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NewsAgustaWestland UK site to lead development of new 7.5t multirole AW149 helicopter
AgustaWestland's operation in Yeovil is to take the lead role in the development of the new AW149 7.5t multirole helicopter, as part of a relocation of the Italian helicopter manufacturer's military division to the UK.
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NewsPictures: AgustaWestland to supply 70 Future Lynx helicopters to UK
The UK has formally awarded AgustaWestland the contract to supply 40 Future Lynx utility helicopters to the army and 30 to the Royal Navy, to be powered by Honeywell / Rolls-Royce CTS800-4 turboshaft engines
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NewsHong Kong's Cathay Pacific orders six Boeing 747-400ER Freighters powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4062A engines
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has ordered six Boeing 747-400ER freighters in what it says is its biggest ever single commitment for new cargo aircraft.
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NewsBA and other carriers facing probe over alleged fuel surcharge cartel
US and UK competition regulators are investigating alleged collusion between airlines including British Airways over the introduction of fuel surcharges.
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NewsPicture: First Engine Alliance GP7200-powered Airbus A380 expected to start flight tests next month
The Engine Alliance GP7200-powered Airbus A380 flight test aircraft is expected to take to the air next month. The aircraft is being prepared for hand-over to Airbus’s flight-test department.
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Reims Aerospace embarks on management buy-out to rescue aerostructures business
Aerospace subcontractor Reims Aerospace is set for a takeover by its 240 employees as part of a scheme to help it out of current financial difficulties.
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French opposition leader calls for resignation of Noël Forgeard in growing political scandal over EADS
The leader of the French opposition party has become the country's highest ranking politician to call for the resignation of Noël Forgeard, co-chief executive of EADS, who is currently being accused of insider trading over delays to the A380 airliner.
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NewsPictures: Airbus aims to thwart Boeing’s narrowbody plans with upgraded 'A320 Enhanced'
Airbus is aiming to sabotage the business case for any near-term plan by Boeing to develop an all-new narrowbody family with an “A320 Enhanced” that will incorporate improvements to significantly increase efficiency.
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NewsPictures: Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy makes first flight
Long-serving airlifter flies with radically new avionics and uprated engines
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Video: American Airlines Boeing MD-80 lands without nosegear at Chicago O'Hare
Helicopter-borne TV crews capture textbook landing at dawn
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Tony Blair's UK government considers acquiring one narrowbody, one widebody aircraft for ministerial transport
The UK government is reported to be considering acquiring aircraft for the use of the prime minister and other ministers.
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Night flights under green scrutiny after study finds nocturnal contrails environmentally worse
Scientific study by the UK’s Reading University flags up increased impact of nocturnal contrails on global warming
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Japan starts ball rolling, with Fuji Heavy Industries completing first compostie lower-skin section
Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) completed work on the first production composite lower-skin section for the Boeing 787 on 12 June in preparation for the start of final assembly of the centre wing box, scheduled for 27 June and marking the starting point for the manufacture of the first aircraft.
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Airbus presses GE to power A370 with new GEnx to counter R-R Trent 1000 engine offer on revamped A350
Airbus is trying to convince General Electric to develop an engine that it can offer on the revamped A350 family, which is now being proposed to potential customers powered only by versions of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine.