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New Omani centre to provide executive interiors for large aircraft
Middle Eastern investors are to establish an aircraft conversion centre in Oman that will provide executive interiors for large commercial airframes. The...
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JASSM-ER restarts flight tests with maximum-range shot
Lockheed Martin completed the first flight test of the Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) after a two-year hiatus caused by...
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Opinion
Comment: The edge of the hedge
Southwest's fuel price gamble rebounded to turn what would have been a profit into the carrier's first-ever quarterly loss. But the bottom line is that a good product will make money
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Comment: Will downturn cloud Clean Sky initiatives?
If necessity is the mother of invention, European research funding may well be its rich and benevolent grandfather. The public has a right to police its...
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EASA's space tourism approach requires certification
The European Aviation Safety Agency has unveiled its proposed regulatory approach for suborbital aircraft at a space...
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BA, Qantas agree price-fixing fines in Australia
British Airways (BA) and its Oneworld alliance partner Qantas Airways have agreed to pay millions of dollars in fines in Australia to settle charges of price-fixing...
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NewsPictures: NASA reveals external vision project details with Gulfstream
NASA’s Dryden Research Centre has revealed pictures of the hardware setup installed in its F-18B to test artificial means of forward vision for supersonic business jets with limited forward vision.
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P&W picks Montreal as assembly site for geared turbofan powering the CSeries
Pratt & Whitney today announced the geared turbofan (GTF) engine powering the Bombardier CSeries will be assembled at a major new aerospace facility being...
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US Airways delays A350 deliveries; divulges more financing details
Star Alliance member US Airways has pushed back delivery of its 22 Airbus A350 XWBs by one year.
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B/E chief says A350 and 787 awards provide long-term stability
Significant contract awards covering systems for the Airbus A350 XWB and Boeing 787 as well as other new aircraft programmes will provide "an excellent long-term...
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India begins Chandrayaan-2 work
Following the successful launch of India's first lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 on 22 October the...
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ATR looking for revenge
Airframer aims to take advantage of high fuel price to forge new image on the continent
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Business: Good Week - Bad Week
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS The Wichita, Kansas-based company has significant new business. Mitsubishi contracted it to design and manufacture the engine pylons for...
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ESA's Zefiro success points way to Vega 2009 first flight
On 23 October the European Launch Vehicle Vega rocket's third-stage motor Zefiro 9-A completed its penultimate 120s firing...
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NATS' new Barco software promises smoother arrivals at London Heathrow and Gatwick
UK air navigation service provider NATS says a new air traffic management tool will shorten holding times and optimise aircraft sequencing for aircraft flying...
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How arrivals manager will be able to work
I the long run, AMAN will allow aircraft to be contacted with 370km (200nm) to go to the final approach fix and provided with an optimum arrival time, allowing...
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Picture: Endeavour makes pad move ahead of ISS launch
Space shuttle Endeavour was moved from Launch Pad 39B to Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center this week in preparation for the STS-126 mission to the International...
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This Weeks briefings
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala has secured its second partnership deal with a major European aerospace...