All aerospace news – Page 1143
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NASA plans 'Armageddon' spacecraft to blast asteroid
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has designed a nuclear-warhead-carrying spacecraft,...
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Spider may have caused Afghanistan F-16 fighter aircraft to crash
A Dutch air force Lockheed Martin F-16AM Fighting Falcon …
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Air New Zealand to replace Boeing 747-400s with 777-300ERs
Air New Zealand has confirmed long-standing expectations that it will replace its Boeing...
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New Energia boss says NASA contracts unaffected as firm faces management crisis
Vitaly Lopota, newly appointed manager of Russian space manufacturer RKK Energia, has promised that the firm will carry out all its contracts relating to...
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Thales sees future for wireless in-fight entertainment despite Boeing 787 setback
Thales predicts that wireless in-flight entertainment systems will eventually gain a foothold in the airline market despite the late...
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CAE sells Airbus A330 simulator to US Federal Aviation Administration
CAE is to take over the operation of Air Canada's training centres under a deal that will see a majority of the airline's flight simulators relocated...
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NewsPanasonic secures airline commitment for eXconnect broadband system
Panasonic Avionics has secured a commitment to equip an undisclosed operator's aircraft with its new in-flight broadband service, eXconnect, and expects...
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PICTURE: Airbus A380 cleared to operate on standard-width runways
Airbus's A380 has received regulatory approval to be operated on standard-width runways despite the fact that the International Civil Aviation Organisation recommends wider runways should be provided for the type.
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NewsChina plans to launch 70-seat turboprop aircraft
Xian Aircraft is to produce a new commercial turboprop called the MA700, a 70-seater
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Orion to see first umbilical EVA since 1974
NASA has chosen umbilical extra vehicular activity (EVA) as the space walk method for its Constellation...
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PICTURE: Diamond DA50 makes show debut
Diamond Aircraft 's product line grew at AirVenture in Oshkosh with the unveiling of the DA50 SuperStar....
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Regulating flexibly
Laws are often designed rigidly on the assumption that people will abuse them. But sometimes enforcing their spirit rather than their letter is more effective