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Marshall Aerospace to supply auxiliary tanks for Boeing's KC-46A
Marshall Aerospace has won a contract to design and manufacture auxiliary fuel tanks for Boeing's 767-based KC-46A tanker ...
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Improving single-aisle capability key to low-cost carrier growth
Continuous improvement in single-aisle airliner capability has been central to the development of low-cost airlines, according to Oliver Wyman consultant...
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PICTURES: Phantom Ray first flight raises funding hopes
First flight of the Boeing Phantom Ray UCAV on 27 April cleared a critical step in the company's search for external funding ...
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Republic alludes to A320neo place holder deposit
Frontier Airlines parent Republic Airways Holdings has placed an aircraft place holder deposit with Airbus for the re-engined A320neo, according to a company...
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PICTURE: 'Virgin Australia' new name for Virgin Blue
The second decade of Virgin Blue's operation will see the airline re-brand as "Virgin Australia" to help shed its low-cost image in favour of being a formidable...
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BAE Systems Australia gets interim basic training contract
BAE Systems Australia has secured a contract to provide continued basic flying training services to the Australian Defence Force ...
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Size of 737 successor will aid E-Jets decision: Embraer's Curado
An announcement from Boeing in the coming months about its plans for replacing current single-aisle types will not necessarily trigger an immediate response...
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Poor airspeed in FedEx ATR 42 crash in Lubbock
Poor airspeed control led to an aerodynamic stall that caused an Empire Airlines ATR 42 to crash while landing at Lubbock, Texas, two years ago.
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Crashed An-148 was 60kt over never-exceed speed
Russian investigators have concluded that the Antonov An-148 that crashed while on a test flight in early March was travelling at 60kt more than its never-exceed speed when it broke up.
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Tests prove laser JDAM accuracy on moving targets
The latest version of Boeing's JDAM is proving accurate against moving targets in early testing with the US Navy ...
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Jack Pelton retires from Cessna
Jack Pelton, chairman, president and chief executive of Cessna, has retired and a search for his successor is under way.
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Iberia and AENA invest in algae biofuel project in Madrid
Iberia has teamed up with Spanish airports operator AENA and AlgaEnergy to establish a microalgae-based biofuel research project at Madrid Barajas Airport.
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Shuttle Endeavour launch no earlier than 10 May
Space Shuttle Endeavour's final launch - and the next-to-last in the 30-year Shuttle programme - will come no earlier than 10 May; STS-134 had been set to launch to the International Space Station on 29 April, but lift-off was scrubbed with 4h to go owing problems with an auxiliary power ...
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Tu-204SM begins airworthiness certification programme
Tupolev has begun an airworthiness certification programme for its modernised Tu-204SM twin-jet after completing its post-assembly trials. On 28 April,...
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Airbus Military, EPI resolve A400M engine dispute
Airbus Military and TP400 engine supplier Europrop International have resolved a dispute linked to the late-running A400M transport programme with the signature of an amended agreement.
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PICTURE: Qatar's first C-130J transport revealed
Lockheed Martin has released the first image of a C-130J built for the Qatar Emiri Air Force ...
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Lockheed expects delays for Middle East aircraft orders
Two major deals in the Middle East for Lockheed Martin aircraft are likely to have to wait for at least another year to be signed ...
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Lufthansa Technik, Fokker Services sign component supply deal
Fokker Services and Lufthansa Technik have signed a five-year supply agreement covering Boeing, Airbus and Bombardier components. The deal includes...
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Korean Air orders five A330-200s and two 777-300ERs
Korean Air has placed a firm order with Airbus for five additional A330-200s, and plans to order two Boeing 777-300ERs.
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Embraer posts $105.1m 1Q net profit
Brazilian regional jet manufacturer Embraer has more than quadrupled its first quarter income to $105.1 million from $24.1 million in the same period last...