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Safran powering ahead with helicopter engine programmes
Safran Helicopter Engines is closing in on approval for its two newest powerplants, the Arrano and Aneto, with both programmes due to gain European Aviation Safety Agency certification in the first half of 2019.
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NBAA: Collins closes on Challenger 604 Fusion upgrade approval
Rockwell Collins test pilot George Palmer is showing off the Pro Line Fusion upgrade for the Bombardier Challenger 604 in the NBAA static park on the eve of US Federal Aviation Administration Certification.
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NBAA: Iridium preps for next-gen Certus satellite constellation
Satellite communications company Iridium Communications is using NBAA to highlight its new satellite network and a Thales-made aircraft antenna.
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NBAA: Raisbeck pitches King Air modifications
The new president of Raisbeck Engineering sees big opportunity in the business of modifying Beechcraft King Airs.
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Leonardo still waiting on launch customer for AW189K
Leonardo Helicopters is certain it will secure a launch customer for the K-model variant of the AW189 super-medium-twin to enable service entry in 2020.
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Software update to address 787 AC power glitch
US regulators are instructing Boeing 787 operators to install new software for the generator control unit, intended to address an issue relating to an electrical power glitch.
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Bell targets H125 helicopter market with 505 Jet Ranger X
Bell believes its 505 Jet Ranger X can take market share from the larger Airbus Helicopters H125, as deliveries of the new light-single ramp up.
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NBAA: TAG Farnborough on track for another record year
TAG Farnborough, the UK’s leading business aviation airport, expects to smash its annual movement record in 2018, thanks to a resurgence in global business aviation traffic to the hub, about 35 miles (55km) southwest of London.
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NBAA: Nextant introduces baseline 400XTe
Nextant Aerospace has introduced here a baseline version of the 400XTi, aimed at operators who are not looking for a high-specification version of the remanufactured Beechcraft and Hawker 400-series business jet.
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Kopter recovering from supplier-driven delay
Switzerland-based Kopter will fly the third prototype of its SH09 light-single by the end of October, as the manufacturer looks to recover from a supplier-driven programme delay.
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Qatar begins transpacific freighter flights
Qatar Airways has started operating freighter flights from Doha to Macau and onward to Los Angeles and Mexico City.
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Racer high-speed helicopter accelerates towards first flight
Airbus Helicopters remains on track to perform the first flight of its Racer high-speed rotorcraft in 2020 having achieved an initial development milestone earlier this year.
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VIDEO: Switching onto electrics, and keeping ATC in public hands
The prospect of supersonic business travel dominated the news agenda as NBAA prepared to kick off on Monday. On Tuesday, as the show formally began, the focus switched to the other end of the spectrum, with the potential for electric power technologies.
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NBAA: Quest eyes special missions roles for Kodiak
Quest Aircraft is seeking to broaden the customer base for its Kodiak 100 single-engined turboprop with the expansion into the special missions market.
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Poor component assembly caused GoAir A320neo in-flight shutdown
An in-flight shutdown of a GoAir operated Airbus A320neo on 8 February 2017 has been traced back to the improper assembly of a component in one of its Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines.
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Vermillion refinances secured facility for 41 aircraft
Vermillion Aviation Holdings, the joint venture between CK Asset Holdings and MC Aviation Partners, has refinanced a $950 million secured finance facility covering 41 Boeing and Airbus aircraft.
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NBAA: Safran to test Silvercrest compressor redesign
Safran Aircraft Engines will undertake a crucial test next year on a redesigned high-pressure (HP) compressor for its Silvercrest engine as it works to tackle performance issues discovered during early flight trials.
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NBAA: Business aviation urged to join electric power revolution
Key speakers at today’s opening sessions at NBAA forecast that electric power is set to become a key technology in the business aviation sector.
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NBAA: Safran shows off electric power technology
A Safran-designed electric motor could be flight-tested on an advanced demonstrator within two years, as the company seeks potential applications for the technology.
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F-16CM Thunderbird investigation of fatal crash released by US Air Force
The US Air Force concluded in an accident investigation report that a fatal Lockheed Martin F-16CM Thunderbird crash on 4 April was the result of the pilot suffering loss of consciousness, caused by an 8.56-G manoeuvre.