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FARNBOROUGH: Comac C919 programme building momentum: Honeywell
A spate of supplier signings for Comac's C919 project is a clear sign of momentum in the Chinese airliner programme, says Honeywell Aerospace's Europe, Middle East, Africa and India president Paolo Carmassi.
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FARNBOROUGH: Sargent signals a united front
Tucson-based Sargent Aerospace & Defence has come to Farnborough with a message for all the integrators and manufacturers keen to consolidate the traditional tangled web of supplier arrangements accompanying a major aerospace project: we are here to help.
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FARNBOROUGH: Air Lease signs LOI for 10 Embraers
Air Lease Corporation, the new leasing venture of former International Lease Finance chief Steven Udvar-Hazy, has signed a letter of intent for 10 Embraer 190s.
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FARNBOROUGH: Thomson to be first European 787 operator
Thomson Airways to be first European 787 operator TUI Travel UK leisure carrier Thomson Airways has been told by Boeing that it will be the European...
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VIDEO & PICTURES - FARNBOROUGH: Bloodhound car sniffs out Hampson
The Bloodhound Project, which is looking to build the world's first car to break the 1,000mph (Mach 1.4/1,600km/h) barrier, has unveiled aerostructures fabricator...
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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...