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HEAVY RAINS DELAY SALVAGE OF CRASHED PAKISTAN PLANE
29.07.2010 17:52 | Safety
Heavy monsoon rains in Islamabad on Thursday hampered recovery efforts at the site of a Pakistani plane crash that killed all 152 people on board a day earlier, a senior police officer said.
Shanghai Airlines to abandon Star Alliance
29.07.2010 17:50 | Commercial Aviation
China's Shanghai Airlines is to leave Star Alliance following the decision of its merger partner, China Eastern Airlines, to join rival SkyTeam.
Lockheed explains F-35B flight test delays
29.07.2010 17:47 | DefenseLockheed Martin has released new details about the reliability problems slowing flight tests on the short take-off and vertical landing F-35B.
- Peru signs $108 million helicopter deal
- Mauritania Airways overshoots runway
- Lockheed Martin Marietta Facility Kicks Off F-35 Lightning II Center Wing Assembly Production
- Supply chain capacity key to expanding 737 production
- Airblue A321 involved in fatal Pakistan crash identified
- India signs $780 million deal for more Hawk trainers
- Pakistani plane crashes with 152 on board
- Etihad to deploy first A330-200F to Africa and China
- Air Berlin To Join Oneworld
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Aviation Facts
29. july kl.17:37 |Below are some fun (and not so fun) facts about aviation
World´s first jet aircraft was the Heinkel He 178 produced in 1939.
Steve Fossett was the first to fly around the world without fuelling. Steve completed the flight in March, 2005 on the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer.
The Airbus A-310
24. july kl.23:51 |Seeking to complement its original, although larger-capacity, A-300 on thinner sectors with a low-cost, minimally redesigned counterpart and thus expand its product range, Airbus Industrie explored a shorter-fuselage version designated "A-310."
Is there life for airlines after crash?
21. july kl.17:41 |Airline crash can have a devastating effect on airline´s brand, image and reputation. Several airlines have filed for bankruptcy following decreased sales resulting from crash. Airlines such as ValuJet, Pan Am, Swissair and Air Florida have all been severely effected by crashes. Although in most cases, there were some underlying problems with the carriers prior to the crash for example operational or financial difficulties.
