All air transport news – Page 1339
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FARNBOROUGH 2008: CFM team leaps into action with 3G engine plan
CFM team leaps into action with 3G engine plan
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FARNBOROUGH 2008: CSeries kicks off with $2.8bn Lufthansa orders
Bombardier yesterday launched its long-awaited CSeries on the back of a $2.8 billion order from Lufthansa.
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GE to launch improved version of Walter M601
GE Aviation and newly acquired partner Walter Engines intend to soon launch a higher powered and more reliable version of the Czech manufacturer's M601 turboshaft...
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A giant leap: F-35 readies for production ramp-up
Now that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has made it into the air, the next challenge is to step up production
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FARNBOROUGH 2008: Composites are key for GKN
GKN is basing much of its future growth projections on composites technology. Alan Dron reports on how the company hopes to double its turnover by 2017
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FARNBOROUGH 2008: Tapping the market for a mobile flown
After years of jumping through airworthiness hoops and fending off the air-rage lobby, the onboard mobile phone providers are beginning to see their efforts pay off.
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Aeroflot becomes Il-96-400T launch customer after Atlant-Soyuz defers deliveries
Aeroflot has agreed to take three Ilyushin Il-96-400Ts this year after the widebody freighter's intended launch customer Atlant-Soyuz renegotiated its 2006...
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Alenia pushes for A350 work as Spirit lands wing deal
Alenia Aeronautica is aiming to secure structural work on the Airbus A350 XWB programme, as another piece of the...
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X Prize foundation to foster alternative fuels competition
As the push to certifIcate a full biofuel by 2013 continues, the US Federal Aviation Administration has awarded half a million dollars to the X Prize foundation...
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Second Kalitta 747-200 in six weeks destroyed in crash landing
All eight people on board a Kalitta Air Boeing 747-200 freighter that came down near Bogotá airport in Colombia survived the accident, despite the fact that...
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NewsNew engine technologies figure in Boeing's 737 update studies
Boeing is examining wide range of possible improvements for its current family of 737s - including new engine technology - as...
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Caribbean mourns US capacity cuts
Caribbean tourism leaders are increasingly concerned that the region will lose its air connections as US majors shrink departures from San Juan in Puerto...
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Airbus and Boeing neck and neck after strong first-half performance
Airbus and Boeing have had another strong first half, accumulating almost 1,000 net orders and...
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As cost crisis strikes Bell ARH-70, Boeing eyes new opportunity
Boeing sees a new opportunity to sell the AH-6 Little Bird to the US Army, as the Bell Helicopter ARH-70 armed reconnaissance helicopter faces a second major...
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Alenia claims progress with 787 fuselage production
Alenia Composite claims to have overcome the majority its initial Boeing 787 production problems, having hit 100% completion on its most recent fuselage...