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NewsPratt & Whitney considers geared open rotor concept
Pratt & Whitney has begun studies of open rotor engine architecture despite its long-standing pursuit of geared...
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Mixed messages
Airbus may have won the order battle at Paris, but a clear vision of the reinvented A350 has yet to emerge from...
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Airbus clinches ACJ commitments
Hong Kong charter and management company BAA Jet Management has placed a commitment for an Airbus...
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Pratt & Whitney to propose engine for new Mitsubishi Regional Jet
Pratt & Whitney is hoping to offer a geared turbofan (GTF) engine for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' new regional jet. MHI presented a full-scale cabin...
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ATR plans major take-off improvement for ATR 72
ATR has begun testing a procedure that could improve take-off performance by up to 20% and lead to new sales to...
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First Airbus A321 for Indian Airlines readied for delivery
The first of 20 Airbus A321s for Indian Airlines is being prepared for delivery at Hamburg. The CFM International CFM56-powered aircraft will join the airline's...
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Emission impossible?
Reducing climate-altering emissions will be far from straightforward for aircraft manufacturers and regulators, who will be forced to make some difficult choices in the next 10 years
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Aviation and the environment: key milestones
1969 Pratt & Whitney's JT9D is the first high bypass ratio jet engine to power a civil widebody aircraft - the Boeing 747-100. 1970 The USA establishes...
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Back in business
Airbus bosses are elated after their most successful Paris ever in terms of orders. They needed and deserved the break. But the European airframer's worries are far from over
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NewsQatar Airways frustrated by lack of Airbus A350 XWB technical detail
Qatar Airways became the largest customer for Airbus's A350 XWBs at the show with an order for 80 aircraft, but has been frustrated by the airframer's tardiness...
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Boeing expects to deliver 737 replacement by 2015
Boeing expects to bring its long-awaited 737 replacement to the market...
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GECAS rejects Airbus A350 XWB; no progress on GE power
Airbus will miss out on an order for its A350 XWB from one of its most important leasing customers - GE Commercial Aviation Services - if the current stand-off...
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Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 has first flight on Boeing 747 testbed
Rolls-Royce announced at the show a successful first flight for its Trent...