Japan Joins Green Asia and Pacific Aviation Partnership

WASHINGTON – Japan became the latest partner in the Asia and Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE), which is designed to make aircraft operations in the region more efficient in order to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.

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Leaving Earth

Looking toward the future of commercial space transportation in the final installment of Leaving Earth.

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Boeing Advanced Tactical Laser Strikes Moving Target in Test

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Boeing A160T Unmanned Helicopter Flies With Foliage-Penetrating Radar in DARPA Tests

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Lufthansa to re-launch onboard Internet service on Panasonic platform

Lufthansa announced yesterday that it will re-launch onboard Internet service next year in conjunction with Panasonic Avionics following a nearly four-year hiatus sparked by Connexion by Boeing’s 2006 failure.

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ATM providers welcome ICAO declaration, want states to take more action

The Civil Air Navigation Services Organization yesterday welcomed the achievements of last week’s ICAO High Level Meeting on International Aviation and Climate Change but expressed disappointment that it “did not recommend any actions for [member states] to undertake themselves to assist the aviation industry in meeting its environmental goals.”

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AA pilots state ‘unequivocal opposition’ to AA/BA/IB immunity

Proposed cooperation on transatlantic services by American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia received another rebuke late last week when AA’s 11,500 pilots, represented by the Allied Pilots Assn., stated their “unequivocal opposition” and urged the US Dept. of Transportation to reject granting antitrust immunity for the venture.

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FAA touts 50% reduction in ‘serious incursions’

US FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt reported that “serious runway incursions were down 50% for the most recent 12-month period compared to the previous year.”

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China Southern offers e-freight on Guangzhou-Dalian flights

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Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies becomes part of Airbus MRO network

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Hainan cleared to operate Hawaii flights

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