All articles by Dan Thisdell – Page 43
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Bell plots path back to the top
Once-dominant manufacturer aims to recapture prominence in civil market
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Avcon expands into Bahrain
Austrian charter operator Avcon Jet is opening a branch in Manama, Bahrain, where it will base this newly acquired Bombardier Challenger 300. Avcon has also...
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Rocketry's low-cost model
SpaceX promises to revolutionise the launch market - as soon as it actually gets to orbit
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Business briefings
AIRBUS SEALS LAUPHEIM SALE, 'CLOSE' TO FILTON RESTRUCTURING Airbus has finalised the sale of its €240 million ($373 million)...
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Mergers still in full swing
Gloom and doom is not just fashionable in aerospace these days - with a credit crisis, general downturn and rocketing fuel prices a cloudy outlook seems entirely rational. But from the perspective of some investment bankers, times are good.
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RAF to keep full fleet of AWACS
The UK Royal Air Force has decided against mothballing two of its seven Boeing E-3D Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft ...
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FAC boosts member support in India
The Farnborough Aerospace Consortium is continuing its international expansion with member support offices in Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi, following...
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Composite hopes for the future
DDF is 25-50 times faster than hand forming Automatic tape laying can be 40 times faster than hand methods double diaphragm forming (DDF) then shapes...
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GKN key to Airbus Power8 restructuring
GKN has become a key focus of attention in Airbus's Power8 restructuring plan, which hinges on the divestment to risk-sharing partners of several manufacturing...
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Dassault scales new heights
Dassault's annual team-building exercise reached new heights this year with an ascent of Mt Blanc - Europe's highest peak at 4,810m (15,780ft). And, to mark...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 on track with five Merlin 1C engines' cluster firing test
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has completed the latest in a series of increasingly powerful test firings of its Falcon 9 booster. The test of the...
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BAE links with interiors firm to offer speedy VIP conversions
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft is stoking what it claims to be rising interest in its BAe 146/Avro RJ business jet by teaming up with a pair of completion...
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GKN develops automated carbonfibre tape lay-up machinery for A400M wing spar
GKN Aerospace has optimised automated technology to speed up carbonfibre tape lay-up on the Airbus Military A400M primary wing spar ...
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DARPA pushes on with flapping wing system
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has contracted AeroVironment to design and build a flying prototype 75mm (3in) flapping-wing air vehicle...
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Carbon fibre opens way to “radical” new shapes for next-generation single-aisle airliners
Any next-generation single-aisle airliner will have to be radically different in structure and shape than today's Airbus...
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Business jet growth continues to climb
Growth in non-US markets is expected to drive business jet deliveries to 1,320 yearly between 2008 and 2017, compared with the industry average of 620 yearly...
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Falling dollar threatens European aerospace
"$1.60 is unbearable. With a euro at $1.60, some players could go bankrupt." That remark, made on 18 March by Dassault Aviation boss Charles Edelstenne in...
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