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NewsUS senate panel approves extra JSF, Super Hornet, Reaper buys
The US senate appropriations committee has approved a spending bill that buys more Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets, Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and General Atomics MQ-9 Reapers than requested by the government, even as Republicans and Democrats disagree on how to get around mandatory spending caps known as sequestration.
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NewsKrossblade adds cargo drop capability to SkyProwler UAV
Krossblade Aerospace has added a cargo drop capability to its SkyProwler unmanned air vehicle, further increasing its potential use for parcel delivery applications.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus's bid to get widebody strategy back on track
A year ago, as the Farnborough air show approached, Airbus's long-haul strategy looked to be in disarray.
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NewsPARIS: Boeing offers video preview of 787-9 display
This video just released by Boeing of a practice session at Everett gives a taste of the manufacturer's upcoming Paris air show flying display.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus looks to recover from A400M tragedy
While the bulk of the attention at Le Bourget will be centred on the likely rush of announcements linked to commercial aircraft sales – and particularly the successes that Airbus will enjoy on home turf – the same company’s defence arm will be attempting to recover after a torrid few ...
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NewsTop 10 highlights from 50 Paris air shows
On the eve of the 51st Paris air show, and in anticipation of a memorable week at Le Bourget, we take a look back at ten highlights of previous editions of Le Salon.
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NewsA330neo enters detailed design phase
Airbus’s re-engined A330neo has achieved the concept freeze point of its development, enabling detailed design work to start.
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NewsFirst A350-1000 for Qatar achieves definition freeze
Qatar Airways’ first Airbus A350-1000 has reached the stage of contractual definition freeze.
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NewsPICTURE: A380 shows off illuminated decal technology
One of Airbus’s A380 test aircraft has demonstrated a new electro-luminescent display technology designed for external use on aircraft.
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NewsMAS A330 makes air turn back due to engine fire alert
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has grounded an Airbus A330-300, which had to make a turn back shortly after take-off from Melbourne airport, apparently due to an engine problem.
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NewsPICTURE: Myanmar National Airlines takes delivery of first 737
Myanmar National Airlines (MNA), formerly known as Myanma Airways, has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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Airbus and Aerospace Valley foster eco-innovation
A programme to foster innovation created by Airbus and the Aerospace Valley industry R&D cluster in France’s Aquitaine and Midi-Pyrénées regions has selected a group of four projects to support, following a 2014 call for ideas that attracted 59 applications.
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NewsCull the ‘creep’: Report on why US weapon programmes blow budgets
In an attempt to discover why large weapons programmes like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter too frequently miss their development cost and schedule targets, the US Government Accountability Office has found lower-level requirements creep due to a lack of systems engineering expertise is generally to blame.
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Virgin America upgrades Red inflight entertainment system
Virgin America has started upgrading its Red inflight entertainment system, announcing today that three aircraft will begin flying with new seat-back touch screens powered by an improved operating system later this month.
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IATA sees profits increasing across all regions in 2015
While North American carriers are driving the improved financial fortunes of the airline industry, IATA is seeing reasons for optimism in other regions.
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ANALYSIS: Leaders keep subsidy row from boiling over at IATA
When American Airlines chief Doug Parker took a second question in the carrier's post-IATA AGM joint press conference with Qantas about the Gulf carrier row, there was a slightly forlorn hope in his voice as he reminded the assembled press corps that the executives really wanted to be talking about ...
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NewsBell confirms delay to 525 service entry
Bell Helicopter has confirmed that service entry of its new clean-sheet 525 Relentless super-medium-class rotorcraft has slipped to 2017.
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NewsItaly's Cristoforetti sets space endurance records
A month later than planned, Samantha Cristoforetti (of Italy), Anton Shkaplerov (Russia) and Terry Virts (USA; pictured right to left) returned safely to Kazakhstan on 11 June, following a 3h ride from the International Space Station in their Soyuz capsule (pictured prior to undocking).
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NewsSecond Hungarian Gripen crashes at domestic air base
Hungarian media has claimed that the second of the nation’s Saab Gripens has crashed in less than a month, resulting in reports that Budapest has grounded its fleet until further notice.
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NewsBrussels approves Alcoa acquisition of titanium producer RTI
Brussels has approved Alcoa’s proposed $1.5 billion share swap takeover of Pittsburgh-based titanium supplier RTI International Metals.