All articles by Kieran Daly – Page 2
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A350 XWB to feature halon-free fire-suppression
Pacific Scientific Aerospace is to provide the cargo bay fire suppression system on the Airbus A350 XWB and for the first time will not use halon as the firefighting agent.
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Price Induction wins support from Aquitaine region
Privately owned French turbofan development company Price Induction is to be at the centre of a new project to develop turbofan propulsion expertise in the...
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Jet2 flies Boeing 737 with Pratt & Whitney parts in CFM56
A Boeing 737-300 of UK leisure carrier Jet2 has become the first aircraft to fly with Pratt & Whitney-supplied parts in one of its CFM56-3 engines. According...
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Helibras to design and build a new helicopter from scratch
Eurocopter's chief executive expects to see the company's Brazilian subsidiary Helibras design and build a new helicopter from scratch within the next decade.
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PARIS 2009: SR Technics details reduced check times
SR Technics has unveiled details of of the reductions in maintenance check durations that it is achieving following a concentrated effort under new CEO Bern...
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Europe Mints new approach to landings
Europe took a key step towards optimising airliner operations for maximum efficiency this week when an Airbus A321 in airline service undertook what is claimed to be the most accurate curved approach procedure in the world.
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PARIS AIR SHOW; Eurocopter chief foresees development of new helicopter in Brazil
Eurocopter's chief executive expects to see the company's Brazilian subsidiary Helibras design and build a new helicopter from scratch within the next decade.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Diversity protects Curtiss Wright in recession
Few qualities help a company through tough times more than diversification, and few come more diversified...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: French Caracal crews to get their FLIR wish
French military pilots are to get the updated forward-looking infrared functions they have been asking for as a result of their experiences in Afghanistan.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Pacific Scientific tackles tough new oxygen carriage rule
New US regulations stemming from the fatal Valujet Airlines crash in 1996 come into force in four...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Superjet engines rev up
PowerJet's SaM146 turbofans for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 have clocked up more than...
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Jet2 flies Boeing 737 with Pratt & Whitney parts in CFM56
Jet2 737 flies with PMA parts A Boeing 737-300 of UK leisure carrier Jet2 has become the first aircraft to begin flying with Pratt & Whitney-supplied...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Paris airs how uses specialised radar to track display infractions
Any display pilot who strays outside his allotted box during flight demonstrations this week is best advised to plead guilty immediately. Protestations...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Gulf Air hands Rolls-Royce big order to power A330s
Gulf Air has selected Rolls-Royce to power an additional 20 Airbus A330s that it is to start receiving in 2012. The Bahrain flag carrier shrugged off...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Sagem mission planner set to support Tiger deployments
France's deployment of the Eurocopter Tiger to Afghanistan for the first time is set to provide a stern test of the aircraft's support systems - notably...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: France's Tiger poised for Afghanistan deployment
All involved can only await the political decision to send aircraft to Afghanistan to add sharper teeth to France's existing force in the country.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Honeywell aims to ease airlines' pain
Honeywell is claiming near total take-up by its airline customers of a programme to derate the auxiliary power units to cut fuel-burn and improve reliability. The...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Chromalloy's PMA blades pass airline milestone
US parts manufacturing approval specialist Chromalloy (hall 3A, 33) reports that high-pressure turbine (HPT) blades produced...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Price Induction raises certification funding for small turbofan
Privately owned French turbofan development company Price Induction will this week buck the difficult capital...
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Air Caraibes Atlantique memo details pitot icing incidents
The most detailed account of previous pitot icing incidents on the A330 comes in a memo...