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Pratt fights back against Rolls lawsuit
Pratt & Whitney has filed a countersuit against Rolls-Royce, claiming the that it misled the US Patent Office to obtain a patent which has formed the basis of a lawsuit which Rolls-Royce has brought against Pratt & Whitney. Rolls-Royce launched court action in the US against Pratt & Whitney on August 26 claiming that fan
Read moreUS to deploy ADS-B nationwide by 2013
/The US FAA has announced that following the success of its initial trials that it will deploy Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology across the country by 2013. The nationwide rollout of ADS-B will result in all areas currently covered by radar also covered by ADS-B, and will see over 800 ground stations installed. Already more
Read moreCASA issues warning over locust plague
CASA has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) warning them of the potential dangers that recent hatchings plagues in parts of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia pose to aircraft operating at low levels in those regions. Hatchings of locusts have occurred in central west and far west of NSW, north-west Victoria and the
Read moreComputer glitch causes Virgin chaos
A hardware problem with the NewSkies computer reservations system of Virgin Blue on September 26 has caused chaos at airports around the nation as many flights were delayed and cancelled as the airline struggled to cope with having to manually process passengers. According to a statement issued by Virgin Blue in the late afternoon on
Read moreAir China in 777 order
Air China has announced an order for four additional Boeing 777-300ERs. The purchase is valued at US$1.1bn (A$1.14bn) at list prices.
Read moreCaribbean Airlines purchases ATRs
Trinidad and Tobago based Caribbean Airlines has ordered nine ATR 72-600s which will be delivered from late 2011. The aircraft, which will be the first to feature the Armonia cabins, will replace five Bombardier Dash 8-300s in its fleet.
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