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AUVSI: Magnesium offered as machining alternative
While battles continue between aluminum and composite suppliers for material supply to unmanned vehicle manufacture, a third option is being promoted at the show.
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AUVSI: MTSU, Army team to start UAS center
Middle Tennessee State University and the Army Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aircraft Systems announced Thursday they have joined in a memorandum of understanding to establish the Center for Unmanned Systems Operational Advancement and Research at the university.
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Boeing expects ICAO 747-8 wake ruling "very soon"
Boeing is expecting a formal announcement "very soon" from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) regarding the wake separation requirements...
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Boeing moves into 747-8I certification testing
On the back of final approvals from the US and European regulators for its 747-8 freighter model, Boeing has begun certification evaluations of its passenger...
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AUVSI: Aurora reveals Reaper-like payloads for Orion
Aurora Flight Sciences has revealed the payload options in consideration for the experimental Orion UAS, a five-day endurance vehicle now in development.
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AUVSI: ITT, Mercury Computer Systems team on FELCO
ITT and Mercury Computer Systems have jointly developed a processing system called FELCO.
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NewsFAA, EASA certify 747-8F for delivery
The US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency have jointly awarded Boeing an Amended Type Certificate (ATC) for the 747-8...
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NewsAUVSI: $1M grand prize awarded in robotic range clearing competition
A multicompany collaborative team took home the Robotic Range Clearance Competition's $1 million grand prize.
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Hawaiian remains committed to the A350-800
Hawaiian Airlines has reiterated its commitment to the Airbus A350-800 despite an increasing number of carriers switching to the larger -900 variant.
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AUVSI: RQ-7 likely not to blame for C-130 collision
An initial analysis may absolve the AAI RQ-7 Shadow of blame for a mid-air collision with a Lockheed Martin C-130 over Afghanistan on August 15, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
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NewsEC proposes raising ETS threshold for business aviation operators
More business aviation operators could soon be permitted to use Eurocontrol's emissions trading system (ETS) support facility, under new draft legislation from the European Commission which proposes raising the threshold to qualify for the simplified tool.
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Flight recorder tapes from An-24 overrun undamaged
Russian investigators have determined that the flight-recorder tapes from the IrAero Antonov An-24 badly damaged in an overrun at Blagoveshchensk are in good condition.
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Composite nanotubes find new aerospace applications
For nearly 20 years, the super-strength, lightweight material has found commercial application in golf clubs and bicycles, but has made few in-roads into the aerospace industry.
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Thai Smile to start operations in July 2012
Thai Airways International's new regional carrier will start operations in July next year.
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Aeromechanical says it meets BEA specifications for data streaming
A Canadian company says its equipment would meet specifications for the flight-data transmission capability that French accident investigator BEA has recommended in its latest interim report on the Air France flight 447 crash in the Atlantic.
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Victor aims to 'democratise' private jet market
A new internet-based private jet operation which aims to "democratise" the business aviation market made its official debut on 15 August.
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PICTURES: RAAF AP-3Cs hit 20,000 hours of Middle East operations
Australia's Lockheed Martin AP-3C Orion aircraft have reached 20,000 hours of operational missions in the Middle East theatre ...
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NewsEngine swap transforms UK Lynx operations in Afghanistan
One of the UK's major successes of the past year has been the performance of its upgraded AgustaWestland Lynx AH9A utility helicopters in Afghanistan.
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NewsAustralia may decide on additional Super Hornets in 2012
Australia will make a decision next year as to whether it will acquire additional Boeing F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighters ...
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NewsMAKS: Armavia doubles Superjet presence at show
Armavia's first Sukhoi Superjet, the initial production aircraft, demonstrated its capabilities at the MAKS show four months after the type entered airline service with the Armenian carrier.