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Interview
INTERVIEW: Ian Cooper, chief executive, Airways Aviation
Ian Cooper is chief executive of UK training provider Airways Aviation. A former pilot with British Airways, Cooper is determined to expand training provision for a new generation of budding aviators
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UK selects Certifiable Predator B as Reaper replacement
The UK Ministry of Defence has decided to procure the in-development General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Certifiable Predator B unmanned air vehicle under its Protector programme. The UAV will be acquired through a foreign military sales contract with the US Department of Defense.
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Tokyo gears up for 50 X-2 flights in coming year
Japan envisages a one-year test campaign for the Mitsubishi X-2 technology demonstrator, with around 50 flights planned.
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UVision loitering munitions to undergo anti-tank testing
The development of two of UVision’s loitering munitions will soon extend to anti-tank warfare testing.
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Congress to block A-10 retirement pending F-35 combat evaluation
The chairman of the US Senate House Armed Services Committee says lawmakers aren't likely to authorise the retirement of any more legacy warplanes until there is “no doubt” that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II can adequately fulfil its intended roles.
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Azerbaijan requires more Israeli UAVs for border conflict
As the conflict continues with neighbouring Armenia, Azerbaijan has expressed its intention to buy additional Israeli unmanned air vehicles.
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LAM crash inquiry lends support to flight-tracking case
Controllers failed to notice the disappearance of a LAM Embraer 190 lost over Namibia and damage to its emergency locator transmitter contributed to a long delay in reaching the crash site.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Europe looks inward for future UAV ops
European forces operate a diverse range of aircraft – including unmanned – due to their relatively high, NATO-level defence budgets and involvement in a number of international arenas.
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Gulfstream secures US approval for GIV-SP synthetic vision
Operators of Gulfstream GIV-SP business jets equipped with PlaneDeck avionics can now add synthetic vision to its suite of cockpit functions, following approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration for the retrofit. A similar supplemental type certification is now being sought for the GV and GIV business jets.
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Fuji Heavy completes construction of 777X wing box plant
Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) has completed the construction of a facility to manufacture centre wing boxes for the Boeing 777X at its Handa plant.
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F-35 chief considers fix for troubling Block 3i software faults
After 15 years of development and billions of dollars of investment, software glitches continue to hamper Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II operations and in one case, just one of six US Air Force F-35As on a mock deployment to Mountain Home AFB in Idaho were able to takeoff during an ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Battling the squeeze at Beijing Capital airport
With Beijing Capital International airport (BCIA) bursting at the seams, and the city’s second airport to be operational only in 2019 at the earliest, China is using a coordinated approach to manage traffic in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
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PICTURES: Bell's third 525 Relentless takes flight in Amarillo
Bell Helicopter has added a third flight test aircraft to its 525 Relentless helicopter fleet as the company works toward type certification and first customer delivery next year.
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Boeing's fourth and final KC-46 test aircraft takes flight
Five years and two months after being selected to build the US Air Force’s next-generation KC-X aerial tanker, Boeing has launched its fourth and final test aircraft of the KC-46A programme.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: The fierce battle for Virgin America
A battle between Alaska Air Group and JetBlue Airways to win Virgin America’s hand was fought until the very last moment, with rapid counter-offers from the two airlines before Alaska triumphed with its proposal to pay $2 more per share for Virgin America’s stock.
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GECAS profit up in Q1
Operating lessor GECAS saw its net earning increase 8% to $332 million during the first quarter.
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ROUTES: Transavia to determine expansion plan by June
Transavia will by June decide on its future fleet size and the programme for establishing additional European bases.
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Quest Kodiak poised for European approval
Quest Aircraft is hoping to secure European validation of its Kodiak single-engined turboprop this quarter, so it can begin deliveries of locally-registered versions of the 10-seat utility type. The continent is already home to six Kodiaks operated on the US N-register.
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ROUTES: Jet2 to serve Krakow from Manchester
UK leisure airline Jet 2 is starting twice-weekly flights from Manchester to Krakow on 28 April.
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MC-21 passes cockpit-impact tests
Russia’s Irkut MC-21 has passed a series of cockpit-impact tests intended to demonstrate the aircraft’s resistance to bird-strike, hail and foreign-object damage.