Airbus Chief Operating Officer Fabrice Bregier said the re-engined A320 could be unveiled as early as next month.
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September, 2010
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Sep 10
Airbus COO: Re-engined A320 next month
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Sep 10
Chinese scientists unveils time line for moon landing
China’s chief scientist for its moon exploration plans has laid out the road map for the country’s first manned lunar landing.
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Sep 10
Boeing eyes space tourism business
Space Adventures Ltd. has signed a deal with Boeing to send space tourists to the International Space Station.
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Sep 10
FAA advisory panel urges enhanced training and proficiency for co-pilots
A high-level FAA advisory panel has recommended that airline co-pilots receive more training and pass tougher flight tests.
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Sep 10
NASA looks at launching scramjets using railgun
A group of NASA engineers are looking into launch spacecraft by combining the scramjet with magnetic railgun.
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Sep 10
Airbus in talks to sell 150 airliners to China
French daily La Tribune reported that Airbus is in talks to sell at least 150 passenger jets to China that is worth $16 billion at catalog prices.
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Sep 10
FAA proposed rules change to fight pilot fatigue
The FAA wants to give airline pilots an extra hour of rest between work days as part of its plans to fight pilot fatigue.
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Sep 10
Jumbo woes for 747-8
Chicago Tribune looks at current problems with Boeing’s 747-8 and how its management plans to fix them.
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Sep 10
Boeing patents high-speed airliner
Graham Warwick wrote that Boeing has patented a high-speed airliner design that borrows some ideas from its blended wing-body research.
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Sep 10
Citation and 777 in near miss over London
A Citation 525 business jet came close to colliding with a Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 over London on Jul. 27, 2009.
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