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Turbomeca eyes flight tests of 'engine sleep mode'
Test flights of a new system allowing twin-engined helicopters to operate using just one powerplant, as a fuel-saving measure, could take place within months, according to French turboshaft manufacturer Turbomeca.
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NewsUS Navy’s Sidewinder, AARGM block upgrades hit key milestones
The US Navy has moved forward on two key weapons programmes, after clearing Raytheon’s AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II for full-rate production and validating the Orbital ATK AGM-88E Block 1 software improvement in a successful test shot against a moving ship.
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NewsPease ANGB begins preparations to house Boeing KC-46 in 2018
Pease Air National Guard Base in New Hampshire has begun updating 1950s-era hangars once occupied by Boeing B-47 Stratojets and KC-97 Stratofreighters, of Strategic Air Command, to accommodate the manufacturer’s newest creation, the Boeing KC-46.
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Eurofighter operator trials Reccelite XR pod
Rafael’s Reccelite XR reconnaissance system has recently been demonstrated on a Eurofighter combat aircraft operated by a European air force.
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Israel to request exclusive use of F-35 in Middle East
Israel is expected to request exclusive access, among Middle Eastern nations, to some US technologies – including the Lockheed Martin F-35 – as part of a "compensation package" being sought following Washington's support earlier this year for a lifting of economic and trade sanctions on Iran.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Helicopter market in flux as low oil prices take their toll
It is a curious time for helicopter manufacturers. While product development and improvement continues at the majority – a rough reckoning suggests that there are at least five Western clean-sheet programmes under way at the big three airframers – the industry is undeniably suffering a downturn.
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NewsElbit makes new Hermes 900 UAV sale in Latin America
An undisclosed Latin American nation has awarded Elbit Systems a roughly $70 million contract to supply it with an integrated intelligence-gathering capability using its Hermes 900 unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsROTOR POWER: Top 10 civil turbine helicopter types
On the eve of this year’s Helitech exhibition in London, we dive into Flightglobal’s Ascend Fleets database for a look at the most popular civil turbine types flying
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NewsNew maritime capability developed for MQ-9
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has introduced a new sonobuoy capability for its MQ-9 Guardian maritime unmanned air vehicle which, alongside a number of other developing technologies, could make it a contender to help fill the UK’s maritime patrol gap.
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Opinion
OPINION: Boeing's small first step in China
A state-owned Chinese company has committed to buy up to 300 Boeing aircraft to distribute among airlines and leasing companies.
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NewsCathay Pacific investigating A330 emergency diversion
Cathay Pacific is investigating an engine issue that forced the crew of one of its Airbus A330s to make an emergency landing at Denpasar's Ngurah Rai International airport on 24 September.
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Boeing evaluating out-of-autoclave composites
Boeing’s next innovation in composites could render autoclaves obsolete, says Boeing chairman Jim McNerney.
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Wizz signs another deal with CDB Leasing
Central European low-cost carrier Wizz Air has signed a further lease agreement with China's CDB Leasing – this time for six Airbus A321s that will begin delivering later this year.
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Delta plans Raleigh-Paris service and adds capacity to Tel Aviv
Delta Air Lines is bolstering its international network from the US East Coast next year by launching a new service from Raleigh to Paris and adding more flights between New York and Tel Aviv.
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NewsP&W expects influx of F119 overhauls as Raptor unsheathes talons
Pratt & Whitney could soon be prying open boxes of Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor engine tooling to support depot overhaul of the thrust-vectoring, supercruise F119 due to increased operational use.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Marenco adds Swiss precision to helicopter market
Martin Stucki, the boss of start-up Marenco Swisshelicopter, is not like other chief executives, but then the manufacturer is also markedly different to most others in the sector.
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Two become one in African aviation show merger
Two established African aviation events are combining into a single show targeted at the business and commercial aviation communities.
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BBA snaps up Landmark Aviation in $2.1 billion deal
BBA Aviation, the UK owner of the Signature Flight Support fixed base operator (FBO) chain, is seeking shareholder approval to acquire Landmark Aviation from the Carlyle Group for around $2.1 billion.
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Scorpion will not be proposed for USAF T-X competition
Textron AirLand’s Scorpion in its current form has been ruled out as a competitor for the US Air Force’s T-X next-generation trainer programme to replace the Northrop T-38, according to the joint venture’s president Bill Anderson.
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Brandenburg chief warns of further troubles ahead
Berlin's airport operator expects to encounter further obstacles as it works to complete the troubled Brandenburg hub, after construction work had to be suspended due to excessive loads in the main terminal's roof structure.