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PICTURES: Skunk Works reveals Mach 6.0 SR-72 concept
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works is proposing to develop a new aircraft for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions that is capable of Mach 6.0 flight, or nearly twice the top speed of the long-retired SR-71 Blackbird.
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Spirit AeroSystems takes claims on Gulfstream jets to arbitration
Spirit AeroSystems has entered arbitration with Gulfstream over a billing dispute on the wings of the G650 and G280 business jets, Spirit Aerosystems chief executive Larry Lawson says.
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VIDEO: MQ-8C Fire Scout completes first flight
The US Navy’s newest unmanned helicopter, Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout, flew for the first time on 31 October from Naval Base Ventura County at Point Mugu in California, according to Northrop Grumman.
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Spirit AeroSystems reports new forward losses on A350 fuselage work
Spirit AeroSystems today disclosed a new, $112 million forward loss on the fuselage sections that it supplies for the Airbus A350 programme.
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Flight data recorder of crashed Lao Airlines ATR 72-600 recovered
The flight data recorder from the Lao Airlines ATR 72-600 that crashed into the Mekong river near Pakse was recovered on 31 October, more than two weeks after the fatal accident.
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JetBlue and Delta file plans to expand PED usage
JetBlue and Delta Air Lines are both vying to become the first US carrier allow passengers to use portable electronic devices (PEDs) from take-off to landing.
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F-35A launches air-to-air missile in test
Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighter has conducted its first live-fire test of an air-to-air missile, the company reports.
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FAA clears high-speed mark for new Citation X
The new Citation X is cleared to operate at Mach 0.935 when it enters service and become the fastest non-military aircraft in the world, Cessna says today in a press release.
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CSeries' fly-by-wire has been set to 'direct' during test flights
Bombardier confirms that the fly-by-wire system on its first CSeries test aircraft has been set to “direct” mode during the first four test flights.
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Book values on business jet sales hit five-year peak in Q3
Business jet sales remain weak in some areas, but a resurgence of large jet orders fueled by new products drove the market’s best third quarter in five years in terms of book value, according to shipment data released today by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).
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Embraer targets 20-30% market share for KC-390
Embraer will be satisfied with a production run of roughly between 140 and 210 KC-390 tanker-transports, chief executive Frederico Curado says today.
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US Navy cancels Super Hornet pre-solicitation order
The US Navy performed a U-turn over the possibility of acquiring more Boeing F/A-18E/F aircraft in fiscal year 2015, cancelling a 17 October pre-solicitation order for up to 36 of the aircraft.
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India readies next phase in Asian Mars race
India is set for the next phase in a nascent Asian space race, with a 5 November launch for Mars
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JetBlue likely to convert E-190s to E2: CEO
JetBlue Airways will likely convert its existing Embraer 190 orders to the re-engined E-Jet E2, after it deferred deliveries of 24 E-190s to beyond 2020.
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Air France-KLM undecided on A380s in backlog
Air France-KLM is yet to decide whether to take two Airbus A380s scheduled for handover in 2016.
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Canada's Cyclone helicopters remain in limbo
Sikorsky and the Canadian government have again offered widely differing views of the status of the troubled CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopter programme.
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CSeries development moves forward, second aircraft nearing completion
Bombardier’s CS100 programme has moved into the product certification phase and the CS300 programme is transitioning from the detailed design phase to the product definition release phase, according to the company’s third quarter report.
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Boeing raises 737 monthly production rate to 47
Boeing today announced that the 737 monthly production rate will rise again to 47 within four years as the re-engined and updated Max version is introduced into service.
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Airbus and Boeing spar over seat-width benefits
Airbus is promoting comfort benefits from a broader seat width in a campaign which appears to be a pre-emptive strike on the impending launch of Boeing’s 777X.
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Bombardier set to offer higher-density Q400
Canadian manufacturer Bombardier is set to launch a high-density configuration for its Q400 turboprop in the first half of next year, according to a source familiar with the matter.