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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing presses on with 747-8 certification effort
As its all-new carbonfibre stablemate, the 787, progresses through its certification plan with relative swiftness, Boeing's 747-8F has faced more challenges...
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NewsBroken booster pump possible cause of failed Indian launch
A flaw in the fuel booster turbo pump was the cause of the failed 15 April launch of India's three-stage geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV),...
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Piper selects interior suppliers for PiperJet
Piper Aircraft has selected DeCrane Aerospace and Propel Designs to supply the interior for its PiperJet.
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FARNBOROUGH: Lockheed to expand navy's F-35 test fleet
Extending development by three years on two F-35 variants would not be enough to keep the restructured programme on track.
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Business aviation in brief
Avinode has launched a new empty leg link that allows charter providers to market empty legs from its online charter marketplace straight to end-users via the operator's website.
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FARNBOROUGH: Superjet's SaM146 programme back on track
Just an hour before joint venture PowerJet received formal European certification for its SaM146 engine, its Russian manufacturer NPO Saturn explained - with remarkable frankness - why the programme was running two years behind schedule.
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FARNBOROUGH: UK unmanned air vehicles
Players from the UK unmanned air vehicle industry will arrive at this year's Farnborough air show with renewed optimism, following two significant steps recently made on the way towards being able to routinely fly such systems in the nation's airspace.
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Cobham expands Australian operation with BAe jets
Cobham Aviation Services Australia has leased two more jets from BAE Systems, paving the way for the multinational company to expand its air service offering...
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FARNBOROUGH: The A350 flightdeck - pilots at home in the future
The A350's cockpit offers ease of access to data, flexibility for pilots to display and share information - and it will feel familiar
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FARNBOROUGH: Smart safety avionics in the A350
THE AIRBUS A350's pilots will have, as standard, an advanced landing safety function that will warn the pilots, during approach, of the risk of runway overrun.
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NewsGlobal airline safety still failing to improve
Figures for first half 2010 lowest for decade, but improvement due to fewer accidents to non-passenger flights
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Japan issues request for information for VIP jets
Japan has issued a request for information for business aircraft to provide VIP transport for the country's top politicians. It is unclear however if the government will proceed with a deal
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing 787: the designer 777?
COCKPITS BOEING 777: THE DESIGNER 777? ALTHOUGH Boeing is currently test-flying its 787 and it will be going into airline service at the end...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Are you sitting comfortably?
More than 70 years after first sampling the delights of international air travel, veteran industrial design engineer Tom Karen believes more should be done to improve passenger service, beginning in the comfort station
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FARNBOROUGH: The cost of cash
THE COST OF CASH Aircraft financing stayed on track last year despite the downturn, but uncertain market conditions and regulatory changes are combining...
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FARNBOROUGH: EACP: a path to new funding for Europe's small and medium-sized enterprises
New collaboration opportunities and routes to funding are among the targets of the European Aviation Clusters Partnership (EACP), which has enlisted as members...
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FARNBOROUGH: NextGen flight management system: masterminding the cockpit
Little did Honeywell know in the late 1970s when it introduced the idea of a performance management system for the Boeing 757 and 767 that slightly more...
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FARNBOROUGH: Silent Eagle makes quiet progress
One year ago, a nascent F-15 Silent Eagle programme needed to be rescued from what seemed like an internal crisis of confidence given away by a stray comment...
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FARNBOROUGH: BAE to ramp up work on JSF production
The UK's commitment to the Joint Strike Fighter has enabled BAE Systems to secure a 16% stake in the programme, and invest in its manufacturing base
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FARNBOROUGH: Hypersonics hype?
HYPERSONIC HYPE? Is the world any closer to witnessing aircraft fly at Mach 5? Or will it always be 10 years away? GAYLE PUTRICH WASHINGTON DC As...