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2010 Farnborough Aviation Trade Show
It is heartwarming to see the Boeing Dreamliner making a sure recovery from its delayed production schedule. Boeing deserves renewed faith in the B-787 from potential buyers, not so much because of the recent WTO decision against Airbus, but … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, 787, a-380, air transport economics, Airbus, aircraft construction, aircraft design, aircraft manufacturing, airliner, Boeing, competition, delivery delay, Dreamliner, farnborough, Farnborough Air Show, Farnborough aviation trade show, firm orders, new airliners, options to purchase, outsourcing
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New pictures found of pilot and novelist Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Mystery about acclaimed pilot and novelist, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s death deepens after WW2 memorabilia collector’s son hands over photos, unseen so far, of Saint-Exupéry taken before his last flying mission. Nearly anytime people believe that all has been said and told about a deceased … Continue reading
A tale of two views on the present Concorde trial
“NOT ONLY MUST JUSTICE BE DONE, BUT JUSTICE MUST ALSO BE SEEN TO BE DONE.” THE CASE OF THE CONCORDE CRASH IN JULY 2000, AT ROISSY AIRPORT, PARIS. Ah, the wonderful world of aviation together with a volcano eruption in … Continue reading
Recent Developments in the Concorde Crash Criminal Proceedings
SUMMARY: More than three weeks after criminal proceedings were initiated by French justice officials in Pontoise (France), little is known yet about the key contributing factor, if any, that actually is at the centre of a chain of events that ultimately lead to the crash … Continue reading
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Tagged air france, airworthiness, allegations, arguments, causes, continental airlines, crash, defence, defense, delta wings, design, developments, evidence, fire on take-off, fourth week, fuel tank, hearings, liability, metal strip, paris, pontoise, proceedings, supersonic aircraft design, supersonic transport, tire burst, tires, trial, witnesses
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Crash and Retirement of Concorde Supersonic Airliner: What Next?
What more can be said by way of generality about Concorde that has not yet been said? Not much, I suppose, especially since criminal hearings are currently underway in Pontoise not far from the crash site. More detailed facts, incriminating or not, about the … Continue reading
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Tagged air france, CDG airport, Concord, Concorde, Concorde crash, concorde design, concorde history, dick rutan, fire on take-off, history of concord, Paris crash, pontoise trial, richard branson, Roissy airport, suborbital flight, suborbital vehicle, supersonic air transport, supersonic airliner, supersonic flight, supersonic transport
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