All articles by Dan Thisdell – Page 42
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Forgital wins Rolls-Royce forgings contract
Forgital wins Rolls-Royce forgings contract Rolls-Royce chief operating officer Mark McDonald...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: A350 spearheads ATK push to double turnover
ATK is best-known as the world's biggest maker of small-calibre ammunition, and the prime contractor...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: TEXL to maintain GE90 in China
Taikoo Engine Services Xiamen (TEXL), the former GE Engine Services Xiamen, expects to achieve Civil Aviation Administration of China certification and begin...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: GEnx-2B for 747-8 close to completing testing
GE's GEnx-2B engine for the new Boeing 747-8 is close to completing the first phase of its flight tests on GE's 747 flying testbed. The engines have run...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: How 'fusion man' flies like a bird
Mad man, or birdman? Yves Rossy dons a winged suit and seeks the essence of flight
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PARIS AIR SHOW: GE and NASA to evaluate open rotor fan-blade systems
GE and NASA to evaluate open rotor fan-blade systems After several months of refurbishing a special NASA test rig, GE Aviation and NASA this summer...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: IAE marks milestones
International Aero Engines is marking two key milestones at Paris. Last month marked its V2500's 20th anniversary in service powering Airbus A320s, since...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Tough times ahead
Will the economic downturn lead to the break-up of struggling aerospace companies and industry consolidation?
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737 output ‘may plunge to 21 a month in 2010’
Boeing 737 production rates could shrink to as low as 21 aircraft a month in 2010, say its US suppliers. GKN Aerospace chief executive Marcus Bryson,...
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Aerospace should grow despite downturn: Blakey
Heavy demand from military customers and technology demands generated by emissions and noise regulation should drive a period of aviation industry growth despite global recession, according to Aerospace Industries Association chief executive Marion Blakey.
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ILFC needs cure for AIG ills
The mega-lessor is stranded in limbo between its troubled parent and the US government. Is International Lease Finance too big to fail, or just too large to sell?
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Working week: an evolving career at Filton
Peter Bermingham started on the shop floor at British Aerospace in Filton and has played key roles in the site's transition to the Airbus organisation and, now, to GKN Aerospace, where he is head of assembly
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Going halves in a winner
Tomorrow's powerplant is still taking shape, but the CFM business model is unchanging
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Forecasts 2009 - Business: Deferring to reality
Financial turmoil is likely to lead to a year of business commotion as conglomerates sell, restructure and rationalise...
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GKN wing-walks up to tier 1
GKN's Airbus factory acquisition makes the firm an aerostructures heavyweight
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Civil airliner market set to soften
The world civil airliner market looks set to soften during the second half of this year on the back of weakening airline demand for narrowbodies. Order backlogs...
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Regional jets and CSeries on LCI's shopping list
Bombardier's newly launched CSeries regional jet may feature in Lease Corporation International's portfolio as...
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Farnborough Aerospace Consortium chief executive to join Mubadala
Farnborough Aerospace Consortium chief executive Ross Bradley is leaving the UK trade body in mid-October to take up the same role at the composite aerostructures...