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US government authorises Global Hawk sale to Japan
The US government has approved a potential $1.2 billion sale of three Block 30-model Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicles to Japan.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Concerns mount in Latin quarter
While Latin American airline operating profits were largely left intact in the third quarter, the impact of depreciating currencies and slowing economies is weighing increasingly heavy on their fortunes.
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UK MAA seeks to allow commercial UAV ops by military personnel
The UK’s Military Aviation Authority is seeking to allow readily-available commercial unmanned air vehicles to be operated by military personnel, as a lack of aviation experience currently prohibits them from doing so.
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Danish army seeking Puma UAV certification for overseas flight
The Royal Danish Army is looking to acquire an airworthiness certificate for its AeroVironment Puma AE unmanned air vehicle, as it is currently limited to the overseas joint exercises and operations that it can be deployed in support of.
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Opinion
OPINION: Textron Aviation's bold advance is good news for Wichita
Long before Textron Aviation there was Travel Air. Travel Air launched in 1925 when Clyde Cessna and Walter Beech – two Wichita-based aircraft designers – teamed up with Lloyd Stearman to produce the Model A biplane. When Curtiss-Wright acquired Travel Air four years later, its value had risen by a ...
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Air Berlin's MRO plan for Munich unaffected by Etihad initiative
Air Berlin insists it will continue base-maintenance operations in Munich despite shareholder Etihad Airways' plans to establish a specialist facility for such checks in a low-cost location in eastern Europe.
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Turkish to expand African network
Star Alliance carrier Turkish Airlines is set to expand its African and Indian Ocean presence with plans for new routes to Madagascar and Mauritius.
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Airbus chief: 2022 too early for A380neo debut
A week after his chief salesman predicted an A380neo could enter service by 2022, Airbus chief executive Fabrice Bregier has said seven years is “too early”.
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Boeing E-3G makes Middle East combat debut
The US Air Force has sent its newly upgraded E-3G Sentry into harm’s way for the first time on a deployment to Southwest Asia, where it will presumably be supporting the increasingly cluttered air campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
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IAG directs more landing-gear MRO to Messier-Bugatti-Dowty
IAG has expanded its landing-gear maintenance partnership with the equipment's manufacturer Messier-Bugatti-Dowty to cover the airline group's entire Airbus A320-family fleet.
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Air Canada to launch 11 new US routes next spring
Air Canada next summer will begin service on 11 new routes to the USA, an expansion intended to help fill its flights from major Canadian hubs to cities in Asia and Europe, the Montreal-based carrier announces.
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Russian bombers deploy Kh-101 cruise missiles over Syria
Russia's aerial campaign in Syria is being used to test weapon systems that have not previously been employed under combat conditions – including the Raduga Kh-101 air-launched cruise missile.
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Hop takes last of five ATR 72-600s from NAC
Danish operating lessor Nordic Aviation Capital has delivered the final two of five new ATR 72-600s to Air France's regional subsidiary Hop.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Military simulators report available for download
The 2015 census now features the latest information available on military aircraft simulation.
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Wizz agrees Budapest MRO pact with Lufthansa Technik
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has agreed a line-maintenance pact with Lufthansa Technik Budapest covering Airbus A320s stationed at the Hungarian capital.
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Cathay details expansion with incoming A350s, 777Xs
Cathay Pacific Airways says all of its incoming widebody jets will be directed at growth, and that the group will expand to a fleet of over 230 passenger aircraft by 2025.
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MQ-1C, AH-64 team for first time in South Korea
A General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAS has been used to demonstrate teaming between manned and unmanned aircraft in South Korea.
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NBAA: Spidertracks Iridium system offers real-time monitoring
Spidertracks has unveiled a new Iridium-based flight tracking system for aircraft with devices such as heated windshields that sometimes impede satellite transmissions from inside the cabin.
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NBAA: King Air C90 deliveries up next for Nextant after G90XT green light
Nextant Aerospace announced at the show that it has secured US certification for the G90XT twin-engined turboprop, and will begin deliveries of the remanufactured Beechcraft King Air C90 next year.
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NBAA: HondaJet closes in on certification
HondaJet expects type certification for the HA-420 light jet “very soon” after completing certification flight tests only a week ago, says chief executive Michimasa Fujino.