All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 341
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Airbus bids to spur next-generation air traffic management
Airbus has tried to reignite a long-running bid to spur the development of a new generation of more efficient air traffic management systems with the launch of a subsidiary company dedicated to ATM projects.
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NewsAsiana keeps Trent in race for A380 engine deal
South Korea's Asiana Airlines is yet to reach a decision on the engines for six newly ordered Airbus A380s, but insists the recent problems with Rolls-Royce's Trent 900 will not necessarily disadvantage the manufacturer.
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Boeing’s 462 deliveries in 2010 tops guidance
Boeing has announced commercial aircraft deliveries last year amounted to 462 aircraft. The total slightly tops the company's latest forecast but marks a...
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Centaur gets FAA special airworthiness certificate
Aurora Flight Sciences' Centaur optionally piloted aircraft has received a special airworthiness certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration, clearing the way for flight tests to begin soon.
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First Boeing 747-8I to enter factory gauntlet tests
Boeing confirms the first round of gauntlet testing will start by end-week on the 747-8I Intercontinental, moving the passenger version of the widebody one...
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Jeppesen iPhone app among new tools for managing pilot fatigue
Boeing's Jeppesen unit has integrated fatigue risk management functionality with its crew management system.
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BA and Rolls-Royce finally seal $5bn Trent deal
Rolls-Royce and British Airways have finally signed a long-awaited contract for Trent 900 and 1000 engines to power the carrier's forthcoming Airbus A380...
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India’s Lakshya-2 target completes flight test
India's Lakshya-2 target drone recently completed its first flight test, flying 32min at low altitude.
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Row 44 clears final hurdle to offering in-flight Internet in Europe
Row 44 has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) from EASA to equip commercial aircraft in Europe with its in-flight broadband platform, clearing...
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Qantas to resume A380 flights to Los Angeles: Reports
Qantas Airways plans to resume operating the Airbus A380 on flights to Los Angeles from 17 January, say Australian media reports.
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NewsCIT places its largest Boeing order
CIT Aerospace has placed an order for 38 Next-Generation 737 aircraft, including 15 737-900ERs and 23 737-800s, marking the largest order by the lessor with the manufacturer.
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787 price push reveals changing message
The push to regain pricing power on the baseline 787-8, which aims to cut its fuel burn by 20% compared with today's 767, is evident in the aircraft's changing list price, which debuted in August 2005 on Boeing's website for $125-135 million
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Forecasts 2011: Mergers & acquisitions - Eastern promise
Tough times marked 2010 but a strong Asian rebound is giving a momentum boost to key trends that will define the decade ahead
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ANALYSIS: Boeing 787 historic pricing discounts put pressure on programme’s profitability
Data obtained by Flight International shows Boeing's historic order backlog for the 787 was based partly on steep discounts driven by now-discarded design and manufacturing assumptions.
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Forecasts 2011: New regions to drive fleet growth, says Flightglobal report
A major fleet forecasting tool from Flightglobal Insight predicts a very different growth trajectory in emerging markets than their mature counterparts
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Forecasts 2011: Airframers - Recovery steps up
Resurging civil aircraft sales and higher deliveries are likely in 2011 - but programmes are facing some daunting hurdles
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NewsEasyJet exercises 15 A320 options
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet has exercised its options for 15 Airbus A320 aircraft to be delivered from 2012 to 2014. It has also secured options over...
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NewsVIDEO: Tu-204SM flies for first time
Video images have emerged of the maiden flight of the Tupolev Tu-204SM, the modernised variant of the Russian-built twin-jet.
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USA still exports success
The Aerospace Industries Association's ever-bullish chief has cause for optimism in 2011
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Renewed push to rid cargo of paper
Dutch move part of efforts to give fresh impetus to accelerating reach of IATA's e-freight initiative