All aerospace news – Page 310
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PICTURE: Ex-Lufthansa A321 joins Luftwaffe
Germany's air force has taken delivery of a former Lufthansa Airbus A321 that has been converted by the airline's maintenance division for government flights and other missions.
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Southwest to invest in new MRO facility at Baltimore/Washington
Southwest Airlines will co-fund a new $130 million regional maintenance facility at Baltimore/Washington International airport, to better meet its needs at the second busiest airport in its network.
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PICTURES: DLR tests retrofitable noise-reduction modifications
German aerospace research centre DLR is testing on an Airbus A320 test aircraft a range of experimental modifications aimed at reducing noise, especially during the take-off and landing phases.
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AAR wins A320neo component MRO deal from Air Malta
Air Malta has engaged US maintenance provider AAR to provide Airbus A320neo component support.
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Skymark picks SR Technics for CFM56 overhauls
Swiss maintenance provider SR Technics has won a contract to service the CFM International CFM56-7B engines powering Skymark Airlines' Boeing 737-800 fleet.
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Panasonic strikes connectivity partnership deal with Inmarsat
Panasonic Avionics and Inmarsat have agreed a new long-term partnership under which Inmarsat's GX Aviation service will become Panasonic's exclusive provider of Ka-band in-flight connectivity for commercial aviation.
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DoD wants parallels between USAF, commercial maintenance
Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan would like to benchmark aircraft maintenance performance of the US Air Force against commercial operators conducting similar work.
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A350 operator opts for cabin air humidifiers in business class
Swedish cabin environment specialist CTT Systems has won a contract to supply air humidifiers for an unnamed airline's Airbus A350 fleet.
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ANALYSIS: Are drones leading us down a collision course?
Drone use – both commercial and recreational – is on the rise in the UK, and, more worryingly, so is the frequency of airprox events involving unmanned air systems.
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GE expanding Malaysia facility to handle Leap engine MRO
GE Aviation will invest $80 million at its Malaysian engine MRO facility to equip it to maintain CFM International Leap engines.
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USAF auto-lands MQ-9 Block 5 Reaper for first time
The US Air Force made its first-ever automated landing of a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Block 5 unmanned air vehicle on 7 August.
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LHT eyes part-sale of Aviatar digital services platform
Lufthansa Technik is planning a part-divestment of its digital services platform, Aviatar, in an effort to establish a "neutral" system for operators to access and analyse aircraft onboard data.
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Royal Brunei picks Air France-KLM's MRO arm for Leap support
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance has won a contract to service the CFM International Leap-1A engines powering Royal Brunei Airlines' Airbus A320neo fleet.
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Insitu unveils extended-range, small UAV for USAF
Boeing-owned Insitu unveiled an extended-range unmanned air vehicle, called the Integrator ER, which is intended for use by the US Air Force.
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Airbus Helicopters targets year-end first flight of initial customer H160
Airbus Helicopters is racing to meet a self-imposed 14 December first-flight deadline for the initial pre-serial example of its new H160 medium-twin rotorcraft.
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Tigerair Australia drops SIAEP after defect found on 737
Tigerair Australia has stopped sending aircraft for heavy maintenance at SIA Engineering Philippines after a Boeing 737-800 was grounded for just over three weeks following a heavy check at the MRO operator's Clark facility.
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Comac and HNA eye ARJ21 support in Africa
China’s HNA Group and Comac have signed a tentative deal to explore establishing maintenance, material support and training businesses to support potential ARJ21 operators in Africa.
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OpinionOPINION: Can aviation overcome drone collision risk?
As of January this year, there had been just seven reported collisions between drones and manned aircraft globally, none of which were in the UK.
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HAECO set to delist shares on 29 November
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering (HAECO) will delist its shares from the Hong Kong stock exchange on 29 November, finalising the company’s takeover by Swire Pacific.
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PICTURES: Bell 505 commences Southeast Asia tour
Bell is conducting a Southeast Asia tour with its Bell 505 helicopter, where the light single has found opportunities in the air taxi, tourism, and training markets.