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Sasol closes on approval for fully synthetic jet fuel
A major step towards petroleum alternatives is imminent, with Sasol of South Africa poised to receive approval for a completely synthetic jet fuel. Sasol...
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NASA picks Orbital for ISS cargo services
Facing retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2010, NASA has made a second attempt to ensure that competitive commercial providers are available to transport...
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UK to stretch Puma life-extension study with Eurocopter
The UK is to expand a study into a proposed life-extension project that would keep most of the Royal Air Force's Puma HC1 helicopters in use until 2022 ...
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Pilatus flies first PC-21 trainer configured for Singapore's Basic Wings
As contenders for Singapore's advanced jet trainer contest showed their wares at the Singapore air show, Switzerland's Pilatus has flown the first PC-21...
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Singapore 2008: Boeing predicts 'good year' for at-risk C-17 transport
Fresh orders from the US military, NATO and potentially the UK could safeguard Boeing's C-17 production line this year ...
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Australia seeks to tackle growing pilot shortage
Australian airlines, flying training organisations, universities, industry groups and the government have established the Future Pilot Task Force in an attempt...
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Airbus claims fuel cells first
Airbus-led team carried out flight in February with hydrogen and oxygen-based fuel cell generating up to 20kW
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NewsVIDEO: Eclipse 500 to be manufactured in Russia
Eclipse Aviation and its largest stakeholder European Technology and Investment...
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Virgin biofuel demonstration to use first generation feedstock: Boeing
Virgin Atlantic looks set to use a first-generation feedstock to evaluate biofuel alternatives for air transport, something which the UK airline had widely...
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Singapore 2008: New narrowbody needs 15% better economics: Udvar-Hazy
International Lease Finance chief Steven Udvar-Hazy says a replacement narrowbody aircraft for the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 will require a 15% improvement...
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Swift Air pursues fleet growth
Boosting its Boeing 737 fleet - and potentially adding 757 aircraft - is on the agenda for Swift Aviation Group ,...
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Aermacchi to roll out serial-production M-346 end-March
Aermacchi expects to roll out the first serial production M-346 advanced jet trainer by the end of March,...
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NASA and CAFE team to offer green prize for GA
The first "green prize" for aviation is being offered under the 2008 General Aviation Technology (GAT) Challenge, sponsored by NASA and the Comparative Aircraft...
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Singapore 2008: RUAG sees Asian launch customer for updated 228
Swiss aviation and defence firm RUAG is negotiating with the owners of the Dornier trademark to...
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Singapore 2008: MHI close to giving go-ahead for MRJ
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is likely to go ahead with the development of an indigenous regional jet after...