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Boeing, Airbus bullish on India
October 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBoeing and Airbus, leading global aircraft makers, are bullish on the Indian aviation market for the next 20 years in spite of the current worldwide economic slowdown. At a press conference held in connection with the on-going ‘India-Aviation-2008’ here on Thursday, Dinesh A
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Airbus, Air India to set up maintenance facility in Delhi
October 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAir India and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) are joining hands to set up an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre in Delhi. The government’s National Aviation Company of India Ltd (Nacil) owns Air India, while EADS is an Airbus company
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India's Jet, Kingfisher strike alliance to cut costs
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMIndia's largest private-sector carriers Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines have agreed on a wide-ranging working alliance to help them battle slowing growth and high fuel costs, the companies said. The airlines decided to work together "in (the) larger national interest and (to) help stabilise India's aviation sector," according to a joint statement issued by the two companies late Monday
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Airbus Kicks off Long Term Flight Test Research into New Engine Architectures...
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAs part of Airbus' on-going, extensive research and development into future technology options, Airbus and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) have commenced a series of flight tests to evaluate the 'PurePower' PW1000G technology demonstrator engine which features P&W's patented 'Geared Turbofan' (GTF) architecture. The tests are being performed at Airbus' flight test facility using Airbus' own A340 flight test aircraft and will run until the end of the year
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Airbus Selects B/E Aerospace Next Generation Galley Systems For A350 XWB; Program...
October 13, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWELLINGTON, Fla. --- B/E Aerospace, Inc
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Laupheim Plant Becomes Diehl Aircabin GmbH Following Acquisition by Thales and Diehl
October 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMLAUPHEIM, Germany --- Following the successful negotiations and sales agreement between EADS/Airbus and Diehl/Thales, ownership of the Airbus plant in Laupheim, Germany, has now been transferred to Diehl and Thales. The transfer was effective as of October 1, 2008 and the plant now operates under the name of "Diehl Aircabin GmbH", in which Diehl holds a 51% interest and Thales 49%
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America's New Tanker: Needed Now
October 6, 2008 @ 12:00 AMOne of the key arguments offered by supporters of Boeing's bid to supply the Air Force the next generation of aerial refueling tankers consisted of a protectionist attack on winning bidder Northrop Grumman due to the company's decision to engage Airbus parent company EADS as a key subcontractor. These often shrill attacks focused on a supposed threat embedded in the fact that EADS is a foreign supplier
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Arik Air Orders Three A340-500 Airbus Aircraft
October 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AM> TOULOUSE, France --- Arik Air, the growing private airline based in Lagos, Nigeria, has signed a firm contract for the purchase of three Airbus A340-500s. This order makes Arik Air the 10th and latest customer for the A340-500
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First Airbus Final Assembly Line Outside Europe Inaugurated in Tianjin, China
September 29, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAirbus, today, officially opened its first final assembly line outside of Europe. The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, together with the Party's Secretary of Tianjin, Zhang Gaoli, and Airbus President and CEO Tom Enders inaugurated the Airbus A320 Family Final Assembly Line in Tianjin, China (FALC) at a grand ceremony with over 600 guests
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Safran Statement Concerning the A400M
September 26, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSAFRAN, along with its partners in EPI, the European consortium in charge of the engines for the A400M military transport, would like to clarify the following points.>> 1) The eight TP400 turboprop engines for the first two A400M flight test models have been delivered to Airbus Military
Ukrainian MP Accused of Enabling Russian Infiltration of Anti-Corruption Bureau
Bangladesh Air Force’s Chinese-made Jet Crashes into School during Class, Killing 19
Israel Signs $150M Deal for Humvee Purchase from U.S. Firm AM General...
Bad Weather Helps Russia Strike Ukrainian Targets with Drones, Missiles
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...