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AnalysisANALYSIS: Push to create UAV air traffic control system gathers momentum
Advances in technology, improved designs and imaginative applications have led small unmanned air systems – frequently referred to by regulators and users by the popular term “drones” – to be increasingly seen as ready for widespread civil use. But while they are generally regarded, from a capability point of view, ...
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ANALYSIS: For Thales, drone air traffic control is a long game
Thales's acquisition of a start-up with novel radar technology underscores its commitment to safe operation of unmanned systems
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RETROSPECTIVE: 50 years since Apollo 8’s historic lunar mission
Fifty years ago this month, a manned spacecraft blasted off on what Flight International called "the greatest technical experiment ever made – in terms of effort and money", when three US astronauts became the first human beings to slip the surly bonds of Earth.
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MHIAEL eyes growth through engine component, MRO work
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines (MHIAEL) sees a twin path for growth, as it contributes high value parts to major engine programmes, and looks to expand its MRO operations.
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StandardAero to be sold to Carlyle Group
Carlyle Group is to acquire US maintenance specialist StandardAero from private equity firm Veritas Capital.
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Bell V-280 to focus on manoeuvrability after flying 250kt
Bell’s V-280 demonstration programme plans to continue to expand the tiltrotor’s flight envelope, with additional focus on manoeuvrability, after reaching 250kt this September.
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PICTURE: First serial H160 helicopter takes flight
Airbus Helicopters has performed the maiden sortie of the first serial H160, meeting a self-imposed deadline to fly the medium-twin before Christmas.
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Wizz extends Aviatar contract with LHT
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has extended by 10 years an agreement to use Lufthansa Technik's digital services platform Aviatar.
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GA Telesis, partners firm up engine leasing venture
GA Telesis, Tokyo Century Corporation, and All Nippon Airways Trading have formed a joint venture called Gateway Engine Leasing.
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Bell 525 helicopters head to Canada for cold-weather testing
Bell will in early 2019 dispatch a pair of 525 Relentless helicopters to Yellowknife in Canada to complete cold weather testing, as the manufacturer pushes to achieve US type certification in 2019.
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Investor group to acquire Sabena Technics
French maintenance specialist Sabena Technics is to be sold to a consortium comprising Bpifrance, Power Corporation of Canada’s Paris-based private equity arm Sagard, and Anglo-US investment firm TowerBrook.
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Boeing eyes the long game with new China facility
Boeing delivered its first aircraft outside of the US for the first time on 15 December, with a 737 Max 8 to Air China from its newly opened completion and delivery centre in Zhoushan, as trade tension between US and China simmers on.
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Counter hypersonic weapon possible by mid-2020s: DoD
The USA could have a counter hypersonic weapon developed by the mid-2020s.
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Uncle Roger's Festive Quiz 2018
Long-time readers of Flight International will know that while our dear friend Uncle Roger gives the impression of having retired to a life of leisure, this is just a cover – he actually spends all of his time hard at work preparing a fiendishly difficult quiz challenge for this annual ...
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Germany orders seven SAR-roled H145 helicopters
Airbus Helicopters has received an order from Germany for seven search and rescue-configured H145 light-twins to replace its current fleet of elderly Bell UH-1Ds.
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ATR wins aftermarket support deal from Bahamasair
ATR has been contracted to provide component and propeller maintenance for Bahamasair's turboprops.
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TAP seals maintenance pact for Leap engines
TAP Portugal has joined a maintenance network for CFM International Leap-1A engines, having started its own operations with the powerplant.
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First flight of Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant delayed until 2019
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant’s first flight will not happen before the end of 2018 as expected and will likely be delayed until sometime in early 2019 after “minor” problems were discovered within the aircraft’s testbed.
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MEA signs A330neo engine support deal with Rolls-Royce
Middle East Airlines has signed with Rolls-Royce a long-term maintenance agreement for Trent 7000 engines powering a fleet of Airbus A330neo jets that the Lebanese carrier intends to order.
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Viva Air picks Teledyne data solution for A320 fleet
Latin American budget carrier Viva Air has selected Teledyne Controls to provide hard- and software to collect aircraft data and distribute on-board system software updates across a fleet of Airbus A320 jets