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NewsBolden's plan: no evolved expendable launch vehicles, heavylift mandatory
A new heavy lift rocket and the International Space Station are winners - and Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles are among the losers - in proposals that NASA administrator...
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NBAA 09: Business Aviation Census: Recessionary rebound?
It has been an agonising 12 months for business aviation. The financial meltdown across leading international markets triggered last year the worst economic...
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HK airport to help manage Shanghai Hongqiao airport
Hong Kong and Shanghai's airport authorities have established a joint-venture that will manage part of the expanded Shanghai Hongqiao and assist the Shanghai...
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NewsNBAA 09: Business Aviation, Ready to climb? Again
Last year's National Business Aviation Association convention in Orlando took place as the industry - and the world economy on which it depends - was falling...
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China Southern details plan to sell MTU Zhuhai stake to parent
China Southern Airlines has released details of its plan to sell its 50% stake in MTU Zhuhai.
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China Southern posts 10% growth in September
China Southern Airlines posted double-digit passenger growth in September but the passenger load factor on domestic routes dropped.
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Business: Good week - Bad week
To cope with bringing Airbus A330 heavy maintenance work in-house, 100 apprentices will in February join the 5,700-strong engineering...
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Opinion
Comment: MRJ's big deal
Mitsubishi's claims that its MRJ will set the standard for the next generation of regional jets seemed like wishful thinking until a big export order gave the programme serious credibility
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NBAA 09: G250: Large-cabin in a mid-cabin’s clothes
In May 2005, partners Gulfstream and Israel Aerospace Industries riding high on the successful first flight of their G150 midsize jet, set to work plotting...
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WAEA2009: United begins offering Gogo; Air Canada is next
Star Alliance member United Airlines has begun offering Aircell's Gogo in-flight broadband service on select flights between New York and California.
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Historic GA flight from Hong Kong to mainland China completed
Aviator Francis Chin, who came to fame in the 1970s for flying a Beagle Pup single-engined light aircraft from London to Hong Kong, has just completed a...
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EU, US to accelerate second-stage open skies talks
US and European negotiators have agreed to hasten the pace of second-stage open skies discussions following the conclusion of the fourth round of talks this...
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TAM CEO resigns
TAM has issued a short statement confirming the resignation of its CEO David Barioni Neto.
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NewsLockheed seeks to export Shadow Harvest spy system for C-130s
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division is seeking clearance from the US government to export a roll-on/roll-off suite of intelligence sensors for the C-130 Hercules that is designed to identify targets concealed under camouflage or foliage.
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Emirates reaches 777 financing deal with US Ex-Im Bank
Emirates has secured $413.7 million in financing througha public bond offering backed by the US Export-Import Bank for three new Boeing 777 aircraft. The...
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China's Shenyang to build new factory for Cessna aircraft
China's Shenyang Aircraft has selected a greenfield site for construction of an aircraft assembly plant and general aviation airport that will be used for...
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Raytheon improves new visibility system for helicopters
Raytheon has received a contract to upgrade a new distributed aperture system developed to give helicopter pilots 360° visibility in poor visibility conditions....
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PW800 core tests imminent: Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) is planning to conduct tests on the core of its PW800 PurePower turbofan engine "by the end of the year", according to senior marketing...