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Boeing 787-10 makes BA debut

British Airways operated its inaugural revenue flight on Saturday with its Boeing 787-10, a transatlantic service destined for Dallas Fort-Worth.

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USAF to tool up Reaper amid spike in drone downings

The US Air Force has unveiled several important countermeasures and strategic priorities to protect unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on deployment. The news comes on the back of an exponential jump in the number of UAVs lost in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. According to data gathered by Oxford-based NGO Drone Wars UK,

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Airbus to axe over 10% of global workforce

Airbus has said it plans to cut 15,000 more jobs, over 10 per cent of its global workforce, as it continues to feel the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A file image of a American Airlines Boeing 737-800. (Rob Finlayson)

US senator threatens airlines with ‘accountability’ reforms

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A US senator has threatened that airlines could be held partly accountable for the ongoing and uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus throughout the country, in a series of tweets over the weekend.

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China Airlines flight CI67 at Christchurch Airport. (Waynne Williams)

China Airlines A330 grounded following major system failures

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A China Airlines A330 has been grounded following an incident which saw all three primary flight computers, thrust reverser and autobrake systems fail.

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Moldova shuts down bootleg helicopter factory

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Moldovan authorities have shuttered a clandestine facility located in the country’s east, after searches revealed it to be churning out fake copies of the Soviet-type Kamov Ka-26 helicopter. On Tuesday, the Moldovan Prosecutor’s Office – together with investigators from the Police General Inspectorate – carried out raids on the factory, 100 kilometres north-east of the

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