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NewsNASA sets out Ares V cargo launch vehicle development plan
NASA has detailed its plans to spend at least $68 million until 2013 on the development of the largest rocket ever, its proposed Ares...
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PICTURE: Aeroflot tests first A330 on local route ahead of Asia entry
Russian carrier Aeroflot has put its first Airbus A330-200 into preliminary service on routes between Moscow and St Petersburg, ahead of deploying the type...
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F-35 avionics testbed starts airborne checkout tests
Lockheed Martin has launched the last phase of check-out testing using a modified Boeing 737 carrying avionics for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ...
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Centralised European system could deconflict similar call-signs
Centralised pan-European deconfliction of call-signs is a strategy to be explored by a new task force established to reduce risks of call-sign similarity. Misinterpretation...
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NTSB investigates Heathrow-like Trent 800 engine issue
US NTSB senior investigator Bill English is meeting with Boeing regarding an in-flight power rollback on the right-hand Rolls-Royce Trent 895 engine powering...
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Trial of Row 44 on Alaska 737 delayed
A trial of Row 44's Ku band-based connectivity service on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 has been pushed back by at least a few months.
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American 757 back at work after anti-skid failure
An American Airlines Boeing 757-200 is back in service after its left main landing gear anti-skid system failed 7 December, locking up both left main gear...
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NewsVirgin Galactic in SpaceShipThree talks
Virgin Galactic is discussing with organisations in Europe a two-stage expendable satellite launcher, previously referred...
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Commercial engines: open rotors struggle with noise
Noise will continue to be a major problem within open rotor design development, writes Aimée Turner. At the Institution of Mechanical Engineers' recent...
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P&W GTF testing makes good progress on A340 flying testbed
The A340-600 trial enables P&W to test its GTF demonstrator engine alongside current generation turbofans - Rolls-Royce Trent 500s testing European...
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Matias Campiani: Revitalising South America's smallest flag carrier
In just 18 months Uruguay's Pluna has been transformed into a completely different carrier.
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Firmed Etihad order expected to feature 25 A350-1000s
Preliminary evidence indicates that Etihad Airways has firmed its extensive order for Airbus aircraft and that it includes 25 A350-1000s, the largest member...