All news – Page 4084
-
News
China airlines
CHINA AIRLINES The Taiwan carrier was lucky when all 165 people on board escaped safely as one of its Boeing 737-800s was destroyed by fire at Okinawa after...
-
News
Business briefs
HUMAN-POWERED FLIGHT PIONEER RETIRES MILESTONE Paul MacCready (right) has retired as chairman and director of unmanned and electric systems company...
-
News
F-35 engine and KC-X tanker raise competition questions
US Department of Defense thinks limiting competition could save it money
-
News
The sky's the limit for modern women
Women in Aviation, International has been encouraging women to seek opportunities in the aviation sector since 1990. Working Week talks to the Arizona-based organisation's president and founder Dr Peggy Chabrian
-
News
Boeing 787: Down to the wire
Launching the 787, Boeing snatched the initiative from an Airbus mired in problems with the A380. But now the US manufacturer faces its own challenges delivering on promises made
-
News
In praise of an engineering hero
Last week marked the 30th anniversary of one of the most remarkable achievements in aviation. Bryan Allen climbed into a flimsy aircraft with pusher prop...
-
News
UK begins research to speed CFD design
Funded by government and industry, university hardware resources could boost computational fluid dynamics process
-
-
News
Taiwan ups defence budget to boost air force
Taiwan's cabinet has approved a 16.4% increase in defence spending for 2008, with the bulk of the additional $10.3 billion to going towards air force projects....
-
NewsBlackwater seeks Super Tucano acquisition for trainer role
Security and training company Blackwater USA confirmed that it has applied for a license to acquire one Embraer Super Tucano light attack trainer.
-
News
Cessna Caravan set for major revamp
Cessna's Caravan family is set for a major upgrade with the introduction from March next year of the Garmin G1000...
-
News
NASA looks to new vehicles flying in US airspace by 2025
To support development of the next-generation air transport system (NextGen), NASA is seeking detailed performance descriptions for advanced vehicles that...
-
-
News
Lockheed tackles JSF power deficit
A shortage of electrical power on board the carrier variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has forced Lockheed Martin...
-
NewsConstellation's crawl worries Space Shuttle programme personnel
Slower than expected progress at NASA's return-to-the-Moon Constellation programme is raising Space Shuttle managers' fears about a future skills shortage for the agency...
-
News
Europe plans alternative fuels implementation study
Up to five alternative aviation fuels will be tested in realistic conditions as part of a "well-to-wing" study being proposed to the European...
-
News
MiG unveils mock-up of Skat UCAV demonstrator
Russia's RSK MiG has unveiled a full-scale mock-up of a stealthy unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator during the Moscow air show. The tailless flying-wing...
-
News
Boeing leads bid to secure spectrum for wireless aircraft systems
Aviation could seek dedicated frequency spectrum for on-board wireless networks if an industry survey now under way indicated sufficient interest in replacing...