All articles by Niall O'Keeffe – Page 9
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Engine design crucial to new generation of larger turboprops
TURBOPROPS Generation game Engine design is crucial to larger turboprop aircraft, says regional manufacturer ATR as it seeks powerplants...
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Dassault to increase stake in Rafale partner as business jet slowdown bites
Dassault moves to grow its share of Thales, amid fears for health of business jet market
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TAP seeks higher margins as space constraints bite
MAINTENANCE Tapping into MRO Brazilian acquisition gives TAP Air Portugal's maintenance arm room to expand as parent airline's growth squeezes...
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Basque aerospace skills benefit Airbus and Boeing
MANUFACTURING Basqueing in glory Airbus and Boeing are both benefiting from the engineering and manufacturing skills of north-west Spain niall...
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OGMA hopes defensive strength can bring stable 2009
MAINTENANCE & MANUFACTURING OGMA sets new course Privatisation has brought changes to the corporate culture of Portugal's big maintenance and...
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EC135 delivery a milestone for Spain
HELICOPTERS Hola to helos Spain's ambitions to create a national helicopter industry have been boosted as Eurocopter adds assembly lines in the...
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Cut single-aisle production by 10 aircraft a month next year: Hazy
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Race to meet A380 delivery target will be close
Airbus believes it can still meet its revised target of delivering 12 A380s by the end of this year, but admits it will be a close-run exercise. Executive...
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Airbus: A400M flight debut could slip until second half of 2009
A senior Airbus official says the A400M military transport is unlikely to make its flight debut before the second half of 2009 ...
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Airbus forecasting 800 net orders for 2008
Airbus is expecting to achieve a net order total of 800 aircraft in 2008, exceeding predictions made at the beginning of the year. Executive vice-president...
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MRO Special Report: A wider market
In Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia the majority of widebody maintenance is outsourced in the Middle East and South America it is a different story
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Delta's tango
Tony Charaf has presided over a streamlining of Delta TechOps' business. Now he is looking to capitalise on new capabilities added by the Delta-Northwest merger
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GKN delivers first Future Lynx airframe
AgustaWestland has taken delivery of the first complete Future Lynx airframe from GKN ...
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Boeing strike stalls progress at Alenia Composite
The strike at Boeing has slowed Alenia Composite's momentum as it strives to perfect its production process
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Italy special report
Independent from Europe's heavyweights, BAE Systems and EADS, Finmeccanica continues to dominate Italian aerospace. Subsidiary Alenia...
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Secondo Mona intends to double turnover
MANUFACTURING Centurion marches on Fuel systems and landing gear specialist Secondo Mona intends to almost double its turnover in the next 10...
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MRO providers shift their priorities
As margins become ever tighter, maintenance, repair and overhaul providers are prioritising the most profitable areas of the business
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Airbus urged to rethink composite material choice for A350 XWB
A tier-one supplier to Airbus believes that the wrong type of resin material has been chosen for the A350's wing spars and is urging the airframer to rethink...
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Spaniards unveil fire-extinction management system
Spanish onshore helicopter services company INAER has unveiled a new fire-extinction management system that can be operated with a helicopter or fixed-wing...