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ANALYSIS: Europe looks towards emerging weapon technology
The development of future combat aircraft – fifth- or sixth-generation fighters and unmanned combat air vehicles – is at the forefront of military planning.
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Emirates 777 long-landed before idle-power go-around
Investigators have disclosed that the Emirates Boeing 777-300 destroyed in an accident at Dubai was attempting a go-around after a long landing.
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Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific ink deals for A350s, A320s
Vietnam Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding for 10 Airbus A350-900 aircraft, while unit Jetstar Pacific has confirmed an order for 10 A320s.
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VietJet orders 20 additional A321s
Vietnam low-cost carrier VietJet Air has signed an order with Airbus for 20 A321 aircraft.
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China Southern fleet to hit 1,000 by 2020
China Southern Airlines says its group fleet will reach 1,000 aircraft over the next four years.
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LHT to service 'more than 100' EasyJet A320s in Malta
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet has awarded Lufthansa Technik a contract to conduct base maintenance on Airbus A320-family jets in Malta.
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FAI moves into aircraft storage market with new hangar construction
FAI Aviation Group, the parent company of Germany’s largest business aircraft operator, FAI rent-a-jet, has broken ground on a third hangar at its base in Nuremberg, which will be used to support the company’s first foray into the aircraft storage market.
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Cathay picks Monarch's MRO unit for A350 line support
Monarch Aircraft Engineering is to provide line maintenance for Cathay Pacific's Airbus A350s at London Gatwick.
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Textron to move Cessna Caravan production to Independence
Textron Aviation is to transfer production of its Cessna Caravan single-engined turboprop family from Wichita, Kansas to Independence, another plant 115 miles (185km) away in the same state, in order to free up manufacturing capacity for a trio of new models.
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Transport Canada registers first Global 7000
Bombardier’s first Global 7000 business jet has been added to the Canadian aircraft register, as preparations for the ultra-long-range twin's fourth quarter maiden sortie continues at the airframer’s factory complex near Toronto’s Downsview airport.
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FLIGHT TEST: Why top-of-the-range M600 is in tune with market demand
The 1970s represents the high-water mark for general aviation in the United States – in several respects. Discounting the few years immediately following the Second World War, general aviation aircraft deliveries, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association trade group, peaked in the 1970s before beginning a precipitous decline. This ...
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Lufthansa hopes SIA joint venture approved by early 2017
The Lufthansa Group hopes to kick off its joint venture arrangement with Singapore Airlines from early 2017.
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Québec completes $1bn investment in CSeries
Bombardier has received the second and last $500 million installment of a $1 billion investment by the Québec government to own a 49.5% share of the CSeries Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP) joint venture with the Montreal-based manufacturer.
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Opinion
OPINION: What aircraft designers should learn from Joe Sutter
In a 2009 interview with FlightGlobal, the late former Boeing 747 chief engineer, Joe Sutter, cautioned about reliance on computer-assisted design tools in aircraft development. “There should not be an over-emphasis on what computers tell you, because they only tell you what you tell them to tell you,” he said.
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Opinion
OPINION: How East can steer Rolls-Royce through 787 engine trouble
A year into the job, Rolls-Royce boss Warren East’s to-do list shows no signs of shrinking. The engine maker had already braced shareholders for a torrid 2016, due to cyclical pressures and worse-than-expected market conditions, when it emerged that All Nippon Airways is to replace 100 Boeing 787 Trent 1000s ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Europe's leisure carriers fight over tight market
Leisure carriers in Europe have not been short of challenges over the past 12 months. Already adjusting to falls in demand to North African destinations, further tourism hotspots have been hit by damaging geopolitical events. On top of that, the Brussels and Istanbul airport terror attacks highlighted the vulnerability of ...
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VIDEO: Pakistan navy rolls out new ATR 72 and ScanEagle
The Pakistan navy has inducted two new capabilities into its air fleet, namely the ATR 72 twin-engined turboprop, which will be configured as a maritime patrol aircraft, and the Insitu ScanEagle unmanned air vehicle.
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Australian government auditor slams Tiger attack helicopter
The Australia National Audit Office (ANAO) has issued a report that is highly critical of the army’s fleet of 22 Airbus Helicopters Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH).
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Cathay Pacific deploys A350 on Dusseldorf route
Cathay Pacific started operating Airbus A350-900s on services to Dusseldorf on 1 September.
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Missile Defense Agency solicits industry for low power laser demonstration
The US Missile Defense Agency moved one step closer to their laser-equipped unmanned air vehicle with a plan to compete a low power laser demonstrator for missile defense.