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FARNBOROUGH: Brazil's TRIP orders two Embraer 190s
Brazilian regional carrier TRIP Linhas Aereas has ordered two Embraer 190 jets to add to its fleet of six Embraer 175s.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Boeing, Bigelow to build space station by 2015
Boeing and Bigelow Aerospace are teaming up to build a commercial space station system, with a 2015 target for a fully operational station in low Earth orbit...
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FARNBOROUGH: Eurocopter says Brazil will be fourth home market
Brazil will become Eurocopter's "fourth home country", after France, Germany and Spain, as the helicopter manufacturer ramps up its industrial presence and sales there, predicts chief executive Lutz Bertling.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus scans air transport future through young eyes
Airbus engineers have painted a picture of an imaginary airliner that embodies the technology and ecological ambitions that passengers in 2050, "or even 2030", could reasonably expect to see.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Alternative fuel providers confident carbon neutral growth can be achieved
IATA's goal of carbon-neutral growth for the aviation industry in the medium term is achievable, according to representatives of the United Alternative Aviation Fuels Display, which is exhibiting at Farnborough for the first time to publicise the progress that biofuels have made towards meeting that target.
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VIDEO & PICTURES - FARNBOROUGH: Russia's United hopes to firm 50-strong MS-21 order
Russia's United Aircraft has signed an order for up to 50 of its MS-21 twinjets and says it hopes to reveal the launch customer at the show.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Emirates warns that physical constraints threaten further orders
Confirming the much-speculated deal for 30 more Boeing 777s worth $9.1 billion, Emirates has warned that its appetite for further new aircraft orders depends on long-term infrastructure constraints being overcome.
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FARNBOROUGH:Tecnam and Airborne create ultra-low-cost surveillance
Working with general aviation aircraft manufacture Tecnam, Austria-based Airborne Technologies (hall 3, stand C19) has created an ultra-low-cost surveillance system for observation, law enforcement, mapping and sensing missions.
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FARNBOROUGH: Italian space agency set to escape budget cuts unscathed
As a public body, the Italian space agency, or Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) (hall 3, stand SZA), might have expected lean times ahead as governments across Europe, including Italy, outlined austerity budgets. However, it appears that the agency's 10-year, €7 billion ($8.8 billion) development will survive largely intact.
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Etihad Airways to open Seoul service
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is to open services to the South Korean capital Seoul at the end of this year. Seoul will become the 65th destination...
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FARNBOROUGH: InterSky signs MRO deal with LHT unit
Austrian regional carrier InterSky has signed a long-term engine support deal with Lufthansa Technik covering the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123Bs powering...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Thomson aims to be first 787 operator with connectivity
Thomson Airways aims to become the first carrier in the world to offer in-flight connectivity on the Boeing 787. The UK carrier, which will launch...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Messier lands Thomas Cook A320 gear work
UK holiday carrier Thomas Cook Airlines has selected Safran Group's Messier Services division to provide support for Airbus A320 landing gear.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: AgustaWestland unveils 'game-changing' AW169
AgustaWestland has officially launched the AW169, a new 4.5t class twin helicopter meant to challenge Eurocopter's Dauphin and EC145 lines.
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FARNBOROUGH: ACSS to partner US Airways for ITP tests
Thales and L-3 Communications joint venture ACSS has been selected by US Airways as a partner in Eurocontrol's in-trail procedure tests (IPT). ACSS...
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FARNBOROUGH: Bell's John Garrison: Buzz before Business
Global travel is not generally a flight plan option for a light-twin helicopter, but the Bell 429 is not a typical rotorcraft. Bell president and chief executive...
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FARNBOROUGH: Macaer Aviation lands PiperJet contract
Piper Aircraft has selected Italy's Mecaer Aviation to supply the undercarriage system for its PiperJet
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FARNBOROUGH: PremiAir offers helicopter shuttle service
Aerospace executives looking for a quick and stress-free way of getting in and out of this year's Farnborough Airshow can take advantage of private helicopter charters from The London Heliport with UK helicopter charter operator PremiAir.
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FARNBOROUGH: Michelin makes tracks with Air France-KLM deal
Michelin is to fit its tyres to "around 425 aircraft" operated by Air France-KLM and the airline group's third-party maintenance customers, under the terms...
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FARNBOROUGH: Thomson aims to be first 787 operator with connectivity
Thomson Airways aims to become the first carrier in the world to offer in-flight connectivity on the Boeing 787. The UK carrier, which will launch...