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Hong Kong Airlines may cancel A380 order: report

Mar 01, 2012 (AFP)

Hong Kong Airlines may cancel an order for 10 Airbus superjumbo A380 jets, a report said Thursday, as Chinese opposition to the European Union's airlines carbon...

ISRO bets on satellite navigation for aviation services

Feb 29, 2012 (IANS)

The Indian space agency Thursday stressed on the use of satellite-based navigation signals to provide real-time and efficient aviation services in the country. ...

Boeing to sell ten 777s to China Southern

Feb 28, 2012 (AFP)

Boeing said Tuesday it has received an order from China Southern Airlines for 10 long-haul 777 aircraft in a deal valued at nearly $3 billion at list price. Chi...

Aircraft of the future could capture and re-use some of their own

Feb 27, 2012 (SPX)

Tomorrow's aircraft could contribute to their power needs by harnessing energy from the wheel rotation of their landing gear to generate electricity. They could...

Solar Impulse completes 72 hour simulated flight

Feb 24, 2012 (AFP)

Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg completed a 72-hour non-stop flight Friday -- but in a simulator for the new Solar Impulse aircraft planned for a 2014 world tour u...

Future aircraft may taxi without engines

Feb 23, 2012 (UPI)

British engineers say they're looking at ways to design aircraft that are able to generate electricity by harnessing energy from the landing gear. Researchers f...

Peru tests Green Skies fuel-saving project

Feb 23, 2012 (UPI)

Peru has tested new U.S. technology that saves aviation fuel, reduces pollution and ensures smooth navigation for civilian airliners. The performance-based navi...

Private jet market soars in India

Feb 21, 2012 (IANS)

Even as Indian commercial carriers are facing a tough time sustaining operations, aircraft manufacturers feel the demand for private jets in the country is set ...

EU asks airlines emissions fee opponents for alternatives

Feb 20, 2012 (AFP)

EU climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard on Monday called on countries fighting an airlines carbon emissions fee to propose concrete action to fight climate cha...

Swiss pilot to undergo 3-day solar flight simulation

Feb 20, 2012 (AFP)

Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg will undergo a three-day simulated flight for a new Solar Impulse aircraft that can travel around the world powered only by solar e...

Hovering not hard if you're top-heavy

Feb 16, 2012 (SPX)

Top-heavy structures are more likely to maintain their balance while hovering in the air than are those that bear a lower center of gravity, researchers at New ...

India, China attack EU on airline carbon tax

Feb 14, 2012 (AFP)

India and China joined forces on Tuesday in saying they firmly rejected the EU's "unilateral" decision to impose a carbon tax on air travel. The European Union ...

London Heathrow suffers monthly drop in China traffic: BAA

Feb 13, 2012 (AFP)

London's Heathrow airport suffered a drop in Chinese traffic last month and is losing ground to European competitors owing to a lack of capacity, Spanish-owned ...

Aviation industry warns of trade war over EU carbon tax

Feb 13, 2012 (AFP)

World aviation bosses warned Monday of a potential trade war over a carbon tax imposed by the European Union, which expressed readiness to compromise while insi...

Boeing's Dreamliner takes spotlight in Singapore

Feb 12, 2012 (AFP)

Boeing's much-delayed 787 Dreamliner is set to star at the Singapore Airshow this week where companies touting private jets and defence hardware to the Asian ma...

India's need for aerospace engineers to grow

Feb 08, 2012 (IANS)

With calls for the government to liberalise foreign direct investment (FDI) norms to allow foreign airlines to invest up to 49 percent in domestic air carriers,...

Ultimate parachute jump: Diver to break sound barrier

Feb 08, 2012 (IANS)

An Austrian skydiver will try to break the sound barrier during a free fall from a balloon on the edge of space later this year, The Telegraph reported Sunday. ...

Airline industry split widens over EU carbon 'tax' row

Feb 07, 2012 (AFP)

A split widened within the aviation industry Tuesday over EU charges for carbon emissions, as Europe's low-cost carriers accused Chinese and US rivals of "gunbo...

Air China reports 16% drop in 3Q profit

Oct 30, 2011 (AFP)

Flag carrier Air China said late Tuesday that its net profit fell 16 percent in the third quarter compared to a year ago, hit by foreign exchange losses. The ai...

China Southern 3Q profits tumble 29 percent

Oct 28, 2011 (AFP)

China Southern Airlines, the country's largest airline by fleet size, said Sunday its third quarter net profit fell 29 percent compared to a year earlier due to...