Stories from Aviation Week
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French Unions Call For Strike Monday
Aviation Week &bull Feb 3, 2012
French trade unions called for a four-day strike across the aviation sector beginning Monday to protest against a draft bill aimed at ensuring a minimum service for air travellers during industrial action. The main pilots' union and Air France's top… Full Story »
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NASA's Push Toward Carbon-neutral Airliners
Aviation Week &bull Feb 3, 2012
To achieve sustainable growth in air travel, future airliner designers face challenges never seen by their predecessors. New concepts will not only have to meet unprecedented performance goals, but they must do so while striving for carbon neutrality. NASA's goal to solve this conundrum takes on new significance in coming weeks as researchers across the U.S. begin a series of landmark tests under… Full Story »
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China's Role In JSF's Spiraling Costs
Aviation Week &bull Feb 3, 2012
How much of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's spiraling cost in recent years can be traced to China's cybertheft of technology and the subsequent need to reduce the fifth-generation aircraft's vulnerability to detection and electronic attack? That is a central question that budget… Full Story »
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New X-Plane Will Test Light Structures
Aviation Week &bull Feb 3, 2012
Research suggests that the ambitious performance goals of future long-endurance reconnaissance aircraft and highly efficient commercial transports may only be achievable by using very light structures and long, slender wings. However, as any freshman aerodynamics student knows, such designs are potentially prone to the phenomenon of flutter-the catastrophic dynamic coupling that can occur between the elastic motion of the wing and the aerodynamic loads acting on it. Unless developers can overcome this looming threat, the… Full Story »
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- US Airways
- Airplane
- Map
- Station
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Defense Disconnect: Lean Times, Fat Profits
Aviation Week &bull Feb 3, 2012
Are defense contractors earning too much money in an era of budget austerity? That question is being asked in the corridors of the Pentagon after earnings results showed that the industry managed to maintain and in many cases bolster profit… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Ansett Australia
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A380 Wing Fixes Cause Little Disruption
Aviation Week &bull Feb 2, 2012
A European Aviation Safety Agency mandate on A380 operators to inspect and potentially fix L-shaped wing rib-feet has so far had a minor impact on service operations at Singapore Airlines. Lufthansa also does not see major issues once its aircraft… Full Story »
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U.S. Air Force Reveals Budget Cut Details
Aviation Week &bull Feb 2, 2012
The U.S. Air Force is proposing to cut 123 fighters and 133 airlifters as it manages spending reductions triggered by a flattening defense budget and declining operational demands. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley, at an Air Force Association event in Washington on Feb. 2, previewed more details of the USAF portion of the fiscal 2013 budget… Full Story »
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Engine Alliance Wins Qatar A380 Deal
Aviation Week &bull Feb 2, 2012
Qatar is due to receive its first A380 next year. It has ten A380s on order after doubling its commitment to the type in November during the Dubai air show. The airline was late in making its engine decision, waiting… Full Story »
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European Air Traffic Surprisingly Strong In 2011, IATA Says
Aviation Week &bull Feb 1, 2012
Given the economic woes in their home markets, European airlines posted surprisingly strong traffic gains of 9.8% in December and 9.5% for the full year 2011, according to the latest figures released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). IATA… Full Story »
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LAN Reduces 2012 Boeing 787 Deliveries
Aviation Week &bull Feb 1, 2012
LAN Airlines' latest fleet plan reduces its 2012 Boeing 787 deliveries to just two aircraft and defers three 787s previously expected this year to 2014. The carrier also revised its Boeing 767 delivery schedule, with two additional 767s added to… Full Story »
