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News
Russian air transport agency calls for tougher GA rules in wake of crashes
Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) is concerned over the level of training of general aviation (GA) pilots in Russia and wants more transparency over pilot training, as well as mandatory fitting of collision avoidance systems, the agency's deputy director, Oleg Storchevoi, says.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Volaris chief executive Enrique Beltranena
Volaris chief executive Enrique Beltranena has a memento in his office that doesn’t quite gel with the modern confines of the airline’s headquarters in the Santa Fe business district of Mexico City.
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US Navy orders Elbit’s QuadEye-based NVG cueing and display system
The US Navy has places its third order with Rockwell Collins and Elbit System of America (ESA) for a night vision cueing and display system that enables pilots to fly and fight as if it were daytime.
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Sukhoi to revise Superjet sales forecasts
Sukhoi’s civil aircraft division is revising forecasts for the Superjet 100 under a draft long-term business plan.
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Israel wary of bolstered Syrian air force
An increased Russian presence inside Syria – including on some air bases – may limit the Israeli air force's ability to perform strikes against targets in the country that are connected to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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UVision's Hero to tackle maritime targets
Israel's UVision will use the DSEi exhibition in London to detail the maritime capabilities of its Hero loitering munition system, which was unveiled at the Paris air show in June.
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VIDEO: ANA rolls out Star Wars-themed 787
Japanese airline ANA has revealed one of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners sporting a new Star Wars-themed livery.
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Opinion
OPINION: Time to tackle baggage threat to aircraft evacuation
In the factual vacuum between a highly-publicised air crash or incident and the release of details from the investigation, secondary issues tend to dominate the public discussion.
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Thai Airways signs 787 pilot training deal with Boeing
Thai Airways International has signed a pilot training agreement with Boeing Flight Services covering training for its Boeing 787 pilots.
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Airbus offers sneak-peek inside Alabama A320 factory
Airbus opened the $600 million final assembly and delivery center for the A320 aircraft family in Mobile, Alabama, to the international press for the first time on 13 September.
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Northrop turns up F-35 centre fuselage production tempo
Northrop Grumman says it is increasing its production tempo of F-35 centre fuselages, with deliveries to the manufacturer Lockheed Martin quickening to one ever three work days.
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Eurofighter announces Kuwait selection
Kuwait has reached an agreement with the Italian government linked to the planned acquisition of 28 Eurofighter Typhoons.
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Navy Acquisition Czar: Sikorsky CH-53K to fly ‘this fall’
The US Navy’s acquisition chief expects the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion to take its first flight this fall, placing the long-awaited milestone somewhere between now and November.
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Deptula: USAF needs 174 new bombers to replace ‘geriatric’ force
The US Air Force needs at least 120 combat-coded next-generation bombers and another 54 for test, training and attrition reserve, which is far more than the 80 to 100 the service intends to buy, according to retired Lt Gen David Deptula, dean of the Air Force Association’s Mitchell Institute.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Where routes have been added in the last year
Editor's note: This analysis, based on data from Flightglobal's schedules specialist Innovata, is focused on major route launches and closures over the past year. The criteria for including new routes is that they have more than nine departures (equivalent of 18 return flights) appearing in Innovata's schedules for August 2015 ...
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US-based German Tornados receive life-extending upgrades
Deliveries of upgraded Panavia Tornados to the German air force’s training wing at Holloman AFB in New Mexico are now under way, with five modified examples from the 15 aircraft based in the USA having been delivered to date.
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CAE reveals plans for extending Predator training
CAE’s defence lead has revealed plans to replicate the unmanned air vehicle training that it offers to the US Air Force to more operators of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems family of Predator UAVs.
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Size matters: Ten biggest players in aerospace
Our annual Top 100 league table of the world's biggest aerospace companies, compiled as ever by the experts at PwC, documents another bumper year for the industry
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Top 100 aerospace companies
Our annual Top 100 analysis documents another boom year for aerospace, but the coming period may be more challenging
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Built but unused: the rise of Indian ghost airports
Mention India and scenes of colour, contrasted with masses of human chaos spring to mind. Empty airports do not.