All air transport news – Page 1244
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Throttle failure jams Eclipse programme
FAA yet to determine cause of Chicago drama in which very light jet's engines stuck at maximum thrust during landing
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Ducted fan battlefield resupply UAV could fly in 2009
A half-scale demonstrator of a ducted fan vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle called the VTOL...
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Ex-flight attendant offloads herself from MAS flight after fume concerns
An Australian former flight attendant offloaded herself from three successive Malaysia Airlines flights on which she was due to depart from London Heathrow...
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Boeing looks to boost 787 lithium ion battery service life
As Boeing activated the electrical system of its 787 for the first time last week, the airframer acknowledged that it was exploring a change to its power...
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British Airways in talks for Boeing 777-300ERs to bridge 787 delay
British Airways is close to finalising a deal to acquire up to 12 777-300ERs with Boeing...
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Southwest to cut emissions with engine wash system
Southwest to cut emissions with engine wash system
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Superjet unveils Pininfarina cabin concept for SSJ
Superjet International partner Alenia Aeronautica has unveiled a concept interior for the Sukhoi Superjet...
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Sudan A310 "veered off runway" during landing
Sudan's civil aviation authority SCAA has confirmed that at least 171 occupants survived the fire that gutted a Sudan Airways Airbus A310-300 after it veered...
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PICTURE: Boeing's Everett plant gears up for switch to 747-8 production
production Max Kingsley-Jones Everett Everett gears up for switch to 747-8 Airframer revamps assembly line at plant near Seattle as it prepares...
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PICTURES: Airbus refines A350 aerodynamic configuration
Airbus has released details about the latest configuration of the A350 XWB as it...
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London Heathrow airport unveils Tarsier FOD detection system
London Heathrow airport is aiming to reduce the risk from undetected foreign object debris (FOD). The airport has invested in Tarsier, a millimetric-wave...
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Gulf Air must expand or risk being smothered: chief executive
Gulf Air insists an aggressive fleet-expansion programme is central to defending its position in the...
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Carbon nanotubes disappoint EADS Composites Atlantic
Carbon nanotube (CNT) use in composite structures is not delivering the expected advantages after a year of development, according to EADS...