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Spirit AeroSystems opens new facility at Kansas
Spirit AeroSystems has opened a new 55,000 sq ft (5,110 sq m) manufacturing facility in Chanute, Kansas. Employees at the facility, who began work...
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Hydrogen-powered Scan Eagle flies
The first Insitu Scan Eagle has flown powered by a hydrogen fuel cell instead of traditional fossil fuel, successfully completing a 2h flight.
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MROAM: Military maintenance depots under pressure
During a time of budgetary uncertainty, military maintenance depots must find ways to economise, say commanders at an MRO Americas panel, and it is likely...
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MROAM: Consolidation ahead for MROs, says airline exec
Financial pressure will force significant change to come to the maintenance, repair and overhaul companies, says Jim Keenan, senior vice president of technical...
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MROAM: TAM's MRO unit joins Airbus MRO network
Brazilian carrier TAM's maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business unit has joined Airbus' MRO network.
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NewsIndustry officials divided over US Army future vertical lift requirements
Top industry officials are divided over what requirements the US Army should set for its nascent future vertical lift (FVL) programme. The service intends...
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NewsDiamond flies largest family member
Diamond Aircraft has completed first flight of a seven-passenger Austro Engine diesel-powered twin called the DA52. It is not clear if the DA52 is the result...
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Eurocopter types hit by emergency airworthiness directive
The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued an emergency airworthiness directive affecting a number of Eurocopter types following "a serious incident"...
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US Army reveals digital Black Hawk goal
The US Army plans to add new digital avionics to its fleet of older Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawks as well as refurbishing those airframes, a senior service official says.
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Boeing first quarter 2012 deliveries spike 32%
Boeing's first quarter 2012 commercial deliveries spiked 32% from the same period a year prior, reflecting the company's increased narrowbody ramp up and...
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MROAM: Southwest complains yearly prices increases for parts outpace inflation
A top Southwest Airlines executive says airlines can no longer afford a widespread industry practice that automatically charges yearly price increases for...
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MROAM: US Airways estimates $200 million swing from maintenance reforms
US Airways calculates a five-year campaign to reform and improve maintenance practices since hitting a low point in 2007 has resulted in around $200 million...
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NewsUS Army to seek C-12 replacement deal
The US Army's newly established project office for fixed-wing aircraft has started work on a new programme to replace the service's fleet of Hawker Beechcraft C-12 utility aircraft.
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NewsPICTURES: A350 static airframe final assembly begins in Toulouse
Airbus has commenced final assembly of the first A350, the static airframe, at its line in Toulouse following delivery of the centre fuselage.
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NewsPoland launches new trainer contest
Poland has revived its search for a new fleet of advanced jet trainers, with its defence ministry issuing a new request for information ...
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NewsPICTURE: First Dutch F-35 leaves assembly line
Lockheed Martin has rolled out the first F-35A Lightning II to have been produced for an international customer ...
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Poland launches military helicopter tender
Poland's defence ministry has launched a tender for 26 new helicopters to equip the nation's three armed services ...
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NewsManned Moon landings need big rockets - as China finds out
While Russia's space agency Roscosmos deals with unrest over the leadership of General Vladimir Popovkin, a draft of its national space plan showing its intention to send cosmonauts to the Moon by 2030 was leaked to Russian newspaper Kommersant.
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NewsAirbus secures first corporate jet sale in Japan
Airbus has clinched its first corporate jet sale in Japan and says it is building on its widespread and growing presence in the important Asia-Pacific market.
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MROAM: Airlines highlight maintenance issues
Several carriers have described what they perceive as widespread problems in the maintenance, repair and overhaul industry at a panel at the MRO Americas...