2 June 2014
SITA to unveil new aircraft tracking solution
SITA is set to launch new technology that will provide airlines with an efficient method of tracking aircraft.
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1 June 2014
Cessna announces roll-out of first Citation CJ3+ aircraft
Cessna Aircraft Company, part of Textron's Textron Aviation division, has announced production roll-out of the first Citation CJ3+ aircraft at its facility in Wichita, Kansas, US.
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1 June 2014
Japan Transocean Air finalises $1.1bn Boeing jet order
Japan Transocean Air (JTA) has finalised an order for 12 Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft as part of the airline's fleet renewal programme.
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1 June 2014
Solar Impulse 2 aircraft completes first flight in Switzerland
Solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 has completed its maiden flight in Payerne, Switzerland, moving a step closer towards a round-the-world voyage in 2015.
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29 May 2014
US FAA approves extended operations of Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved additional extended operations (ETOPS) for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, allowing the aircraft to fly a longer range of routes.
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29 May 2014
Alcoa begins work on $100m jet engine plant in Indiana
Alcoa has started construction on its new $100m aerospace plant in La Porte, Indiana, US, to manufacture nickel-based superalloy engine components.
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29 May 2014
Virgin Galactic and Spaceport America sign spaceflight deal with US FAA
Virgin Galactic and Spaceport America have signed a deal with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for spaceflights from New Mexico.
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28 May 2014
Authorities rule out acoustic search area in hunt for missing MH370
Australian authorities have said that the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is not in the area of ocean where acoustic pings were detected and presumed to be coming from the...
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28 May 2014
Airbus selects Brady’s RFID nameplates to track flyable aircraft components
Airbus has selected Brady to provide flexible print-on-demand radio-frequency identification (RFID) integrated nameplates for wirelessly identifying and tracking internally produced flyable parts throughout an aircraft.
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28 May 2014
Bombardier uses Mentor Graphics’ capital software on Learjet 85
Bombardier Aerospace has collaborated with Mentor Graphics for a digital development process for electrical distribution system of Learjet 85 aircraft using Mentor Graphics' Capital programmes.