All aerospace news – Page 1141
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AirAsia opts for unusual seating plan in A330s
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia's planned long-haul sister airline is eyeing a 396-seat configuration for its Airbus...
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NewsBigelow Aerospace to launch habitable spacecraft as soon as possible
Commercial space complex entrepreneur Robert Bigelow announced on 13 August that his...
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Skunkworks unveils fast-track unmanned air vehicle job for special forces
Lockheed Martin Advanced Development Programmes has unveiled a new hand-launched short-range unmanned air vehicle that the company says is in limited series...
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More Embraer regional jet nose gear problems for American Eagle
A nose-wheel steering failure has emerged as the likely culprit in an recent incident involving an American Eagle ERJ-145LR that hit three runway lights...
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NewsAirbus to deploy 2 A380s on Asian, US tours
During the demonstration tours, which will be separately performed by two aircraft, the A380 is scheduled visit Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Korea, as well as the US states of Connecticut, Kentucky and California.
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All ON BOARD AIR MOOREA TWIN OTTER FEARED DEAD ACCIDENT All 20 people on board an Air Moorea de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 are feared dead...
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India successfully tests home grown cryogenic upper stage engine
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully ground tested for 8min its new regeneratively cooled 15,600lb-thrust...
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Brazil set to swell business aviation aircraft numbers
Brazil will add 150 aircraft a year to its 1,500-strong business aviation fleet over the next three years, representing a combined growth rate of 10% and...
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Virgin/Boeing/GE near biofuel selection for test
Virgin Atlantic, Boeing and General Electric are within weeks of selecting the biofuel for a flight demonstration in the UK early next year. "We are working...
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Indian government considers astronaut proposals
A detailed feasibility proposal for the first Indian manned spaceflight mission has been submitted for approval to the New Delhi government by its Indian...
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Virgin America starts flying
US start-up Virgin America today is scheduled to inaugurate services from New York Kennedy and Los Angeles to its home base of San Francisco International....
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United Launch Alliance to wade in on commercial ISS supply
NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Demonstrations (COTS) phase one competitors, Rocketplane-Kistler...
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Astrium/Thales jointly win $1.66 billion deal for new telecoms constellation
A $1.66 billion telecommunications satellite constellation design, construction and management contract has been awarded to a joint team of EADS Astrium...
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Safety advance depends on reporting
Slowly but surely Eurocontrol and the air navigation service providers in its member states are working on controlling different categories of risk-bearing...
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Straight & level: 14 August 2007
Only a mother could love them What was the ugliest aircraft of them all? It's a question almost as old as aviation, but more contenders are being added...
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NewsAirbus says flight management system not to blame in Hapag crash
Seven years after a Hapag-Lloyd Airbus A310-300 crashed at Vienna after suffering fuel exhaustion, the public release of the final report shows that Airbus...
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Airliners face higher risk of collision as airspace incursions increase
Aircraft in controlled airspace, particularly those operating to airports with terminal control areas or zones, appear to be at greater risk than ever of...