All aerospace news – Page 876
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Uptick in air travel seen for summer
US airlines are expecting a modest improvement in air travel in the third quarter but even as demand grows, recovery may be stifled by higher fuel costs.
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NASA, EasyJet to study commuting, fatigue
How does fatigue really affect flightcrews? EasyJet staff are to be monitored by NASA in a bid to measure risks
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NewsNTSB: turbine failure led to fatal California helicopter crash
Cracked turbine blades on a Honeywell LTS101-600A turboshaft engine preceded the May 2008 fatal crash of a single-engined Eurocopter AS350 on Santa Catalina...
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NewsUnited's A350 order 'unclear' under merger
Airbus believes that the proposed US airline "mega-merger" will have no impact on its competitiveness during the campaign to replace United Airlines' huge...
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PICTURE: Record-breaking Nimrod flown to Coventry air museum
Ex-Royal Air Force Nimrod XV232 has been flown to Coventry airport, where it will join a new visitor attraction ...
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Australia looks to join the space age
There was a time when Australia stood proud as a pioneer of orbital spaceflight. The successful orbital flight of WRESAT made the country only the fourth...
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NewsTAM expects to begin OnAir trial in July
Brazil's TAM expects to finally begin trialling OnAir's in-flight mobile connectivity service in the third quarter of this year. TAM signed up as OnAir's...
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Brazil's TAM joins Star Alliance
Brazil's TAM Airlines has joined the Star Alliance network, becoming its 27th member. "Our integration into the world's leading global commercial aviation...
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Airbus aims to 'keep it simple' with A320 NEO
Airbus aims to avoid any temptation to add complexity to its proposed "A320 new engine option (NEO)" upgrade to ensure it will achieve its 2015 service-entry...
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NewsLibyan to offer OnAir in-flight connectivity services on new A330s
Libyan Airlines has contracted OnAir to install Inmarsat SwiftBroadband-supported in-flight mobile connectivity and Wi-Fi Internet services aboard its fleet...
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Crane names Marinello as VP for cabin solutions
Crane Aerospace & Electronics has appointed Carol Marinello as VP of cabin solutions. He will lead Crane's Cabin Systems product line in the new role.
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Pool races towards third Phenom 100 delivery
UK business aircraft management and charter broker Pool Aviation is gearing up to take delivery of its third Embraer...
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Working Week - Ian Edmonson
After spending the early years of his career as an engineer in the automotive industry, a move to the aviation sector was a logical progression for Ian Edmondson, chairman and managing director of Dunlop Aircraft Tyres
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Royal Brunei inks deal with SIA to lease six 777s
Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) has confirmed that it will lease six Boeing 777-200ER aircraft from Singapore Airlines to replace its 767-300ERs.
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BA cabin crew union announces fresh wave of strikes
British Airways cabin crew are to hold a further 20 days of strike action following their rejection of the company's latest offer in a ballot last week,...
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WRESAT details
Australia's opportunity to make orbital history came at the end of a US intercontinental ballistic missile test programme, which saw nine Redstone rockets...
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Aircell hires operations management exec
In-flight connectivity service provider Aircell has appointed Jonathan Cobin as senior vice-president of project and operations management with responsibility...
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Space research programme focused on Australia's special capabilities
The Australian Space Research Programme is designed to channel funds to areas of space science where the country already has expertise, including scramjet...
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NewsCH-53K delay will not hold up GE38 engine programme
General Electric will maintain its schedule for testing the GE38 engine for the US Marine Corps' delayed Sikorsky CH-53K ...