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NewsModified Rolls-Royce T56 makes first flight
Rolls-Royce has completed the first flight of a modified T56 engine, the Series 3.5, to improve fuel efficiency ...
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SkyWest and Bombardier working on costly CRJ200 maintenance issues
US regional carrier SkyWest Airlines is working with Bombardier to address costly airframe maintenance issues that will affect its oldest Bombardier CRJ200s. SkyWest...
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NetJets and Signature break ground on dedicated passenger terminal
Signature Flight Support and NetJets have broken ground on a 930m² (10,000ft²) passenger terminal dedicated to NetJets customers at Palm Beach International airport in Florida.
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NewsAir France revamping 777s to compete with Gulf carriers
Troubled carrier Air France plans to refurbish its entire fleet of long-haul Boeing 777s in a bid to respond to the competitive threat, and perceived higher quality service, of Gulf and Asian airlines.
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NewsLockheed considers viability of resurrected Athena small satellite launcher programme
A decision is expected soon from Lockheed Martin regarding whether to continue to resurrect the Athena programme, a small satellite launcher discontinued in 2001.
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NewsComlux opens narrowbody completion center, eyes widebody expansion
Comlux has opened a new completion hangar at Indianapolis International airport for VIP narrowbody aircraft built by Airbus and Boeing, but is already eyeing expansion into a growing market for widebody completions.
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BMI Regional to open first new routes as independent
UK carrier BMI Regional is to open two new routes, one domestic and one international, its first network expansion since investors acquired the airline during...
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NewsPICTURE: Irkut to deliver Russia's first Su-30SM early
Irkut is to accelerate its delivery schedule under a Russian air force order for 30 Sukhoi Su-30SM strike aircraft ...
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NewsPICTURES: Indonesian air force inducts first four Super Tucanos
Indonesia has inducted its first four Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano light attack aircraft at Malang air base.
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Comac plans to manufacture widebody aircraft
Chinese airframer Comac is firming up plans to manufacture an indigenous widebody aircraft and has tentatively scheduled for it to be rolled out around 2025. The...
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Proton set to return after cause of August failure found
Commercial launch services company International Launch Services (ILS) has blamed a production fault in the Proton M rocket's upper stage for the 6 August failure of a flight that stranded two satellites - Telkom 3 and Express MD 2 - in an incorrect orbit.
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NewsGE, P&W selected to build fuel-efficient military engine demonstrators
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has selected two companies to build more fuel-efficient engines for military aircraft ...
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Working Week: Clay Lacy
Clay Lacy is owner and chief executive of Clay Lacy Aviation, founded in 1968, a full jet service FBO based at Van Nuys airport, California, which operates...
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NewsSenior F-35 official warns on software breakdowns, relationship crisis
The future of the Lockheed Martin F-35 programme is at risk over software concerns and a breakdown in the relationships between the contractor and the government ...
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JetBlue to offer extra legroom seats on A321s
Low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways will offer its extra legroom seats on its new Airbus A321s, following a recent move to extend the product offering to its...
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NewsFlight not guaranteed for Boeing's commercial crew capsule
Boeing may yet shelve future development of its CST-100 capsule, despite a recent award of more than $460 million from NASA's programme to transport astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS).
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NewsIN FOCUS: Top 100 aerospace companies 2012
Our Top 100 ranking of aerospace manufacturers' 2011 financial performance reveals the beginning of a sharp divergence in fortunes between companies supplying civil programmes and those reliant on military sales
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PICTURE: Chinook's rotor blade twist revealed in windtunnel test
Boeing has started windtunnel tests on a new rotor blade design which will boost the CH-47's lift capacity by around 907kg (2,000lb) ...
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Colombia orders fifth C295 from Airbus Military
Colombia's fleet of Airbus Military C295 tactical transports will be increased to five aircraft early next year, under a follow-on deal signed with the European manufacturer.
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NewsRAF's 1 Sqn reforms with Eurofighter Typhoon
The UK Royal Air Force has activated its fourth frontline unit to be equipped with the Eurofighter Typhoon, with its historic 1 Sqn having reformed with the type at its Leuchars air base on 15 September.