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NewsIN FOCUS: VIDEO - APS training offers pilots real experience of upset recovery
A July 2009 report compiled by Boeing indicates that loss of control is the leading factor in fatal commercial aviation accidents...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Solar Impulse founders aim to highlight environmental solutions
Planning a solar-powered circumnavigation of the globe for 2015, the Solar Impulse founders insist technologies to meet many environmental challenges are already here
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NewsSolar Impulse gets funding boost for round-the-world plan
Solar Impulse, the solar-powered aircraft project, received a boost to its bid to fly round the world in 2015 using only solar power thanks to an increased financial commitment from Bayer MaterialScience.
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NewsVIDEO: Radar data highlights sea level threat
A new high-resolution dataset from multiple orbiting missions has shown the global sea level to have risen by an average of 3mm per year over the past 18 years.
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NewsILA: Eurocopter test pilots praise X3 handling
Test pilots of Eurocopter's hybrid helicopter demonstrator X3 say the aircraft has more than proved its architectural concept of side-mounted propellers during the flight-test programme over the past two years.
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ILA: A400M reliability tests to resume by November
Airbus Military should be able to resume an interrupted programme of function and reliability (F&R) testing with production-representative A400M MSN6 late this year, according to chief executive Domingo Ureña-Raso.
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ILA: Future ownership of Diehl Aircabin yet to become clear
German interior systems supplier Diehl has yet to determine the future ownership of its Diehl Aircabin operation following partner Thales' decision to split...
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NewsILA: Eurocopter plans X3-type helicopter during next seven years
Eurocopter plans to build a production hybrid helicopter with side-mounted propellers - the architecture the manufacturer is evaluating with its X3 technology...
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NewsVIDEO: Leahy admits A380 near-term sales difficult but resolute in long-term demand
Airbus's chief salesman John Leahy is confident the airframer can achieve its target of consistently selling at least 30 A380s a year, but admits that this is proving a challenge in 2012.
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NewsAirbus predicts 20-year demand for over 28,000 jets
Airbus is forecasting demand for 28,200 passenger and freighter aircraft worth nearly $4 trillion over the next 20 years, an increase of 1.2% on its previous...
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NewsRussia's United Aircraft to develop new twin-jet
United Aircraft has outlined a project to complement its product line with a new 130- to 150-seat twinjet, drawn from technology developed for the Sukhoi...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: New commercial programmes central to MTU's growth strategy
With military budgets shrinking, new commercial aircraft programmes are at the centre of MTU's growth plans
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Russia to examine new 130-seat project next year
Russia's trade and industry ministry is stressing that it has yet to decide the nature of a new aircraft to address the 130-seat sector, but it remains keen on participating in the market.
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NewsICON chooses FADEC-equipped Rotax for A5
ICON Aircraft says it will equip its new A5 light sport amphibian with an electronically controlled, fuel-injected Rotax 912iS engine as standard kit in lieu of the previously planned legacy Rotax 912 four-cylinder, four-stroke carburetted engine.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Virgin Galactic takes wraps off LauncherOne
Sir Richard Branson stole the show yesterday - swooping in by helicopter and all but renaming the event the Farnborough space show with a star-studded presentation...
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NewsFARNBROUGH: Monarch signs a $250m deal with IAE for bespoke V2500 support
UK-based Monarch Airlines has signed a multi-year, $250 million service agreement for International Aero Engines to support 35 V2500s powering a fleet of 16 Airbus A321s.
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FARNBOROUGH: Hamilton Sundstrand signs MRO agreements at Farnborough
Hamilton Sundstrand (chalet D14-16) has signed a trio of maintenance and repair agreements at Farnborough. The company has been chosen to provide maintenance...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Exclusive air-to-air video footage of Qatar's new 787 Dreamliner
Exclusive air-to-air video of Qatar's new 787 Dreamliner
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A400M to get new name as first delivery draws near
The wait for the newly renamed A400M is almost over, with the first production example within weeks of its flight debut
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Aerospace supply chain put under strain
Despite 2011 being the best year ever for the global aerospace industry, experts warn the financial sector may be unwilling to supply cash to pay for new aircraft



















