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US Army's Bell ARH-70 armed scout not out of the woods yet
PROCUREMENT graham WARWICK WASHINGTON DC Army's rocky road to RAH-66 replacemenT US Army efforts to put funding freed by its cancellation of...
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US Army looking at three configuration concepts for large cargo rotorcraft
The US Army is to continue refining concepts for the Joint Heavy Lift (JHL) ...
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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo plans held up by testing accident
Work on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo (SS2) is in a hiatus while the investigation into July's fatal Scaled Composites accident continues. A California...
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MTU Aero Engines designs high-speed turbine for P&W's GTF geared turbofan
MTU is applying technology from Europe's CLEAN environmental aero-engine research programme to Pratt...
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PICTURE: US Army's light utility helicopter programme
The US Army's light utility helicopter programme may not have been grabbing headlines, but it could have a fundamental affect on how the service buys rotorcraft
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NewsPICTURES: UK's Future Lynx programme moves into manufacturing phase
AgustaWestland's Future Lynx project will move into its manufacturing phase this month, with the company also hoping to add export business to its 70-aircraft deal
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Italy grapples with funding dilemma over Tranche 3 Eurofighters
The Italian government has moved to guarantee its funding for the Eurofighter Typhoon for the next five years as part of a new draft budget request for 2008,...
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Day dawns for air taxi operator DayJet
The day for DayJet is here at last. The "per-seat, on-demand" operator held its grand opening on 2 October in Florida...
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PICTURE: NASA successfully drop tests the Ares I first-stage recovery parachute
The first drop test of the Ares I crew launch vehicle's first-stage main parachute, conducted on 25 September at the US Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona,...
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PICTURE: Airbus says there is a market for the A380 freighter conversion
Airbus is reacting to concerns that appraisers are setting A380 residual values too low by re-emphasising the ultra-large airliner's long-term viability...
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Up-cycle for air travel nearing peak, Avitas analyst says
Widespread hopes that airlines have overcome the industry's historical boom-and-bust cycles is ill-considered and the current cycle of growth is "definitely"...
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UK advances Merlin HC3A, Sea King upgrades
AgustaWestland is engaged in two key projects to boost the UK's battlefield helicopter capabilities, with efforts linked to the EH101 Merlin and Sea King...
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Airbus begins deliveries of first elements of performance improvement package for A320 family
Airbus is about to begin delivering the next instalment of a major performance improvement package for the A320...
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Opinion
Comment: Efficiency choker
There is no point in making flights quicker and greener if a lack of runways in Europe is going to choke all the efficiencies delivered by sophisticated ATM in a Single European Sky
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Comment: The way back from the brink
It would be easy to write off commercial aviation safety in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) as a lost cause. But actually, aviation...
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NewsVIDEO: CAL 737-800 nearly overruns runway (UPDATED)
A China Airlines 737-800 broke one of eight lamps at the end of a runway in a near-overrun incident at Saga Airport in Japan.