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NBAA 2008: Tough testing for GE Honda powerplant
Work on GE Honda’s HF120 advanced 2,000lb thrust turbofan propulsion system is proceeding apace – with formal certification testing still on target to begin at the turn of the year.
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NBAA 2008: Making the upgrade at the double
Hawker Beechcraft is investing in performance boosts for the Hawker 450XP and a FlexCabin concept for the King Air 350i, which makes its debut as a mock-up here at NBAA.
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Forecasts predict business aircraft deliveries to peak in 2009
Business aircraft deliveries will peak next year following five years of dramatic growth, but a downturn is expected to follow in 2010 according to two long-term forecasts released at the show.
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NASA to request Ares V, Altair technology ideas in January
NASA in January will ask for industry's help in conquering "key" Ares V heavylift cargo launch vehicle and Altair lunar...
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Credit crisis hampers Mitsubishi's MRJ sales effort
The ongoing global credit crisis is hindering Mitsubishi Aircraft's attempts to market its new regional aircraft, with the company possibly having to reconsider...
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Low fuel forced Italian MD-82 to land on closed runway
Italian investigators have disclosed that an aircraft on a domestic service between Milan Linate and Cagliari was forced to land on a closed runway because...
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NewsCustomers start to feel the pain from Boeing strike
Delivery delay forces V Australia to postpone launch as ANA and JAL brace for 787 slip
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Boeing 3Q deliveries drop to 3-year low
Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for the third quarter dropped to a three-year low as a labour strike sharply curtailed activity in September.
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Russian air navigation authority to modernise with An-140s
Russian air navigation authority Rosaeronavigatsia is planning to acquire 10 Antonov An-140s as part of an effort to modernise its fleet of flight-calibration...
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Ruag begins test flights with resurrected Dornier 228
Germany's Ruag Aerospace flew its revived version of the Dornier 228 turboprop in September. The aircraft's features include a new five-blade propeller. The...
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China embarks on naval fighter training programme
China is gearing up to form its first naval fighter fleet, with local newspapers reporting that around 50 cadet pilots have started training with a naval...
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Egypt, Yemen fund MiG-21 upgrades
Egypt and Yemen have contracted the Ukrainian defence ministry's Odessa aircraft repair station (Odesaremservis) to modernise their fleets of RSK MiG-21...
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ANA, JAL bracing for further 787 delays
A protracted strike at Boeing's aircraft assembly plant has meant All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) are each bracing for possible further...
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Fossett remains, aircraft found on California mountain
The US National Transportation Safety Board discovered body parts amid the wreckage of pilot and adventurer Steve Fossett's...