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Atlas Air studies move to smaller widebody freighters
A strategy that could see all-Boeing 747 cargo operator Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings acquire mid-size widebody freighters is under preliminary consideration...
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NewsIsrael's Bedek Aviation plans to develop cargo conversion for Airbus A340
Bedek Aviation Group has emerged as potentially the first company to launch a cargo conversion for...
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Aeroflot to take 787s as Boeing agrees Russian pact
Boeing has detailed the co-operation agreements reached with Sukhoi and Russia's United Aircraft (OAK) after acknowledging an initial pact under which flag...
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NewsLean, mean, Dream machine - The Boeing 787 takes shape
The world's most advanced civil aircraft production line is taking shape in Seattle, as the 787 begins the final lap of its journey to first flight
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Green sky thinking - carbon credits and the propfan comeback?
Will spiralling fuel costs and the prospect of carbon credits signal the return of the propfan? Engine makers are dusting off some old concepts
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Whatever happened to propfans?
Hailed for its fuel-saving potential when it was developed 19 years ago, the concept never quite got off the ground
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Heavyweight bout for BA. The A380 or the 747-8 Intercontinental?
As BA ponders whether to buy the Airbus A380 or Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, its decision could have far-reaching consequences for other airlines
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Eurocopter tames the whirl
EUROPEAN RESEARCH Julian Moxon / London The prime technology thrust at Eurocopter continues to be the development of a rotating helicopter system that...
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X2 marks the spot for radical rotor designs
Sikorsky's X2 helicopter programme has a mixed R&D heritage, and could be the model for the next generation of rotorcraft designs
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Playing catch-up: No room for delays of the Airbus A350
After several false starts, Airbus knows there is no more margin for error or delay in the design of its mid-size A350 widebody
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Tradition takes back seat with clean sheet approach
Airbus is taking a "clean sheet" approach to the production and development plan for the A350, just as it has done with the design. It has abandoned its...
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Technology shift: Flight simulators
Technology is driving the flight simulator market, with the emphasis on cutting costs as manufacturers champion new 'non-zero flight-time' machines
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Pilot and controller anti-collision tools can clash
Near-simultaneous operation of pilot and air traffic controller collision warning systems in the event of a conflict can produce a reaction that degrades...
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JetDirect snaps up California's Sunset
US charter company JetDirect Aviation is racing along the acquisition trail, making northern...
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Airbus employees walk out as Gallois presents new structure
Employees down tools after restructuring plans are presented to European Works Council
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Lufthansa Services EFB trials on A340
Within a few months Lufthansa Systems says it expects to have certificated an advanced Class 2 electronic...