3 April 2014
Boeing launches BBJ Max aircraft and receives first order
Boeing has launched its new Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) MAX family of aircraft after securing the first order from an undisclosed customer.
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2 April 2014
UK researchers create 3D-printed disposable UAV
Researchers at the University of Sheffield, UK, have created a low-cost disposable drone as part of a research project on 3D printing of complex designs.
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2 April 2014
Air Canada places $1.6bn order for 122 LEAP-1B engines
Air Canada has placed an order with CFM International to deliver 122 LEAP-1B engines worth $1.6bn, to power 61 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft that were recently ordered to support the...
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1 April 2014
Safran and Albany open new 3D Woven RTM composites plant
France-based Safran and Albany International have officially opened a new 3D woven resin transfer moulding (RTM) composites facility to produce parts for aircraft engines in Rochester, New Hampshire, US.
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1 April 2014
UK submarine HMS Tireless joins hunt for flight MH370
The UK Navy's Trafalgar-class nuclear submarine HMS Tireless has reached the southern Indian Ocean to assist with searches for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared nearly a month...
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31 March 2014
Avianca to equip 21 A320s with Airbus Runway Overrun Prevention System
Colombian flag carrier Avianca is set to equip 21 of its A320 aircraft with Airbus's on-board cockpit technology, the Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS).
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31 March 2014
Bombardier Aerospace receives firm orders for seven commercial jets
Bombardier Aerospace has secured firm orders for seven commercial jets, worth nearly $261m at list prices, from three airlines in Asia and Hawaii.
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30 March 2014
Airbus builds new test area to mimic surface of Mars
Airbus Defence and Space has built an extended Mars Yard test area at its Stevenage, UK site, in an effort to replicate the surface of the Red Planet.
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30 March 2014
Australian Navy ship with black box detector to join flight MH370 search
An Australian Navy warship, equipped with a US-manufactured black box detector and an underwater drone have been dispatched from Perth, as the multi-national search for the missing flight MH370 reaches...
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27 March 2014
Airbus signs $10bn deal to supply 70 jets to China
Airbus has signed a general terms agreement (GTA) to supply 70 aircraft worth more than $10bn to China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS), the state-owned purchasing agency.