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Dassault buys Ruag's Swiss business aircraft operations
Switzerland's Ruag has sold its business aviation facilities in Geneva and Lugano to Dassault Aviation as it restructures to concentrate the business on aerostructures and space programmes.
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Vienna airport trials panel structure to reduce wake vortices
Austrian air navigation service provider Austro Control and German aerospace research centre DLR are testing at Vienna airport specially erected panels near a runway threshold as part of an effort to reduce aircraft wake vortices and shorten separation between arriving flights.
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Boeing, Airbus in MoU for future RAAF P-8A sustainment
Boeing Defence Australia and Airbus Australia Pacific have agreed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) related to future sustainment of the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF's) Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft fleet.
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PICTURE: BA A350-1000 performs first flight
British Airways' first Airbus A350-1000, one of 18 on order, has conducted its maiden flight from Toulouse.
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Dubai's Novus, VietJet in $1.3 billion deal for 10 jets
Novus Aviation Capital has signed an MoU for financing and leasing deals with VietJet, valued at $1.3 billion.
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PICTURE: MA700 forward fuselage completed
AVIC has completed its first MA700 forward fuselage, as it makes progress in assembling the first static test aircraft.
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China conducts mail delivery test with amphibious UAV
A trial project is underway in China for the delivery of mail to outlying islands using an amphibious UAV.
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PICTURE: Boeing taps 777-200 as flying testbed
Boeing will use a 777-200 to test new technologies under its ecoDemonstrator flying test bed programme.
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Regional Express slams ‘malicious’ allegations of safety lapses
Australian carrier Regional Express (Rex) has fired back at what it called “anonymous malicious attacks” on its safety record.
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Singapore, Maldives sign open skies agreement
Singapore and Maldives signed an open skies agreement on 1 July.
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Raytheon and Northrop Grumman boost Karem’s FARA bid
Karem Aircraft’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competitive prototype bid has received a big boost, with the addition of Northrop Grumman and Raytheon to its team.
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PICTURES: Maiden sortie for second T625 helicopter
Turkish Aerospace has performed the first certification flight of its T625 Gokbey intermediate-twin helicopter.
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Southwest expects 737 Max grounding to extend beyond October
Southwest Airlines chief executive Gary Kelly expects the airline's Boeing 737 Max fleet to be grounded beyond 1 October, following new issues uncovered with the aircraft by US regulators.
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PICTURE: Hawaiian start-up Wing Spirit receives HondaJet pair
Hawaiian start-up operator Wing Spirit has taken delivery of its first two Honda Aircraft HondaJet Elites from a June 2018 order for an undisclosed number of the light-twins.
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PICTURE: Textron Aviation delivers 300th CJ4
Textron Aviation has delivered the 300th Cessna Citation CJ4 to the US metals distribution company and long-time fractional owner of a CJ1+, McNeilus Steel.
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Bombardier revamps Learjet 75 with six-passenger Liberty
Bombardier has launched the Learjet 75 Liberty – a "rescoped" version of its light jet that trims accommodation and options to bring the list price below the crucial $10 million mark.
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DLR explores virtual certification for components
German aerospace research centre DLR has established a simulation laboratory to develop virtual certificates for aircraft components.
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Siberian spat threatens Czech-Russian air services
Czech and Russian authorities are trying to resolve a dispute over route rights which has threatened to cut air transport connections between the two countries.
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PICTURE: Embraer delivers first Praetor 600
Embraer delivered the first Praetor 600 on 28 June to an undisclosed European customer – and says it is preparing to hand over more of the super-midsize jets over the coming weeks.
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SpiceJet 737 suffers runway excursion in rainy Mumbai
Another SpiceJet aircraft suffered a runway excursion, the second such incident in two days.