All aerospace news – Page 1034
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Europeans plan for greater spaceflight independence
The European Commission, European Space Agency and the European Defence Agency are to set up a government-industry task force to identify technologies for...
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EC attempts Galileo political bypass with preferred bidders
The European Commission and the European Space Agency's selection of preferred bidders for the procurement of the European...
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India steps closer to space based navigation
The Indian government has given the go-ahead for the country's satellite-based navigation system for air traffic management called Gagan. The technology...
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Sikorsky iterates X2 control feel on second flight
Sikorsky Aircraft chief test pilot Kevin Bredenbeck flew...
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Asian earnings review: Cathay falls into red
Cathay Pacific surprised the markets with its first-half loss as high fuel prices and falling demand took their toll Asia-Pacific airline earnings...
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Qantas reveals connectivity plans for A380s, A330s and 767s
A clearer picture of what in-flight connectivity services will be offered to Qantas passengers emerged this week with the revelation that the carrier's Airbus...
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Boeing strike to delay Air Canada's 777 deliveries
Star Alliance member Air Canada expects to take its final batch of 777s later than originally scheduled due to the current strike at Boeing, but says it...
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ExelTech eyes more customers for E-Jet heavy maintenance
After securing Republic Airways Holdings as the launch customers for its Embraer E-170/190 heavy maintenance Canadian MRO ExelTech Aerospace is seeking to...
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Qantas pushes Boeing on 787-10 stretch
Qantas is pressing Boeing to commit to developing the proposed 787-10 "double stretch", as the airline evaluates its long-term widebody needs. Speaking...
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Conte ponders divergent MRO strategies in BA link-up
Iberia chairman and CEO Fernando Conte sees the differing MRO strategies of his own airline and British Airways (BA) as a significant issue to be addressed...
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Italian crew get taste of BA609 tiltrotor
This Italian navy AW101 crew got a close-up look this week at the cabin and cockpit of the second prototype of Bell/Agusta BA609 tiltrotor during a fly-stop...
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Lufthansa switching to all-Airbus mainline fleet at Munich
Lufthansa is switching to an all-Airbus mainline fleet at Munich to cut maintenance and crewing costs, as it meanwhile prepares to phase out the remaining...
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Arinc's on-board internet offering harnesses SwiftBroadband
An in-flight internet offering developed to take advantage of Inmarsat's higher-bandwidth aeronautical service SwiftBroadband is expected to be fully completed...
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Europe's regional carriers adapt to changing market structure
As consolidation takes hold among the European network carriers, the effect on the regionals that knit together Europe's thinner routes has yet to be determined ...
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Air France-KLM, British Airways and Lufthansa lead the pack in European airline consolidation
Air France-KLM, British Airways and Lufthansa are emerging as Europe's three dominant players through consolidation
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James Hogan: Full steam ahead at Etihad
In the five years since it was launched, Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways has expanded at an eye watering pace. Chief executive James Hogan explains where the...
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NewsQantas A380 set for transpacific emissions trial
A Qantas Airbus A380 will perform a test flight in the next six months as part of the Asia and Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE) programme...
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Frontier battles to stay afloat
Frontier Airlines is finding its bankruptcy reorganisation more complex than it had hoped and, despite a recent cash infusion, asked its bankruptcy judge...
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Helicopters prepare for precision GPS approaches
The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) has successfully demonstrated manually flown, satellite navigation-guided precision approaches designed specifically for...
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