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3 hrs ago | El Paso Times

United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle

United Airlines says an oil filter issue has prompted the crew of a Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 787, Publishing, Media, Seattle Times, US News, Federal Aviation Administration

7 hrs ago | Bloomberg

EasyJet Orders Airbus Jets, Risking Clash With Founder

EasyJet Plc agreed to buy 135 Airbus SAS jets worth about $13.22 billion at list price as Europe's No.

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Related Topix: Airbus SAS, Aerospace-Defense, World News, United Kingdom, Hertfordshire County, England, Bedfordshire County, England, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 737, Commercial Aircraft

11 hrs ago | 94.3 WSC

Boeing announces launch of next generation 787 program

Tuesday's announcement comes on the heels of Monday's commitment from GE to purchase 10 of the newest generation Dreamliner.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 787

13 hrs ago | Weyburn Review

Bombardier reveals VistaJet orders, options worth up to US$1.035 billion

Bombardier Inc. has announced several orders at the Paris Air Show that could be worth up to US$2 billion if all options are exercised.

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Related Topix: Civil Aircraft, Aerospace-Defense, Bombardier Aircraft, Bombardier, Bombardier Global 8000

17 hrs ago | Seattle Times

SKorea begins bidding for $7.3 billion fighter buy

South Korea has begun accepting bids from aircraft makers to supply 60 new fighter jets at an estimated cost of $7.3 billion .

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Related Topix: Eurofighter Typhoon, Eurofighter Aircraft, Military Aircraft, Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Lockheed Martin Aircraft

18 hrs ago | KTVN Reno

easyJet to buy 135 single-aisle Airbus A320s

New airborne laser scanning data has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating an entire bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Airbus A319, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A320, New York, Rick Perry, US Governors, Texas Government, Texas

Mon Jun 17, 2013

The Hartford Courant

Flush with orders, aerospace industry retools for future

As airplane makers gathered outside Paris to show off their newest high-tech jetliners on Monday, a less-heralded technology story was unfolding back home on the factory floors of the world's leading aerospace firms.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 737, Civil Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A320, Ansonia, CT

MSNBC

Recommended: 45 years later, details of fatal Yuri Gagarin jet crash revealed

The circumstances surrounding the death of the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, who was killed in a 1968 jet crash, have long been clouded in theories and rumors.

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Related Topix: Air Accidents, Science / Technology, Space, Sukhoi Aircraft, Sukhoi Su-15, Military Aircraft

Hunts Post

VIDEO: Sonic boom causes "explosion noise" over Cambs

The Ministry of Defence confirmed that the noise was a sonic boom - a bang is caused when an aircraft breaks through the sound barrier .

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Related Topix: Eurofighter Typhoon, Eurofighter Aircraft, Military Aircraft

Blackburn Citizen

Airbus take-off secures 1,000 East Lancashire jobs

THE successful maiden flight of a new lightweight airliner will safeguard more than 1,000 aerospace jobs across Burnley and Pendle.

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Related Topix: Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A350, Commercial Aircraft, Lancashire County, England, United Kingdom, World News,

Lethbridge Herald

Paris Air Show: Long-haul jets get boost with promised orders for Airbus, Boeing

Airbus and Boeing both won pledges for big purchases of long-haul, wide-body jets Monday, as the Paris Air Show got off to a robust if rainy start.

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Related Topix: Airbus A350, Airbus Aircraft, Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Airbus A320, Airbus A380, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 787, Boeing 777

Al Bawaba

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The National Bank of Kuwait , DVB Bank, and Jazeera Airways Group today announced a USD90 million commercial facility for funding JAG's aircraft purchases through a structured facility led by NBK and DVB Bank SE.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A320, Virgin America

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Examiner.com

New electric taxiing system avoids use of aircraft engines

Honeywell and Safran have completed the first major phase of testing of their electric green taxiing system , and will make the first public demonstration of the technology, installed on an Airbus A320 aircraft , during the 50th International Paris Air Show held at Le Bourget Airport this week.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A320

The Washington Post

Airbus Said to Win A380 Order Worth $4 Billion From Doric Asset

Airbus SAS is set to win an order for more than 10 A380 double-decker airliners from leasing company Doric Asset Finance Ltd., people familiar with the transaction said.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Airbus A380, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus SAS, Aerospace-Defense, Business News

Reuters

AIRSHOW-UPDATE 1-Jet engine makers battle over performance

Engine makers for next-generation Airbus and Boeing narrow-body jets stepped up their war of words on Sunday, claiming their new power plants will burn less fuel than current models plus last longer without maintenance and create less noise than their rival's.

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Related Topix: Boeing Aircraft, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing 737, Civil Aircraft, Airbus Aircraft, Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Airbus A319

Fermanagh Today

British - Thunderbirds' designs from 1960s unearthed

Inventions designed by British engineers in the 1960s have been brought to life in a display more in keeping with an episode of the Thunderbirds.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Inventions, Space, English Electric Lightning, English Electric Aircraft, Military Aircraft

The Independent

Emergency landing fire threat plane back in the air

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 777

The Miami Herald

Paris Air Show peek: Wide-body battle and drones

The Paris Air Show, which opens for business on Monday Jun. 17, brings hundreds of aircraft to the skies around the French capital, the usual tense competition between aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus, and a slew of innovations large and small.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 787, Airbus A350, Airbus Aircraft, Hybrid, Electric Vehicle, Sukhoi Aircraft, Sukhoi Su-35, Military Aircraft

KJCT

Plane carrying George W. Bush diverted

A plane carrying former President George W. Bush was diverted to Louisville on Saturday night after the pilot reported the smell of smoke.

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Related Topix: George Bush, W., Civil Aircraft, Gulfstream IV, Gulfstream Aircraft

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Al Bawaba

Etihad Airways launches new Belgrade service

Etihad Airways' maiden flight to Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, has landed on schedule at the city's Nikola Tesla Airport.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Civil Aircraft, Airbus A319, Airbus Aircraft, World News, United Arab Emirates, Middle East