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Russia to adopt composite wing and aluminium fuselage for next narrowbody
Russia's next-generation narrowbody airliner, the MS-21, will have a composite wing and empennage married to a fuselage constructed from advanced alloys...
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Brazil seeks new transport, attack helicopters
AgustaWestland, Eurocopter and Russia's Rosboronexport arms agency have submitted a combined seven proposals in response to a Brazilian air force requirement...
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Business briefings
BOEING PUMPS $7 BILLION INTO SHARES STOCK Boeing is to repurchase up to $7 billion of common stock. The company, which a week ago posted a $1.1 billion...
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USAF KC-X contest complicates Airbus-Boeing WTO dispute
The timing of rival WTO disputes and a USAF tanker decision complicate any negotiations
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Heroux-Devtek is investing for expansion
Montreal landing-gear maker is investing and expanding beyond its core markets
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Eaton: managed growth in aerospace
Integration drive breaks open 'silos of expertise' and turns firm into total systems provider
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Business briefings
SAYING IT BIG ADVERTISING A London advertising business hopes to give new meaning to the term "megasite" with the unveiling on 22 October of a 100...
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Boeing 707 retirements prompt Australian tanker-transport shortfall
The Royal Australian Air Force is facing a six- to 18-month gap in the availability of operational in-flight refuelling aircraft, as a result of plans...
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Dubai 2007: Privatisation pays for Jordanian aerospace
Jordan's privatisation programme, which has been running for about a decade, is widely viewed as one of the most successful in the Middle Eastern region...
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Dubai 2007: Jordan bids to find its aerospace niche
National strategy JORDAN BIDS TO FIND ITS NICHE Jordan's Prince Feisal bin Al-Hussein, the brother of King Abdullah II, believes that the country's...
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Dubai 2007: Jordan's soaring Seabird Aviation looks for more space
MANUFACTURING Soaring Seabird looks for space King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau's light surveillance aircraft manufacturing joint...
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Boeing may dump sub-par 787 suppliers
Questions about Boeing's revolutionary decentralised 787 production strategy intensified after...
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Comment - Boeing should think global, act local
Boeing needs to learn from its failure to manage a modern supply chain for the 787 when it builds its single-aisle replacement aircraft the concept of globalised sourcing is still sound
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Sri Lanka loses eight aircraft in LTTE attack
The Sri Lankan defence ministry has detailed the losses suffered during a rebel attack on its Anuradhapura air base on 22 October...
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Dubai 2007: Jordan Aerospace's diesel-engined light aircraft to fly this year
light aircraft Diesel-engined CH2000 to fly by year-end Jordan Aerospace Industries (JAI) is planning to conduct the first flight of a new diesel-engined...
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A burning desire to help others
Paul Fisher is senior fire officer at London Ashford airport (Lydd). He explains what makes an airfield firefighter and why it is practice that provides the vital seconds that can make the difference between life and death
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ST Aero looks globally for MRO growth
While its home turf of Singapore is a major player in the Asian maintenance, repair and overhaul market, ST Aero's sights are set on establishing a global network to support its customer airlines to the same standard wherever they are in the world
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Dubai 2007: Business aviation hotbed
BUSINESS AVIATION Corporate hotbed The business aviation market centred on Dubai and Abu Dhabi continues to grow, with new names joining the...