All aerospace news – Page 716
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FEEDBACK: Is the airline industry becoming like retail?
SITA chairman Paul Coby examines an increasing convergence between the airline and retail industries
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US carriers stick to the game plan to turn profits in 2011
Consecutive years of profit give North American airlines hope that financial step-change is sustainable
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Hawaiian touches down on the US east coast
Hawaiian Airlines will be hitting the US East Coast in June when it launches long-haul flights from Honolulu to New York Kennedy (JFK) airport.
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ANALYSIS: Addressing the stagnation in North America's airline industry
Region's airlines have delayed the inevitable and now face increasing fleet investment needs, even in zero-growth scenarios
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Ukraine introduces new squawk-code relief concept
Ukraine's air navigation service has become the first to introduce a new assignment system aimed at overcoming an increasing shortage of aircraft transponder squawk codes.
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Asiana selects MTU for GE CF6 overhaul
Asiana Airlines has contracted MTU Maintenance Hannover to overhaul the General Electric CF6-80C2 engines powering its Boeing 747 and 767 fleets. The...
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Avanti raises £74 million to fly HYLAS 3 hosted payload on EDRS Satellite
The London-based satellite communications firm Avanti is to raise £74 million from its shareholders to build a Ka-band broadband communications payload called HYLAS 3 which is to be placed on a satellite owned by the European Space Agency (ESA).
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NewsTrent XWB powerplant makes maiden sortie
Rolls-Royce's Trent XWB engine, which will eventually power the Airbus A350, has made its first flight on board the airframer's MSN1 A380 flying testbed. The...
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SpiceJet contracts SR Technics for CFM56 maintenance
Indian budget carrier SpiceJet has inked a 10-year exclusive engine maintenance agreement for its Boeing 737 fleet with SR Technics. The deal, worth...
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NewsGalileo signed off for fast-track constellation completion
Europe has formally put its Galileo satellite navigation project on track to provide a functional service during 2014 and near-global coverage in 2015 with the signing of contracts to build and launch eight more satellites.
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SINGAPORE: Eurocopter launches Dauphin simulator at Airshow
Eurocopter has launched Asia Pacific's first AS365 N3/N3+ Dauphin full motion simulator and signed a deal with South Vietnam Helicopter for a fourth EC225.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: AgustaWestland prepares AW609 for certification tests
AgustaWestland has unveiled a new facility in Arlington, Texas, to house the first prototype of the freshly renamed AW609 civil tiltrotor as it prepares for airworthiness certification tests to start within a year.
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MAEL wins Air One A320 maintenance deal
Maintenance provider Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Alitalia for its low-cost carrier...
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NewsUS Air Force details aircraft cuts
The US Air Force has confirmed plans to retire 227 aircraft, or four per cent of its total fleet as part of a looming budget cut ...
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Israeli company develops UAV recovery system for ships
An Israeli company has disclosed the first details of a system that will enable operators to recover large unmanned air vehicles aboard ships ...
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NewsQantas delays service entry of Boeing 787-8s
Qantas will delay service entry of its Boeing 787-8 fleet as the airline moves to slash capital expenditure in the 2012-13 period. The carrier says...
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NewsInnocon lands MiniFalcon training deal with US college
Israel's Innocon is to supply a MiniFalcon II tactical unmanned air system to Northland Community and Technical College in Minnesota ...
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NewsHELI-EXPO: PICTURE - Eurocopter unveils T2 upgrade for EC130
Eurocopter has unveiled the most significant development of the light-single EC130 in a decade, offering the latest variant of the Turbomeca Arriel 2 engine to increase power and reduce fuel consumption.
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NewsFinal preparations under way for third ATV launch
Technicians at the European Space Agency's spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana have started integrating ESA's third Automated Transfer Vehicle robotic supply ship with the Ariane 5 ES rocket that will carry it to the International Space Station.
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SINGAPORE: Indonesia's Pacific Royale to launch services in March
Indonesian start-up Pacific Royale Airways plans to begin operations in March and compete in the full-service segment.



















