All aerospace news – Page 382
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US Army helicopters to get 5,000 encrypted communication systems
The US Army awarded Raytheon a contract worth $406 million to provide ARC-231A communication systems for a variety of helicopters.
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AEI gains STC for 737-800 freighter conversion
Miami-based Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) has received supplemental type certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration for its Boeing 737-800 freighter conversion.
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Bell 407 GXi wins Chinese type certification
The Bell 407GXi light single helicopter has secured type certification in China, paving away for local deliveries of the type.
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Boeing and Safran name APU venture Initium
Boeing and Safran have named their newly formed APU joint venture Initium Aerospace.
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NewsNew Delhi sets stage for naval utility helicopter RFP
New Delhi has called for expressions of interest related to the planned procurement of 111 aircraft via its Naval Utility Helicopter requirement.
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Pentagon lays out F-35’s Tier II global repair network
The US Department of Defense roughly outlined the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II’s Tier II global repair network.
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LHT gains Saudi approval for business jet MRO
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation has approved Lufthansa Technik to maintain aircraft registered in the Middle Eastern country.
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Etihad MRO arm partners Argentinian airframer to support airlines
Etihad Airways Engineering is to co-operate with airframer Fabrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) to provide MRO services to airlines in the region.
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NewsUK Apaches complete Arctic training
The British Army has completed a first Arctic exercise involving its Boeing/Westland Apache AH1 attack helicopters, with the six-week activity having concluded with day and night firings using the type's 30mm cannon.
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New Delhi’s first CH-47Fs arrive at Indian port
The Indian air force’s first four Boeing CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters have arrived in the country, with their induction to service due later this year.
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Honeywell and Curtiss-Wright roll out data-transmitting black boxes
US aerospace companies Honeywell and Curtiss-Wright have teamed to develop a line of cockpit voice and data recorders that will be capable of transmitting aircraft data to ground stations.
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Kratos working on new tactical and ISR drone
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions received $14 million in recent contract awards to develop a new unmanned air vehicle, called Aethon, designed for tactical, as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, missions.
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LHT targets further growth in Dubai
Lufthansa Technik foresees the addition of local repair capabilities at its newly expanded component repair shop in Dubai.
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Kopter to spread SH09 light-single assembly across globe
Swiss helicopter developer Kopter plans to set up final assembly bases for its SH09 in the USA and Asia-Pacific over the next four years to cater for anticipated strong demand from those regions for the eight-seat, light-single.
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ANALYSIS: Mobility key to line maintenance at Northern Aerotech
Danish line-maintenance specialist Northern Aerotech has come up with an unusual plan to grow its business – by putting it in a box.
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SilkAir taps Thompson Aero for business class
SilkAir has selected Thompson Aero Seating's Vantage line for the upgrade of its business class seats on its Boeing 737 Max 8 fleet.
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USAF to struggle with novice aircraft maintainers for years
The US Air Force continues to struggle to keep and replace sufficient numbers of experienced and highly skilled aircraft maintainers.
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ANALYSIS: Aerostructures pushes up Northern Ireland value chain
Northern Ireland has less than 3% of the population of the UK, yet of the four companies with the highest rating in a nationwide scheme to improve quality and competitiveness in the aerospace supply chain, two of them are in this corner of the British Isles. Investment agency Invest NI ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why Northern Ireland is seating comfortably
Two Northern Irish concerns – one a unit of US giant United Technologies and the other owned by China’s state-owned aerospace group AVIC – comprise, along with their supply chains, one of the industry’s most important clusters for aircraft seating. Collins Aerospace in Kilkeel and Thompson Aero Seating in Portadown ...
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Leonardo picks GE CT7 engines for next-gen tiltrotor
Leonardo Helicopters has selected twin GE Aviation CT7 engines to power the Next-Gen Civil Tiltrotor (NGCTR) technology demonstrator it is producing under the EU's Clean Sky 2 initiative.