All aerospace news – Page 399
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Italian coastguard orders two more AW139s
Italy’s coastguard has added to its order book of 10 AgustaWestland AW139 intermediate twin-engined helicopters with a commitment for two additional examples, plus two options.
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India’s navy to upgrade 10 Ka-28 helicopters
India’s ministry of defence has cleared an upgrade programme 10 Navy Kamov Ka-28 anti-submarine warfare helicopters.
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Emirates 777 sent flight data after crash landing
The crashed Emirates 777 wirelessly transmitted critical flight data within minutes of the accident to airline officials, the supplier of the data storage and transmission device says.
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NewsUS clears first private company to make Moon landing
A Cape Canaveral, Florida-based start-up has become the first private company approved by the US government to land on the Moon with less than 17 months remaining in the Google Lunar X Prize Foundation.
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NewsSense and avoid capability development on schedule for Swiss Hermes 900
Switzerland is planning to operate its future Hermes 900 unmanned air vehicle fleet in its domestic airspace, and work is under way by manufacturer Elbit Systems to certify a sense-and-avoid system aboard the type.
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NewsWhite House unveils broad expansion of federal UAS ops
Two civilian US government agencies plan to expand unmanned air systems (UAS) operations into rules, including search and rescue, as the US Federal Aviation Administration works to broaden the rule allowing small drones access to the national airspace.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: H160 makes progress as design matures
“This is a very important milestone for us,” says Bernard Fujarski, head of the H160 programme at Airbus Helicopters.
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NewsFirst ex-US Army OH-58Ds delivered to Croatia
The Croatian air force has received its first batch of ex-US Army Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters, which were ferried to Zadar-Zemunik air base on the Adriatic coast on 30 June.
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NewsPegasus starts flying Leap-1A-powered A320neo
Turkish budget carrier Pegasus has started scheduled service with the first Airbus A320neo powered by Leap-1A engines, manufacturer CFM International confirms.
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NewsAmazon and UK government plan UAV delivery tests
Online retailer Amazon is to embark on a series of tests of its Prime Air unmanned air vehicle delivery concept in the UK, under the supervision of the Civil Aviation Authority, to take advantage of the country's more lenient airspace regulations.
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Bell to resume sales of skid-equipped 429 in France
Bell Helicopter is shortly to resume sales of both variants of its 429 light twin in France, having previously been restricted by a March 2015 court ruling to just the model equipped with wheeled landing gear (WLG).
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Main rotorblades struck nose and tail of crashed Bell 525, says NTSB
Investigators probing the fatal crash on 6 July of the first Bell 525 Relentless prototype believe the main rotorblades struck both its nose and tail boom as it performed a high-speed simulated engine-out test in Texas.
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Embraer slides to second-quarter loss as deliveries fall
Embraer made a net loss of $99.4 million in the second quarter, after a positive result of $129 million in the same period of 2015, as deliveries of business jets declined and commercial output stagnated.
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NewsH160 configuration frozen, but first delivery may slip
Airbus Helicopters has frozen the aeromechanical configuration of its developmental H160 medium twin, but admits that certification and service entry may need to slip into early 2019.
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Ethiopian picks LHT for A350 component MRO
Ethiopian Airlines has expanded its maintenance partnership with Lufthansa Technik to include components for its Airbus A350 fleet.
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Rolls-Royce upbeat over large-engine transition period
Underlying profit for Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace division was down by more than 90%, to just £31 million ($41 million), over the first half as revenues slipped by 5% to £3.2 billion.
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NewsH225 still grounded, although airframer makes 'progress' with EASA
Airbus Helicopters appears no closer to a return to service of its embattled H225, although group chief executive Tom Enders acknowledges that “progress” is being made with European regulators.
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Boeing reviewing widebody production rates
A recent softening in demand for widebody aircraft has Boeing executives re-considering planned rate increases for the 787 and 747-8 programmes and questioning the sustainability of an already slower rate on the 777.
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Airbus: Delivery of P&W 'golden' A320neo engine imminent
Airbus is expecting first delivery of the revamped Pratt & Whitney PW1100G powerplant to Lufthansa this week, enabling the airframer to start putting deliveries of the A320neo back on track.
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GAMECO completes first 787 C-check
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Co (GAMECO) has completed its first C-check on a Boeing 787-8 for China Southern Airlines.