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FARNBOROUGH: Raytheon expects major AESA decision in coming months
Raytheon expects one of the world's major Lockheed Martin F-16 operators to make a decision about its choice of active electronic scanned array (AESA) radars...
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FARNBOROUGH: Thales tailors simulator training to clients' needs
French technology group Thales is promising more cost-effective simulator training by selecting representational fidelity of equipment more carefully around...
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FARNBOROUGH: Reaction Engines reveals successful test results on SABRE engine pre-cooler
Reaction Engines (H4/C2) has announced successful stage one and two tests of a revolutionary pre-cooler of a new type of engine called SABRE, which could...
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Regulation violations behind proposed Delta fine: FAA
The US Federal Aviation Administration has fined Delta Air lines nearly $1 million for allegedly violating safety regulations during revenue flights of an...
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FARNBOROUGH: Lockheed offers maritime surveillance derivative of Hercules
Lockheed Martin is offering a maritime surveillance version of its Hercules transport called the SC-130J to the international market. There are two...
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Airbus, EasyJet and Nicarnica test volcanic ash detector
Airbus is collaborating with EasyJet and Nicarnica Aviation to test a device capable of detecting volcanic ash - the Airborne Volcanic Object Imaging Detector...
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FARNBOROUGH: Next show to feature more unmanned systems
They provide a critical surveillance capability for militaries around the world, but air show visitors have still yet to see evidence of all but the smallest...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Yak-130's engine intakes cause confusion
The Irkut-built Yakovlev Yak-130 trainer almost failed to get off the ground for its Farnborough debut because of a misunderstanding with air traffic authorities,...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: SkyWest Airlines commits to 100 MRJs
Mitsubishi Aircraft and SkyWest Airlines Inc have reached an agreement in principle for 100 of the airframer's Mitsubishi Regional Jets.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Chinese PhD student Jianying Tracy Ji is Boeing Engineering Student of the Year
After four years of postgraduate research in the field of advanced rechargeable lithium batteries, Chinese PhD student Jianying Tracy Ji is getting a taste...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: How Rockwell Collins' easy touch won it the Innovator of the Year Award
Nine months ago, Rockwell Collins raised the ante in the high technology world of avionics, leapfrogging its competitors in the Part 23 light jet and turboprop...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Bell Helicopter chief executive John Garrison is Flightglobal's Leader of the Year
When John Garrison assumed control of Textron's Bell Helicopter unit, he made one thing perfectly clear: the company that had once popularised the idea of...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: How volcanic ash detection won EasyJet manager our Aviator of the Year Award
In April 2010, when an eruption by an Icelandic volcano grounded European aviation for a week, two people formed a unique partnership. EasyJet's head of...
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Saudi’s GACA shortlists 7 operators for domestic licence
Saudi civil aviation authority GACA has shortlisted seven of the 14 companies that submitted bids to operate domestic air services in the kingdom, state-run...
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing shows off 737’s Advanced Technology winglet
Boeing's 737 programme chief Beverly Wyse expects the "Advanced Technology" winglet it has developed for its new Max family to deliver performance improvement...
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FARNBOROUGH: ITT, SNC team-up to build Vigilant Stare
Sierra Nevada Corporation and ITT Exelis are teaming up to build the Vigilant Stare wide-area airborne persistent surveillance (WAPS) system capability,...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Airbus secures first deal for higher weight A330
Aircraft lessor CIT Aerospace placed an order for five more A330s at the Farnborough air show today, including the first commitment for the newly launched longer-range A330.
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FARNBOROUGH: Morocco signs for AIM-9X missiles
Raytheon's AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder air-to-air missile has scored another direct hit on the international stage, with Morocco having ordered the weapon...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Chinese lessor CALC to order A320s
Chinese lessor CALC is intending to order 36 baseline Airbus A320-family jets. These will include eight A321s. No engine selection has been made.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Air Lease, Lao Airlines sign for ATR 72-600s
Leasing firm Air Lease has ordered two additional ATR 72-600 turboprops converting two of its 10 options from a deal signed at the Farnborough air show in 2010.