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NBAA 09: Honeywell bolsters position with advanced vision and navigation products for OEMS
Honeywell (booth 2600) has solidified its lead position in the advanced vision and navigation arena with the launch of two products for high-end cockpits....
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NBAA 09: Atlantic seeks to boost aircraft-towing safety
Atlantic Aviation (booth 5115) has launched a "tow certified" program designed to reduce the number of aircraft towing-related accidents and incidents. It...
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NewsChina's United Eagle to buy ARJ21s once Comac buys the airline
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) plans to become the largest shareholder in Sichuan-based carrier United Eagle Airlines which in turn plans...
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Opinion
Comment: The final frontier: open to all?
A new vision for NASA, where crew and cargo transport to the International Space Station is privatised, emerged last week after remarks by the agency's administrator...
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ST Aero flying school gets CAAS approval
Singapore Technologies Aviation Training has received regulatory approval to be a flight training organisation (FTO).
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HK airport September traffic falls 3.5%
Hong Kong International Airport in September posted a 3.5 percent fall in passenger and 4.3 percent drop in cargo traffic mainly due to continued falls in...
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Opinion
Comment: Beating the clock
The world deserted corporate aviation a year ago. Business jets offer comfort and status, but it is their biggest selling point - speed of getting from A to B - that will lure customers again
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NBAA 09: Recession drives down business jet deliveries
The effects of the crippling global economic recession will drive down business jet deliveries by 30% this year and a further 15% next year, according to...
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NewsNBAA 09: CAE showcases tailored training approach
CAE (booth 251) is using the show to highlight its focus on tailored training solutions aimed at meeting the needs of individual operators, rather than taking...
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NBAA 09: Hitting back at the critics
On November 19 2008, just days after the US Presidential election, auto executives from Chrysler, Ford and General Motors flew to Washington DC aboard their...
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Eurojet pushes thrust-vectoring technology for Typhoon
The consortium behind the Eurofighter Typhoon is a firm believer in the operational and cost benefits of thrust vectoring. Now it must convince the customers
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P&W outlines maintenance for GTF gear
Maintenance of the gearbox for the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbofan results in roughly a 2% rise in maintenance costs compared with current generation...
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NewsAerolineas could lease six A330s and seven A340s
Aerolineas Argentinas is preparing to lease 13 Airbus widebodies should it fail to conclude a deal to purchase 13 A330/A340s originally ordered by former...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Emirates is claiming a world-first in its $414 million deal to acquire three new Boeing 777s, which it claims is the first-ever public bond offering...
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This Week briefing
Delivery of Qantas's fifth and sixth Airbus A380 have been delayed to December owing to a flight...
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Business briefs
French aviation industry body CORAC has proposed that France's government assign it €800 million...
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Udvar-Hazy warns of slowing 2010 production rates
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy warns Airbus and Boeing could be forced to cut production rates next year to adjust...
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Aerolineas seeks to lease six 737-800s
Aerolineas Argentinas is looking to lease several Boeing 737-800s to complement the 12 737-700s it has already acquired.
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NewsRockwell Collins mulls in-seat IFE for single-aisle aircraft
Rockwell Collins is considering making a re-entry into the in-seat in-flight entertainment (IFE) market with a new solution for single-aisle aircraft, ATI...
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Boeing reiterates 787 first flight target
Boeing says the side-of-body modification for the 787 is "progressing well" and first flight by the end of this year remains on track.