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WORLD AIRLINERS: The ups and downs of the largest commercial aircraft
Airbus and Boeing differ widely in their 20-year market expectations for their largest products, which continue to cause headaches
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WORLD AIRLINERS: Narrowbody cargo conversion market recovers
Surging demand for narrowbody freighter and combi conversions is prompting suppliers to launch new products and increase capacity
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WORLD AIRLINERS: Slow recovery begins for widebody cargo conversions
Widebody freighter conversion orderbooks are thin but providers are confident the market is on the verge of a dramatic turnaround
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WORLD AIRLINERS: Russia bids to best the west
Ilyushin and Tupolev are struggling to keep their passenger aircraft lines open in the face of fierce competition from abroad
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WORLD AIRLINERS: Order trickle continues for in-production widebodies
Delays to the Boeing 787 have boosted orders for other twin-aisle types, but the Airbus A340 seems to be near the end of its life
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WORLD AIRLINERS: China and Russia press ahead with new breed of narrowbodies
Chinese and Russian airframers aim to unsettle the Airbus/Boeing duopoly as they press on with new single-aisle programmes
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WORLD AIRLINERS: Narrowing the options
Both of the major civil airframers will imminently decide whether to re-engine or replace their bellwether single-aisle types
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WORLD AIRLINERS: Between dreams and reality
Delays still beset Boeing's 787, but Airbus is sticking to its A350 XWB delivery plans - even if the schedule's buffer has eroded
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Opinion
Comment: A silver lining to the ash cloud?
In recent years the European Union has zapped its air carriers. It has introduced over-the-top passenger rights legislation and has delayed and long-routed flights with its jigsaw-puzzle air traffic management system. And it has overcharged airlines for the privilege.
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Opinion
Comment: Breakthrough or bust
After 25 years of operating Bell's Kiowa Warrior as an 'interim' platform, the US Army is pushing, again, for a replacement. But will a gamble on new technology return a winner?
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Interview
Working Week Leslie Orr
ADS manager for Northern Ireland Leslie Orr is passionate about helping member companies within the region's aerospace, defence and security industries to survive and thrive in the global downturn
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Bombardier details Gulf Air CSeries pitch
Bombardier is emphasising the runway performance, range and geared powerplant of its 110-seat CSeries CS100 airliner as it strives to triumph in Gulf Air's three-way regional jet order contest.
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UK Home Secretary announces security measures following Yemen bomb threat
The explosive devices intercepted in intelligence-led security checks on a UPS freighter at East Midland airport, UK and a FedEx cargo flight in Dubai were...
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FAA proposes Pratt & Whitney 777 engine directive
The US FAA plans to issue on 2 November an airworthiness directive (AD) requiring US operators of Pratt & Whitney PW4074 and PW4077-powered Boeing 777s to...
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Robinson certificates turbine helicopter
US Federal Aviation Administration officials on 25 October presented helicopter industry icon Frank Robinson with the completed type certificate for the company's first turbine helicopter, the R66
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NewsAirport IT budgets increased in 2009
Data from the seventh annual Airport IT Trends Survey, released today at the ACI World general assembly in Bermuda, reveals that IT&T expenditure for airports rose to 3.4% in 2009 up from 2.7% in the previous year.
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NewsLockheed Martin eyes common architecture for F-35, F-22
Lockheed Martin is looking at revamping several of the F-22's most critical systems with hardware from the F-35.