All aerospace news – Page 893
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Airbus extends green airport trials to the A380 at Heathrow
Airport operator BAA Heathrow has been working with Airbus, Singapore Airlines and UK air navigation service provider NATS for a year to develop improved departure procedure for the A380, reducing fuel consumption and emissions.
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NewsSecond Gulfstream G650 takes flight
Gulfstream's second G650 test aircraft - designated T2 (N652GD) - made its first flight from Savannah/Hilton Head International airport on 25 February
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NewsGTF able to power twin-aisle narrowbody: Pratt & Whitney
Growing interest from airlines in the development of a new lightweight, twin-aisle narrowbody is among the factors driving Pratt & Whitney to ensure its...
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Merged life begins for Meridiana and Eurofly
Italy's second largest carrier Meridiana has formally completed its merger with partner Eurofly establishing and a new company called Meridiana Fly.
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Honeywell predicts flat helicopter market for next five years
Honeywell expects civil turbine helicopter deliveries to remain flat over the next five years as a result of "continued soft economic growth in key markets...
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VIDEO: Air France debuts A380 on South African route
Air France's third Airbus A380 will also be deployed on its Johannesburg service before the French flag-carrier turns to Tokyo as its next route for the...
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Regent to expand with interiors refurbishment facility in Mobile
Interiors refurbishment specialist Regent Aerospace will expand operations by opening new facilities in Mobile, Alabama, the company announced on 26 February. The...
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Singapore's Tiger dismisses Jetstar-AirAsia alliance as "hot air"
Tiger Airways has dismissed the alliance between its rivals Jetstar and AirAsia as a "publicity stunt" and "a lot of hot air".
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HAL sets sights on global presence
Ashok Nayak has been at the helm of Hindustan Aeronautics for a year and is determined to turn the giant into a more nimble and effective global player
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Indian aerospace industry opens up
India is fast becoming a major global aerospace market, aided by a combination of increasing defence spending, a booming commercial aviation market, and...
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NewsDepth of Koito seat problem still being assessed
Airbus and EASA are still working to assess whether seats manufactured by Koito Industries and currently fitted to in-service aircraft meet airworthiness...
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Opinion
Comment: Healing in Houston
No longer in denial, the helicopter industry came together in Texas last week, fully aware of its shortcomings and challenges and fully committed to a more robust, safer future
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Europe aims for an end to tooling
Shaped metal deposition promises to slash costs and speed production compared with traditional machining techniques
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Business: Good week - Bad week
AIR INDIA The government is pumping Rp8 billion ($174 million) of new equity into its loss-making flag carrier "to ease the cashflow situation [and] also...
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Opinion
Comment: Is Obama boxing clever on NASA?
As a former Marine Corps general and Space Shuttle commander, NASA administrator Charles Bolden is well-equipped to take fire. That's good, because he needed all the grace under pressure he could muster last week when senators tore into him and his boss, Barack Obama, for killing off US human spaceflight.
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First flight of interiors-fitted 787 slides to March
First flight of Boeing's third flight test aircraft has moved into March, citing a pre-fitting of flight test instrumentation that the company believes will...
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Fokker Services - life after death
Fokker the airframer is long gone, but out-of-production aircraft are a growth business
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ANZ profit rises to NZ$56 million in H1
Air New Zealand (ANZ) reported a sharp increase in half-year earnings today amid a fall in demand resulting from tough operating conditions due to the global...
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NewsAlaska eyes Gogo Video and Wi-fi-enabled IFE
Seattle-based Alaska Airlines will likely evaluate Aircell's forthcoming video download service for its flights to Hawaii, Canada and Mexico as the carrier...
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NewsRepublic orders 40 CSeries and options 40 more
US-based Republic Airways Holdings has ordered 40 Bombardier CSeries aircraft and placed options on 40 more. The company has signed a purchase agreement...