April 21, 2008

April 21, 2008

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

CRITICAL MASS

By ADRIAN SCHOFIELD

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Air France-KLM Demurs

By JENS FLOTTAU

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Commercial Break

By FRANK MORRING

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CRITICAL MASS

Will U.S. airline mergers arrest industry slowdown?

By ADRIAN SCHOFIELD

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Air France-KLM Demurs

FRANKFURT Regulatory and political concerns continue to discourage transatlantic consolidation, as evidenced in Air France-KLM's decision against investing in a combined Delta and Northwest. Europe’s biggest airline initially planned to inject some $750 million into the merged carrier, Air France-KLM President Pierre-Henri Gourgeon confirmed earlier this year.

By JENS FLOTTAU

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Commercial Break

NASA plans COTS-only approach for ISS, dropping Russia's Progress

By FRANK MORRING

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Throttling Down

LOS ANGELES Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne will test a modified RL10 engine aimed at improving combustion stability at low thrust settings as part of a NASA contract supporting future lunar lander technology. The tests form part of an extended Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine (CECE) development contract originally awarded in 2005 to cover a descent engine for the future lunar lander.

By GUY NORRIS

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Next Generation

Space station partners recruiting crews for post-shuttle operations

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA,FRANK MORRING

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Presidential Secrets

Secure comms, oversized rotors, high speed and long range are part of new helo

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,GRAHAM WARWICK

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Spear Tip

British Defense Ministry poised to approve core air-launched strike weapons package

By AMY BUTLER,DOUGLAS BARRIE

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Stronger Fulcrum

MiG-35 buy would sustain Russia's two-tier tactical fighter inventory

By DOUGLAS BARRIE

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Well Off, But Worried

By ROBERT WALL

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Not Done Yet

Turboprops, long-range bizjets could be in Embraer's future

By ROBERT WALL

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