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NewsRussia, China to develop massive heavy-lift helicopter
Russian Helicopters and China’s state aircraft manufacturer AVIC have entered a framework agreement to develop a heavy lift helicopter.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Asian LCC joint ventures prove hard to maintain
Asia’s low-cost carriers have relied on complex cross-border joint ventures to enter into new markets, but there is significant doubt that the relationships will go the distance.
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Joy Air MA60 veers off runway in Fuzhou
A Joy Air Xian Aircraft MA60 turboprop veered off the runway upon landing at Fuzhou Changle International airport on 10 May.
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NewsAirbus confirms four killed in A400M crash
Airbus Defence & Space says four of its flight-test personnel were killed and another two seriously injured when an A400M tactical transport crashed in Spain on 9 May.
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NewsA400M crashes on take-off from Seville airport
An Airbus A400M airlifter crashed shortly after take-off on 9 May from the San Pablo Airport in Seville, Spain, according to reports.
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OBITUARY: Maurice Flanagan, the expat who helped Emirates take over the world
Maurice Flanagan, who has died aged 86, caught the Dubai bug when he arrived on a two-year secondment to run the city’s airport and travel operator Dnata in the late-1970s. “Everything looked so promising that I decided to stay,” he recalled two decades later. By taking up the royal family’s ...
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NewsM as in Mach: Seven supersonic business jet dreams
With the annual EBACE European business jet jamboree looming, we're pumped up to hear about dreams of speed
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OpinionOPINION: No more near misses
The FAA should be commended for allowing further cautious airspace use by unmanned air vehicles, but its previous inaction put too many lives at risk
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NewsControllers unaware of erratic Germanwings altitude selections
French air traffic controllers were unaware of highly-unusual altitude selections being made on the ill-fated Germanwings Airbus A320 during its prior flight to Barcelona.
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NewsA400M ready for RAF self-protection system tests
The Royal Air Force is set to commence testing of the defensive aids subsystem for its Airbus A400M tactical transport, following the arrival in the UK of its first modified example.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Asia develops regional aircraft challengers
Ascend aviation analyst Dennis Lau considers the impact new regional programmes may have on the market
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NewsNew Russian-Chinese lessor aims for 100 Superjets
Russian and Chinese parties have tentatively agreed to establish a new leasing company for Sukhoi Superjet 100s which aims to build a fleet of 100 aircraft and focus on sales to Asia.
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US approves updates for Singapore F-16 upgrade
The US State Department has issued a list of updated approvals for equipment related to Singapore’s upgrade of its 60 Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 52 fighters.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Asia’s LCC still in holding pattern
Asia’s low-cost carriers are still focusing on consolidating years of rapid growth, although new players are emerging in North Asia.
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NewsAn-178 transport makes 1h debut flight
Antonov on 7 May conducted a first flight with its An-178 transport, just three weeks after it staged a roll-out ceremony for the type in Kiev.
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NewsAmerican inaugurates 787 in latest step of fleet renewal
American Airlines introduced its first Boeing 787-8 between its Dallas/Fort Worth and Chicago O’Hare hubs today, the latest in a string of new aircraft types at the US mainline carrier.
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NewsEmbraer prepares first European-owned Legacy 500 for delivery
Embraer is poised to deliver the first European-based Legacy 500, less than six months after its midsize business jet secured certification from the continent’s aviation authority, EASA.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Twin-aisle aircraft strategy in the 2020s
Ascend senior consultant Richard Evans considers what aircraft manufacturers may do next in the twin-aisle market
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NewsBombardier announces rate cut for Global 5000/6000
Aggressive pricing by competitors and weakening demand in emerging markets is driving Bombardier to slow deliveries of the Global 5000 and 6000 only two years after ramping up production to 80 aircraft year, company executies say.