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JAL formally accepts oneworld invitation
Japan Airlines (JAL) has taken another step towards joining the oneworld alliance by accepting a formal letter of invitation from the multilateral grouping.
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General Electric Rolls-Royce F136 alternate engine for Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter stalled in April
The General Electric Rolls-Royce F136 alternate engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) suffered a stall during GE-sponsored testing in Ohio in April, it has been revealed.
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British Airways to phase out former British Caledonian Airbus A320 fleet
British Airways is to phase out its ageing fleet of CFM International CFM56-powered Airbus A320s, with the first aircraft to leave the fleet at the end of year.
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Flight TV: ILA Berlin flying display excerpts
Unable to make it to the ILA Berlin air show last month? Well Flight TV was there on your behalf. Here is a specially-edited collection of clips of the flying display, featuring flights of the Airbus A318 and A380; the Eurocopter Tiger UHT; the world première of the ...
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Boeing studies use of 787 electro-chromic window shade technology for the 747-8 Intercontinental
Boeing says trade studies for the yet-to-ordered 747-8 Intercontinental include the possible use of electro-chromic window technology now in development for the 787 in place of standard plastic shades.
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P&W sets out to turn down heat on F135 Joint Strike Fighter engine
Pratt & Whitney is working to reduce temperatures in its F135 Joint Strike Fighter engine as the US Department of Defense comes under criticism for its decision to cancel development of an alternative engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35.
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Atlas axes plan for full merger of its Atlas Air and Polar Cargo subsidiaries
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has reversed plans for completing a full operational merger between its Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo subsidiaries after opting to retain separate certificates for the two carriers.
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Airbus says A350 customer feedback came 'a bit late' and admits to two year delay on new design
Airbus has taken a swipe at potential and existing customers for its A350 long-range twinjet for failing to supply timely feedback during the development effort, admitting that any newly-designed variant could not be ready until at least 2012.
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James Bond-style strap-on jet pack flying wing to extend special forces' reach
A parachute system equipped with a 1.5m-span delta wing and two micro-turbojets, which could propel a paratrooper 200km (110nm) from a drop point, could be tested from third-quarter 2007.