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NewsNASA to confirm Orion design review slip to summer 2009
NASA is to confirm next week that its Orion crew exploration vehicle's preliminary design review is to slip from...
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Lockheed's Icarus gives operator mutiple unmanned vehicle control
Using a Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk III unmanned air vehicle , the US company has demonstrated...
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How will Europe achieve its Clean Sky goals?
Green and clean regional air transport is the goal of one of Europe's most ambitious research projects - but where can the technologies, materials and fuels be found?
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WAEA2008: Air Canada signs for Aircell connectivity
Air Canada intends to become the first Canadian airline to offer in-flight connectivity after inking a deal with Aircell that envisions fleet-wide installations...
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NewsA400M schedule at risk as key engine test slips to October
First flight of Airbus Military's A400M transport could slip until early November due to further engine testing delays, say industry and military sources ...
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Veteran C-130 Hercules remains at heart of US airlift
It may be 55 years old, but the C-130 is still at the heart of the USAF and other air forces' tactical transport plans as Lockheed Martin continues to modernise its airlifter
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NewsSpaceX launches DragonLab for recoverable scientific payload service
Space Exploration Technologies is offering its Dragon capsule as a recoverable science cargo spacecraft with...
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Tough enough for Wi-Fi
AP Labs is making the leap from rugged military computing to in-flight entertainment
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Will P&W, GE or R-R win battle to provide next-generation engines to power new narrowbodies?
Engine manufacturers are preparing to gamble on which technologies will win out as Airbus and Boeing edge ever closer to launching their new 150-seater families
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NASA's Orion to see full-scale water recovery testing in January
A full-scale Orion crew exploration vehicle (CEV) test off the Florida coast in January 2009 is to follow water tank testing NASA has completed with a one-quarter...
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Green regional aircraft: key facts
Globally, 45% of today's flights are operated with regional aircraft, and by 2020 this figure is estimated...
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New tools target more environmental, economical icing operations
De-icing aircraft can waste time and money and cause environmental damage. But new tools becoming available could be more more economical and greener
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King Airs take on USAF surveillance role in Iraq and Afghanistan
The US Air Force is poised to outfit squadrons of propeller-driven surveillance aircraft to help identify insurgents and locate bombs in Afghanistan and Iraq
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Bombardier shares fall on business jet warning
Bombardier share price falls Bombardier shares plummeted by more than 7% on 4 September after a warning that...
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Rising to the top of the IFE heap
Airlines are well accustomed to seeing in-flight entertainment and communications services fall short of expectations. For years they've watched would-be...
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Regional boom hits the buffers
The regional sales boom appears to have ground to a halt with total orders down over 40% during the first half of the year compared with the same period...
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Queuing up for air taxis, but aircraft are slow to arrive
Lack of funds for expansion and problems with key programmes stunt ambitions of much-vaunted sector
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Good week - Bad Week
FINE DINING Or at least eating, now that United Airlines has axed plans to charge transatlantic economy passengers up to $9 for a meal. The concept - an...
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Business briefs
FARNBOROUGH CHIEF HEADS FOR MUBADALA COMPOSITES Farnborough Aerospace Consortium chief executive Ross Bradley is leaving the UK trade body in mid-October...