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HELI-EXPO: Bell mulls new clean-sheet launch
Bell Helicopter’s new chief executive Mitch Snyder has again re-iterated his commitment to bringing “disruptive technology” to the rotorcraft market and has dropped the strongest hint yet of its plans to launch an entirely new design.
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ISTAT: LATAM maintains fleet flexibility through Brazil woes
LATAM Airlines Group has flexibility in its fleet plan to extend some aircraft leases if the economic situation improves in Brazil.
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Air China to buy 12 A330-300s
Air China has detailed the acquisition of a dozen A330-300s from Airbus, in a stock exchange statement.
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HELI-EXPO: Marenco flies second SKYe SH09 prototype
Marenco Swisshelicopter has successfully conducted the maiden sortie of its second flight-test SKYe SH09 light single-engined rotorcraft.
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NewsVIDEO: Bell relentlessly pursuing 525 despite market troubles
Work on the Bell Helicopter 525 Relentless is accelerating at the company’s assembly plant in Amarillo, Texas, as the third flight-test vehicle (FTV) nears completion and the first two production-representative examples also begin to take shape.
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ISTAT: Economist predicts oil prices will rise
Oil prices are unlikely to remain at today’s very low rates, but they will not rebound to 2014 levels of over $100 per barrel in the near future, says Avitas economist Adam Pilarski, speaking on 29 February at the ISTAT Americas conference.
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NewsAirTanker receives penultimate Voyager ahead of civilian conversion
AirTanker has received the 13th of the Royal Air Force’s Airbus Defence & Space A330-200 Voyager tanker transports, ahead of a planned civilian conversion of the type.
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NewsAriane 6 plan comes under anti-competition scrutiny
A key aspect of the plan to ensure Europe’s market-leading space launch industry meets ambitious cost targets has come under scrutiny from competition regulators in Brussels.
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NewsRNZAF NH90 embarks on first deployment
Two of New Zealand’s NH Industries NH90 rotorcraft have embarked on their maiden deployment, supporting aid delivery to Fiji in response to the cyclone that struck on 20 February.
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OpinionOPINION: Lessor CIT's take on the widebody technology transition
In this CIT Aerospace analysis of the evolution in twin-aisle technology, the lessor's vice-president of aircraft evaluation and strategy Steve Mason and assistant vice-president James Morrison argue that small and intermediate widebodies are the right-sized jets to expand international networks
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Asia-Pacific helicopter fleet grows 45% over last decade
Asia-Pacific’s in-service helicopter fleet has grown by 45% since 2005, with a year-on-year growth rate averaging 3.6%, according to a special report produced by Flightglobal consultancy Ascend in conjunction with Rotorcraft Asia 2017. In contrast, the world’s largest helicopter market – North America – saw its fleet expand by 13.2% ...
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ANALYSIS: How Electroimpact is reshaping aerospace automation
Market demand is the reason Airbus and Boeing have announced plans to raise monthly aircraft deliveries by a combined 42% between now and 2020. Factory automation may be the key reason that aggressive ramp-up is possible.
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IndiGo to take delivery of 24 A320neos by end-March 2017
IndiGo has firmed up the delivery timetable of its first Airbus A320neos, with plans to take 24 of the type between March 2016 and the end of March 2017.
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Rex Saab 340 in near-miss with glider
Crew operating a Regional Express-operated Saab 340B were forced to take evasive action to avoid a glider while operating from Orange airport on 21 February.
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ANALYSIS: MRO steps into the Asian limelight
The 2016 edition of the Singapore Airshow was light on aircraft orders, but this allowed the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) sector to steal some of the limelight for a change.
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NewsUSAF flaunts ‘arsenal plane’ concept at Air Warfare Symposium
The US Air Force has offered the first artist’s impression of the Pentagon’s “arsenal plane” concept in a video presented by service secretary Deborah Lee James at an Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida.
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NewsBoeing and Lockheed back off potential bomber challenge
Boeing and Lockheed Martin will not challenge the US Air Force’s long-range strike bomber pick in the US Court of Federal Claims, or continue any action through the Government Accountability Office.
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NewsUSAF Global Strike chief seeks beefed-up bomber force
The head of US Air Force Global Strike Command has called for a beefed-up bomber force of “175 to 200” bombers and will make a formal recommendation to the service chief of staff and major command leaders next month.
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NewsHoneywell makes case for $90.7bn UTC merger
In the face of growing criticisms from major aerospace manufacturers, Honeywell has confirmed details and possible benefits of a proposal to acquire Pratt & Whitney and UTC Aerospace Systems parent United Technologies in a $90.7 billion deal.
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NewsDRDO claims Nishant programme still alive after crash
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) insists its indigenous Nishant unmanned air vehicle programme is alive and well, despite reports it had been shelved after a crash in November.