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OSHKOSH: Icon restarts deliveries after two-year production ramp-up delay
After a two-year delay, Icon Aircraft announced on 24 July that it has delivered the first six A5 light-sport amphibian aircraft to customer control as it prepares for massive ramp-up to full-rate production next year.
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OSHKOSH: One Aviation reveals two more upgrades for Eclipse 700
One Aviation revealed on 24 July two new features of the Project Canada revamp of the Eclipse 550 very light jet, but the company’s chief executive still insists the programme is a relatively simple upgrade package.
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OSHKOSH: Textron starts assembling first Denali, GE reveals ATP design
Textron Aviation announced on 24 July that the first full airframe test article for the Cessna Denali – a single-engined, seven- to nine-seat turboprop – is set to make its debut flight next year.
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OSHKOSH: Unlikely VLJ survivor Stratos makes flying prototype debut
A survivor from the very light jet boom-and-bust cycle of the last decade, the Stratos 714, made an unlikely debut at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture fly-in in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on 24 July.
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OSHKOSH: Piper grounds M600s to inspect flawed component
Piper announced on 24 July that the fleet of delivered Meridian M600 turboprops is grounded while the company investigates the extent of a supplier production mistake, chief executive Simon Caldecott says.
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A350 latest type to encounter internal clock snag
Airbus A350-900 operators are being instructed to reset the aircraft's electrical power system regularly to avoid spurious effects on the type's avionics.
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Magnetic MRO partners US financier to start asset-trading unit
Estonian maintenance provider Magnetic MRO and US-based Crestline Investment have established a joint venture to trade aircraft parts and engines.
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Iraq to revive T-6 trainer capability
The US Department of Defense has awarded Textron Aviation a contract worth almost $8.8 million for the "reconstitution" of 15 Beechcraft T-6A basic trainers for the Iraqi air force.
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PICTURES: Changi eyes year-end launch for T4
Singapore Changi Airport plans to start operating its new Terminal 4 building by the end of 2017.
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Q400 rolled for take-off as towed 737 crossed runway
Canadian investigators have detailed an incursion incident at Toronto Pearson during which a Bombardier Q400 commenced its take-off roll while an aircraft was being towed across the runway.
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Scoot plans Honolulu launch by year end
Low-cost carrier Scoot will soon launch services from its Singapore base to five new destinations: Harbin, Honolulu, Kuantan, Kuching and Palembang.
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Horizon chief calls schedule cuts 'painful setback'
The chief executive of Horizon Air sent a stark email to employees last week expressing disappointment about an ongoing pilot shortage that he describes as derailing the regional carrier's expansion plans.
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ANALYSIS: Aero Norway's leap of faith as independent engine MRO
Engine overhaul shop Aero Norway has carved a niche as an independent CFM International CFM56 support specialist – a role the company plans to expand to the Leap from 2020.
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Spirit looks to market to fund 12 aircraft
Spirit Airlines has received responses from banks and lessors to finance 12 aircraft deliveries through 2018.
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Azul appoints new chief executive
Azul has promoted John Rodgerson to chief executive, as founder David Neeleman steps out of the role.
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Seven nations commit to Israel's Blue Flag exercise
Seven foreign air forces have so far confirmed their participation in the "Blue Flag" exercise to be held in Israel during November.
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Philippine air force gets Hermes 900 demonstration
Elbit Systems has performed a series of demonstration flights with its Hermes 900 unmanned air vehicle for the Philippine air force, as the service evaluates the medium-altitude, long-endurance type.
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IAG converts options to take three more Level A330s
IAG's new long-haul budget airline, Level, is ordering three more Airbus A330-200s for introduction to its operation next year.
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Lufthansa Technik Philippines set to expand to second location
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) is seeking to expand its operations by building a second MRO base at another major airport in the country.
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Cockpit windshields resilient to typical drone strikes: analysis
Collision tests to assess the potential damage which a drone could inflict on aircraft indicate that airliner windshields are relatively resistant to a strike.