All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 191
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VIDEO: Chinook lifts Ferraris to mountain ice track
Ferrari has called on the services of the Italian army's helicopter fleet for a launch event staged high in the Dolomites ...
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VIDEO: 747-8I completes gauntlet testing
Boeing has completed final gauntlet testing on its first 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft. The two days of testing were completed late on Sunday 13...
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BAE and Dassault join forces to develop new UAS
UK-based BAE Systems and French aerospace giant Dassault Aviation are to jointly develop a new medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system ...
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NewsAirbus to restrict conversion options to A320neo
Airbus is intending to restrict the freedom of customers to convert from the baseline A320 to the A320neo.
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NewsKC-X contest boosted EADS reputation in the USA: Gallois
EADS has no regrets about competing for the US Air Force's KC-X tanker contract, despite losing out to rival Boeing, believing the whole episode has boosted...
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Airbus Military to launch A400M series production
Airbus Military has given the green light to launch series production of its A400M "Grizzly" airlifter. Speaking on 9 March at parent company EADS's...
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No deadline for ending A320 production: Airbus
Airbus has no firm deadline for the end of production of its A320 narrowbody, despite the increasing success of its re-engined replacement, the A320neo.
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EADS chief unconvinced by case for all-new narrowbody
EADS chief executive Louis Gallois has questioned the wisdom of Boeing's apparent plans to launch an entirely new narrowbody airliner.
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Airbus revenue rise boosts EADS to €45.8bn in 2010
Airbus saw revenue from its commercial airliners rise by 5% to €27.6 billion ($38.3 billion) in 2010, up from €26.3 billion the year before. The company...
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BAE continues Typhoon Paveway IV testing
BAE Systems has completed the first release of a Raytheon Paveway IV precision-guided bomb from a Eurofighter Typhoon, using the aircraft's avionics system...
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Grizzly hits EASA test benchmark
Airbus Military's A400M "Grizzly" has completed simulated flight-cycle testing on a full-scale airframe to achieve civil type certification of the airlifter ...
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NewsFedEx could take up to 55 777Fs
International logistics firm FedEx Express has unveiled its latest Boeing 777 Freighter, part of an order that could see the Memphis-based carrier operate...
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PICTURES & VIDEO: Ryanair takes delivery of 300th 737-800
Ryanair has taken delivery of its 300th Boeing 737-800, with 37 of the type due to arrive in 2011. The airframer says that the Irish budget carrier...
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NewsAer Lingus swaps three A330s for A350s
Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus is switching an order for three Airbus A330s, due for delivery in 2013 and 2014, to three A350-900 aircraft with arrival slated...
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PICTURES: V Australia launches inaugural flight to Abu Dhabi
V Australia, the long-haul arm of the Virgin Blue Group, launched its inaugural flight to Abu Dhabi yesterday, becoming the first Australian carrier to operate...
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Lion Air firms options for 15 ATR 72-500s
Indonesia's Lion Air has firmed up its 2009 options for 15 ATR 72-500s to be operated by subsidiary Wings Air.
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UK MoD criticised over Typhoon procurement
The UK Ministry of Defence has been sharply criticised by MPs over its management of equipment procurement programmes, describing it as being in a "cycle...
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Tunisian government puts presidential A340-500 up for sale
As the new Tunisian government begins the difficult job of undoing the more grandiose projects of its deposed dictator, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali,...
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NewsPICTURE: A400M undergoes Swedish winter trials
Pictured is Airbus Military's second A400M development aircraft undergoing cold weather trials earlier this month in Kiruna, northern Sweden.
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Supersonic car draws on Hampson aerospace nous
The Bloodhound supersonic car moved a step closer to reality today as its designers handed over the first set of drawings to aerospace component manufacturer Hampson Industries, which will produce the rear of the car.