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Engine manufacturers are responding in different ways to airlines' demand for more fuel efficient planes.
The Nimrod was designed as a sea patrol and anti-submarine aircraft and entered service with the Royal Air Force over 30 years ago.
A clickable guide to the radical new aircraft design that could cut down on noise pollution and aircraft emissions
A Colombian airliner crashes in a remote area of western Venezuela killing all 160 people on board.
Steve Fossett soars into the record books as the first person to fly solo, non-stop around the globe without refuelling.
Adventurer Steve Fossett is set to fly an experimental jet around the world without stopping or refuelling.
The jet plane in which US adventurer Steve Fossett plans to fly non-stop around the world without refuelling is set for launch in January from Kansas.
Richard Branson says the Virgin Global Flyer is looking good for its solo trip around the world without refuelling.
The jet aircraft in which adventurer Steve Fossett hopes to fly non-stop around the world without refuelling stars its test programme.
Rolls-Royce has delivered the first of its engines designed for Airbus's A380 "super-jumbo", the first truly double-decked aircraft.
Richard Branson and Steve Fossett unveil a plane to attempt the first solo non-stop around the world flight.
A broken fan blade is blamed for a fire on a cargo plane at East Midlands Airport.
A BMI plane is forced to land at East Midlands Airport after experiencing engine trouble.
Fourteen B-52 bombers are due to leave RAF Fairford as the military presence in Iraq is scaled down.
Introduced in 1955, the B-52 was designed as the mainstay of the USA's long-range nuclear bomber force.
The A-10 Thunderbolt is a relatively slow but highly manoeuvrable ground attack jet.
The Harrier is unique among military jets in being able to take off and land vertically.
A quick guide to one of US's most used weapons.
A hydroplane racer remains confident he can break the world water speed record in his specially designed Quicksilver craft.
It is described by the United States Air Force as the modern backbone of America's long-range bomber force, built for low-level, high-speed missions.
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