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ADSE: design for life after Fokker
Formed from the wreckage of Fokker in the late 1990s, engineering consultancy ADSE is an example of a successful entrepreneurial start-up that has mined the former airframer's deep heritage in design and manufacturing.
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Fokker's remarkable transformation from airframer to leading first tier supplier to world's aircraft manufacturers
The best-known Dutch aerospace company no longer makes entire aircraft, but its name lives on as a key supplier and service provider
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MD's venture adventure
Patriarch Partners, the US capital venture firm that bought MD Helicopters five years ago, is not about to let economic downturn get in the way of its plans for transforming the manufacturer.
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This Week Briefings
Australia's Virgin Blue has taken advantage of the "attractive" pricing on offer because of the downturn and signed a deal with Boeing for up to 105 737s
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NewsTu-154 communications reveal no technical problem
Preliminary analysis of communications with the Polish state Tupolev Tu-154 which crashed at Smolensk has not indicated technical problems with the aircraft
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NewsCrashed Tu-154 crew offered three alternate airports
Crew members of the Polish state Tupolev Tu-154 which crashed at Smolensk yesterday were offered three alternate airports, as a result of dense fog
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NewsInvestigators begin analysing Polish Tu-154's recorders
Investigators have started analysing the flight recorders retrieved from the Polish presidential Tupolev Tu-154M which crashed at Smolensk yesterday.
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NewsPolish president killed in Tu-154 crash
Polish president Lech Kaczynski is among some 90 people killed after a governmental Tupolev Tu-154 crashed near the Russian city of Smolensk.
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Bulgaria looks to cut C-27J, Panther helicopter deals
Bulgarian defence minister Anyu Angelov wants to save funds by trimming orders for transport aircraft and naval helicopters ...
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NewsFour killed as USAF CV-22 crashes in Afghanistan
The US Air Force suffered its first fatal accident involving the CV-22 tiltrotor in Afghanistan on 8 April ...
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India requests deal for three more AEW aircraft
India has requested a proposal from Israel Aerospace Industries to supply another three Ilyushin Il-76-based airborne early warning aircraft ..
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NewsPICTURE: Second A400M takes off
Airbus Military's second A400M has flown for the first time, taking testing of the type beyond the 70h mark ...
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Oman edges closer to Typhoon deal, says UK
Oman has moved a step closer towards acquiring a fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft, according to the UK government ...
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Seoul picks Sensor Fused Weapon for F/A-50 fighter
South Korea has selected Textron Defense Systems' Sensor Fused Weapon for integration with Korea Aerospace Industries' F/A-50 light attack aircraft ...
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Rolls-Royce extends Tornado support contract
Rolls-Royce will deliver continued support for the RB199 turbofan engines that power the UK Royal Air Force's Panavia Tornados until 2025 ...
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Lockheed rejects Pentagon's cost estimates for F-35
Lockheed Martin has reached a key F-35 Joint Strike Fighter first flight milestone - and struck back at Department of Defense budget estimates warning that...
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Gulfstream readying G450, G550 successor
Gulfstream is developing a clean-sheet successor to its G450 and G550 large-cabin business jets, incorporating concepts and systems designed for its flagship...
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NewsLockheed flies first sensor-equipped F-35, one year late
Lockheed Martin has for the first time flown a sensor-equipped F-35, with STOVL aircraft BF-4 getting airborne on 7 April ...
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Hawker Beechcraft adds power to armed AT-6
Hawker Beechcraft has flown a more powerful version of its AT-6 turboprop, ahead of a USAF light attack and armed reconnaissance aircraft contest ...
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US Army to trial glass cockpit retrofit for OH-58, TH-67 helicopters
A US Army Bell OH-58 has been outfitted with a glass cockpit as part of a new project that could lead to retrofits for its entire OH-58 and Bell TH-67 helicopter...