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NASA requests attitude thruster for lunar LADEE spacecraft main propulsion
NASA has requested propulsion proposals for its $80 million Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer...
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NewsVought ends composite production to accommodate 787 schedule
Boeing 787 supplier Vought Aircraft has ended its composite production on the aircraft as it works with the airframer to adjust for a revised delivery schedule. Vought...
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TOP 100: Denel's fight to create a commercial business culture in South Africa
Hit hard by cuts in defence spending, South African equipment manufacturer Denel is pursuing a long-term recovery plan focused on rationalisation and industry...
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Brussels handling strike hits more flights
Negotiations are continuing with the aim of breaking a ramp handling strike which has caused widespread cancellations at Brussels Airport. Aviapartner's...
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Carter almost ready to fly slowed rotor/compound helicopter
A second slowed rotor/compound helicopter prototype could be flown for the first time in December, according to its developer, Texas based- Carter...
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TOP 100: Airbus boom helps propel Diehl into Top 100
Diehl Aerospace is the result of a 2006 merger of Diehl's avionics unit and its electronics unit. As part of the deal, France's Thales Aerospace transformed...
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NewsQantas grounds six 737s to check maintenance paperwork
Qantas is to temporarily ground six Boeing 737-400s while it checks maintenance paperwork relating to aircraft modifications carried out at one of its Australian...
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Philippine Airlines taps Panasonic for IFE
Philippine Airlines has contracted Panasonic Avionics to supply its eX2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system on six new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and via...
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Delta to sell Internet on US flights
Delta Air Lines will launch Internet connectivity onboard its domestic fleet using Aircell’s mobile broadband service Gogo this fall.
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NewsMaxjet relaunch stalls as takeover is scrapped
Defunct US all-premium carrier Maxjet Airways has scrapped a proposed takeover of the airline's assets, heaping further uncertainty on its efforts to relaunch...
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TOP 100: Eaton powers up its aerospace acquisitions
From Aeroquip hoses to Vickers pumps, the long list of brand names under which Eaton trades illustrates how acquiring specialist engineering companies and...
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Starling will soon unveil new antenna for narrowbody operators
Israel's Starling Advanced Communication is targeting operators of narrowbody aircraft for its new Ku-band antenna, Mijet-Lite, which will support high-speed...
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NASA tackles active propellant cooling
Actively cooled cryogenic thermal shielding and related multi-layer insulation performance is the next stage of NASA Glenn Research Center and Ball Aerospace's...
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Rosetta spies Steins for 800km rendezvous
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft started using its Optical, Spectroscopic, and...
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Business briefings
AIRBUS SEALS LAUPHEIM SALE, 'CLOSE' TO FILTON RESTRUCTURING Airbus has finalised the sale of its €240 million ($373 million)...
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Economic flotsam
Global business slowdown has prompted a traditionally panicky airline reaction as strategy is abandoned and survival becomes the aim. But there is a human price to pay
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Boeing ready to begin assembly of 787 number four
Assembly of the delayed fourth flight-test Boeing 787 is poised to start following delivery to the Everett line near Seattle of the final two outstanding...