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Rolls-Royce tests aircraft engine that runs on hydrogen fuel
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Rolls-Royce has achieved an aviation milestone in a bid to decarbonise air travel with a successful ground test of an aircraft engine that runs on hydrogen. A joint project with airline easyJet, which is providing financial support, the test took place at a British military facility in Wiltshire. Rolls-Royce said that the successful test was

Small plane crashes into powerline tower in Maryland, US
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Two people were seriously injured after their small plane crashed into a transmission tower linking powerlines on Sunday night in Maryland. The passengers were trapped in the plane for multiple hours almost 30m above the ground as emergency services worked carefully to free them. The pilot, Patrick Merkle, 65 and passenger Jan Williams, 66, were

GOL’s new livery promotes Brazil’s FIFA World Cup team
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The aircraft was revealed at Belo Horizonte International Airport on Wednesday and brings the number of planes bedecked with the team’s colours to three. GOL is the official carrier of Brazil’s Football Confederation after inheriting the honour from predecessors Varig and LATAM.

Identities of those killed in Dallas airshow collision released
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The identities of the six victims killed in the mid-air crash at the Dallas air show last weekend have been released by the Commemorative Air Force non-profit organisation. They have been identified as Terry Barker, Leonard Root, Craig Hutain, Kevin Michels, Curtis Rowe and Dan Ragan. Between them, the men had over 10 decades of

British Airways to trial biometric boarding
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The biometric technology will remove the need for passengers to show their passports in order to travel internationally.

Repairing the Antonov An-225 will cost $500 million
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The manufacturer of the world’s largest aircraft has revealed that it would cost an estimated €500 million to rebuild the Antonov An-225. The plane was destroyed in the early stages of the Ukraine conflict by Russian forces at Hostomel Airport.

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