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PARIS AIR SHOW: Finistere region aims for 50% growth in aerospace companies
Up to €3 million ($4.2 million) is to be spent this year by France's Finistere regional government on research work that will also encourage aerospace sector...
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COMMENT: Managing pilots takes more than just honing their flying skills
A case study from a few years ago demonstrates how pilot performance is sensitive to airline management. To do their jobs really well, flightcrew need more than just good flight training
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Goodrich completes 737NG brakes
Goodrich has completed flight testing of its Next Generation Boeing 737 wheels and carbon brakes. The US company says formal certification is expected in...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: In brief
Dunlop awards tyre supply contract for CRJ1000 Dunlop Aviation Tyres is using the show as the platform to debut new nose and main wheel tyres selected...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Farnborough air show announces price hike
Farnborough International (hall 2, F85) will today announce modest price increases for exhibitor space at its 2010 air show, but says the increases will...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Israeli Bluebird fuell cell UAV completes development
Israeli unmanned air vehicle manufacturer BlueBird has completed development of its fuel cell-powered Boomerang UAV, which will be on show here. That...
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NewsPW stands by F135 upgrade plan for JSF
Two days after F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) engine rival Rolls-Royce unveiled plans for a dramatic engine upgrade after 2020, a Pratt & Whitney executive...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Abu Dhabi offers investor incentives
Abu Dhabi is today launching a scheme to persuade Western suppliers to set up shop in the Arabian emirate as it pursues its quest of becoming an aerospace...
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Viking: out with the old; in with the new
Viking's upgrade of the de Havilland Twin Otter is nearing completion. What is next on Vancouver company's agenda:
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Canada buys new operational autonomy, but at what cost to domestic industry?
Canada's renewed zeal for defence spending has strengthened its services, but how will it affect its industrial base?
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Plextek unveils supercharged UAV engine
Cambridge based-Plextek's supercharged engine for unmanned air vehicles is being launched here this week with demonstrations of the powerplant at the company's...
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Lumexis confident in securing IFE system launch customer
US in-flight entertainment (IFE) company Lumexis is confident it will shortly secure a launch customer for its fibre-to-the-screen IFE platform.
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Opinion
COMMENT: the spectre of Concorde haunting Airbus
Don't mention the C word in front of Airbus bosses. Four decades ago Concorde emerged as a machine of stunning elegance that promised to revolutionise air...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
AIRBUS A340 Quadjets are not in fashion everywhere, but Lufthansa Group has identified its Swiss International Air Lines' Airbus A340-300s as its most efficient aircraft
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Mexico risks IASA downgrade as Aviacsa again resumes operations
Some Mexican carriers are concerned the inability of Mexico's DGAC to ground Aviacsa over alleged safety concerns could lead to the country being downgraded...
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USA's SkyWest seeks to capture business from competitors
US regional operator SkyWest is poised to steal business away from competitors as it seeks to compete vigorously for contract renewals network carriers currently...
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Delta and GE forge new maintenance pact
Delta Air Lines inked a 10-year engine maintenance and overhaul deal with GE Aviation for the GE90-110B1L2 engines that power the SkyTeam carrier's entire...
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Mexico's Interjet restores capacity, expects consolidation
Mexico's Interjet has restored capacity and reports demand has just about recovered to pre H1N1 levels, but the carrier's management believes more consolidation...
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Bell Canada: composites not a grey area
Modern materials are taking over from the traditional in a very visible way on the Bell Helicopter final assembly lines in Montreal
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Canadian aerospace: planting the seeds of green success
Status quo might as well be an expletive in the lexicon of the diverse Canadian aerospace industry, where government and the civil aviation industry have recently taken a hard, honest look at an all but certain future.