All air transport news – Page 1339
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LHT expands maintenance operation in Asia
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has begun training personnel for its new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility...
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EASA ponders flight deck cameras following Helios crash study
Mandatory crash-proof flight deck video recorders appear to be one step closer to adoption following acceptance by the European Aviation Safety Agency of...
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Boeing cool on aircraft assembly in Asia
Aircraft assembly in Asia is not on the cards for Boeing , with the US airframer learning from McDonnell Douglas's...
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Maintenance providers
Some maintenance providers attending the conference complained they may be "squeezed out" of the market by Boeing's GoldCare turnkey maintenance programme....
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Saab to fly Future Gripen by late 2008
Saab, meanwhile, expects to fly a two-seat demonstrator for an increased-size Future Gripen by late 2008, with risk-sharing partners including General Electric,...
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Jetstar airs concerns about Boeing 787 maitenance costs
Boeing 787 launch customer Jetstar is concerned that operating costs for its new fleet will be significantly higher than expected after receiving the first...
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AirAsia and Williams explore aerospace synergies
As part of its three year sponsorship deal with AT&T Willliams , technicians from AirAsia ...
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ST Aero training arm eyes Indian market
ST Aerospace's new commercial pilot training arm ST Aviation Training Academy is targeting potential pilots in other...
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Environmental special: Quietly does it
Quietly does it ROB COPPINGER LONDON While aviation's carbon emissions have grabbed the headlines, European industry's efforts to cut noise pollution...
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Environmental special: Six-year project to validate technologies
Starting in April 2001, SILENCE(R) cost €111 million ($151 million), with 50% of the funding provided by the European Commission and the rest by industry....
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Environmental special: Battle lines
battle lines stephen trimble washinGton dc Anti-aviation sentiment, already in full force among European environmentalists, is starting...
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Northrop Grumman tests oblique flying wing X-plane in windtunnel
Northrop Grumman is beginning high-speed windtunnel testing of the oblique flying wing X-plane it...
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China developing WIGE aircraft
A wing-in-ground-effect aircraft is under development at Shanghai based-Tongji University, according to Chinese media. With a design payload of 4,000kg (8,800lb),...
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Deliveries of Russia’s NK-93 ducted fan could begin in 2009
Two test flights of Russia's NK-93 ducted fan prototype engine have been completed on board an Ilyushin Il-76 flying test bed, and the engine could be ready...
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Regional manufacturers see strong performance in first half of 2007
The strong recovery of the regional manufacturing sector continued during the first half of 2007, with the 275 orders during the first half of the year representing...