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Malaysia Airlines starts operations under new company
Malaysia Airlines has begun operations under its new corporate entity, Malaysia Airlines Berhad.
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Senators put DOD on notice over LRS-B, KC-46A fumbles
US Senate Armed Services Committee chairman John McCain and Jack Reed have fired two warning shots at the US Air Force over its handling of the Long-Range Strike Bomber and Boeing KC-46A programmes, with the former unwittingly reporting false long-term cost projections and the later experiencing development delays and cost ...
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NokScoot eyes Hawaii flights
Thai long-haul low-cost carrier NokScoot is eyeing service to Honolulu in the future, and plans to operate the flights with shareholder Scoot’s Boeing 787s.
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Alaska to take first 737 Max 8 in 2017
Alaska Airlines plans to take delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max 8 early in late 2017, says its vice-president of capacity planning John Kirby.
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American to debut new heritage jets this fall
American Airlines will debut its last three heritage jets this “autumn”, says chief integration officer Beverly Goulet.
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Russian Helicopters plans changes to Ansat light twin
Russian Helicopters has embarked on what appears to be a substantial redesign of its Kazan Ansat light twin-engined rotorcraft in order to increase its market appeal.
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Sierra Nevada-Intuitive team confirmed as fourth JSTARS bidder
Sierra Nevada Corporation has been revealed as the fourth contender for the US Air Force’s Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) Recapitalization programme, confirming to Flightglobal that it partnered with Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation to offer a replacement for the radar-carrying E-8C.
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MH370: Drift model places flaperon in east Indian Ocean
German oceanographic analysis indicates that the aircraft component washed up on Reunion in July probably originated from the eastern equatorial Indian Ocean.
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New protection suite ordered for Brazilian Lynx fleet
Selex ES has been contracted to provide an electronic warfare upgrade to the Brazilian navy’s fleet of AgustaWestland Lynx Mk21A rotorcraft.
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Welcome to the new flightglobal.com
We're pleased to announce the launch of a new-look flightglobal.com.
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Opinion
OPINION: Russia's worrying change of direction
Conspicuous absence was the worrying feature of the MAKS air show. Of course, no-one expected to see a delegation from Kiev filling one of the exhibit halls that line the grounds of the Ramenskoye airfield. And probably few anticipated a significant presence from Western suppliers – particularly from the US, ...
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C919 final assembly 'much smoother' than ARJ21's
Progress with the final assembly of the C919 narrowbody is much smoother compared with the journey of the ARJ21 regional jet, says Comac's chief engineer Jiang Liping.
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BAE considering 'all options' after Northrop snags CIRCM contract
Northrop Grumman has been selected to develop and produce a next-generation, laser-based infrared countermeasure system for the US military after winning over BAE Systems on the Army’s Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) competition.
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New Chinese HALE UAV breaks cover on TV
A new Chinese high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned air vehicle has appeared on the nation's state television.
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US Navy orders 13 P-8As, with four for Australia
Boeing has secured a $1.49 billion contract from the US Navy for 13 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, including the first examples for Australia.
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MAKS: Belarus buys second batch of Yak-130 trainers from Irkut
Belarus has ordered its second batch of Yakovlev Yak-130 advanced trainers from Russia, bringing its total commitment to eight, the country’s defence ministry has confirmed.
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MAKS: Russia’s hypersonic scramjet experiment could fly by 2019
Russia’s Gromov Flight Research Institute (LII) expects its latest GLL-AP-02 hypersonic scramjet test vehicle to fly in “three or four years,” with officials telling Flightglobal that funding constraints and technical issues have slowed progress.
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Iranian prospects emerge for Superjet
Caspian Airlines, Kish Air and Zagros Airlines have been identified as Iranian operators exploring the viability of acquiring Sukhoi Superjets.
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Our top eight tiltrotor aircraft from concepts to one in-service success
Russian Helicopters' MAKS air show revelation of an umnanned tiltrotor programme prompted us to look at other notable examples
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MAKS: Germany’s hypersonic SpaceLiner concept solidifies
Ten years after the project was conceived, the German Aerospace Centre’s SpaceLiner could soon enter a new design phase with a “mission definition review” planned for 2016.