All air transport news – Page 1365
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General aviation in brief
SOCATA STRATEGY EADS Socata has halted plans to transfer production of its TB20...
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ATR plans major take-off improvement for ATR 72
ATR has begun testing a procedure that could improve take-off performance by up to 20% and lead to new sales to...
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Boeing releases 2007 list prices
List prices for Boeing airliners have jumped from 4% to 6% this year reflecting inflation rate increases...
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No evidence of mechanical failure on crashed Kenya Airways Boeing 737
Cameroonian investigators say that a preliminary assessment of flight-data recorder information from the Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800 that crashed in May...
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First Airbus A321 for Indian Airlines readied for delivery
The first of 20 Airbus A321s for Indian Airlines is being prepared for delivery at Hamburg. The CFM International CFM56-powered aircraft will join the airline's...
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EU predictive maintenance project makes prognosis
The European Union's Technologies and Techniques for New Maintenance (TATEM) concepts project has completed its...
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NASA study finds superconductors ready for all-electric aircraft
High-temperature superconducting (HTS) machines could enable development of all-electric aircraft with zero emissions, concludes a five-year study supported...
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RSK MiG predicts up to $20 billion of sales by 2020
RSK MiG is forecasting that it can win sales of MiG-29/35 series fighters worth $10-12 billion and MiG-29 upgrade work worth $7-8 billion by 2020. The manufacturer...
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Emission impossible?
Reducing climate-altering emissions will be far from straightforward for aircraft manufacturers and regulators, who will be forced to make some difficult choices in the next 10 years
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Governments 'drag feet' over air traffic
Often cited as offering a quick win to detract from a lack of breakthroughs in the hardware department, the pace of efforts to improve air traffic management...
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Harnessing aviation emissions: A European approach
Europe's plan to hold aviation accountable for its part in global warming has, as expected, come up against stiff opposition. Even at its outset, 2007...
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Aviation and the environment: key milestones
1969 Pratt & Whitney's JT9D is the first high bypass ratio jet engine to power a civil widebody aircraft - the Boeing 747-100. 1970 The USA establishes...
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US FAA opts for an all-encompassing policy
The US Federal Aviation Administration continues to insist on an environmental aviation policy that is all-encompassing, driven by consensus and based on...
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It takes two: can Barger help JetBlue return to profitability?
After a turbulent winter, JetBlue Airways founder David Neeleman has ceded daily duties to long-time aide Dave Barger to focus on longer-term goals. Can this reshuffle at the top help the carrier return to profitability and regain both passenger trust and investor confidence?
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BAE shares fall as US Department of Justice launches probe
BAE Systems shares fell on the London...