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NewsTraveller takes shape as Tecnam sticks to timeline
Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam is readying its P2012 Traveller for rollout by March 2016, saying it remains on track for a maiden flight of the new 11-seat piston-twin in the second quarter of next year.
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Static Arrow launchers to boost Israel's defences
The Israeli air force’s Defence Sword unit, which operates the Arrow ballistic missile interceptor, has received its first static launchers.
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ANALYSIS: Dubai – the rise and fall, and rise again, of DAE
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise is a very different entity to the brash brand that launched itself on the industry a decade ago with an intent to create a series of blue-chip businesses in the Gulf and beyond. The dream was bold: in early 2006 – with its skyline full of construction ...
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An-12 reported to have crashed at Juba
Unconfirmed reports are indicating that an aircraft has crashed on departure from South Sudan’s Juba airport.
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ANALYSIS: Comac reveals its Chinese dream
When Comac rolled out the first C919 flight test aircraft on Monday, it was clearly aware of the long road ahead, faced with getting the jet airborne, certificated and delivered.
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NewsLockheed pushes F-16 stress test to 27,000h
Lockheed Martin has tested the structural integrity of the F-16C Block 52 over 27,700 equivalent flight hours as it seeks to life-extend the aircraft from 8,000h to 12,000h.
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NewsP&W launches engine flight test campaign for new Embraer jets
Pratt & Whitney has launched the flight test campaign of the PW1900G engine for the Embrear E190-E2 and E195-E2, the fourth aircraft family that has crossed the flight milestone with PurePower family of geared turbofans.
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NewsBombardier offers first glimpse of Global 7000 production system
Bombardier on 3 November briefly opened the Global 7000 assembly line to journalists, showcasing a revitalised facility with “game-changing” manufacturing technology for the business aviation market.
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NewsA400M prospects hinge on contract revision talks
Airbus Defence & Space is in fresh discussions with the launch customers for its A400M, with the goal of agreeing a renewed contract by early next year amending the transport’s delivery schedule and also the timeline for introducing its tactical capabilities.
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NewsExperts debate likelihood of UK acquiring favoured P-8
With the release of the UK’s Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) around three weeks away, one defence expert has claimed that the government should bypass a competition for the replacement of the Royal Air Force’s cancelled BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4 maritime patrol aircraft, and source an aircraft directly.
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NewsGulfstream clinches Fans 1/A+ certification for GV
Gulfstream has clinched US supplemental type certification (STC) for its Future Air Navigation System (FANS) 1/A+ on the out-of-production GV business jet, and is now working on similar approvals for its GIV and GIV-SP stablemates.
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Flying Colours hands over first ADS-B Out-compliant Challenger 605
Engineering and completions company Flying Colours has delivered its first Bombardier Challenger 605 business jet to be upgraded with an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast – out (ADS-B Out) system.
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Nextant G90XT certification "imminent"
Nextant Aerospace has completed certification testing of its G90XT twin-engined turboprop, and says US approval for the remanufactured Beechcraft King Air C90 is “imminent”.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US-Mexico links heat up even as Latin America cools
Capacity between the USA and Mexico has continued to grow in the past year, a bright spot compared to economic sluggishness elsewhere in Latin America.
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Wings Alliance looks to transform UK pilot training
A new training system initiative about to be launched in the UK is intended to offer prospective commercial pilots a route to the cockpit at around half the cost of the integrated courses created for major airlines.
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Big deals by Gulf trio unlikely at Dubai
This year's Dubai air show, which kicks off on 8 November, almost certainly won't bring a repeat of the orders bonanza that characterised 2013's instalment, with the big-three carriers now bedding in new aircraft and assessing the next steps in their fleet strategies.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing damps down expectations for Dubai
Dubai’s last major air show in 2013 set a high bar for order expectations. In the span of less than three hours on the first day of the show, Emirates, Etihad and Qatar signed orders and commitments for a total of 225 777X aircraft. Etihad Airways added another order for ...
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Inquiry urges icing-stall awareness after ATP incident
Norwegian investigators are seeking to improve pilots’ awareness of an impending stall during icing conditions on British Aerospace ATP turboprops, after a serious incident involving a West Atlantic aircraft last year.
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Air France-KLM's Chinese component shop gains European approval
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance's components repair shop in Shanghai has been granted EASA approval.
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Flynas returns to Abu Dhabi with Riyadh flights
Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Flynas is to add flights from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi next month as part of revamped codeshare partnership with UAE carrier Etihad Airways.