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Altair and Ares V design contracts on hold till third quarter
NASA's Ares V cargo launch vehicle (CaLV)...
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Manned turboprops may switch hands between USAF, Army
The US Army and Air Force may exchange control of two manned turboprop aircraft programmes as the Pentagon re-clarifies the airborne roles and missions for...
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Boeing posts 25 cancellations for the 787
Boeing has received requests from customers to cancel 25 787s.
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NewsNASA to delete Orion software functions
The flight software for NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle is to reduced in scope to ensure it is not a risk to Constellation's schedule
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Superjet the biggest casualty as Russia slashes airliner output plans
Slump prompts United Aircraft to cut commercial sector's short-term delivery plan in half
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737 output ‘may plunge to 21 a month in 2010’
Boeing 737 production rates could shrink to as low as 21 aircraft a month in 2010, say its US suppliers. GKN Aerospace chief executive Marcus Bryson,...
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UK MoD flying wing UAV study completed
A £120,000 ($180,600) six-month UK Ministry of Defence study of a quad ducted fan-driven flying wing unmanned air vehicle has been completed. Reading-based...
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Airbus reins in 2009 A380 shipments in response to downturn
Airbus will deliver just two more A380s this year than in 2008 after revealing plans to scale back production in the wake of the impact of the downturn on...
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NewsBusiness Aviation Special: On the eve of EBACE we examine manufactuers' and operators' reaction to the economic downturn
Corporate flying is in crisis. One the eve of the EBACE business aviation show in Geneva we examine manufactuers' and operators' reaction to the economic downturn and look at what they have in mind for the future
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UK discourages retaliation in next round of open skies talks
UK transport minister Geoff Hoon is shying away from threats of dissolving the current EU-US open skies agreement as he reinforced European calls for further...
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GE revives interest in A350 engine ahead of 787 flight test
General Electric is hoping the Boeing 787 flight-test programme will help to break an impasse with Airbus over a second engine option for its A350 XWB. The...
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NewsA century of Royal Navy air power
The UK Royal Navy is today commemorating its first century as an aviation power, with a 'Fly Navy 100' flypast over London ...
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Hoon: BAA will be incentivised to make 'green slots' work
London Heathrow operator BAA will be directed to ensure that "green slots" are used efficiently as the UK government looks to mitigate the environmental...
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NewsKingfisher firms five-A350 order in otherwise bleak April
India's Kingfisher Airlines has finally firmed its order for five Airbus A350-800s, according to April backlog figures released by the airframer. Kingfisher...
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Business aviation in brief
Pilatus Aircraft has delivered 900 PC-12s since the single-engined turboprop entered...
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Radical response
If Karem Aircraft's AeroTrain takes off, short-range air transport will be a vastly different proposition in the future.
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Boeing confirms 787 weight issues
Boeing today ended speculation over potential challenges in meeting targeted weights of the 787, acknowledging that its early aircraft will be overweight.
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Australia signs up for P-8A development
Australia has signed a memorandum of understanding with the US Navy confirming its participation in an A$5 billion ($3.75 billion) programme to develop the...
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American moves ahead with 757 modifications for transatlantic routes
Oneworld alliance member American Airlines is making headway in its reconfiguration of 18 domestic Boeing 757-200s destined for transatlantic services and...
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Rockwell Collins to show automatic recovery from
Rockwell Collins has won a contract to show that it can use software algorithms to automatically stabilize an operational unmanned aircraft system (UAS)...