All aerospace news – Page 383
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Qantas grounds 10 Q400s over missed inspections
Qantas has had to temporarily ground 10 of its Bombardier Q400s after it discovered that they had missed an inspection required by the manufacturer.
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Rolls-Royce agrees £671m penalty to settle bribery probe
Rolls-Royce is to seek judicial approval for a proposed agreement under which it would pay £671 million ($808 million) to settle a bribery and corruption investigation.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters meets regulators to discuss H225 grounding
Airbus Helicopters and officials from the Norwegian and UK civil aviation regulators met earlier this week to discuss the return-to-service path for the H225, sources indicate.
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Airbus hopes for smoother output across 2017
Airbus is hoping for a smoother production flow over the course of this year, to avoid a repeat of the heavy rush which resulted in 111 aircraft being delivered in December.
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Germany to acquire used A321 for VIP missions
Germany has signed a deal with the special mission division of MRO provider Lufthansa Technik (LHT) for the acquisition and conversion of an Airbus A321 for its air force.
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S-92 tail rotor failure pinned on seized bearing
UK investigators believe the “rapid” failure of a bearing in the tail rotor assembly of a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter was behind the potentially serious incident in the North Sea that saw the type temporarily pulled from service for checks.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Aerospace manufacturers target factory emissions
Aircraft emissions are often the centre of attention when considering aviation’s impact on the environment, but airframe and engine production facilities are also significant greenhouse gas emitters and sources of industrial waste.
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Rolls-Royce a 'little bit late' with A330neo engine: Bregier
Airbus has cited a slight delay in the development of the A330neo powerplant following the shift in entry into service to early 2018.
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Airbus edges ahead of Boeing with 731 net orders
Airbus recorded net orders for 731 aircraft last year, compared with Boeing’s figure of 668.
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Israel bids farewell to Sea Scan maritime patrol aircraft
Israel’s air force has officially phased out its Israel Aerospace Industries Sea Scan 1124 Shahaf maritime patrol aircraft, ending a service life which began in 1978.
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WheelTug reveals timeframe for planned service entry
Electric taxi specialist WheelTug expects its nose wheel drive system to enter service in late 2018.
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PICTURE: Airbus prepares Beluga XL core for integration
Airbus has assembled the basic core airframe of the initial Beluga XL high-capacity transport designed to replace the A300-600ST logistics fleet.
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MRJ misses end 2016 US fleet size target
The MRJ regional jet programme missed its target of bringing a fourth flight test prototype to Moses Lake by the end of 2016.
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Premier Aviation to maintain JetBlue's E190s
Canadian MRO provider Premier Aviation and JetBlue Airways have signed a five-year agreement under which Premier will provide Embraer 190 heavy maintain and paint services.
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Serbia orders nine H145M helicopters
Serbia has ordered nine Airbus Helicopters H145Ms, becoming the third nation to commit to the latest variant of the German-built medium-twin rotorcraft.
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NewsLeonardo acquires full ownership of SD-150 Hero UAV
Leonardo has acquired the remaining shares of Sistemi Dinamici from IDS of Italy, providing it with full ownership of the SD-150 Hero unmanned helicopter programme.
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F&E Maintenance opens eight new US MRO sites
US MRO provider F&E Aircraft Maintenance has announced the opening of eight additional line maintenance facilities in the USA, an expansion the company says will enable it to meeting growing demand.
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FORECASTS: What's in store for 2017?
As the old saying goes, anybody who can tell the future should keep quiet about it and quietly get rich on the stock market. Here at Flightglobal, we are naturally quite confident of our forecasting ability but instinctively generous with our opinions. Herewith our best horizon-scanning guestimates for 2017:
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Arthy Ravichandran analyses market trends for GKN Aerospace
GKN Aerospace’s business and strategic intelligence manager sees relationships and a willingness to learn as key in her role to help the business make informed budgeting decisions and to plan effectively
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GMF AeroAsia targets growth in 2017, with focus on Batam facilty
Garuda Indonesia MRO unit GMF AeroAsia targets revenue of $454 million and a net profit of $69 million for 2017.