All aerospace news – Page 302
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US Navy to experiment supplying ships with autonomous cargo UAVs
The US Navy plans to experiment resupplying ships using autonomous cargo-hauling unmanned air vehicles at its Advanced Naval Technology Exercise in March 2019.
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AAIB reveals detail of AW169 tail rotor failure
UK investigators have determined that a failure of the connection linking the yaw control pedals and the tail rotor was behind the high-profile fatal crash of a Leonardo Helicopters AW169 (G-VSKP) in late October.
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UK government reveals aerospace sector strategy
The UK government has committed funding of up to £125 million ($159 million) for future aerospace technology projects as part of a wider agreement to boost the sector.
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GA ASI eyes “good-sized” potential for parapublic RPAs in Japan
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA ASI) is intent on a potential Japan Coast Guard deal for the MQ-9B Guardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) to monitor the nation’s ocean frontiers.
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Recaro expands production in Poland
Recaro has started in-house production of seat covers at a new facility in Poland and gained a contract by that country’s flag carrier LOT to supply seats for its Boeing 737 fleet.
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Subaru gears up for 777X with eye on efficiency, cost
Subaru Aerospace Company has moved up the value chain with its center wing-box work for the Boeing 777X, as it seeks to further improve efficiency and manage costs.
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Sikorsky aims to push aircraft sales with Chilean office
Sikorsky’s parent company, Lockheed Martin, intends to register an office in Chile to help push aircraft sales in Latin America.
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USAF fields new aircrew mask to protect against WMD contamination
The US Air Force starting fielding its Joint Service Aircrew Mask (JSAM) for helicopter aircraft in November as part of a larger effort to shield its personnel against contamination from weapons of mass destruction.
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Rolls-Royce picks Uptake for Trent data analysis
Rolls-Royce has partnered with artificial intelligence software specialist Uptake to analyse technical data of Trent-series engines in an effort to improve the powerplants’ serviceability.
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Magnetic wins Enter Air component support deal
Polish carrier Enter Air has selected Magnetic MRO to provide component maintenance for its Boeing 737 fleet.
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SriLankan gains EASA approval for A330 base maintenance
SriLankan Airlines’ MRO unit SriLankan Engineering has received European Aviation Safety Agency Part-145 approval to complete base maintenance on Airbus A330s.
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PICTURES: Russian Helicopters in Southeast Asia sales blitz
Russian Helicopters hopes to more than double its share of Southeast Asia’s commercial helicopter market in the next half-decade.
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ANALYSIS: Why data control remains burning topic for aftermarket
It was perhaps no surprise that the first day of FlightGlobal’s Aerospace Big Data Europe conference ended with a lively debate on the contentious issue of who owns and controls access to an aircraft's technical data.
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PICTURES: Xiamen Max marks Boeing's 2,000th jet to China
Boeing has delivered its 2,000th aircraft to China, a 737 Max 8 for Xiamen Airlines.
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Airbus to fit 29 mini-suites in US carrier's A330neos
Airbus has sought authorisation to install ‘mini-suite’ seats on A330-900s to be delivered to a US operator, as part of a 281-seat configuration.
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GA ASI eyes industrial collaboration projects in Japan
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA ASI) is searching for industrial defence partners in Japan to collaborate on a variety of projects related to the sale of unmanned air vehicles for national security missions to the Japanese government.
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Rolls-Royce improves LessorCare with new service
Rolls-Royce has enhanced it LessorCare aftermarket support programme with a service termed LifeKey to provide more flexibility for customers.
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Monarch Aircraft Engineering ends support for Flybe
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has terminated maintenance services to Flybe, which has been a key customer since before the MRO provider’s recent restructuring.
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Monarch Aircraft Engineering details revised ownership
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has clarified its relationship with Petrol Jersey Limited, a Channel Island-based entity that reportedly acquired the MRO provider for just £1 ($1.27).
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JAPAN AEROSPACE: Airbus Helicopters boosts Kobe MRO presence
Airbus Helicopters plans to expand its MRO centre at Kobe Airport, boosting capacity to 40 medium-sized helicopters from 25.