9 April 2014
AIM Aviation reveals concept interior at 2014 AIX
Aircraft interiors company AIM Aviation has unveiled a new concept interior at the 2014 Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Germany.
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9 April 2014
Solar Impluse unveils new aircraft for round-the-world flight
Solar Impulse project team Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg have unveiled their new solar-powered aircraft in Switzerland this week, with Solar Impulse 2 designed to circumnavigate the globe.
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8 April 2014
SAT introduces new VMT version for Airbus A320 technical training
Swiss International Air Lines subsidiary Swiss Aviation Training (SAT) has introduced a new version of its Virtual Maintenance Trainer (VMT) software for Airbus A320 technical training.
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8 April 2014
European Commission proposes strict rules to regulate civil drones
The European Commission has proposed new stringent standards to better regulate the operations of civil drones or remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS).
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7 April 2014
ABB enters technology partnership with Solar Impluse team
Switzerland-based ABB has partnered with Solar Impulse's team, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, to support them in the development of a sun-powered experimental aircraft.
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7 April 2014
Australia’s RMIT researchers develop bird-like UAV
Researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, are working on a project to develop an autonomous unmanned aircraft, designed to improve energy efficiency and endurance.
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6 April 2014
Delta Air Lines to buy 50 wide-body jets from Airbus and Boeing
Delta Air Lines is planning to buy as many as 50 wide-body jets from Airbus and Boeing, and is seeking bids from the two aircraft makers.
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6 April 2014
Australian ship detects possible signals from Malaysian MH370 jet
A US-manufactured black box detector equipped to an Australian ship, Ocean Shield, has picked up two possible signals from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean.
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3 April 2014
US scientists successfully test UAS tool to study behaviour of ice sheets
Scientists at the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) at the University of Kansas have tested a compact radar system fitted on a small unmanned aircraft system (UAS)...
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3 April 2014
Boeing launches BBJ Max aircraft and receives first order
Boeing has launched its new Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) MAX family of aircraft after securing the first order from an undisclosed customer.