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Opinion
OPINION: Can Airlander revive the airship's prospects?
At Flight International we salute innovation. And Hybrid Air Vehicles, the start-up behind the Airlander 10 – which has re-emerged from its hangar after returning to the UK in 2013 – has it in spades.
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EASA backs simplified 737 cold-fuel frost assessment
European safety regulators are advising operators to use a simplified procedure for operating Boeing 737s in cold-soaked fuel frost environments.
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ATSB looks into Jetstar 787 engine shut-down incident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating an engine shut down incident involving a Jetstar Airways Boeing 787-8 on 7 August.
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Centre readies MC-21 stabiliser for fatigue regime
Russian analysts are preparing to begin endurance testing of the Irkut MC-21-300’s horizontal stabiliser this month.
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Xiamen Airlines makes CNY800m loan guarantee for subsidiary
Xiamen Airlines has entered into an agreement with ICBC, to provide CNY800 million ($120.5 million) in loan guarantees for Hebei Airlines’ borrowings.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How long does Delta’s Tokyo Narita hub have left?
Delta Air Lines is unravelling its hub at Tokyo Narita International airport, fulfilling the warning that it made earlier this year and continuing the process that began in 2010.
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Royal Navy will use Unmanned Warrior to assess ScanEagle replacement
The Royal Navy is looking towards the Unmanned Warrior exercise that will take place later this year to assess “all options” for the replacement of its Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles, which will go out of service in late 2017.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Emirates probe bids to unravel landing sequence
Investigators probing the Emirates Boeing 777-300 landing accident at Dubai have yet to explain why the aircraft apparently failed to climb away during a go-around attempt.
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C295W completes Indian flight trials programme
Airbus Defence & Space has moved a step closer to securing an Indian contract for 56 C295W medium transports, with in-country flight trials of the type having been completed.
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Newest P-8A Poseidon upgrade includes 'Minotaur' software
The latest contract for Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon includes a new software capability for the Navy’s patrol aircraft that will automatically correlate data from sources including sea search radars and electromagnetic spectrum sensors.
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AW609 heads for Philadelphia as flight testing resumes
Leonardo's initial AgustaWestland AW609 flight-test prototype has begun transitioning to the company's site in Philadelphia following the resumption of flight tests in late July.
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Bedek targets 2017 start for 777 freighter conversions
Israel's Bedek group has completed the concept design for the conversion of Boeing 777s from passenger to cargo configuration, and believes that a first aircraft could enter one of its conversion hangars at the end of 2017.
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Probe details same-day EasyJet flap-retraction slips
Investigators have attributed to unconscious action two incidents, on the same day, in which EasyJet pilots activated flap retraction after take-off instead of raising the landing-gear.
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ATSB probes two aircraft preparation incidents
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating two aircraft preparation incidents that occurred in the first week of August.
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Air Force opens up JDAM options amid high demand for weapons
The US Air Force could explore alternative contractors to satisfy its insatiable need for all-weather, smart munitions, even as the service has called its primary joint direct attack munition supplier, Boeing, to produce more of the weapons.
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Air Berlin to 'rigorously' pursue restructuring amid volatility
Air Berlin is determined to press on with restructuring in what it terms a "challenging and volatile" market environment.
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PICTURE: Reborn Air Djibouti's first 737 gets airborne
The first aircraft to be operated by the revived Air Djibouti left Cardiff airport in Wales on 9 August, with the Boeing 737-400 sporting the operator's red and white livery.
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Lockheed flight tests Dual Mode Plus Paveway II
Lockheed Martin has revealed that it has carried out two test flights of a developmental "Dual Mode Plus" configuration of its Paveway II laser-guided bomb on-board a Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet.
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Oman Air to open first Iraqi route
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air is to open services to Iraq with a link to the city of Najaf.
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First ship to leave MH370 search as suspension looms
One of the three vessels involved in the underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 that operated flight MH370 will be released from search efforts, ahead of the search's likely suspension.