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NewsHoneywell ponders emissions cut, power boost for HTF engines
Honeywell says a second generation low-emissions upgrade for the HT7000-series engines could be available as a retrofit option within a "couple of years" if planned durability tests on the company's Tech7000 technology demonstrator engine prove the product is ready.
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NewsThree Qantas A380s repaired for rib-foot cracks so far
Qantas has discovered, and repaired, limited rib-foot cracking in all three Airbus A380s inspected so far under an airworthiness directive.
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NewsIndia’s Vikramaditya aircraft carrier prepares for sea trials
India's refurbished aircraft carrier will undergo sea trials with fixed-wing combat aircraft 'this summer' ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Google faces fight on the searches
TripAdvisor and Expedia lead complaints to Europe's competition regulators about fairness of online firm's algorithm, writes Martin Cowen. Google is...
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Superjet performs high-latitude tests for Yakutia
Sukhoi has carried out tests of its Superjet 100 in high-latitude regions, to assess the avionics performance on the type ahead of deliveries to Russian...
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IN FOCUS: Long-haul, low-cost at home in Southeast Asia
When Oasis Hong Kong Airlines's chief executive Steve Miller put the business into liquidation on 9 April 2008, many thought it was the beginning of the...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Low-cost carriers keep flexing the model
For the low-cost carrier segment, 2011 saw a further spread of the model. Double-digit growth continued, with passenger numbers at the 75 biggest carriers jumping by 11.6%. Revenues among 30 of the leading carriers increased by a quarter.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Myanmar opportunities beckon for carriers
Myanmar's airline industry is set to open up after the country's emergence from two decades of diplomatic isolation and economic sanctions. By-elections...
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NewsPICTURES: Jetstar Japan’s first aircraft lands in Tokyo
Jetstar Japan's first aircraft, an Airbus A320, landed at Tokyo's Narita airport on 26 April. The IAE V2500 powered aircraft will undergo a series...
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NewsIndian Mirage crashes blamed on ‘technical defects’
India has attributed two crashes involving Dassault Mirage 2000 aircraft to technical faults, with the fleet remaining grounded as a precautionary measure ...
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NewsUS House committee presses air force on Global Hawk
The House Armed Services Committee has made the first move to reverse the US Air Force's controversial decision to retire the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global...
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NewsFuture nano-UAVs could collect ISR in heavily defended airspace alongside Raptors and F-35s
The US Air Force could eventually develop swarms of nano-unmanned aircraft to conduct penetrating reconnaissance missions inside heavily defended airspace,...
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NewsCongress to appropriate $500m for commercial crew
Congress will likely appropriate around $500 million for NASA's commercial crew programme, well short of the $830 million in the Obama administration's FY2013...
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Nyco goes for low-toxin jet engine oil that protects seals
French oil manufacturer Nyco claims to have come up with a new jet engine lubricant that will be less harmful to passengers and air crew should an in-cabin...
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Pakistan begins aircraft inspections after Bhoja Air crash
Inspections of all aircraft operated by privately owned Pakistani carriers are being carried out after the crash of a Boeing 737-200 operated by Bhoja Air...
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NewsCompetition hots up in shrinking VIP airliner completions market
The market for widebody airliner business jet completions is poised to get more competitive as new entrants tussle with the handful of established players for a declining number of lucrative contracts.
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NewsBoeing confirms long-haul 757 replacement study
Boeing chief executive Jim McNerney confirms a replacement for the long-haul 757-200 market segment is being studied internally, adding potentially a new...
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Spirit Airlines chief executive Ben Baldanza
Aside from the artist's impression of an aircraft and the company's logo welcoming you at the entrance, there are little signs this nondescript office in...
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IN FOCUS: The state of the Indian airline market
There was optimism aplenty at the Indian Aviation show in Hyderabad two years ago. The pall cast by the 2008-2009 economic downturn was lifting, the irrational...