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FARNBOROUGH: UK, France not yet ready to sign UCAS agreement
BAE Systems cancelled a planned media briefing on an Anglo-French future unmanned combat air system (UCAS) project on the second day of the Farnborough air...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: TAI introduces new trainer
Turkish Aerospace Industries (H4/H2) is introducing its new Hurkus basic training aircraft at the show. It is the country's first attempt at building a home-grown...
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FARNBOROUGH: Oklahoma governor outlines aerospace vision
Oklahoma governor Mary Fallin is leading a delegation of the state's aerospace and UAV companies at the show, accompanied by secretary of science and technology...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Eurocopter's X3 restricted by US regulations
Eurocopter is not showing its experimental X3 hybrid helicopter at full force during the ongoing demonstration in the USA due to national regulations.
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FARNBOROUGH: Eurofighter boss says enhancements fundamental to sales success
"A huge step." That was the verdict from the Eurofighter industrial consortium at the Farnborough air show on 10 July, the day after the confirmation of...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Disabled charity Aerobility seeks participants for round-the-world challenge
Disability takes to the global stage in August when London hosts the 2012 Paralympic Games, and for one charitable flying organisation this can only be a...
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IN FOCUS: Engineering Student of the Year Yayu Monica Hew follows her American dream of a career in space physics
Yayu Monica Hew arrived at University of Texas in Arlington (UTA) to follow her "American dream" of studying aerospace engineering and physics - a degree...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Airbus's fly-by-wire pioneer Bernard Ziegler wins Flightglobal Lifetime Achievement Award
Bernard Ziegler is an aeronautical engineer and test pilot who retired in 1997, when he was senior vice-president engineering at Airbus. At retirement he...
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FARNBOROUGH: China Southern selects Rockwell Collins for 787 dispatch
China Southern Airlines has chosen Rockwell Collins's dispatch programme to support its new fleet of 10 Boeing 787 aircraft, which will begin when the airline...
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FARNBOROUGH: Insitu to supply ScanEagle services to Singapore
Insitu (H3/D17F) will provide its ScanEagle small unmanned air vehicle to the Singapore Navy on a fee-for-service contract.
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FARNBOROUGH: Korea Aerospace Industries' T-50 rides high in UK
The Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50 is the only Asian-developed aircraft at Farnborough this year. Three T-50s of the Korean air force's Black Eagles...
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FARNBOROUGH: Rockwell Collins to service Air India 787s
Air India has selected Rockwell Collins to service and support its fleet of 27 Boeing 787-8s. The contract will begin upon delivery of Air India's...
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FARNBOROUGH: Rockwell Collins to service Hainan 787s
China-based Hainan Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins to service and support its order for 10 Boeing 787-8 aircraft. The 10-year agreement will...
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FARNBOROUGH: Lighting on aircraft can prevent bird strikes
Bird strike incidents could be reduced by displaying pulsed lighting on the wings and fuselages of aircraft, according to wildlife ecologists in the USA....
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FARNBOROUGH: Paris Air Show hopes to secure JSF for 2013
The organiser of next year's Paris air show is harbouring high hopes of securing the services of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) as the...
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FARNBOROUGH: UK built multi-role Speedtwin to attract global interest
A British designed and manufactured aircraft is making a show debut at Farnborough - and its performance in the daily flying display is drawing attention from international visitors.
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FARNBOROUGH: Tekever UAV falls apart upon landing, as planned
Tekever (H4/D9) has a novel way of making an impact at the show - its unmanned air vehicle is designed to fall apart on landing.
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FARNBOROUGH: Upgraded Puma HC2 to enter final flight test phase
Eurocopter (OE13) will fly its first upgraded Puma HC2 medium support helicopter to the UK "in the coming weeks" for final test and evaluation work at Qinetiq's...
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FARNBOROUGH: Noranco wins A380 landing gear components contract
Canada's Noranco has landed a contract from Goodrich to supply additional undercarriage parts for the Airbus A380. Under the deal announced at the show,...
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FARNBOROUGH: Mitsubishi AIrcraft features 8m-long MRJ mockup at show
Mitsubishi Aircraft (chalet D12-13, OE7) is showcasing an 8m (26ft) long cabin mock-up, the largest ever, of its Mitsubishi MRJ regional jet at the Farnborough...