All aerospace news – Page 278
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Fixed-wing general aviation shipments jumped in Q1
Shipments of fixed-wing general aviation aircraft surged in the first quarter of 2019, continuing a period of healthy growth despite a sag in deliveries of rotorcraft.
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Austrian upgrades A320 cabins with new luggage-bin doors
Austrian Airlines is retrofitting its Airbus A320-family fleet with new overhead bin doors to increase passenger luggage space in the cabin.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Australia takes its Tigers to sea
The Australian Army has entered a new era with the deployment of four Airbus Helicopters Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters aboard the navy's HMAS Canberra as part of the vessel’s voyage through Southeast Asia.
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Boeing suggests propulsor, winged AH-64 Apache variant for US Army
Boeing is showing off conceptual images of what it calls a Compound AH-64 Apache, a variant of the attack helicopter with a pusher propeller and small wing.
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FAA chief tells Congress 737 manuals should have mentioned MCAS
Lawmakers grilled the head of the Federal Aviation Administration on 15 May, hammering acting administrator Dan Elwell with questions about the FAA’s certification and oversight of both Boeing and the troubled 737 Max.
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NTSB chair addresses aircraft safety at 737 Max hearing
A top US government investigator says aircraft must be designed to be safe in the hands of pilots from different regions of the world and with varying degrees of training, a notion challenging a narrative swirling since two Boeing 737 Max crashes.
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Magnetic MRO upgrades Norra ATR fleet
Magnetic MRO is refurbishing and repainting the ATR 72 turboprop fleet of Finnair partner Nordic Regional Airlines (NRA).
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Embraer posts higher Q1 loss but holds to 2019 delivery goals
Brazilian airframer Embraer lost $41.2 million in the first quarter of 2019, slightly more than its $34.9 million net loss in the same period of 2018.
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ST Engineering Aerospace Q1 profit down 8%
ST Engineering Aerospace posted an operating profit of S$63.9 million ($46.7 million) in the first three months of the year, a drop of 7.9% from the same period a year ago.
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Marshall Aerospace scouts for new location
Marshall Aerospace and Defence has disclosed a plan to relocate operations from its UK base at Cambridge airport by 2030.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: VTOL UAV makers zero in on naval requirements
UAV makers see significant potential in the Asia-Pacific for small, unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) systems that can be deployed from warships.
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Bombardier refiles MRJ trade secret lawsuit
Bombardier has dragged Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation America (MACA) back to federal court, refiling a lawsuit alleging theft of trade secrets related to CSeries certification and Global 7000 systems.
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Arik adjusts schedule as aircraft depart for maintenance
Arik Air has been forced to adjust its scheduled operations after taking aircraft out of service to meet MRO requirements.
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DARPA to launch competition for AI-powered aircraft dogfighting
The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to launch a competition to teach artificially intelligence (AI) software programs how to control aircraft and their weapons in dogfights.
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Seat firm Geven gains line-fit approval from Boeing
Boeing has approved Italian seat manufacturer Geven as a line-fit supplier of economy seats on the 787 programme.
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Honeywell, Lufthansa Technik expand A350 MRO partnership
Honeywell components will soon be more accessible to Airbus A350 customers in Asia-Pacific through an expanded partnership with Lufthansa Technik (LHT).
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SIAEC downbeat as full-year profit drops 28%
SIA Engineering (SIAEC) reported a 28% fall in operating profit to S$56.8 million ($41.6 million) for the 2018 fiscal year, amid a challenging operating environment that shows little sign of changing in the near-term.
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DARPA cancels ARES cargo drone project with Lockheed Martin
The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) canceled its ARES research programme with Lockheed Martin and Piasecki Aircraft due to cost.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Cultivating talent and partnerships at ST Engineering
Adrian Lim is vice-president of ST Engineering's aerospace sector engineering and development centre in Singapore, where aside from managing projects, he also nurtures employees and client relationships
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Thai developer woos MRO firms to new 'Aerospace City'
Thai industrial developer Amata Corporation is looking to commence construction of its “Aerospace City” near Bangkok by early 2020, as it awaits regulatory approval.