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Clearest evidence yet of polar ice losses.
After two decades of satellite observations, an international team of experts brought together by ESA and NASA has produced the most accurate assessment of ice losses from Antarctica and Greenland to date. This study finds that the combined rate of ice sheet melting is increasing. The new research shows that melting of the Antarctic and…
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airberlin countdown: inaugural Berlin-Chicago flight takes off in 111 days.
Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel welcomes the first non-stop flight service to the German capital Flights to the Windy City now already available for booking On 23rd March 2013, the first airberlin flight from Berlin to Chicago will take place, making airberlin the only airline to connect the two major cities with a non-stop flight.…
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Safran and Honeywell Aerospace to present on electric green taxiing system.
Honeywell Aerospace (NYSE: HON) and Safran (NYSE Euronext Paris: SAF) are hosting a presentation on Nov. 28, 2012, dedicated to the electric green taxiing system (EGTS). KLM as a leading European Airline will participate with a presentation on it’s interest in electric taxi. Organized by the Airports Council International (ACI), the presentation takes place at…
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‘Twas the night before Christmas: airberlin XMas calendar starts.
To make the time from now until Christmas just a bit more special for its guests, airberlin is opening a little door on its “XMas calendar” every day during Advent on facebook.com/airberlin. Participants will have a daily chance to win one of five pairs of tickets within the airberlin route network. Departure is three days…
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Embraer Legacy 500 Makes “Flawless” First Flight.
A new generation of business jets was ushered in today when Embraer’s midsize Legacy 500 made a successful first flight, marking the beginning of its flight test program. Deliveries of the first aircraft are expected to begin in 2014. “This remarkable airplane symbolizes the future of executive aviation and is the product of the innovation,…
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Embraer’s New Portugal Composites Facility Ships First Legacy 500 Empennage.
Embraer has completed the first shipset in composite material in its Embraer Compósitos factory in Évora, Portugal. This first part, a Legacy 500 empennage, has been shipped to Embraer headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. “As serial production of the new Legacy 500 aircraft approaches, the completion and shipment of this first empennage from…
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GULFSTREAM BEIJING BEGINS OPERATIONS.
Joint Venture With Deer Jet/Hainan Aviation Technik Enhances Customer Support In Asia Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced today that its aircraft service center in Beijing — Gulfstream Beijing — is officially open for business after recently being approved as a Part 145 maintenance facility by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The certification gives facility…
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ICAO, Flight Safety Foundation Formalize New Cooperative Agreement on Information Sharing.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) signed a new agreement today, formalizing their plans to cooperatively promote and advance the sharing of aviation safety information and metrics worldwide. The new, collaborative initiative supports ICAO Safety Management System (SMS) guidance that calls for increased monitoring, analysis and reporting of aviation…
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U.S. Aviation Industry, FAA Share Safety Information with NTSB to Help Prevent Accidents.
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), airlines and aviation labor unions today announced a partnership with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to share summarized safety information that could help prevent accidents. The information, shared through an initiative called the Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) Executive Board, will help the NTSB…
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EASA publishes new simplified rules for Third Country Operators in the European Union.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) today published a proposal to establish a single system for the safety approval of Third Country Operators (TCO) operating into, within or out of the European Union (EU). Released in a document known as an Opinion, the proposed rules have been subject to two rounds public consultation in 2011…
