All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 283
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PICTURE: A350 stabiliser assembly begins
Assembly is under way of the first Airbus A350 horizontal stabiliser, which is being constructed in Getafe, Spain.
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Upgraded Rolls-Royce Trent 900 enters production
Rolls-Royce's first phase of performance improvements for its Trent 900 will enter production by the end of this year, clearing the way for enhanced engines - and providing a 1% cut in specific fuel consumption (SFC) - to be fitted to new-build Airbus A380s from early 2012.
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Fighting fraud
During the past decade, the internet has become a critical channel where airlines can streamline booking, reinforce brands and create a positive customer experience. Unfortunately criminals have been just as fast to develop schemes to target these websites.
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Delta and US Airways await Department of Justice slot review
DoT ruling conditionally clears US Airways-Delta trading plan, but justice department flexes its muscles.
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Engine technology: partners to prosper from others’ kit
The partnering of engine makers Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce gives the venture an expanded palette of power options for new narrow-body aircraft in the 2020 timeframe and beyond.
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Southwest ponders retrofitting its fleet with Boeing’s Sky Interior
Southwest Airlines is studying retrofitting a portion of its fleet with elements of Boeing's Sky Interior featured on its new 737-700s. Carrier chief...
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Turboprop industry growth switches on and off
As the price of fuel continues to steadily climb, many carriers are looking to turboprops for value
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Cargo: economic woes cloud freight peak season
As the peak season approaches a worsening global economy has dashed hopes raised by the bounceback in air cargo in 2010. And softening traffic comes just as shiny new capacity is set to enter the market
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Opinion
Comment: Daydream Believers
The Boeing 787 should have been in service for more than three years, but after a series of frustrating delays it is only just making its debut.
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SriLankan sees profitability by 2013 under five-year plan
KERRY REALS BERLIN SriLankan doubles up profitability drive SriLankan Airlines is aiming to put its troubles behind it and return to profitability...
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Boeing prepares for world tour of 787
Boeing's third-quarter earnings report on 26 October will provide the first concrete details about the company's expectations on the 787's long-term financial...
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ICBC Leasing orders 45 C919s, becomes launch customer
Chinese leasing company ICBC Leasing has inked an order for 45 Comac C919 narrowbodies and agreed to become the launch customer for the aircraft.
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Northrop: France is last snag in NATO AGS contract talks
Contract award for the NATO alliance ground surveillance (AGS) system is now on track to be completed in early November, Northrop Grumman has said.
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Airbus working to keep deadline of final A350-900 assembly
With production of the Boeing 787 properly under way, after the airframer delivered the first example to Japan's All Nippon Airways in September, the pressure of attention will switch to Toulouse where Airbus is trying to keep to its deadline of beginning final A350-900 assembly by the end of this ...
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EASA obliges manufacturers to supply data on ash tolerance
European safety authorities intend to mandate the supply of manufacturers' data to airlines, to support their safety risk assessments of flights in volcanic ash conditions.
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Cubesat: a satellite in a box
University of Surrey engineering department lecturer Chris Bridges reckons that of the 200 to 250 active Cubesat projects, STRaND-1 is possibly the most sophisticated, but SSTL and the Surrey Space Centre are not the only big names to work with this small format
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Air France and Airbus team for low emissions flight
Air France is laying claim to the world's lowest CO² emissions commercial flight, after operating a service from Toulouse-Blagnac to Paris-Orly using a combination of 50% mix biofuel mix and new air traffic management technologies.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Sides dig in on distribution battle
Behind the headlines and legal wrangling dominating the distribution of airline fare data for nearly a year are two sides that staunchly believe their views...
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PICTURES: Airbus prepares XWB engine for flight test
Airbus will begin the flight-test campaign on the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine over the coming weeks. The first XWB engine, which will power the A350,...
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Boeing plots 787 line ramp up
Opening of second Dreamliner assembly line in Charleston to bring 10-a-month production target within airframer's sights