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Picture: Boeing readies 787 wing for testing as Honeywell announced as terrain avoidance partner at Farnborough
Boeing has released the first images of a large prototype for the centre wing box of the 787 twin jet, as Honeywell is selected as avionics partner for terrain avoidance systems.
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Farnborough: Airbus fightback begins with big A350 changes
New Airbus head Christian Streiff will today reveal first details of the $10 billion revamped A350 aircraft programme as the battered company sets about the huge task of restoring its credibility in the marketplace.
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Airbus to unveil revamped A350 programme at Farnborough
New CEO Christian Streiff to present first step in long fightback for battered European airframer
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Picture: Second Airbus A380 for SIA rolls out without tail livery, prompting 'special edition' colour scheme rumours
Flight has obtained images of the second Airbus A380 for Singapore Airlines, which has recently been handed over to the flight test team in Toulouse, which shows the aircraft without the carrier's tail art.
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Russian lessor IFC arranges slots for Tu-204 assembly from Aviastar
Russian lessor Ilyushin Finance (IFC) has reached an agreement with airframer Aviastar on securing slots to produce 30 Tupolev Tu-204 aircraft
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Boeing 20-year market forecast sees more retirements, fewer regional jets
Boeing’s latest 20-year forecast predicts a $2,600 billion global market for around 27,200 aircraft – about 5% more aircraft than it expected in last year’s outlook due to accelerated retirement rates driven by rising fuel prices.
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Pictures: Google founders' aviation company sued in Boeing 767 luxury conversion lawsuit
The two co-founders of internet search engine Google are embroiled in a legal dispute over the design of the interior for an ongoing luxury conversion of a Boeing 767.
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Renamed Gamesa Aeronautica to help design Boeing 747-8
Aernnova, the new name for Spain’s Gamesa Aeronautica, is to help design fuselage and wing sections for Boeing’s 747-8, under a contract scheduled to expire in the middle of 2008.
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Executive changes fail to sway Airbus customers
Delay and indecision continue to tarnish airframer’s badly damaged credibility
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Delays to 'improved' Dassault Falcon 7X programme as range upgrades incorporated, but customers remain ‘happy’
Delays to 7X programme as range upgrades are incorporated into aircraft, although customers remain ‘happy’
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Rolls-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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Germany, Italy and Sweden hold project talks on 'Agile' advanced UAV in bid to beat French-led Neuron
Germany is discussing with Italy and Sweden the possible launch of a multinational advanced unmanned air vehicle effort that could demonstrate many capabilities years ahead of the French-led Neuron, which is not expected to enter flight testing until 2011.
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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