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Ten teams enter Google Lunar X Prize Moon landing competition
Ten teams have registered for the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize to land a privately funded robotic rover on the Moon. They are: the Aeronautics and Cosmonautics...
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PICTURE: Robotic Hawk UAV disperses birds from airports
Bird Raptor Internacional unveiled last week in Rome its Falco Robot (robotic hawk) gregarious bird removal system (GBRS) unmanned air vehicle. The Italian-Spanish...
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Singapore 2008: Lufthansa Systems offers flight-planning fuel savings
A new flight-planning module promising fuel savings of up to 2% was launched by Lufthansa...
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Business in brief
business briefs AAR eyes expansion of composites work Components Aviation aftermarket supplier AAR is planning a four-fold expansion of its composites...
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EasyJet encourages next-generation open-rotor engine technology
EasyJet wants powerplant manufacturers to pursue open-rotor architecture as the prime engine technology for next-generation narrowbody airliners as it offers...
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Qantas 747 electrical failure 'less serious' than first thought
Australian investigators say the in-flight loss of electrical power on board a Qantas Boeing 747-400 last month was not as serious as first indications suggested. During...
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Boeing can tackle A350 with pricing and improvements to 777: Hazy
International Lease Finance boss Steven Udvar-Hazy believes Boeing can tackle the threat posed by the Airbus A350 XWB with incremental improvements to the...
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Singapore 2008: Satair buys stake in Chinese repair company
Danish aerospace parts distributor Satair is to buy 49% of a hydraulic products repair company in China. Announcing the deal at the show, Satair said it...
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Comment - Space wars
The US Navy's shootdown of a failed spy satellite provided the USA with the chance to demonstrate its missile defence capabilities. But it could also herald a new Cold War
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News in brief
CHC Helicopter in C$3.7bn private equity buyout rotorcraft Private equity firm First Reserve is to buy CHC Helicopter, the world's largest helicopter...
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NASA picks Orbital for ISS cargo services
Facing retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2010, NASA has made a second attempt to ensure that competitive commercial providers are available to transport...