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FAA selects two fuels for unleaded avgas testing
A nearly decade-long search by the US government to find a new avgas formula that can replace leaded fuel in hundreds of thousands of piston-powered aircraft has entered a final, two-year evaluation with two remaining contenders: global heavyweight Shell and US-based start-up Swift Fuels.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Graham Cownie managing director Padpilot
Graham Cownie is managing director of Padpilot, theorical training provider to over 20 flight and ground schools worldwide.
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Slimmed-down F-35 Gen III helmet to be introduced sooner
The Pentagon is bullish about resolving issues with the F-35 Lightning II’s escape system that has restricted lightweight pilots of from flying the fifth-generation combat jet, with the joint programme office (JPO) now expecting delivery of a slimmed-down “Gen III” helmet from Rockwell Collins by November for rollout in 2017.
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FIDAE: Airframers optimistic on Latin America despite deferrals
Airframers expressed confidence that Latin America’s airlines will face brighter prospects in 2017, as the region continues to face economic difficulties and political uncertainty.
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Lockheed advancing Dual Mode Plus and Scalpel bombs
The performance and accuracy of Lockheed Martin’s proposed alternative to the Boeing laser-guided joint direct attack munition are being validated on a US Navy F/A-18 at the China Lake complex in California's Mojave Desert and the weapons maker is also pushing for trials with an Air Force F-16.
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Rafael to offer air systems to India through new JV
Rafael will supply the Indian air force and army with a range of aerial systems under a new joint venture (JV) established with Reliance Defence.
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Opinion
OPINION: Forecasters must be wary of the broken 'cycle' model
With the traditional '"cycle" model not working and policymakers disconnected, forecasting is an inexact science, argues CTAIRA analyst Chris Tarry
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UK Hawks receive five-year support boost
Contracts totalling £372 million ($530 million) have been awarded to BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce to continue supporting the UK Ministry of Defence’s Hawk trainer fleet for a five-year term.
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EgyptAir hijack ends as suspect is detained
All the occupants of a hijacked EgyptAir Airbus A320 have been released and the suspect has been detained, according to the carrier.
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Opinion
OPINION: High-altitude stakes soar for U-2 successor
Since the Space Shuttle’s final mission in 2011, Americans have had to explain to their children that the only way to space now is via a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, blasting off from Kazakhstan. This storyline is only being corrected with the development of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Dragon ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How EasyJet transformed its pilot training
EasyJet has travelled a long way in its 20-year existence. Since introducing the British public to the low-cost carrier model, and inspiring multiple other operators to follow its lead, the UK-based company is now an established airline of choice for many leisure and business travellers.
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FIDAE: Kaman goes searching for K-MAX customers in Latin America
Nine months after ending a 15-year hiatus by relaunching production of the K-MAX, Kaman is at FIDAE to seek out customers for the heavy-lift utility rotorcraft.
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FIDAE: RUAG takes Dornier 228 on Latin American tour
RUAG Aviation’s Dornier 228 is dropping into FIDAE as part of a Latin American demo tour that takes in 10 countries and over 40,000km (26,900 miles) in 56 days.
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FIDAE: Airbus to debut A350 at show
Airbus’s A350-900 is making its FIDAE debut by taking part in the flying display, just weeks after Brazil’s TAM became the first Latin American airline to introduce the big twin into service.
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FIDAE: Gulfstream displays two jets at the show
Gulfstream is displaying two jets at FIDAE – the G450 and the G280 – after appointing its first distributor in Chile.
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FIDAE: Embraer displays Phenom 300 and Super Tucano, but no KC-390
Embraer’s flagship programmes – the KC-390 and the E2 – may be absent from FIDAE, but the Brazilian manufacturer is represented with a Phenom 300 business jet and Brazilian air force A-29 Super Tucano trainer/light combat aircraft, one of 162 operating in the region.
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Most passengers released from hijacked EgyptAir A320
All the passengers of a hijacked EgyptAir Airbus A320, bar four, have been released from the aircraft, according to the carrier.
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Skymark Airlines emerges from bankruptcy with final repayment
Japan’s Skymark Airlines has recovered from bankruptcy and is expecting to record operating profits for the first time in three years.
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Republic and Delta sign $75m debtor-in-possession financing
Republic Airways and Delta Air Lines have signed a $75 million debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing agreement.