All articles by Andrew Doyle – Page 7
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NewsAUVSI: Southampton University flies 'printed' UAV
Engineers at the UK's University of Southampton have designed and flown what it claims is the world's first "printed" aircraft.
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AUVSI: Cubewano halves fuel consumption of its engines
Cubewano is revealing at the show dramatically reduced fuel consumption figures for its lightweight heavy fuel rotary engines.
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PARIS: Interview: Thales defence SVP Pierre-Eric Pommellet
Pierre-Eric Pommellet is Thales's senior vice president of defence mission systems. He talks to Flightglobal about the growing importance of unmanned aerial vehicles, the significance of India's shortlisting of the Dassault Rafale fighter and the likely impact of the 'Arab Spring' on the global defence market
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PARIS: Faulty loader scuppers Boeing's Ferrari demo
Boeing was left red faced yesterday after its plan to show off the cargo loading capabilities of its new 747-8 Freighter using a pair of beautiful automotive...
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PARIS: EADS targets Le Bourget for recruitment drive
EADS is on a mission at the show to recruit the best and brightest engineers that the industry has to offer. Jörg Kutzim, head of the EADS Recruitment Center, tells Flightglobal how the company is putting over 1,000 potential applicants through more than 20 workshops at Le Bourget as part ...
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NewsPARIS: Rolls-Royce prepares to support 787 service entry
Rolls-Royce is preparing to power the Boeing 787's service entry with All Nippon Airways, scheduled for the third quarter, as it simultaneously starts work on a third package of improvements for the Trent 1000 aimed at the stretched -9 variant of the aircraft.
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PARIS: R-R details Trent 1000 roadmap as service entry looms
Rolls-Royce is preparing to power the Boeing 787's service entry with All Nippon Airways, scheduled for the third quarter, as it simultaneously starts work...
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NewsPARIS: R-R prepares to ramp up Trent XWB production
Thanks to its status as sole engine supplier for the Airbus A350 XWB, Rolls-Royce is gearing up to build Trent XWB turbofans at the rate of almost one per working day by 2018.
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EBACE: Cessna ramps up European Citation support
Cessna Aircraft is ramping up its customer support operation in Europe in an effort to bring parts availability into line with response times enjoyed by US-based Citation operators.
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EBACE: Face the facts with Phoenix Aviation's Ingrid Strahammer
Ingrid Strahammer is vice-president of marketing (Europe) for Wilson airport, Nairobi-based Phoenix Aviation, one of a handful of African operators exhibiting at EBACE this year
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Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 awarded FAA ETOPS approval
Rolls-Royce's Trent 1000 turbofan has been awarded 330min extended twin engine operations approval by the US Federal Aviation Administration.
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INTERIORS: TriaGnoSys launches end-to-end GSM solution
TriaGnoSys has launched GSMConneX, an end-to-end solution providing GSM services for airline passengers. Comprising hardware and software elements for both...
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INTERIORS: German cabin suppliers come out in force
This year's Aircraft Interiors Expo features more than 500 companies exhibiting over 31,300sqm of exhibition space. The 10th edition of the Expo is the showcase...
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NewsINTERIORS: CTT wins follow-on contract from Comlux America
Cabin moisture optimisation systems are in the spotlight at the show with the announcement by CTT Systems of a new order, while Liebherr-Aerospace has taken...
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INTERIORS: Airbus trials Spice galley concept with airline crews
Airbus has enlisted the help of cabin crew members from eight airlines to test its Spice galley cart concept using its A330 cabin mock-up in Toulouse. The...
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NewsINTERIORS: Airbus Space-Flex concept could add three seats to A320
Airbus today unveils its innovative Space-Flex lavatory and galley concept which could enable some A320-family operators to fit an extra three seats on board...
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NewsRolls-Royce details next-generation engine studies
As the only major engine-maker to sidestep involvement in the Airbus A320neo, Rolls-Royce is focused on preparing technologies for all-new narrow and widebody aircraft
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AA11: PICTURE - World's smallest manned helicopter makes Hong Kong debut
Visitors looking to rise above Hong Kong's congested streets could do well to pay a visit to Japan's Gen Corporation, which has brought the world's smallest manned helicopter to the show.
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AA11:Hong Kong celebrates centenary of powered flight
This year will be a special one for Hong Kong's aviation community as it celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first powered flight in the territory, which took place on 18 March 1911.
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Airbus considers raising A320 rate to 44
Airbus is studying the possibility of raising the A320-family production rate to as many as 44 aircraft a month but is yet to convince itself that suppliers will be able to cope with such an increase.