All aerospace news – Page 829
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Interview
Working Week - Ben Jacques
Ben Jacques joined London Gatwick-based aviation consultancy IBA as commercial manager earlier this year after a decade working for an airline, a ground-handler and a leasing company
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News
business - briefs
In a move "designed to create a world leader in solid rocket propulsion", Safran's Snecma Propulsion Solide subsidiary is to acquire SNPE Matériaux Energétiques (SME) and its subsidiaries
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NewsBell starts up helo demonstrator to boost Kiowa Warrior
Bell Helicopter is building a new demonstrator aircraft to prove the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior can remain a viable, long-term option even as the US Army seeks...
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NewsGetting back in the envelope with CAE/APS upset training
How can the number of loss of control accidents be cut? Improved training is one answer and a new programme from North America aims to teach business aviators and airlines how to handle in-flight upsets
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787 suppliers in South Korea, Japan pushing towards full-rate output
The 787 is now an aircraft well into its early production run at Boeing's first and second tier supplier sites throughout Japan and South Korea after the airframer struggled for years to get its global supply chain fully operational.
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787-9 is looking very much like a 777-200ER
Boeing's progressive refinement of the design for the stretched -9 version of its 787 widebody is revealing a Dreamliner variant that is similar to the larger 777-200ER.
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NewsEasyJet holds on to brand after settling licence dispute
UK budget carrier EasyJet will be able to retain its branding, after agreeing a revision of the licence at the heart of its bitter legal dispute with shareholder...
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VIDEO: Virgin Galactic spaceship flies first mission with pilots
The VSS Enterprise spaceship on 10 October flew by itself and glided to a landing at the Mojave Air and Spaceport for the first time. The unpowered...
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Opinion
Comment: Zero hour for helicopter safety improvement
Now, five years after the International Helicopter Safety Team launched its historic attempt to transform global rotary-wing safety performance, it has assembled the necessary critical mass of data on which to base intervention strategies
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This week briefing
After failing to buy an intelligence satellite from Israel or France, Turkey is preparing to build its own, "Gokturk", with Italian assistance for launch in 2012
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FAA investigates Allegiant engine fire
Allegiant Air reports that no passengers were injured after a Boeing MD-83 experienced an engine fire at the Orlando Sanford international airport this morning....
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NewsAirBaltic readies to introduce Apple iPad as IFE
Latvian carrier airBaltic is laying claim to the distinction of becoming the first airline in Europe to introduce Apple iPads for in-flight entertainment...
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Aircell broadband gets EASA approval for Challenger
Inflight connectivity provider Aircell has announced that its Aviator 300-based SwiftBroadband solution has received a supplemental type certification from...
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Jazz Air to convert to corporate structure by year-end
Jazz Air Income Fund has announced details of proposed conversion from an income trust to a corporate structure. Under the conversion plan, units of...
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NewsXcor signs second suborbital wet lease deal with Curacao
Mojave, California's growing reputation as the Silicon Valley of personal spaceflight heated up last week with Xcor Aerospace's signing of a second wet-lease deal for its Lynx suborbital concept.
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Helicopter sector to get its own version of the IS-BAO accreditation system
The helicopter part of business aviation needs to raise its safety performance along with the rest of the rotary-wing sector, according to Brian Humphries, president and chief executive of the European Business Aviation Association.
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Snecma prepares to test new Aircelle nacelle demonstrator
Safran subsidiary Aircelle has delivered a nacelle demonstrator designed to evaluate potential noise reduction and enhancements to aircraft efficiency.
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FAA cites five smoke events in one day for an unnamed carrier
One unnamed US air carrier experienced five in-flight emergencies and diversions to the nearest airport over the course of one day in April, reports the...
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Superjet kicks off Alitalia regional jet contest
Superjet International this week kicked off a three-contender regional jet contest at Rome Fiumicino airport for Alitalia, which is expected to choose within weeks between the Sukhoi Superjet 100, Bombardier CRJ900/1000 and Embraer 190.