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NewsRolls-Royce revamps Trent XWB to aid A350-1000 range boost
Rolls-Royce is investing in the development of a significantly modified version of the Trent XWB for the A350-1000 to help Airbus enhance the performance of its largest twinjet.
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Bell and Cessna break ground on new Singapore centre
Bell and Cessna have broken ground on a new service facility in Singapore's Seletar Aerospace Park that will serve the manufacturers' customers in the Asia-Pacific...
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NewsIsrael steps up interest in V-22 Osprey
Israeli air force pilots and technical experts will soon meet US Marine Corps staff to hear their opinion about the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor that...
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Business Aviation - In Brief
Bombardier has added four field service representatives and two customer support account managers to its burgeoning global support network
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Delays continue for India’s Mirage, Jaguar upgrades
Programmes to upgrade two key Indian air force types, the Dassault Mirage 2000H and Sepecat Jaguar, continue to be delayed. The Mirage 2000H upgrade...
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NewsEurocopter to fly X3 at Paris
Helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter will perform the first public flight demonstrations of its X3 hybrid rotorcraft at the Paris air show. "Eurocopter...
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US trade bodies call for 'practical and pragmatic' approach to temporary flight restrictions
US business and general aviation trade associations have called on the Transportation Security Administration to "work with industry to minimise the impact...
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NewsAeronautics, BlueBird make last two in Finnish UAS contest
Israeli companies Aeronautics Defense Systems and BlueBird are the two final contenders in the Finnish armed forces' unmanned air system contest ...
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Sukhoi to decide on Superjet corporate variant
A new role is in on the horizon for the Sukhoi Superjet regional aircraft
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VIDEO: Solar Impulse makes second attempt to reach Paris Le Bourget
Solar Impulse's prototype aircraft is en route to Paris Le Bourget from Brussels Zaventum, following an earlier unsuccessful attempt in which the solar-powered...
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Can Franco-British UAS alliance beat the financial crisis?
Anglo-French collaboration on a next-generation unmanned air system will be in evidence at Le Bourget, but can the nations' operational and industrial requirements overcome financial constraints? ...
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What will aircraft engines look like post-2025?
Engine makers are pressing to design cleaner, quieter and more efficient ways of propulsion, and the shape of powerplants could be radically different after 2025
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CSeries - Keeping the faith
CSeries sales will again be under the spotlight at Paris, as Bombardier looks to find a launch customer for the CS100, set for entry to service in 2013
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This week briefing
International Air Transport Association officials have more than halved the industry's net profit outlook for the year, to $4 billion, citing higher fuel costs, unrest in the Middle East and the Japanese disasters
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UK to name fixed-wing training system bidder in mid-2012
A decision on the remaining fixed-wing elements of the UK's tri-service Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme will be taken around the middle of next year, according to the company charged with overseeing the selection process.
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Boeing plans latter stages of 747-8 test programme
Snags discovered during flight testing of Boeing's 747-8 have been overcome, but flight management system software issues could yet hit the certification timetable
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NewsNew Sino-Swiss seat venture
China's Aerospace Life-Support Industries has established a 50:50 joint venture - Jiahang United Seating Technologies (JUST) - with a subsidiary of the Swiss consulting and management firm Corporate Consulta to manufacture a full range of aircraft passenger seats.
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Toulouse on track with A350XWB
Airbus appears gradually to be winning its battle with A380 production just as it faces the daunting prospect of keeping its latest airliner programme, the three-member A350 twinjet family, on schedule
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Status check: the 787 flight-test programme
An electrical fire during a flying evaluation caused further slippage in the Boeing 787's schedule, pushing first delivery from February to August or September
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The Airbus-Boeing narrowbody contest, pre-Paris
Boeing faces mounting pressure to commit to a narrowbody strategy for its high-stakes battle with Airbus