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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Seletar – Singapore's home of aerospace
Singapore's Changi airport may be the premier passenger hub for Southeast Asia, but the smaller Seletar airport is staking its claim as the region's hub for the aerospace industry.
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NewsMooney unveils flagship M20V Acclaim Ultra
Mooney International has unveiled a redesigned and upgraded version of its flagship M20 Acclaim piston single. The launch of the $780,000, high-performance aircraft marks the first major upgrade for the Kerrville, Texas-based company since its acquisition in 2013 by China's Meijing Group.
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Opinion
OPINION: F-35 budget woes deflate transatlantic celebrations
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has become a lightning rod for quick-hit budget savings in the Pentagon’s latest military spending plan, despite what the programme office would have you believe.
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News
SINGAPORE: GE Aviation to increase MRO capability in Singapore
GE Aviation is set to invest heavily in its Singapore outpost over the coming years as it anticipates an upsurge in component MRO work due an increased aircraft fleet utilising GE powerplants.
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News
Metro incident highlights importance of pre-flight checks
An incident where a Fairchild SA227 Metro IIIl had to return to Brisbane due to problems with its instrument displays has highlighted the importance of conducting thorough pre-flight checks and ensuring the cockpit is correctly configured.
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NewsNATO E-3As to ease AWACS shortfalls
NATO’s 16 Boeing E-3A airborne early warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft could soon be supporting the defence needs of member nations, freeing up local assets for coalition operations against the Islamic State terrorist group in Iraq and Syria.
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NewsUS Navy seeks 16 more F/A-18 Super Hornets
The US Navy has sought more F/A-18 Super Hornets by funding two aircraft in fiscal 2017 to replace combat losses and another 14 in 2018 to maintain capacity as older Hornet units wear out.
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NewsBoeing stock price tumbles on fraud report
Boeing’s stock price is flirting with setting a one-day decline record on 11 February after a morning news report linked the company to a fraud investigation.
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NewsUCLASS reborn as US Navy spy-tanker
The US Navy’s long-running attempt to field a carrier-based unmanned combat aircraft has taken another turn, morphing from a surveillance and strike aircraft into a reconnaissance and aerial refuelling drone with “limited strike capability”.
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NewsLockheed proposes KAI T-50A for T-X over Skunk Works design
Lockheed Martin will offer an upgraded version of the T-50 fighter it jointly developed with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for the US Air Force's T-X trainer programme, forgoing a clean-sheet alternative designed by its Skunk Works division.
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News
Inquiry outlines initial moments after explosion hit Daallo A321
Pilots of the Daallo Airlines Airbus A321 which suffered an in-flight explosion after departing Mogadishu initially cited a pressurisation issue but did not declare an emergency.
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News
T-X pact with Boeing a winner, says Saab boss
Saab chief executive Håkan Buskhe believes his company’s low-profile pursuit of the US Air Force’s T-X trainer requirement will pay dividends next year, when he hopes to win the 350-aircraft deal with its US partner Boeing.
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News
USAF explains budget reduction for LRS-B
The US Air Force’s funding profile for development of the Northrop Grumman long-range strike bomber (LRS-B) has come down by $2.8 billion in the service’s latest budget proposal, which was submitted on 9 February.
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News
Congress renews push to reduce Washington National limits
US legislators are renewing the push to remove limits on where airlines can fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National airport.
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NewsDGA defends Patroller buy, discloses Reaper aspirations
The head of the French defence procurement agency has defended the selection of the Sagem Patroller for the French army’s tactical unmanned air vehicle requirement, claiming the competition was fair and did not dismiss the rival Thales Watchkeeper from the offset.
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News
Eurowings project caused no internal rifts: Lufthansa chief
Lufthansa chief executive Carsten Spohr has rejected the notion that his strategy of directing growth initiatives away from the mainline and towards budget unit Eurowings had a divisive effect among the group's staff.
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CRJ900 in Copenhagen accident was under engine test
SAS Group has disclosed that the Bombardier CRJ900 involved in a ground accident at Copenhagen was having its engines tested at the time.
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News
ST Aero opens new VIP interiors centre in Singapore
ST Aerospace has launched a VIP aircraft interiors centre at the Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore, aimed at serving customers across Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
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News
Boeing plans new aircraft go-ahead decision by end-year
Despite spending months pleading for patience, Boeing executives are now telling employees a decision on whether to go ahead with a new airliner aimed at the “middle of the market” (MOM) could be made by the end of the year.
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NewsJoint Strike Fighter chief plays down F-35A deferrals
The head of the multinational F-35 programme Lt Gen Christopher Bogdan is playing down the US Air Force’s decision to reduce annual procurement of the F-35A Lightning IIs to 48 per year, with the planned ramp-up to 60 units deferred from fiscal 2018 to 2021.