262/
  • AERO13: Cirrus Vision SF50 personal jet set for year-end roll out

    News | 29 Apr 2013 23:00 | Kate Sarsfield

    Cirrus Aircraft's ambition to bring a personal jet to the market is coming to fruition as the US airframer prepares to complete tooling assembly and build the primary structure for the first production-conforming single-engined Vision SF50 by the end of June.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/AERO13-Cirrus-Vision-SF50-personal-jet-set-for-year-end-roll-out-385209/
  • IN FOCUS: CRJ200 may get new lease of life after scope clause changes

    News | 25 Apr 2013 15:30 | Kristin Majcher

    In 2012, three North American mainline carriers adopted revised scope clauses allowing for larger regional aircraft types to be integrated into their fleets....http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IN-FOCUS-CRJ200-may-get-new-lease-of-life-after-scope-clause-changes-384917/
  • Vertical-lift commuting could ease airport capacity crunch: Bertling

    News | 25 Apr 2013 14:00 | Dominic Perry

    Vertical-lift commuting will increasingly be seen as a solution to the problems posed by limited airport capacity in the Western world, as technological...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Vertical-lift-commuting-could-ease-airport-capacity-crunch-Bertling-385159/
  • AERO13: Cessna propeller duo make European debut

    News | 25 Apr 2013 08:11 | Kate Sarsfield

    Two of Cessna's propeller lines made their European debuts at Aero as part of a strategic effort by the US airframer to stimulate customer interest in its...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/AERO13-Cessna-propeller-duo-make-European-debut-385126/
  • Boeing maps out 787 locations as EASA clears fix

    News | 23 Apr 2013 17:05 | David Kaminski-Morrow

    European safety authorities have approved the design changes to the Boeing 787's battery system. Clearance by the European Aviation Safety Agency means...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Boeing-maps-out-787-locations-as-EASA-clears-fix-385034/
  • Beechcraft MC-12 crashes in Afghanistan, killing four

    News | 29 Apr 2013 19:39 | Zach Rosenberg

    A US Air Force Beechcraft MC-12 Liberty has crashed in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, killing its four crewmembers. Details in the 27 April crash are...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Beechcraft-MC-12-crashes-in-Afghanistan-killing-four-385285/
  • National Air Cargo confirms 747-400 crash in Afghanistan

    News | 29 Apr 2013 15:47 | Stephen Trimble

    US military charter airline National Air Cargo has confirmed that a Boeing 747-400 freighter crashed shortly after take-off today at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan....http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/National-Air-Cargo-confirms-747-400-crash-in-Afghanistan-385280/
  • UK-modified Voyager tanker handed over

    News | 29 Apr 2013 15:45 | Craig Hoyle

    The UK's fourth Airbus A330 Voyager touched down at the Royal Air Force's Brize Norton air base in Oxfordshire on 26 April ...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/UK-modified-Voyager-tanker-handed-over-385279/
  • Vote now for your Flightglobal aviation heroes

    News | 29 Apr 2013 14:15 | Dominic Perry

    Vote for your aviation heroes in the Flightglobal Achievement Awards We are delighted to announce the shortlist in the fifth annual Flightglobal Achievement...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Vote-now-for-your-Flightglobal-aviation-heroes-385274/
  • USAF secretary stepping down in June

    News | 26 Apr 2013 20:49 | Dave Majumdar

    US Air Force secretary Michael Donley will step down on 21 June completing a nearly five-year tenure at the helm of the world's most powerful air arm. "The...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/USAF-secretary-stepping-down-in-June-385241/
  • Boeing works to fix the grounded Dreamliner fleet.

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