Starting from March next year, Moscow’s Vnukovo airport will no longer welcome Russian-made Tu-134, Tu-154B and Il-86 airliners.
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October, 2010
28
Oct 10
Moscow airport to ban Tu-134, Tu-154B and Il-86
28
Oct 10
Aeroflot seeks penalty payments from Sukhoi, Boeing for late deliveries
Aeroflot wants Boeing and Sukhoi to pay penalties amounting for failing to deliver airliners on time.
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27
Oct 10
Southwest 737 lost part of its navigation system
A U.S. air traffic controllers union representative said a Southwest Airlines airliner lost part of its navigation system while approaching Los Angeles International Airport last week.
19
Oct 10
Dassault sees no swift recovery for business jets
Dassault Aviation is not optimistic that the business aviation market will recover in the short term.
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18
Oct 10
A320 re-engine efforts grind to a halt
Airbus is set to have pause efforts to re-engine its A320 narrow body as it may stretch engineering resources in the company.
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15
Oct 10
JAXA winds down space shuttle training program
With the impending retirement of the space shuttle, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has started winding down its astronaut activities in the United States.
15
Oct 10
Co-pilot of crashed L-100 in Afghanistan was former PAF vice-chief
A former vice commander of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) was the co-pilot of the L-100 that crashed in Afghanistan this week.
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13
Oct 10
TransAfrik L-100 crashed near Kabul
A TransAfrik L-100 slammed into a mountain near Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Tuesday night.
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7
Oct 10
NASA astronaut sues pop singer over album cover
Former NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless has sued pop singer Dido for using a picture of him floating in space on the cover of her 2008 album, “Safe Trip Home.”
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7
Oct 10
THAI plans $550m lawsuit against Koito Industries
Thai Airways International (THAI) will sue Koito Industries for US$550 million over late delivery of seats for the airline’s 11 wide-body aircraft.
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