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DOD warns defence primes of high supplier profit margins
The Pentagon’s top acquisition office says first-tier subcontractors’ profit margins for production programmes are 7% higher on average than for the prime contractor, and this imbalance could be deterring major suppliers from bidding for new contracts as primes.
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NewsBombardier and Airbus break off secret talks
Bombardier and Airbus confirm that they held talks regarding “business opportunities” but the discussions “are no longer being pursued”.
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Collins debuts Pro Line Fusion at Helitech
Rockwell Collins displayed a Pro Line Fusion avionics system demonstrator for helicopter cockpits for the first time the Helitech International Helicopter Expo and Conference in London.
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NewsAgustaWestland considers full ice protection for AW169
AgustaWestland expects deliveries of its new AW169 to be into double figures by the end of 2015 even as it works to add further capabilities to the 4.6t rotorcraft, including potentially full ice protection.
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H135 gains Helionix avionics suite
Airbus Helicopters is to further upgrade the H135 light twin with the addition of its Helionix avoinics suite - which includes a glass cockpit and four-axis autopilot - and has signed up Norwegian emergency medical services operator Norsk Luftambulanse (NLF) as launch customer.
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NewsThree-month certification slip for Bell 505
Bell Helicopter has confirmed a three-month delay to the certification of its developmental 505 Jet Ranger X, with the milestone moving from late 2015 to end of the first quarter of 2016.
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Bell dismisses UH-X rethink claims
Japan's defence ministry is unlikely to reverse its decision to award a major procurement contract to a combined Bell Helicopter/Fuji Heavy Industries team - at least in the view of Bell chief executive John Garrison.
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NewsPentagon concerned about prime contractor consolidation
The Pentagon has very few tools in its arsenal to constrain major mergers and acquisitions between prime contractors – a fact that has become all too apparent to defence acquisition chief Frank Kendall with Lockheed Martin’s $9 billion acquisition of Sikorsky.
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NewsFAA proposes $1.9 million fine on commercial drone firm
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $1.9 million fine on a commercial unmanned air systems (UAS) operator, the largest penalty yet assesses in the agency’s growing crackdown on the unmanned industry.
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NewsNTSB confirms 777 engine suffered uncontained failure
US safety investigators have confirmed an uncontained failure of a GE Aviation GE90-85B engine led to a fire and aborted take-off of a British Airways Boeing 777-200 at a Las Vegas airport last month.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airlines size up capacity at Gatwick and Heathrow
When Flybe sold its London Gatwick slots to EasyJet in 2013, it marked not only the almost complete departure of UK regional operators from the gateway but also a virtual disappearance of turboprops.
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NewsUS project looks to develop meteorological-monitoring UAV
A research effort is looking to develop an unmanned air vehicle-based capability that will allow scientists and meteorologists to track the movement of weather as it develops.
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ISTAT: Bankers foresee improvements in E-note transactions
Commercial bank representatives at the ISTAT Europe conference in Prague see potential for commoditised E-note deals to attract more appetite from the market.
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No rush for Boeing to launch mid-market type: Tinseth
Boeing has "some" time before having to decide about launching a "middle of the market" aircraft that would fit between its 737 narrowbody family and 787 widebody series, in the view of the manufacturer's marketing vice-president Randy Tinseth.
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ISTAT: Japanese joint venture to grow to 20 units – CIT
Operating lessor CIT Aerospace expects its TC-CIT Aviation joint venture with Japanese partner Century Tokyo Leasing to grow to 20 aircraft by March 2016.
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NewsUK AAIB launches investigation into fatal King Air 200 crash
UK investigators are examining how a Beechcraft King Air 200 crashed soon after taking off from Stapleford airport in Essex on 3 October, killing its two crew members.
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OpinionOPINION: Unmanned aviation still a work in progress
UAVs may be the future of aviation, but there's still much development to be done
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NewsCessna approaching 2,500 Caravan delivery milestone
Cessna is preparing to deliver the 2,500th Caravan this quarter, to an Alaskan charter operator which was its original launch customer for the single-engined turboprop – Bering Air.
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ISTAT: Bohai shows interest in AWAS – sources
Bohai Leasing has emerged as a possible buyer for Dublin-based AWAS, sources at the ISTAT Europe conference in Prague have indicated.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Importance increases for training of commercial UAV operators
In its shake up of the regulations governing unmanned air vehicle operations in Europe, EASA has proposed that training and licencing of pilots be incorporated into its future rule-making.