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SIA and CAAS launch 'green' flights to cut carbon emissions
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) are collaborating on a series of "green package" flights on the carrier's San Francisco-Singapore route.
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Leonardo slashes stake in SuperJet International
Italian aerospace firm Leonardo has cut its shareholding in the SuperJet International joint venture to a minority.
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Comac sets Friday 5 May for C919 first flight
Comac has set Friday 5 May for the first flight of its C919 narrowbody, with foreign guests already flying into Shanghai for the event.
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Boeing puzzles over UH-1N replacement requirements
Boeing and Leonardo Helicopters, along with their rotorcraft competitors, are baffled by the US Air Force’s requirements for the UH-1N Huey replacement programme but are pressing ahead with their militarized AW139 bid, the MH-139.
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Tru announces new sales, training sites for 737 Max simulator
Tru Simulation and Training has activated the second full flight simulator for the Boeing 737 Max family and announced the first order for the system from an airline customer.
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Embraer warns on E-Jet E2 margins, deliveries in 2018
Embraer warned on 2 May that profit margins and deliveries for commercial aircraft could decline in 2018 as the manufacturer transitions to a new family of products.
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NewsPICTURE: NATO puts Baltic air defences to the test
NATO staged the two-day "Ramstein Alloy 4" exercise in late April over Lithuania, giving locally deployed air forces the opportunity to practise quick reaction alert procedures and boost interoperability.
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OpinionOPINION: Can Uber's VTOL air taxi plan take off?
By 2020, electric-powered flying taxis will be able to pick up passengers from a crowded city centre, then zoom over the traffic at 150mph to a destination across town or perhaps in a leafy, quiet suburb.
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NewsPilatus records successful 2016, with PC-12NG its star performer
Pilatus Aircraft’s general aviation division recorded a 30% hike in revenues during 2016, with the surge due almost entirely to the stellar performance of its flagship PC-12NG single-engined turboprop.
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Alitalia to file for extraordinary administration
Alitalia is to file for extraordinary administration following a meeting of the beleaguered airline's shareholders.
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WestJet signs for 10 787-9s plus 10 options
WestJet has disclosed a definitive purchase agreement with Boeing that covers up to 20 787-9s.
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INTERVIEW: IDGateway's director looks to expand out of the UK
Julian Parker has a lifelong passion for aviation and gained his private pilot’s licence while at university. He is now a director with airport employee screening system IDGateway
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New Zealand requests details about P-8A Poseidon
The US State Department has approved the possible sale of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to New Zealand.
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US approves anti-radiation weapons for Australian Growlers
The US State Department has approved the sale of 110 anti-radiation missiles to Australia, which will arm its Boeing EA-18G Growler Aircraft.
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Twin-seat JF-17B takes maiden flight
The two-seat variant of the Chengdu/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex JF-17 Thunder fighter has conducted its first flight.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Elbit plans to expand its UK activities
Not content merely with being Israel's largest private defence contractor, Elbit Systems has also long been focused on building its global footprint, by establishing local subsidiaries, acquiring complementary companies or forming joint ventures.
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ANALYSIS: AFRL aims high with low-cost UAV
The US Air Force is looking to move beyond its Predator and Reaper fleets with a new generation of low-cost unmanned systems
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OPINION: Why the MRJ should be at Le Bourget
Mitsubishi Aircraft’s new president has surprised many an industry watcher by unveiling a plan to bring the company’s troubled MRJ90 to the Paris air show in June.
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Honeywell has seen no major surprises in C919 development
Honeywell says that its work on the Comac C919 programme has been typical of a major aircraft development programme.
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Australia's government to build Western Sydney airport
Australia's government will proceed with building the proposed Western Sydney airport after Sydney Airport Corporation chose to walk away from the project.