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    Air Asia A330

    AirAsia X Plans to Lease Six Airbus A330-300s from ILFC

    By Ian Stephens On October 9, 2012 · Add Comment
    AirAsia X, a long-haul subsidiary of AirAsia, a Malaysian-based low-cost airline, has announced its plans to lease six Airbus A330-300s from International Lease Finance Company (ILFC), a US aircraft lessor. As an international operation of the brand AirAsia, AirAsia X flies to 15 destinations within Oceania and Asia, and has a fleet of 11 aircraft, [...]
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    Mining of asteroids.

    Planetary Resources to use Unmanned Robotic Spacecraft to Survey and Mine Asteroids

    By Ian Stephens On July 13, 2012 · Add Comment
    There has been an increase in the study and exploration of Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) in recent years. Scientific, astronomical and geochemical investigations have increased as initial evidence suggests that the NEAs are a potential source of valuable extraterrestrial materials. Planetary Resources, Inc., a US-based firm, has announced that it will use unmanned robotic spacecraft to [...]
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    MQ-8 Drone

    The U.S. Navy Grounds the MQ-8B Fire Scout Following Two Crashes

    On July 12, 2012 By Ian Stephens
    The US Navy has suspended the Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout operations after two crashes with a week. On 30 March 2012, a Fire Scout crashed off the coast of Africa after a surveillance mission. The aircraft failed to land on the US Navy Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Simpson (FFG-56), and crashed into the [...]
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    Damage on the side of the body of the aircraft

    ANA Boeing 767 Substantially Damaged After Hard Landing

    On July 12, 2012 By Ian Stephens
    An All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 767-300 aircraft suffered significant damage following a hard landing at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport on 20th June 2012. After briefly touching down on runway 16R at Narita Airport, the aircraft bounced off and touched down heavily for the second time, nose gear first. The aircraft eventually settled on the [...]
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    Air India 787

    Air India Pushes for Compensation for Boeing 787 Delay

    On July 11, 2012 By Ian Stephens
    Air India, the flag carrier airline of India, has announced that it wants Boeing to make a compensation payment for the delay in delivery of 787 Dreamliners. Air India has stated that it will not accept delivery of any Boeing 787 aircraft until Boeing settles the compensation claim. Air India ordered 27 787s, and the [...]
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    Artists impression of a Batik Air 787 Dreamliner.

    Batik Air to Increase Competition in South East Asia

    On July 11, 2012 By Ian Stephens
    PT Lion Mentari Airlines, which operates as Lion Air, has announced its plan to launch a new, long-haul airline called Batik Air. The new premium carrier will commence operations in 2013 using 737-900ERs on domestic and regional routes. Lion Air is Indonesia’s largest privately run airline and it controls the largest share of the domestic [...]
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    The Airbus A380 Wing.

    Airbus Retrofit Wing-Fix Solution to the A380 Expected in 2014

    On July 11, 2012 By Ian Stephens
    During the past several months, several airlines including Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Qantas found cracks on the wing ribs of their Airbus A380 super-jumbos, causing grounding of dozens of the affected aircraft. The airlines affected by the A380s cracks have also indicated that they will seek compensation for lost revenue from EADS following the grounding [...]
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    Three Air Finland 767s

    Air Finland Stops Operations, Declares Bankruptcy

    On July 11, 2012 By Ian Stephens
    Air Finland ceased operations, cancelled all flights, and filed for bankruptcy on 26 June 2012. The airline was founded in 2002 and operated from its head office and base at Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland. The airline operated scheduled and chartered flights to popular holiday destinations such as Alicante, Antalya, Malaga, Madeira, Crete, Rhodes, Dubai, [...]
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    Garuda Airbus A330

    Garuda Purchases 11 Airbus A330-300s for $2.54 billion

    On July 5, 2012 By Ian Stephens
    Garuda Indonesia, the flag carrier of Indonesia, has ordered 11 Airbus A330-300 aircraft for $2.54 billion. Airbus will deliver these aircraft between 2013 and 2017. Garuda flies to many destinations in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle East. The airline’s head office is located at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, near Jakarta, the Indonesian [...]
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    Saab Gripen

    Swiss Pilots Test Next-generation Gripen

    On July 5, 2012 By Ian Stephens
    The Saab JAS 39 Gripen is a lightweight multirole fighter manufactured by Saab, the Swedish aerospace company. The single-engine Gripen features delta wings and canards, and fly-by-wire technology. The aircraft has the capacity to carry out fighter, attack, and reconnaissance missions. Switzerland intends to purchase the Gripen fighter. Pilots and flight test engineers from Swiss [...]
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