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RIAT: F-22, Vulcan top show attractions
Staged at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire from 17 to 18 July, the annual Royal International Air Tattoo attracted around 350 aircraft from around the globe ...
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FARNBOROUGH: Alabama keeps fingers crossed over oil-spill impact
State of Alabama officials are keeping their fingers firmly crossed that the region's aerospace industry will remain unaffected by the BP oil spill, and that EADS will win the US Air Force's KC-X tanker contract and bring much-needed jobs to Mobile.
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FARNBOROUGH: FLIR reveals second generation HD surveillance system
FLIR Systems is unveiling at Farnborough a second generation of high-definition, long-range surveillance systems for aircraft.
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FARNBOROUGH: BlueBird shows gun-launched UAV
BlueBird is demonstrating at the show its Micro-B unmanned air vehicle, launched using a pneumatic "gun".
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Israel grounds T-6 fleet after training mishap
Israel is investigating the cause of a non-fatal mishap involving its new T-6A trainer fleet ...
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FARNBOROUGH: Gallois detained at Queen's airport
EADS may call the UK its "fourth home", but it seems no one has told the Royal Air Force, who failed to give its French chief executive the welcome he might...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: VIDEO & PICTURES - 787 touches down for UK debut
Boeing's 787 twin-jet has touched down at the Farnborough Air Show, marking the aircraft's first appearance in the UK.
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FARNBOROUGH: MBDA reveals guided missiles of the future
At this year's show, weapons manufacturer MBDA is unveiling the outputs of its first annual Concept Visions exercise, an analogue of automotive manufacturers' concept cars that is intended to brainstorm ideas for the guided weapons of the future.
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NewsCustomers will lead re-engining decision: Airbus and Boeing
Airbus and Boeing say the market will drive their decision on whether to go ahead with single-aisle re-engining plans after Rolls-Royce urged them to concentrate on bringing all-new single-aisle replacements to the market more quickly.
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FARNBOROUGH:New shades technolgy could save pilots' sight
Pilots wearing traditional sunglasses face potential permanent damage to their eyesight, Swiss exhibitor Caruso and Freeland (Outdoor Exhibit 15) has warned. General...
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'Cabin sickness' incident on new A319 remains unsolved
Investigations by Irish authorities have discovered no evidence of depressurisation or toxic contamination, two years after a mysterious Germanwings Airbus...
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FARNBOROUGH: Pilot supply: the component the airlines have forgotten
Air shows like Farnborough and Paris attract many companies selling specialist services, but at their core these big events are about hardware. Most hardware, however, requires skilled "liveware" to operate it, and suppliers of skills are rather less in evidence.
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FARNBOROUGH: London heliport in the PremiAir league
UK business aviation services company PremiAir opened ahead of the Farnborough air show a new VIP passenger terminal at the refurbished London heliport in Battersea.
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FARNBOROUGH: Embraer studies E-Jet enhancements
Embraer is using the show to meet with key suppliers to discuss its studies of a technology refresh and possible re-engining of its General Electric CF34-powered...
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Turkish to add premium-economy to 777 cabin
Turkish Airlines is to introduce a fourth seating class on its Boeing 777 aircraft, which will be offered on services to Asia and the Americas. It...
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FARNBOROUGH: Midlands alliance champions innovation
The trail-blazing Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme (ATEP) run by the Midlands Aerospace Alliance (hall 1, stand B14) in the UK's traditional manufacturing...
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NewsCanada formally commits to buy 65 F-35s
The Canadian government formally committed today to buy 65 Lockheed Martin F-35s six years ahead of first delivery in order to qualify national industry...
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NewsLufthansa takes second A380, while 747s ply short-haul
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has taken delivery of its second Airbus A380 as it prepares to transfer some of its Boeing 747-400s temporarily to domestic trunk services.
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US border patrol receives first re-winged P-3 Orion
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first re-winged P-3 Orion to the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agency, which begins to restore the long-term viability of a surveillance fleet grounded because of safety concerns until two years ago.
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ATK seeks to harm Raytheon in new anti-radar missile bid
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has submitted a bid to upgrade a worrisome control unit on the AGM-88 high-speed anti-radiation missile (HARM), challenging a rival...