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A 2012 image of the Bombardier facility at Belfast. (Wikimedia Commons/Ardfern)

Bombardier faces bribery probe in UK

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Canadian planemaker is currently being investigated by the UK Serious Fraud Office over suspected bribery and corruption involved in a deal made with Indonesian flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia nearly a decade ago. According to the Financial Times, the probe is being made in relation to Bombardier’s sale of six regional CRJ1000 aircraft to Garuda in 2011.

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Comment: Should ‘sniff tests’ replace temperature checks at airports?

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In this cross-posting with The Conversation, epidemiologist Tim Spector from the King’s College London ponders the pros and cons of swapping inconclusive temperature testing for ‘sniff tests’ at public hotspots such as airports. One of the best ways of containing the spread of COVID-19 is to rapidly identify people infected with the coronavirus and prevent

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Life Link III bolsters EMS capacity, brings fleet to 14

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Italian aerospace company Leonardo has announced a new contract between its wholly-owned subsidiary AugustaWestland and US-based EMS operator Life Link III for two additional air medical transport helicopters. Life Link III has reportedly agreed to purchase a new AW169 and an AW109 Trekker, for air medical transport missions, with delivery expected to take place in

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An artist's impression of an Uber flying taxi in Melbourne. (Uber)

Spain unveils plans for flying taxis in Barcelona

ENAIRE, Spain’s air traffic management authority, has officially announced plans to begin demonstrating flying taxis throughout the cities of Barcelona and Santiago de Compostela in 2022. Spain hopes to be the first to see its returned tourists offered a new and novel opportunity to explore the city from above, while removing congestion for the streets

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Iberia A330 preighter (Iberia)

Iberia converts A330 to ‘preighter’

Spanish flag carrier Iberia has finally joined the long list of airlines to convert passenger aircraft into freighters, starting with its A330.

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Japan spills details on future fighter development program

With mounting regional tensions, Japan has revealed more details on the nation’s in-development, next-generation fighter aircraft, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries the lead contractor and international collaboration on the table once again. The current global and regional transition from fourth to fifth-generation fighter aircraft, like the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter platforms, is reshaping

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