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Spike redesigns S-512 supersonic business jet concept
US start-up Spike Aerospace has modified the design of its S-512 supersonic business jet, as the program advances from the conceptual to the preliminary design phase. “Since the [original] rendering was unveiled in 2013, our engineers have been focused on aerodynamic analysis and design optimization to meet three requirements: safety, performance and cost effectiveness,” says Vik Kachoria, founder of the Massachusetts-based company.
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Slovenia Seeks Buyer For Adria Airways
Slovenia is seeking expressions of interest in the purchase of 91.58 percent of state-owned national carrier Adria Airways, state investment company SDH said. Adria carried 1.1 million passengers in 2014 and flies to 30 destinations in Europe, SDH said in a statement.
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Alaska Airlines is expanding its regional route network
Alaska Airlines is adding daily service between Los Angeles and Monterey, Calif., as well as a seasonal flight to Gunnison, Colo. The move is in keeping with Alaska's stated goal of making Los Angeles a focus city for the airline. A new route between Boise, Idaho and Reno, Nev., will add to the airline's regional route network.
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American Airlines rolls out new premium catering options
American Airlines is rolling out new first class meals. New options will include lobster mac and cheese, wagyu meatloaf, and steamed sea bass. The new menu will be offered on planes beginning today.
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EasyJet would operate from expanded Heathrow
EasyJet has welcomed the UK Airports Commission’s recommendation to build a third runway at London Heathrow and plans to open a base if the west London airport is expanded. The commission today provided its long-awaited recommendation for future UK airport capacity, identifying a third runway at Heathrow as its clear choice. A final decision, though, rests in the hands of the UK Government.
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Hawaiian Airlines encourages Australians to take trips to the islands
Hawaiian Airlines has launched a website promoting the idea that Australians can take a four-day holiday to the Islands. The subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings Inc. is working with Australian travel agency partners Helloworld, Hoot and Flight Centre’s Infinity Holidays on shortbreakshawaii.com.au, which offers three-day sample itineraries for travelers.
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JetBlue installs roof-top park at JFK’s Terminal 5
JetBlue's new park on the rooftop of John F. Kennedy International Airport is the first such park to be open to all passengers -- and their pets. The 4,046-square-foot park features food carts, a children's play area and synthetic grass for canine travelers.
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Southwest adds 14 flights a week out of Dallas Love Field
Southwest Airlines has released its flight schedule for Dallas Love through March of 2016. The airline will add 14 flights a week in August, bringing its traffic to a total of 180 flights.
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Southwest to offer daily flights between STL, LIT
Beginning Jan. 6, Southwest Airlines will offer daily flights between Missouri's Lambert-St. Louis International Airport and the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Ark.
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Transasia Crew Shut Off Working Engine Before Crash
The crew of a TransAsia Airways ATR that crashed in Taiwan in February, killing 43 people on board, had shut off the working engine after the other lost power, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. The latest investigation report into the Taipei crash, to be released on Thursday, will say data readings showed the almost-new turboprop ATR 72-600 stalled and crashed shortly after the functioning engine was switched off, said the source.
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American airport hotels make list of best hotels around the world
Element Miami International Airport; Custom Hotel Los Angeles International Airport; The Inn at Oyster Point, San Francisco International Airport; Loews Chicago O’Hare and Grand Hyatt Dallas Fort Worth Airport make the top list of luxury airport hotels worldwide.
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Strike Triggers Delays At Australian Airports
International passengers endured delays across Australian airports on Wednesday after customs and immigration officials went on strike over pay and conditions. The two-hour strike affected airports in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Adelaide, Perth and Darwin, as well as some ports.
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UK commission recommends Heathrow third runway
The UK Airports Commission has backed development of a third runway at London Heathrow after delivering its long-awaited final report on expanding aviation capacity in the UK. While describing the other shortlisted schemes - the extension of Heathrow's northern runway and an additional runway at London Gatwick - as credible options, it says the Commission has "unanimously concluded" that the proposal for a new north-west runway at Heathrow Airport, combined with a "significant package of measures" to address environmental and community impacts, presents the "strongest case" and offers the greatest strategic and economic benefits.
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UK Airports Commission Chooses Heathrow
Britain should build a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport, a government-appointed commission into the country's airport capacity said in a report set to create a political headache for Prime Minister David Cameron. Members of Parliament broadly agree that southeast England needs an additional runway to remain economically competitive but its location has been disputed for over 25 years. Proposals to expand Heathrow in densely-populated west London are politically divisive and likely to fuel tensions in the ruling Conservative party.
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F-35 deigned for long-range kills, not dogfighting
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter might be designed to “shoot and kill” its enemies at long distances, but flight trials of the A-model in January found the aircraft has trouble engaging the twin-seat F-16D Fighting Falcon at close distances. The results of the test, published by War Is Boring, provides a stark assessment of the fifth-generation aircraft’s manoeuvrability, with the test pilot commenting that the F-35 was outmanoeuvred by the older F-16 that it will eventually replace.
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Death toll in Indonesian C-130B crash rises to 141
An Indonesian air force Lockheed Martin C-130B tactical transport aircraft was probably carrying well over 100 people when it crashed in a Medan suburb hitting a massage parlour and hotel on 30 June. A report by Indonesia state news agency Antara says that 101 were on board, of which 12 were crew. Other reports, however, quote air force officials as saying that the total number on board could have been higher, possibly up to 122. Some reports indicate that passengers include women and children related to air force personnel. It is not clear how many people were killed on the ground.
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