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NewsSIA's first A380 enters 'lengthy' acceptance-testing phase as delivery looms
Singapore Airlines' first A380 is undergoing an intense testing programme with Airbus from Toulouse to ensure the ultra-large airliner is fully service-ready...
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Pratt & Whitney argues geared-fan engine design is superior to open-rotor concepts
Pratt & Whitney will seek to establish the geared turbofan (GTF) as a superior alternative to open rotor technology...
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Putin moves to restructure Russia's engine makers
Russia is to restructure its aeroengine manufacturing industry in a bid to support a dramatic increase in civil and military aircraft production in the period...
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Russia’s UAC gives formal backing for MS-21 airliner
Russia's United Aircraft (OAK) has added the proposed medium-range MS-21 airliner to its production targets with serial manufacture scheduled to begin in...
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NewsAtlant-Soyuz claims Tu-154 is first airliner to be fitted with Glonass avionics
Engineers in Russia have equipped an Atlant-Soyuz Tupolev Tu-154M airliner with navigation avionics designed to use the Glonass satellite positioning system,...
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USA seeks to renew land-imaging satellite constellation
The US Department of the Interior is to take over an upgraded land-mapping operation to replace the 35-year-old Landsat programme. A new National Land...
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USA’s Caribbean Sun looks to resume flights with Boeing 737s
Caribbean Sun Airlines, which ceased operations earlier this year, is looking to relaunch services by late 2007 with Boeing 737s. The airline says...
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More Embraer regional jet nose gear problems for American Eagle
A nose-wheel steering failure has emerged as the likely culprit in an recent incident involving an American Eagle ERJ-145LR that hit three runway lights...
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NewsAirbus to deploy 2 A380s on Asian, US tours
During the demonstration tours, which will be separately performed by two aircraft, the A380 is scheduled visit Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Korea, as well as the US states of Connecticut, Kentucky and California.
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