14 July 2014
easyJet selects CFM engines for A320neo and A320ceo aircraft
British carrier easyJet has placed a $3.3bn order with CFM International for 270 engines to power its Airbus A320neo and A320ceo aircraft.
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14 July 2014
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 blasts off with six ORBCOMM OG2 satellites
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket has successfully blasted-off with ORBCOMM’s constellation of six OG2 commercial communications satellites from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Florida,...
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13 July 2014
Rockwell Collins’ avionics successfully used in European Union flight demonstrations
Rockwell Collins' flight management system (FMS) and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver have successfully enabled the first demonstrations of advanced arrival and departure flight operations for the European Union's...
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13 July 2014
Boeing to introduce new version of 737 passenger jet
Boeing has announced plans to offer an improved version of its 737 passenger jet with an increased 200-seat variant, resulting in reduced operating costs per seat.
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13 July 2014
UK plans to establish first spaceport by 2018
The UK Government has unveiled plans to establish a spaceport within the next four years.
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10 July 2014
Boeing announces new Tri-band radome to offer better in-flight connectivity
Boeing has signed a contract with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems to produce a new radome, the Boeing Tri-band, which will advance its suite of connectivity offerings.
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10 July 2014
New aeroplanes market to value $5.2tn by 2033, says Boeing’s report
A report by Boeing has forecast that demand for new aeroplanes will reach 36,770 over the next 20 years, with the single-aisle market segment forming 70% of it.
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9 July 2014
Bangkok Airways to purchase three additional ATR 72-600 aircraft
Thailand’s Bangkok Airways has signed a contract with European turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR to acquire three additional ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft.
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9 July 2014
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies announces new aerospace service hub
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies has announced that it is consolidating the customer service, inside sales, logistics and product support coverage of all its European aerospace customers to its UK service centre...
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9 July 2014
Air New Zealand receives first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Air New Zealand has taken the delivery of its first 787-9 Dreamliner, becoming the launch customer of the wide-body aircraft.