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NewsAustrian and Lufthansa test Japan flights for signs of radiation
Austrian Airlines yesterday sent a radiation expert from the Austrian armed forces on its scheduled flight to Tokyo Narita to measure radioactivity levels...
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Interview
Working Week: Douglas Schofield
Douglas Schofield is an aviation consultant and conference organiser who began his career as a wartime aviator before selling the Lockheed C-130 and early corporate jets. He is still involved in running events
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Bombardier expects at least 300 CSeries orders by EIS: Scott
Bombardier says it will have secured some 300 orders for the CSeries by the time the new twinjet enters into service in 2013.
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Airbus sees overlap on A320 and A320neo production
Airbus is likely to continue building its current A320 narrowbody for some time after it begins delivering the new A320neo (new engine option).
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NewsBoeing to miss 787 performance spec: Albaugh
Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Jim Albaugh, for the first time, has acknowledged that the 787 will miss its intended performance specifications, though...
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Boeing looks at increasing 737 output to 42 per month
Boeing is taking "a hard look" at advancing 737 production to 42 aircraft per month.
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Trent XWB engine “certainly sufficient” to power A350-1000: Airbus
Rolls-Royce's Trent XWB is "certainly sufficient to power" the Airbus A350-1000 stretch, assures the European airframer's vice president of marketing Andrew...
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NewsFAA scrutinises in-flight Wi-Fi interference with avionics
The US FAA is taking a "hard look" at the potential for in-flight connectivity to interfere with avionics after certain Honeywell display units proved susceptible...
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Avitas expects a Boeing 737 re-engine announcement in Paris
Boeing will likely announce a re-engined 737 at the Paris air show, predicts Avitas's senior vice president Adam Pilarski, despite strong flirtations with...
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IAE unveils next-gen V2500 for A320
International Aero Engines (IAE) has backed up a new long-term commitment to the four-company joint venture with the unveiling of a "next generation" V2500...
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ATR wins certification to operate in colder conditions
ATR has won certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) to operate its 42-500 and 72-500...
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Engine Certification: Meet the Flockers
Two years after Flight 1549's Hudson ditch, regulators ponder avian threat and changes to the powerplant certification process
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NewsRolls-Royce details next-generation engine studies
As the only major engine-maker to sidestep involvement in the Airbus A320neo, Rolls-Royce is focused on preparing technologies for all-new narrow and widebody aircraft
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What are the major factors as airlines start to evaluate the new Leap-X and PW1100G?
Airlines are starting to evaluate the new CFM Leap-X and Pratt & Whitney PW1100G, expected to secure their first orders this year
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NewsUS engine makers gear up for 2025 and beyond
US engine-makers are pursuing technology programmes aimed at realising radical efficiency gains in a 2025 timeframe
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Nordstar named as customer for up to seven ATR 42-500s
Russian carrier Nordstar has emerged as the previously unidentified customer to have placed an order last year for four ATR 42-500s plus three options. The...
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NewsAirbus to restrict conversion options to A320neo
Airbus is intending to restrict the freedom of customers to convert from the baseline A320 to the A320neo.
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Boeing returns 777 rate to seven per month
Boeing has returned its 777 production rate to seven aircraft per month after dropping down to a rate of five aircraft per month following the global economic...
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Catalyst for oxygen generator directive remains unclear
Few details have emerged as to the catalyst behind the US FAA's order to deactivate chemical oxygen generators in aircraft lavatories.