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Vietnam Airlines stock to debut on Ho Chi Minh City bourse
Vietnam Airlines shares will commence trading on the Ho Chi Minh City stock exchange from Tuesday 7 May.
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USAF looks to help Taiwan with F-5 spares
The US Air Force wants to assess sources that can provide spare parts for Taiwan’s fleet of Northrop F-5E fighters.
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Stratodynamics, UAVOS to drop Hidron glider from 118,000ft
After successfully carrying its Hidron unmanned glider to 82,000ft using a weather balloon, releasing it and flying it down safely to Earth, partners Stratodynamics and UAVOS are preparing to drop the aircraft from 118,000ft in September or August as part of a new research project.
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AeroVironment builds first HAWK30 pseudo-satellite
AeroVironment has completed assembly of its first HAWK30 high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) and started manufacturing a second example in April 2019.
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Hydrogen fuel cells could star in long-endurance UAVs
Federal Aviation Administration approval of beyond visual line of sight unmanned air vehicle (UAV) operations could spur drone makers and operators to adopt hydrogen fuel cell powerplants.
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Spirit AeroSystems secures Asco price discount to reflect delays
Spirit AeroSystems has negotiated a 7% discount on the price to acquire Belgian aircraft component maker Asco, securing new terms to reflect lengthy delays resulting partly from regulatory holdups.
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Airnorth and Eastern could be sold under Bristow rescue plan
Activist shareholder Global Value Investment (GVIC) has drawn up an action plan for beleaguered Bristow Group – including disposing of two fixed-wing airlines – in a bid to stave off Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Spirit AeroSystems slashes costs amid revised 737 production plan
Spirit AeroSystems, maker of 737 fuselages, has unveiled a plan to reduce 2019 costs by some $50 million and shelved plans to boost 737 production.
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Troubled Piaggio Aerospace launches search for a buyer
Piaggio Aerospace’s administrator is looking to sell the company, and is inviting expressions of interest to acquire part of, or all of the Italian firm.
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PICTURE: ExpressJet receives first of 25 E175s
Embraer has delivered the first of the E175 aircraft ordered by ExpressJet Airlines with the remaining 24 expected to be delivered throughout this year.
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Further GlobalEye sales already on radar, says Saab chief
With the first delivery of its GlobalEye surveillance system still more than a year away, Saab is already talking to several potential additional customers, chief executive Hakan Buskhe has revealed.
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Sweden weighs extending Gripen C/D operations by a decade
Sweden could be poised to approve an extension to operations with part of its Saab Gripen C/D fleet until beyond 2030, in a step that would bolster the size of its fighter inventory beyond the 60 E-model examples currently on order for its air force.
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UK High Court dismisses objections to Heathrow expansion
Heathrow Airport can proceed with an application to build a third runway after the UK High Court ruled the government's blueprint for expansion to be legally sound.
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Air Astana launches low-cost unit with international ambitions
Kazkahstan's flag carrier Air Astana could give its new budget arm FlyArystan an international debut later this year and follow this by establishing subsidiaries in neighbouring countries under plans to make the unit a pan-Central Asian low-cost carrier.
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US FAA imposes flight restrictions over Venezuela
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned on US carriers and licensed pilots from flying below 26,000ft over Venezuela owing to security concerns.
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Malaysia Airlines seeks clearance for JAL tie-up
Malaysia Airlines is seeking clearance from its regulator for a proposed metal-neutral joint venture with Japan Airlines covering routes between the two countries.
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La Spina to head Qantas International from October
Qantas group chief financial officer Tino La Spina will become chief executive of the carrier’s international unit from 1 October.
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Lockheed Martin expects most Indago sales to include tether power
Lockheed Martin expects up to 80% of future Indago quadrotor sales to include purchases of the drone’s tethered power option.
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Northrop Grumman aims to outsource much of Firebird production
Northrop Grumman designed its optionally-piloted Firebird surveillance aircraft so that parts of its production could be readily outsourced to developing nations that demand local manufacturing involvement.
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Vanilla Unmanned working on long-endurance VTOL UAV
Vanilla Unmanned plans to develop a VTOL variant of its Vanilla 001 long-endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for US Special Operations Command (SOCOM).