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Autonomous refueling considered for KC-46A upgrade plan
Although the delivery of the first KC-46A Pegasus is still months away, Boeing is about to launch a follow-on development programme, with potential upgrades including autonomous refueling, improved survivability and new communications systems, says the company’s programme manager.
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Southwest unveils California points for Hawaii service
Southwest Airlines will launch Hawaii service from four airports in California, as it also confirms plans to move ahead with inter-island service.
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Bombardier to close Downsview and move Global work to Pearson
Bombardier has reached agreements to sell its assembly site at Downsview near Toronto and to open a new Global business jet assembly site at Toronto Pearson International airport.
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PICTURE: First Cathay Pacific A350-1000 takes to the air
The first of 20 A350-1000s for Cathay Pacific has completed its initial test flight from Airbus's Toulouse plant.
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BAE becomes partner in Prismatic's UAV programme
BAE Systems will invest in UK technology firm Prismatic's development of a solar-powered high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned air vehicle.
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AerCap launches $200m share-repurchase programme
AerCap has announced a new $200 million share-repurchase programme which will run through September
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Wizz chief foresees 'orderly' Brexit
A recent meeting with UK prime minister Theresa May has left Wizz Air chief executive Jozsef Varadi more hopeful that there will be an "orderly" Brexit.
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American orders 15 E175s and 15 CRJ900s
American Airlines has ordered 15 Bombardier CRJ900s and 15 Embraer 175 regional jets, deals with a combined list-price value of roughly $1.4 billion.
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Engine production drives first-quarter revenue growth at MTU
MTU’s adjusted EBIT grew nearly 11% to €175 million ($210 million) during the first quarter – on the back of a 4.6% rise in revenue to €1.02 billion.
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Insitu launches ScanEagle3 without ITAR restrictions
Boeing-owned Insitu used the annual AUVSI gathering to unveil its ScanEagle3 unmanned air vehicle.
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ANALYSIS: Asia's aircraft carrier renaissance
November will mark the sixth anniversary of China's first fixed-wing flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier Liaoning. Conducted with Shenyang J-15s – a clone of the Sukhoi Su-33 – the development was greeted with much pride in China.
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Heathrow operator ridicules Arora 'Terminal 6' proposal
London Heathrow's operator is scorning a proposed expansion, including a 50 million-passenger Terminal 6, put forward by specialist property development firm Arora Group.
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AeroVironment partners with FlightWave to add VTOL to future UAVs
AeroVironment has signed an agreement with FlightWave to add vertical take-off and landing capabilities to its future unmanned aircraft, the company announced on 1 May.
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Airbus Aerial signs DroneBase to provide on-demand low-altitude imagery
Airbus Aerial has signed an agreement with drone services marketplace DroneBase to provide low-altitude aerial imagery on demand.
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USAF teaching dogfighting to small autonomous drones
The US Air Force Academy is attempting to teach autonomous unmanned air vehicles when to perform combat manoeuvres used by fighter pilots to counter potential swarms of adversarial UAVs.
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Textron unveils thrust-vectoring X5-55 VTOL drone
Textron Systems unveiled its X5-55 vertical take-off and landing engineering testbed at the AUVSI Xponential show in Denver, Colorado, on 1 May.
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Bell to demonstrate Autonomous POD Transport to US military
Bell Helicopter plans to demonstrate its Autonomous POD Transport, a tail-sitting vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle, to several branches of the US military, including the Marine Corps, in the "late summer or early fall".
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Known blade issue caused Air NZ 787-9 engine failures
New Zealand investigators have confirmed that two engine failures on Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9s last December were caused by known issues with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000s intermedia presure turbine blades.
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Qantas 737s in runway incursion, rejected takeoff at Perth
Australian investigators are probing a runway incursion at Perth airport on 28 April involving two Qantas operated Boeing 737-800s.
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Boeing plans affordability changes for new wave of P-8 orders
As Boeing assembles the 100th P-8 Poseidon in Renton, Washington, the company is laying the groundwork to secure dozens of new orders by revamping the design and production process to reduce costs.