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SCOTTISH budget airline Flyglobespan have landed a military contract to fly to the Falkland Islands twice a week. The service will carry a mixture of civilian passengers and Army troops in and out of RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. The Ministry of Defence agreed the two-year deal. A return ticket will cost pounds 2196. (c) 2008 Daily Record; Glasgow (UK). Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.

By Paul James SAFETY investigators were yesterday examining an RAF Tornado at Newcastle Airport following its emergency landing on Tuesday. Both the Ministry of Defence and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) were carrying out separate inquiries into the incident, in which the pounds 30m military jet was hit by bird strike and forced to land at Newcastle. The airport was out of action for hours after the Tornado overshot the runway, causing delays which lasted into yesterday....

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By Liam Rudden THUNDERING from the clouds, the roar of their engines ensuring every head below is turned skyward, some of the most spectacular civil and military aircraft in the history of aviation will fly- past East Fortune Airfield a week tomorrow, providing the highlight of the Museum of Flight's 2008 Airshow. Between 10,000-15,000 spectators are expected to attend the aeronautical celebration which, for Amanda Jopling, general manager at the National Museum of Flight, will be the...

GE-Aviation was recently selected by BAE Systems to provide spares inclusive repair and overhaul of Royal Air Force VC-10 Powered Flight Control Units (PFCU). The five-year agreement is valued at up to $14 million. "This is an important contract for GE, demonstrating our continued commitment to providing through-life support to the Ministry of Defence," said Cathie Gridley, President, Systems Customer Services for GE-Aviation. "Our solutions include joint management of a responsive repair...

By Olivier Vergnault Eleven teachers, headteachers and governors have been recognised by their pupils and peers in this year's Teaching Awards. Eight teachers and one school from Cornwall and Devon and six teachers from Somerset received an award at the Teachers of the Year ceremony held last week at the Riviera Centre in Torquay. They will now be put forward for the title of National Best Teacher of the Year. Caroline Evans, chief executive of the Teaching Awards, which has now been running...

Flying saucers may soon be more fact than mere science fiction.University of Florida mechanical and aerospace engineering associate professor Subrata Roy has submitted a patent application for a circular, spinning aircraft design reminiscent of the spaceships seen in countless Hollywood films. Roy, however, calls his design a "wingless electromagnetic air vehicle," or WEAV.The proposed prototype is small "“ the aircraft will measure less than six inches across "“ and will be efficient...

By Jim Entwistle AN RAF Harrier jet was forced to make an emergency landing yesterday after the aircraft's canopy smashed during mid-flight refuelling.The fighter diverted to Durham Tees Valley Airport after its pilot reported getting into difficulties at 2.42pm.The airport was placed on full emergency status.But the Harrier, on routine exercises from RAF Cottesmore, in Leicestershire, limped to safety and touched down at 2.55pm.Emergency crews were stood down ten minutes later.Speaking last...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson will remake "The Dam Busters," a classic British war film about a Royal Air Force mission to cripple the German steel industry, Universal Pictures said on Thursday. Jackson will produce the film to be called "Dambusters." It will be directed by Christian Rivers who won a 2006 Academy Award for his animation work on Jackson's version of "King Kong." Widely considered one of the most daring missions in aerial military...

LONDON (Reuters) - British and French rescuers scrambled on Tuesday to reach the crews of three yachts which capsized in "ferocious" conditions during an Atlantic race. A spokesman for Britain's Royal Air Force said it received a distress warning around 0300 GMT from one yacht which had capsized, leaving its two crew members clinging to the overturned hull, west of the Bay of Biscay. A second yacht has lost its mast and a third has capsized. The yachts were part of a 34-strong fleet...