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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Gilo brings its backpack flying device to Farnborough
Parajet's PADSS may lack the pomp and ceremony of its peers, but the company is hopeful the paraglider will be a hit with the public and trade buyers alike
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AnalysisANALYSIS: After series of acquisitions, Nasmyth looks to make a name for itself
Ten years after being founded, Nasmyth Group is out to make a name for itself at the Farnborough air show.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Landing gear tweak key to 747-8 future in passenger market
As of mid-June, Boeing had 51 747-8 aircraft in the order backlog. The company is building 18 freighters and passenger airliners a year combined. That means the assembly in Everett, Washington, is exhausted by early 2017, unless Boeing’s sales team can find new orders.
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Turkish Technic opens HABOM maintenance complex
Turkish Airlines has formally inaugurated its new maintenance centre, HABOM, at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Interiors specialist PPA expands production
After a long absence, composite and glass fibre manufacturer PPA is back at Farnborough, and eager to share its part in the record-breaking Bloodhound SSC attempt
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NewsBoeing automates 737 wing assembly job to reach production targets
Boeing has revealed plans to convert a 737 assembly function to an automated process, a key step in the company’s plan to ramp up production capacity in the brisk-selling single-aisle sector.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Global focus for this year's show
With this year’s major aerospace event fast approaching, companies will be gearing up to demonstrate their capabilities and showcase their products in the flying displays.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing star shines in UK aerospace constellation
UK aerospace naturally brings to mind names like Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, GKN and Airbus, but one industry major that shouldnt be left off the list is Boeing.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Marshall is re-engineering its aerospace business
“You don’t get to be a 105-year-old company without reinventing yourself many times over,” admits Steve Fitz-Gerald, chief executive of Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group. As part of its latest transformation, the Cambridge-based company has been tackling costs and performance issues, and loosening its reliance on defence by developing and ...
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Embraer prepares to unveil E2 cabin concept
Embraer will reveal a cabin mock-up of the first of its new E-Jet E2 family at Farnborough, as it presses ahead with development of its trio of re-engined regional jets.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Hybrid vehicles move AHEAD
European researchers are confident they have proven the feasibility of a hybrid blended-wing-body aircraft powered partially by cryogenic fuels, which they believe could enter commercial service before 2050.
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FAA sets deadline for 787-9 RAT fix
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gives Boeing until 31 December to show that a redesigned component in the ram air turbine of the 787-9 meets airworthiness guidelines, the agency says in a new filing.
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NewsLast A350 test aircraft departs on maiden flight
Airbus’s fifth and final A350 test aircraft has departed Toulouse on its maiden flight, taking the programme into the final stage of certification.
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NewsBacklog is not a bubble: Rolls-Royce chief
Rolls-Royce chief executive John Rishton is confident that the backlog of new aircraft on order does not amount to a bubble, and that there is genuine need for the capacity.
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ANALYSIS: Firing up of first Leap-1B strengthens Boeing-CFM bond
The latest episode in one of the longest and most successful marriages in civil aerospace got under way on 13 June at an engine test facility near Paris. CFM International fired up for the first time the Leap-1B for the Boeing 737 Max at partner Snecma’s Villaroche site. As the ...
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FL Technics providing MRO training to Aeroman
Lithuania-based FL Technics Training has signed an agreement to provide Boeing 737 technical training to South American maintenance service company Aeroman.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What to expect at this year's Farnborough
Farnborough air show boss Shaun Ormrod admits that hosting a major air show is harder than it used to be. A generation ago – with the industry concentrated in North America and western Europe and focused on a small number of events – the biennial UK gathering was a must-attend. ...
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NewsPICTURE: A350 wraps up hot-weather test in UAE
Airbus has completed hot-weather testing of its A350-900 following several days of flights at Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Real-time data monitoring embedded in latest FFS from CAE
Real-time data monitoring and analysis will be coming soon to full-flight simulators (FFS), and both the pilots being trained and the simulator operator will feel the benefits.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Simulator manufacturers fight for advantage in crowded market
While small, the rapid growth of the civil flight simulator market is necessitating development of ever more complex and detailed interfaces