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NewsChina Eastern orders 15 A330s, drops five A340s
China Eastern Airlines has agreed to purchase 15 Airbus A330 aircraft, and will dispose of five A340-300s. The SkyTeam carrier's announcement was followed...
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NewsChina Eastern abandons 787 order for 737s
Citing the extended delivery delays in the Boeing 787 programme China Eastern has cancelled orders for 24 of the widebody aircraft, and has opted to convert...
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NewsOrders flow in at NBAA
Manufacturers chalked up a welcome string of orders during the three-day event, with the bulk of the activity for new business jet sales coming from the vibrant Chinese market.
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NewsPICTURE: X-47B flies with raised landing gear for first time
Northrop Grumman's X-47B naval unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator has performed its first flight with raised landing gear in its cruise configuration.
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Rising laser threat alarms air transport community
Investigation into aircraft laser interference suggests a sharp rise in incidents is down to an increasing number of events, not simply greater willingness to report encounters.
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NewsIN FOCUS: UK test pilot school readied for growth
Its name may evoke thoughts of a bygone colonial era, but officials in charge of the UK's Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS) have their sights set firmly on the future as it enters the most significant period of transition in its near 70-year history.
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NewsAAI unveils Shadow M2
AAI has unveiled the Shadow M2, a significantly larger and heavier version of its RQ-7B Shadow, the US Army's standard tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV).
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NewsMarket outlook: Dreamliner sales success keeps Airbus on its toes
With an order backlog in excess of 800 aircraft, the success enjoyed by Boeing's 787 sales team has been in stark contrast to the turmoil of its development...
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NewsDreamlifter Sidebar
To meet its goal of building ten 787s per month transporting its in-process inventory seamlessly between partner sites, Boeing had to conceive a way of moving...
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NewsPowering the Dream: Atypical paths to Boeing 787 EIS
An early Christmas occurred at Rolls-Royce on 28 September.
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NewsMaintenance: Keeping the dream flying
As the Boeing 787 nears its service entry, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) companies are getting into gear for the new-generation jetliner
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NewsHawker Beechcraft looks to take back global market
With an installed fleet of 32,000 aircraft globally, there is a lucrative aftermarket business for Hawker Beechcraft products worth almost $2 billion a year. Unfortunately for Hawker Beechcraft itself, it is failing to see much of that.
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NewsWill the 787 have a second or third career?
With entry-into-service (EIS) far off in the unknown distance in May 2008, Boeing felt comfortable revealing one of the 787's hidden and potentially lucrative design secrets.
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News787 special report: Network revolution
Dreamliner launch customers are finally ready to start earning money with Boeing's 'wonder jet' and to find out if it has been worth the long wait.
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News787 design highlights: systems and materials
The 787 is Boeing's grand innovation, nose to tail, wingtip to wingtip. The aircraft's majority-composite design is at the heart of the airframer's leap...
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NewsRolls-Royce wins $99.9 million US Navy contract
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $99.9 million contract by the US Department of Defense Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River
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NewsSaab HUD breakthrough promises offshore safety
Saab is promising a new era of heads-up display performance with a "non-holographic" single-box unit that promises to slash system weight to 6kg from the approximately 26kg of projection systems while offering improved performance for new or upgraded aircraft.
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NewsPositive reaction for Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney deal
Reaction to the deal between Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney appears positive for both parties.
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NewsESA counting down to historic launches
AT the European Space Agency (ESA), fingers remain crossed as the countdown continues towards its much-anticipated Soyuz launch on 20 October.
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Elta unveils new ground surveillance radar
Elta Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, has unveiled a new lightweight airborne synthetic aperture radar/ground moving-target indication (SAR/GMTI) payload.