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Boeing taps Aurora exec to lead Phantom Works
Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) has appointed a top executive from newly-acquired Aurora Flight Sciences to lead the compnay’s elite technology development and rapid prototyping unit called the Phantom Works.
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US-built CSeries still subject to import tax: Boeing
Boeing insists that Airbus's intention to deliver Bombardier CSeries aircraft from an Alabama final assembly site would exempt the aircraft from potential US import taxes.
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State Department approves F-16V sale to Greece
The US State Department has approved a potential Block IV upgrade for Greece’s current fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft, worth an estimated $2.4 billion.
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Comlux awarded first BBJ Max 8 completions contract
An undisclosed customer has awarded Comlux Completion, the US maintenance, repair and overhaul arm of business aviation services provider Comlux, the cabin outfitting contract for the first Boeing Business Jet Max 8.
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Delta evaluating A320neo or 737 Max family order
Delta Air Lines is looking at both the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max for an upcoming narrowbody order.
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Undisclosed buyer adds to Super Tucano backlog
Embraer has announced a new order for six of its armed A-29 Super Tucano, but declines to identify the latest customer to have committed to the type.
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Daher delivers 200th TBM 900-series turboprop
Daher has delivered its 200th TBM 900-series single-engined turboprop, less than four years after the third generation of the pressurised, high-speed aircraft entered service.
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Embraer records third-quarter slide in business jet deliveries
Prolonged weakness in the market for executive aircraft has resulted in a 20% fall in Embraer's business jet output for the first nine months of 2017, with the airframer shipping 49 aircraft in the period, against 74 in the same period a year earlier.
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ADEX: KAI vows recovery as it eyes FA-50 deals
Despite troubles at home, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is as committed as ever to international sales, and expects an order for up to 12 FA-50s in the first half of 2018.
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ADEX: IAI, Korean firm in VTOL UAV joint venture
IAI and South Korean firm Hankuk Carbon have formed a joint venture to develop vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAVs for military use.
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ADEX: KLA-100 sport twin nears Korean certification
South Korean firm Vessel is in the final stages of certificating its KLA-100 two-seat sport aircraft.
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NewsLessor legal action prompts Island Air to file for Chapter 11
Hawaiian regional carrier Island Air has disclosed a decision to file for US Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing legal challenges from lessors of its aircraft fleet.
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Malaysia Airlines chief Bellew quits to rejoin Ryanair
Malaysia Airlines chief executive Peter Bellew is to step down from the airline after barely a year, having been recruited by budget carrier Ryanair to serve as chief operations officer.
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CSeries will avoid 300% duties with US assembly: executives
Bombardier and Airbus executives confirm that plans to open a CSeries final assembly line in the USA would enable the companies to avoid a potentially disastrous 300% tariff on imports of CS100s.
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PICTURES: Qantas takes delivery of first 787-9
Qantas has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 at a ceremony held at Boeing’s delivery centre in Everett.
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ADEX: USAF sends message to Pyongyang at Seoul show
The US Air Force has made an impressive show of force at this year's Seoul ADEX defence show, bringing four stealth fighters and several other aircraft.
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ADEX: AI key to truly autonomous UAVs
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be a crucial enabler if UAVs are to be truly effective in contested airspace, says a senior South Korean researcher.
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Canada's transport chief confirms aircraft-drone collision
Canada's Transport minister has confirmed that a small passenger aircraft struck a drone while on approach to Quebec City on 12 October.
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Russia eyes new military variants of Mi-38 helicopter
Russia may develop medevac and electronic warfare (EW) variants of the Mil Mi-38 helicopter, but has so far ruled out an armed model.
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NewsSetouchi launches Japan's first members-only business aircraft programme
Setouchi Holdings, which owns Quest Aircraft, the developer of the Kodiak single-engined turboprop, has launched Japan’s first members-only business aircraft operation using the all-metal, high-wing type.