All air transport news – Page 1145
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Ecuador finalises big Super Tucano order
Ecuador has finalised a contract to buy 24 Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano trainer and light attack aircraft ...
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Gol considers wet leasing out 767s, deferring new 737s
Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol is considering wet leasing a portion of its grounded Boeing 767 fleet and deferring some of the 15 new Boeing 737s it is slated...
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AeroSvit to start commercial flights with early An-148
Ukrainian carrier AeroSvit has acquired one of the two Antonov An-148s built four years ago for the twinjet's flight-test programme and will be the first...
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Dniproavia ERJ-145 damaged in Istanbul overrun incident
Investigations have begun after a Dniproavia Embraer ERJ-145 overran the edge of runway 24 at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport today, suffering a collapsed nosewheel....
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CFM ready to tackle open rotor engine architecture
CFM International sees noise mitigation as one of the major technical challenges to be overcome for open rotor to become viable, alongside airframe configuration and meeting certification requirements.
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Back in the windtunnel
John Green is chairman of the science and technology sub-group within...
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Partner’s airport noise triple play
Two universities involved in the partnership for air transport noise...
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Bombardier works towards CSeries design freeze in 2010
Bombardier has further refined the design of its CSeries aircraft, increasing payload by roughly 1,000lb (454kg) in response to customer requests, changing...
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Greece accepts first new F-16 fighter
Greece has accepted its first of 30 new F-16C/Ds from Lockheed Martin, with the aircraft to be ferried to the nation from May ...
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GE ISO acoustic alchemy for open rotor
GE, Snecma and NASA in May plan to begin running a 1/5 scale unducted fan (UDF) rotor on a test rig at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Ohio, an experiment...
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Pilatus joins US safety board to investigate PC-12 Montana accident
Pilatus Aircraft has joined the US National Transportation Safety Board-led investigation into the cause of...
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Open to persuasion: how researchers aim to quieten tomorrow's aircraft engines
Is it too early to write off open rotor engines as too noisy when they could offer cleaner power than the next generation of turbofans? Researchers are investigating with the help of new acoustic tools
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Comment: Coming in under the radar
If Boeing's claims about its "stealthy" F-15 Silent Eagle are accurate, Lockheed Martin might have some explaining to do to international customers of its...
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FedEx MD-11F that crashed at Tokyo Narita identified
The FedEx Boeing MD-11 freighter that crashed on landing this morning at Tokyo's Narita Airport has been identified, as its charred wreckage is still blocking...
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VIDEO: FedEx MD-11 crashes at Narita
Japanese television has posted a video of a FedEx MD-11 crashing and burning after having landing troubles at the Narita International Airport Monday morning.
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Europe's Vital partners claim engine successes
propulsion rob coppinger london The Vital signs of progress Environmentally Friendly Aero Engines programme partners claim some success but technology...
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Focus: Airbus racks up 200 orders for the A380
Airbus reached an important milestone for its A380 programme in February when the addition of Korean Air's deal for two more aircraft brought total firm orders for the giant to 200 aircraft.