All Systems & interiors articles – Page 501
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Space Shuttle Discovery lands safely bringing its mission STS-121 to an end
Space Shuttle Discovery lands safely bringing its mission STS-121 to an end
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NewsPicture: 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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NewsFarnborough: 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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NewsAirbus 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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US FAA flight delay management programme under way
FAA officials have started phasing in a programme designed to significantly reduce flight delays in capacity-constrained areas across the USA, which could result in cost benefits to the airlines and the flying public of approximately $20 million.
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NewsBoeing 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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NewsUK highlights perils to air traffic surveillance of growing wind turbine 'farms'
Air traffic surveillance can be severely degraded unless planners are required to consider aircraft safety, says UK CAA study into wind farms
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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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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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FLIGHT TEST: EADS TBM850 - Propelled to success
Comfortable, fast and capable, EADS Socata’s newly certificated TBM850 single-engine turboprop is a worthy foil for very light jets
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737 lost gear on missed approach
TNT freighter damaged by heavy touchdown at one UK airport and diverted to another for emergency landing
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Picture: Crashed PIA Fokker F27 appeared to have feathered propeller on impact
Pictures of the crashed Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Fokker F27 at Multain airport appear to show the propeller of one engine feathered and largely undamaged as if it were not rotating at impact (below). The second Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop engine is not visible.
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Video: News channel airs footage of 10 May Northwest A319 / DC-9 runway collision, as NTSB releases report
US television news programme ABC's Eyewitness News has aired the airport surveillance footage from the 10 May Northwest Airlines runway collision, as US aviation safety investigators release their preliminary report.