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Thai reveals second phase of fleet plan
Thai Airways International has unveiled the second phase of its new aircraft acquisition plan.
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NewsBoeing advancing 737 rate to 42 by 2014
Boeing has announced it will add a third 737 production rate increase, with plans to boost narrowbody output to 42 aircraft per month by the first half of...
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HyperMach to unveil supersonic business jet concept
HyperMach is expected to unveil a new concept for a supersonic business jet at the Paris air show. The...
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NewsGalaxy Tabs and iPads won't destroy case for embedded IFE, say stalwarts
News that Oneworld alliance partners American Airlines and British Airways are to distribute Samsung Galaxy Tabs and Apple iPads, respectively, in certain...
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MTU signs CF34 MRO deal with Aeromexico Connect
MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg has signed a deal with Aeromexico Connect to provide MRO services to the carrier's 37 General Electric CF34-10 engines. The...
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NewsThree major airlines gear up for in-trail tests with ACSS
British Airways, Delta Air Lines and US Airways are to conduct in-trail procedure tests, beginning in the second half of the year, using equipment from the ACSS joint venture between L-3 and Thales.
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PARIS: Alcoa - aluminium can trump carbonfibre
Boeing's decision to make the 787 out of carbonfibre was the right choice at the time. It was also a kick-in-the-teeth wake-up call for a company that for...
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NewsFAA demands mandatory seat checks for 36,000 Cessna types
US safety regulators have mandated the inspection of seat fixtures on 36,000 single- and twin-engined Cessna aircraft at an estimated overall cost of more than $3 million.
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Thales to deliver A350 avionics in 2011
Testing is under way of Thales's cockpit equipment for the Airbus A350, with the French electronics specialist expecting to deliver the software and hardware for the first aircraft before the end of 2011.
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NewsThe View from the City: Back to familiar territory for true asset-based financiers
Market participants will agree that in the last six to nine months liquidity has been back to a point rarely expected a year ago. We are even seeing some...
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NewsUK firm engineers in-orbit manufacturing
The ability to assemble large structures in orbit gets around the difficulty, or impossibility, of having to launch them whole, with the International Space Station being the best example.
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NewsVirgin America dreams big for next generation IFEC system
Virgin America is dreaming big for its next generation in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) system, which will be rolled out in the fourth quarter...
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NewsEurope outlines future in space
Europe's space policy aims to ensure the continent's independence, create highly skilled jobs, boost competitiveness and improve the safety and daily lives of its citizens
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Airbus and the future of air travel
Today's youth expect in the future to fly more often than they do today. They also want air travel to be inexpensive and enjoyable, and they want it to be...
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NewsMars500 crew looks like they will make it home
When George Bush declared in 2004 that US astronauts would resume Moon missions by 2015 and set off for Mars by the mid-2020s, the then-US president set NASA two tremendous challenges
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Stage set for MRJ at Paris
Despite the turmoil wreaked on its homeland by natural disasters, Mitsubishi Aircraft is on course with its ambitious MRJ regional jet programme
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NewsSkylon concept could be next spaceplane
A new spaceplane conceived by Reaction Engines could slash the cost of putting small payloads into orbit
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Airbus to broaden in-cockpit surveillance function
Airbus is intending to extend an in-flight traffic awareness system to airport surface movements following certification of the concept by European safety...
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NewsRolls-Royce revamps Trent XWB to aid A350-1000 range boost
Rolls-Royce is investing in the development of a significantly modified version of the Trent XWB for the A350-1000 to help Airbus enhance the performance of its largest twinjet.