US Army Selects Christie Projectors for Simulators
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 08:37 AM PDT
CYPRESS, Calif. – (March 14, 2011) – Christie®, an innovator in projection displays for simulation and visualization, was the “clear” choice for the US Army Aviation and Missile Research Development…
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NASA Launches New Website, Celebrates Women’s Contributions To Science And Exploration
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 08:01 AM PDT
WASHINGTON — NASA will debut its new Women@NASA website during a Women’s History Month event at the agency’s Headquarters in Washington at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 16. Approximately 200 local…
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NASA To Host Open Source Summit March 29-30 In California
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 07:16 AM PDT
WASHINGTON — NASA will host a summit about open source software development on March 29-30 at the agency’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT on…
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New Shipbuilding Plan Underfunded, CBO Says
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 07:01 AM PDT
By Michael Fabey While the U.S. Navy intends to cut down on the number of ships it will purchase over the coming three decades, the service’s updated…
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Qatar Airways CEO Eyes Airline Acquisition
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 07:00 AM PDT
By Jens Flottau Qatar Airways is in talks to buy another airline, possibly as early as this year, CEO Akbar Al Baker told Aviation Week at the ITB tourism…
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IAE Squeezes A Bit More From V2500
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:58 AM PDT
By Michael Mecham mecham@aviationweek.com Battered by the prospect of new engine types that its member companies cannot agree on, International Aero…
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Japan Hopes To Open Sendai For Relief Flights
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:56 AM PDT
By Bradley Perrett perrett@aviationweek.com The Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau hopes to open Sendai airport to relief flights within a day or two, now…
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C-RAM Systems Become A Priority
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:54 AM PDT
By Andy Nativi Genoa Although rocket, artillery and mortar (RAM) attacks have not been as lethal in recent conflicts as improvised explosive devices …
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U.S. Needs To Improve Arctic Ops, Report Says
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:52 AM PDT
By Michael Fabey Significant climate changes in the Arctic region are creating a potential military, economic and geopolitical battle zone for which U.S….
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New Investment Comes To Quest Aircraft
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:49 AM PDT
By Kerry Lynch kerry_lynch@aviationweek.com Sandpoint, Idaho-based Quest Aircraft received a cash infusion from private investors, providing the utility…
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Chinese Fighter Group Seeks Bizjet Partners
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:47 AM PDT
By Bradley Perrett perrett@aviationweek.com HONG KONG Chinese fighter builder Avic Defense is seeking negotiations with all major western business jet…
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Operators Decribe U.S. Satcom Problems
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:43 AM PDT
By Michael A. Taverna, Amy Butler, Frank Morring, Jr. Paris, Washington, Washington Commercial satellite communications operators complain that a broad…
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Ad Astra, NASA Agree On More Vasimr Cooperation
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:41 AM PDT
By Frank Morring, Jr. NASA engineers will help Ad Astra Rocket Co. mature the design of a flight demonstrator for its 200-kw Variable Specific Impulse …
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Travel Warnings After Japan’s Earthquake
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:36 AM PDT
Following are travel warnings from several countries following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan …
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Jewish Prayer Alarms Alaska Airlines Crew
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:35 AM PDT
An orthodox Jewish prayer observance by three passengers aboard an Alaska Airlines flight on Sunday alarmed flight attendants unfamiliar with the ritual, prompting them to lock down the cockpit and…
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Daybreak Reveals Huge Devastation In Japan
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:32 AM PDT
Japan confronted devastation along its northeastern coast on Saturday, with fires raging and parts of some cities under water after a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed at least…
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Business Flights, Budgets To Grow In 2011
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:31 AM PDT
Corporate travel will increase in 2011, with budgets for business travel and flights set to grow, an aerospace consultancy said on Friday …
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LMI Q4 Up, Sees Strong 2011 Revenue
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:29 AM PDT
LMI Aerospace, which makes parts for the aerospace industry, posted quarterly results in line with market estimates, and forecast strong fiscal 2011 sales above analyst expectations …
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Tokyo’s Narita Airport Re-Starts Some Flights
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:28 AM PDT
Tokyo’s main international airport at Narita has resumed some outbound flights after a major earthquake in Japan Friday forced it to halt flights …
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Security Patdowns Seen As Necessary Hassle
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:26 AM PDT
Despite being annoying, uncomfortable and invasive, most passengers say security patdowns at airports are necessary, but not everyone is convinced they would be effective in deterring an attack…
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Thai Air Warns Quake Will Hit Revenues
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:23 AM PDT
Thai Airways said that the Japanese earthquake will hit its revenue this year as it operates several flights to Japan, Pichai Chunhavajira, a director, told reporters …
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Turkish Airlines May Take JAT Majority
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:21 AM PDT
Turkish Airlines may take a majority shareholding in Serbia’s indebted JAT Airways if an agreement is reached between them, Serbian Minister Sulejman Ugljanin told reporters on Friday…
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Boeing Says 787 On Track For Q3 Delivery
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:18 AM PDT
Boeing is on track to deliver the long-delayed 787 Dreamliner to its first customer in the third quarter, the head of the 787 program said on Friday … Photo: Dave Sizer
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US Airlines Halt Most Japanese Services
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:14 AM PDT
US airlines cancelled most of their flights to and from Japan on Friday, although limited service remained after the country suffered a major earthquake that hobbled operations at Tokyo’s main…
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