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Cessna to build SkyCatcher in China
Cessna is to build its Model 162 SkyCatcher light sport aircraft in China following an agreement with design and manufacturing...
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ESA considers lunar lander proposal
A lunar lander study that could lead to a 2011 start for a development programme is being considered by the European Space Agency as a proposal for its 2008...
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Airbus agrees A350 workshare deals with China
Airbus and China Aviation Industry Corporation II (AVIC II) have agreed to set up a joint-venture manufacturing centre...
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Rolls-Royce looks to Asia for manufacturing
Further investments in Asian manufacturing facilities are likely for UK engine maker Rolls-Royce ,...
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MLS certificated on A320 provides solution for BA at Heathrow
The European Aviation Safety Agency has approved the Airbus A320 series for Category IIIb precision approaches...
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NASA seeks industry ideas for 2030-35 airliners
NASA wants industry to think ahead to airliners that could enter service in 2030-35, and is to fund several advanced concept studies to catalyse work on...
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Air Mauritius Airbus A330 suffers depressurisation during test flight
Airbus suffered another pre-delivery testing incident last week, when this Air Mauritius A330-200 depressurised, after this photograph was taken, on a customer-acceptance...
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Carbon trading regime will hammer airlines for inaccurate emissions data
ENVIRONMENT AIMEE TURNER LONDON carbon trading regime will hammer airlines for inaccurate emissions data Tonne-per-kilometre calculations must...
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Beriev Be-200 amphibian future hinges on European orders
The future of the Beriev Be-200 amphibian twinjet hinges upon decisions of Greece, Italy and Portugal, which are considering...
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FAA: Airline safety management systems not quite ready for prime time
An international call for airlines to have safety management systems in place by January 2009 will probably not be met in the USA as the Federal...
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NASA manned Mars mission details emerge
A 400,000kg (880,000lb) Marship would be assembled in orbit using three Ares V cargo...
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Thales and Panasonic travel different paths to connectivity
Rival in-flight entertainment system manufacturers Thales and Panasonic are taking different approaches to bringing connectivity in-flight, with the former...
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Etihad Airways Airbus A340-600 was unchocked during engine run
Investigators are trying to establish why engine runs being undertaken on the Etihad Airways Airbus A340-600 involved in the Toulouse ground-test accident...
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European runway shortage could kill ATM environmental gains
Aircraft delays harm the environment. Can extra runway capacity, coupled with more efficient air trafficmanagement, help by getting aircraft down faster?
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Enabling technologies for future European ATM
ENABLING technology Airborne and ground networked communication systems will increasingly use digital technology and protocols, employing terrestrial...
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FAA assembles environmental puzzle with new analytical tools
A holistic suite of analytical tools being developed by the US Federal Aviation Administration will be central to better...