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UK claims general aviation engine first with 2,000h time between overhaul
UK joint venture Powerplant Developments is promising savings of more than $100,000 over 2,000h of operations with its new liquid cooled, two-stroke, three-cylinder,...
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European research to focus on open-rotor aircraft engines
A Rolls-Royce-led research programme to investigate open-rotor engines and new fuels could be approved next month for a 2008 start under the European Commission's...
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French alternate aviation fuels research to begin in December
A French alternative-fuels project involving laboratory-scale testing of blended fuels, second-generation biofuels and other candidates is to get under way...
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Alenia seals refurbishment deal for Libyan air force SF-260 trainers
Alenia Aermacchi is to support a €3 million ($4.1 million) refurbishment of 12 SF-260 primary trainers for...
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ESA plans second generation Galileo satellites
Four years before its first generation is operational, the European Space Agency is preparing to develop the next-generation...
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Singapore Airlines considers all-business for Airbus A340-500s
Singapore Airlines is considering an all-business class offering for its non-stop flights between Singapore and both
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PICTURE: BAE Nimrod MRA4 reconnaissance aircraft passes torpedo drop test
MRA4 is due to enter service in 2010 armed with Sting Rays (inset) BAE Systems' Nimrod...
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Aerocross Systems unveils Echo Hawk unmanned air vehicle
Texas-based Aerocross Systems has unveiled a large payload capacity unmanned air vehicle being developed for the US Air Force as a potential airborne telemetry...
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PICTURE: Epic raises stakes in very light jet race
Epic Aircraft is taking steps to put its new very light jets in the lead of the race for certification,...
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Business aircraft deliveries still on the rise
Half-year delivery figures for business aircraft manufacturers show an industry still ramping up to handle record backlogs. And the orderbooks continue to...
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US Navy surveillance system developed to rival Northrop Grumman's JSTARS
The US Navy has secretly developed and deployed a new airborne surveillance system that rivals the capability of Northrop Grumman's E-8C...
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American Airlines to launch wi-fi wireless in USA next year
American Airlines and airborne telecom provider AirCell will launch a wireless broadband...
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India may seek new partners for transport aircraft
India could seek new partners for its armed forces' military Multi-role Transport Aircraft programme, with a five-year-old joint Indo-Russian joint venture...
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Sikorsky prepares fly-by-wire S-92 for flight
Sikorsky has begun ground testing a fly-by-wire flight-control system in its S-92 medium helicopter to support development of the H-92...