All aerospace news – Page 304
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Jeju Air to roll out streaming IFE across fleet
South Korean budget carrier Jeju Air will deploy the Bluebox Wow wireless in-flight entertainment system across its fleet of Boeing 737-800s in April.
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Boeing granted CH-47F Block II contract after cancellation fears
The US Army granted Boeing a low rate initial production contract for the CH-47F Block II Chinook cargo helicopter, despite rumors that the upgrade programme might be cancelled in order to shift funds to the service’s modernization priorities.
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Russian Helicopters shipped 31 EMS rotorcraft in 2018
Russian Helicopters last year delivered 31 emergency medical services (EMS)-configured rotorcraft within a framework agreement with the country's state-owned transport lessor GTLK.
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Apache issue crimps Boeing's 2018 defence deliveries
Military deliveries in 2018 by Boeing Defense, Space & Security fell 43.5% to 96 aircraft compared to the year prior.
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P&W's Singapore shop starts GTF overhauls
Pratt & Whitney’s Singapore engine shop, Eagle Services Asia, has begun overhauling its first PW1000G-series geared turbofan.
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Bell unveils design and Nexus name for urban air taxi
Bell has finally revealed details of the design for its urban air mobility vehicle, and has named the programme Nexus, after 12 months in which the airframer regularly dropped hints about the aircraft's possible configuration.
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Avolon signs up for Rolls-Royce's LifeKey lessor service
Avolon has adopted Rolls-Royce’s LifeKey service, aimed at increasing flexibility for customers of the manufacturer’s LessorCare aftermarket support programme.
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MRO Japan begins operations at Okinawa Naha airport
MRO Japan started operations at its new base at Okinawa Naha International airport on 7 January.
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PICTURES: The far side of the Moon and a new space race?
For those who wonder at the cosmos, this has been a week for awe. NASA opened the year with a close fly-by of the most distant object yet visited by a spacecraft. China followed suit with an audacious, and successful, soft landing on the far side of the Moon.
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Monarch Aircraft Engineering enters administration
UK maintenance provider Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has entered administration within days of announcing a partial sale of the business.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What operators have to say about the A320neo
Nearly three years on from first delivery, the Airbus A320neo family is, in sales terms, an undoubted success story. More than 60 operators have the aircraft in service.
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NewsPICTURE: Ukraine takes first repurposed H225s
Airbus Helicopters has delivered its first two H225s to Ukraine's interior ministry, with another pair due to be transferred "in the coming weeks".
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LHT appoints new technical-operations chief
Soren Stark has replaced Thomas Stuger as Lufthansa Technik's executive board member for technical operations, logistics and IT.
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Air Works to review operational processes after MRO lapses
Indian MRO provider Air Works says it is conducting an internal investigation into its operational processes after India's Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) found that the company had released aircraft back to operators without properly rectifying defects.
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Sukhoi inks tentative Thai deal covering six Superjet 100s
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft has signed a trilateral letter of intent covering the delivery of six Superjet 100s with Thai Kom Airlines and maintenance firm Wishv.
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NewsTHE YEAR AHEAD: 2019 aerospace outlook
All we ever know for sure about the future is that it will look a lot like the past, only different – or maybe very different, depending on the timescale and interim events. That makes forecasting a black art best left to fortune tellers, charlatans and consultants. But in the ...
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PICTURE: China produces CR929 composite forward fuselage
China has produced the first composite forward fuselage prototype for the in-development CRAIC CR929 widebody.
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Lack of spares grounds 15 Air India jets: New Delhi
The Indian government has revealed that 15 aircraft from Air India's fleet have been grounded due to lack of engines and spares.
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PICTURES: SB-1 Defiant breaks cover
Sikorsky and Boeing have unveiled the SB-1 Defiant helicopter, providing a pair of images showing the rotorcraft from the front and rear.
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PICTURE: Leonardo TH-119 trainer helicopter makes first flight
The Leonardo TH-119 IFR training helicopter completed its first test flight at the company’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania plant on 20 December.