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Indian carrier tentatively agrees to take Il-114s
Up to 25 Pratt & Whitney Canada PWC127-powered Ilyushin Il-114-100 turboprops could be destined for an Indian carrier following an agreement reached with...
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Business: Good Week - Bad Week
UMECO Interims were strong despite some Boeing strike headwind, with pre-tax profit up 60% to £13 million ($20.7 million) on sales up nearly a third to £197.2...
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NewsMarsans firms order for 61 Airbuses including four A380s and 10 A350s
Spanish travel company Grupo Marsans has firmed its huge 61-Airbus order which includes four A380s, 10 A350-900s and five A330-200s...
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CFM appears set to have engine MRO in China
Engine-maker CFM International is proceeding with plans to turn shareholder Snecma's engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) joint-venture with Air...
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Airbus launches noise technology centre at Southampton University
The Airbus Noise Technology Centre has been launched at the University of Southampton in the UK. The centre, which has annual running costs of more...
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Uzbekistan Airways to take four more 767s and A320s
Uzbekistan Airways is to acquire four more Boeing 767-300ERs and another four Airbus A320 aircraft as part of a fleet expansion. The Tashkent-based...
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Star members help to shape narrowbody successor
A working group of 13 Star Alliance member carriers has engaged with aircraft and engine manufacturers to outline their preferred specifications and timelines...
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Flapping MAV boosts lift by folding wings
University of Maryland researchers have performed flight tests to prove that a bird-like micro air vehicle (MAV) can...
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CFM outlines leap in engine technology
CFM International has outlined some of the technologies that will allow its Leap-X new generation narrowbody engine achieve 16% lower fuel burn. To...
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Second gen biofuel enters final tests before ANZ 747 flight
Rolls-Royce this week began final tests on a jatropha-based biofuel selected for a demonstration flight on an Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400 in December.
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Sukhoi to fly second test Superjet in November
Sukhoi expects to start flight-testing a second Superjet 100 airframe next month, although the aircraft is still awaiting the installation of its PowerJet...
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World Airliners Part two: Regional rollercoaster
While costly fuel has breathed new life into turboprops, the crowded 100-seat jet sector is showing no signs of thinning out following Mitsubishi's entry with its MRJ
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NewsGE to start acoustic tests on open rotor fan system
GE Aviation announced today a teaming agreement with NASA to investigate the acoustic effects of open rotor engine technology next year at Glenn Research...
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Piper ponders back-to-the-future thrust augmentation for PiperJet
Piper Aircraft is working with jet engine manufacturer Williams International ...
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Annular combustion is key to green aviation say experts
Research into single-annular combuster architectures and lean injection systems must be intensified for Europe to meet its environmental aviation goals. This...
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NewsNTSB finds high power, stowed thrust reverser in fatal Learjet 60 overrun
Preliminary analysis of the right Pratt & Whitney Canada PW305A engine on a Learjet 60 that overran the runway at the Columbia Metropolitan airport in South Carolina the night of 19 September after attempting to abort its takeoff run indicates the engine was likely running at high power with thrust ...
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World Airliners: Good times - Bad times
With the A330 and 767 enjoying mini booms, the A380 starting serenely and aircraft on their way from Canada, China and Russia, only the 787 marred 2008 for airliners