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Nomad must find new home
The Australian-built Nomad utility twin turboprop will face permanent grounding next month if the Australian government and Boeing-owned Aerospace Technologies of Australia (ASTA) fail to identify a buyer for the aircraft's manufacturing rights and type certificate.
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A380 airport costs draw US criticism
Government Accountability Office questions expense of modifying facilities and meeting FAA safety standards
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Boeing saves up to fund next projects
Manufacturer aims to rebuild research and development war chest for possible new airliner launches from 2008
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Trent 1000 ready to fly following blade-off test
Boeing 787's first powerplant set to begin airborne trials on modified 747 this month
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A380 inspires nose job for A350
XWB takes on new look as Airbus studies revised cockpit window layout with family resemblance to big sister
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Airbus reduces A380 seat count
Manufacturer discards 555-passenger definition as it is based on 'outdated' business-class comfort standards
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FAA poised to formalise icing countermeasures
The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing new certification standards for detecting and countering airframe ice on new transport category aircraft.
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Boeing acts on 737-800 spoilers
Boeing and spoiler actuator manufacturer Smiths Aerospace are voluntarily replacing the supplier's part on all 37 Boeing 737-800 short-field performance aircraft in service and on the production line
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Brazilian collision alerts NTSB to TCAS question
US safety board wants FAA to provide enhanced information on system status
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Lawyers accuse Brazil's ATC following Embraer Legacy crash
Brazilian lawyers charged with defending the Embraer Legacy crew after the collision with a Gol Boeing 737-800 last September have given the federal police a report alleging Brazil's air traffic control system is primarily responsible.
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Airbus prepares for China
Airbus is gearing up for the start of A320 family final assembly in China next year, with Chinese staff undergoing initial training in Europe.
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Row 44 secures in-flight broadband customer
A privately held California-based firm, Row 44, is part of a growing list of companies planning to offer high-speed airborne connectivity services that operate over the existing Ku-satellite system.
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Airbus A350 wing aerodynamics advance
A350 chief engineer Gordon McConnell says Airbus is working on the detail of the wing aerodynamics, and will not freeze the configuration until October 2008.
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NewsPicture: Airbus’s CAD drawing of revised A350 XWB nose study
This is the computer aided design (CAD) drawing of the Airbus A350 XWB’s forward fuselage from which Flight International has produced its rendition of the new nose shape being studied for the long-range twinjet.
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Reasons for aircraft collisions despite TCAS subject to Eurocontrol analysis
Reacting to a just-issued Eurocontrol Safety Warning Message (SWM) about the loss of traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) functionality, a Germany-based airline captain says many airline checklists are now eliminating a final check on whether TCAS is switched on when lining up for take-off.
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NewsCFM studies 'open rotor' concept for next generation airliner engine
CFM International is conducting preliminary studies of open rotor and other potential "game changing" architecture concepts for future narrowbody engines as part of its LEAP56 technology study, new details of which have just been revealed.