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Top 100 - KAI guns for advanced jet trainer market
Korea Aerospace Industries has placed in 56th position this year, up from 63rd in the last top 100 ranking. The company's advance was due to operating profits of $106 million in 2010, compared with $44 million in 2009.
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Top 100: Precision routes to recovery yield rise in rankings
Portland, Oregon, US-based Precision makes a wide range of complex castings, forgings and fasteners for the aerospace industry, with many of those products ending up in powerplants on Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier and Embraer aircraft.
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Top 100 Special Report: 2010 a year of rebound
Though the economic situation looks uncertain, manufacturers big and small are knuckling down and competing in a market on the road to recovery
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Top 100 - Data source
The Flight International Top 100 was compiled by aerospace experts at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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Obituary: Ron Davies
The renowned historian was at the sharp-end of UK and US airliner marketing during the industry's formative years and leaves a legacy of aviation knowledge, says Max Kingsley-Jones
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2010 aerospace top 100
After the sharp downturn of 2009, profits bounced back in 2010, with Boeing and EADS maintaining clear leadership of our Top 100 ranking of aerospace manufacturers as civil demand overcame defence cutbacks to pull the industry out of recession.
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EASA issues guidance for carriers testing Koito seats
Airlines operating aircraft with seats made by Koito Industries can test designated clusters of seats when seeking to meet the conditions of an airworthiness...
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Southwest expects to make decision on re-engined 737 soon
Long-time Boeing stalwart Southwest Airlines should soon decide on its Boeing narrowbody aircraft soon now that the airframer has committed to re-engine...
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Relevance of 717 to Southwest continues to diminish
Southwest Airlines continues to see less of a role for the Boeing 717 as the markets the aircraft serves increasingly become unviable in a high fuel cost...
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Soyuz crash as yet unsolved
More details have emerged about the causes of the 24 August Soyuz-U malfunction that caused the destruction of its Progress M-12M spacecraft. "[Russian...
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Denel completes assembly of Seeker 400 prototype
South Africa's Denel Dynamics plans to conduct the first flight of its prototype Seeker 400 UAV in early 2012 ...
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Cathay to offer premium economy seating in Q2 2012
Cathay Pacific Airways plans to introduce premium economy seats in the second quarter of 2012 and will deploy them throughout its fleet by end-2012. The...
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Indian air force targets fighter crash rate
The Indian air force has lost 46 fighter aircraft in crashes in the last six years, and has initiated several programmes to improve safety.
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Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture orders single AW139
AgustaWestland has signed a deal with Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture for an AW139 helicopter for use in fire fighting and disaster relief operations.
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Gulf Air A320 skids off runway in Kochi
A Gulf Air A320 aircraft has skidded off the runway while landing at India's Kochi International Airport, injuring one passenger and causing the aircraft's...
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Tony Davis to leave Tiger Airways
Tiger Airways has announced a major leadership change, with acting CEO Chin Yau Seng to become permanent CEO, and Australia unit head Tony Davis to leave the company.
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Mahindra-NAL NM5-100 to begin certification flights in Q4
Mahindra Aerospace and National Aerospace Laboratories' NM5-100 five-seat turboprop could commence certification flights in Australia in the fourth quarter of 2011.
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Delivery dates in sight for 747-8F and 787
With US Federal Aviation Administration and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certifications in hand, Boeing's final month of 747-8 freighter and 787 first delivery milestones has emerged.
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Boeing unveils senior leadership changes
Boeing has announced a series of senior leadership changes at the company, to take effect 9 September.
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787 wins certification from FAA and EASA
Boeing has received certification for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency...