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NewsPicture: Boeing plans plain grey natural laminar flow nacelles for 787s in bid to reduce fuel burn
Boeing plans to reduce airframe drag on the 787 by standardising on a specific thickness of grey paint for the engine inlet, to preserve natural laminar and boost range.
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NewsRolls-Royce mulls three-shaft narrowbody engine, in belief that high fuel prices favour more complex architecture
High fuel costs could prompt Rolls-Royce to offer a three-shaft turbofan to power the new-generation, 150-seat narrowbody airliner families that Airbus and Boeing are widely expected to introduce in the second half of the next decade
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Final approach
Airbus may be battling to cope with delays to its A380 programme, but at least flight tests appear to be on course for certification by the end of the year
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Eurocontrol calls for urgent aviation data improvements
Provision of information to operators and pilots is substandard, says agency
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Virgin Blue issues request for first long-haul aircraft
Carrier aims to launch transpacific US routes and tackle Qantas’s domination
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MEPs get tough with emissions
European Parliament vote reflects determination to clip carriers’ wings and force them to reduce impact on climate
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NewsPIA Fokker F27 crashes after take-off in Pakistan
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Fokker F27 has crashed soon after take-off but details on casualties have yet to be confirmed.
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NewsPicture: James Bond film Casino Royale features modified Boeing 747
Details are emerging of the aircraft to be used in the new James Bond film, which include a specially-modified former British Airways Boeing 747-200.
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NewsUnited readies to offer wireless broadband across fleet
United Airlines has started to equip its Boeing 757 aircraft with hardware for inflight wireless broadband services, and is planning installations for its entire fleet.
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NewsAustralian aviation safety board slams Emirates for 'recurrence' of non-compliance with air traffic control instructions
A spate of incidents in which Emirates aircraft failed to comply with Australian air traffic control has caught the attention of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
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NewsCanada: ‘Old data’ led to October 2004 crash on take-off of MK Airlines 747 freighter
Canadian investigators are recommending the installation of systems to warn crews of inadequate take-off performance following the fatal loss of an MK Airlines Boeing 747-200 freighter during departure from Halifax nearly two years ago.
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On the rebound
After 9/11, the industry shed hundreds of thousands of jobs. Today finding staff is the biggest problem. Six stakeholders tell us how they see the market
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Bill could halt federal funding of US airport A380 upgrades
Representative labels spending to prepare 18 hubs as ‘patently unfair’ on taxpayers