All aerospace news – Page 1122
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Keeping up the Airbus A380 entertainment
When the first Airbus A380 enters service with Singapore Airlines on 25 October, one of the most extensive testing programmes for an in-flight entertainment...
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SIA is ready at last to start flying the A380
The delays afflicting the A380 programme have given Singapore Airlines extra time to prepare for the ultra-large airliner's introduction. Has the carrier put the time to good use?
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Rolls-Royce settles into a launch groove for A380
Rolls-Royce has found itself at the forefront for the introductions of three new widebody airliners so far this decade. As well as being the lead supplier...
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Regionals face competition from low-cost airlines
With the line between Europe's regional and low-cost carriers blurring, does the distinction still matter?
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Comment: learning the hard way
Have Airbus and Boeing found themselves promising more than they can deliver In their haste to bring the A380 and 787 to market? And what should the botched execution tell them?
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China Airlines appoints new engineering head following safety incidents
China Airlines has appointed an experienced ex-Cathay Pacific Airways engineering executive to head its maintenance and engineering department in the wake...
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Eurocopter to deliver firefighting-configured EC225 helicopter
Eurocopter plans to deliver the first firefighting-configured EC225 helicopter next year. The move follows a 10-week...
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SAS tests runway incursion service at Arland
A Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737 has completed the first live test of an anti-runway incursion service in a trial at Stockholm Arlanda airport. The...
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NewsPICTURES: SIA drops plans for logos on A380's engine nacelles
Singapore Airlines has made a late decision to drop the logos from the engine nacelles of its Airbus...
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China looks to ease restriction on age limit of imported freighter aircraft
China is looking to lift its 15-year age limit on imported freighter aircraft, giving a boost to Chinese cargo airlines wishing to source secondhand aircraft.
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PICTURE: US Coast Guard reaches operational milestone
The US Coast Guard has passed the 1 million flight hour milestone for its Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin twin-engine helicopter fleet. The service operates 96...
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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo plans held up by testing accident
Work on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo (SS2) is in a hiatus while the investigation into July's fatal Scaled Composites accident continues. A California...
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Day dawns for air taxi operator DayJet
The day for DayJet is here at last. The "per-seat, on-demand" operator held its grand opening on 2 October in Florida...
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PICTURE: Airbus says there is a market for the A380 freighter conversion
Airbus is reacting to concerns that appraisers are setting A380 residual values too low by re-emphasising the ultra-large airliner's long-term viability...