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NTSB calls for more conservative landing calculations
The US National Transportation Safety Board has urged the Federal Aviation Administration to "immediately" mandate a 15% safety margin to be added into distance...
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China looks to ease restriction on age limit of imported freighter aircraft
China is looking to lift its 15-year age limit on imported freighter aircraft, giving a boost to Chinese cargo airlines wishing to source secondhand aircraft.
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MTU Aero Engines designs high-speed turbine for P&W's GTF geared turbofan
MTU is applying technology from Europe's CLEAN environmental aero-engine research programme to Pratt...
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Italy grapples with funding dilemma over Tranche 3 Eurofighters
The Italian government has moved to guarantee its funding for the Eurofighter Typhoon for the next five years as part of a new draft budget request for 2008,...
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PICTURE: Airbus says there is a market for the A380 freighter conversion
Airbus is reacting to concerns that appraisers are setting A380 residual values too low by re-emphasising the ultra-large airliner's long-term viability...
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Airbus begins deliveries of first elements of performance improvement package for A320 family
Airbus is about to begin delivering the next instalment of a major performance improvement package for the A320...
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VIDEO: CAL 737-800 nearly overruns runway (UPDATED)
A China Airlines 737-800 broke one of eight lamps at the end of a runway in a near-overrun incident at Saga Airport in Japan.
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Bell solves BA609 tiltrotor torque mystery
Bell Helicopter engineers have resolved a performance anomaly that test pilots had discovered...
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Business briefs - 9 October 2007
MTU 'REBUFFED' IN BID FOR VOLVO AERO ACQUISITIONS MTU Aero Engines has declined to comment on German press reports that it has been rebuffed in a...
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Business jet start-ups face production challenges
Starting up in the business aircraft manufacturing business is proving more difficult than even sceptics expected, but the newcomers are turning the corner
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AirAsia uses AT&T Williams Formula 1 link for technology boost
Technicians from AirAsia have held an initial meeting with Formula 1 racing...