All air transport news – Page 1493
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Japan starts ball rolling, with Fuji Heavy Industries completing first compostie lower-skin section
Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) completed work on the first production composite lower-skin section for the Boeing 787 on 12 June in preparation for the start of final assembly of the centre wing box, scheduled for 27 June and marking the starting point for the manufacture of the first aircraft.
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Airbus presses GE to power A370 with new GEnx to counter R-R Trent 1000 engine offer on revamped A350
Airbus is trying to convince General Electric to develop an engine that it can offer on the revamped A350 family, which is now being proposed to potential customers powered only by versions of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine.
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Boeing unveils its 787 flight-test plan with four R-R Trent 1000-powered, 2 GEnx aircraft
Boeing has revealed its certification flight- and ground-test plans for the 787, which will include six aircraft, four for the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered version and two for the General Electric GEnx-70B1 variant.
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Making light: the use of composites in aerospace
Composites are becoming ever more important in aerospace. Yet many feel the UK is playing catch up. Can the country become a leader in the technology?
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Boeing 787s to be fitted with enhanced data recorders
Smiths Aerospace developing technology to perform ‘well beyond’ current mandates
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Forgeard faces test over crisis at EADS
A380 delay and earnings-warning lead to share price fall