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Raytheon scrutinised PW1100G for UTC tie-up
Raytheon paid special attention to Pratt & Whitney's PW1000G programme in its assessment of United Technologies' (UTC) activities for the planned merger between the two US groups.
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NewsPICTURE: Saab flies third Gripen E test aircraft
Saab has conducted the debut flight of its third test example of the Gripen E, with aircraft 39-10 completing a 57min sortie from its Linkoping site on 10 June.
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NewsCalifornia's Ampaire demonstrates parallel hybrid Cessna 337
A Cessna 337 Skymaster powered partly by an electric motor flew on 6 June from a California airport, demonstrating a prototype propulsion system that manufacturer Ampaire hopes to deploy commercially by 2021.
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AnalysisHow will Boeing approach the Paris air show?
Imagine, momentarily, that two Boeing 737 Max had not crashed, that 346 people had not died and that regulators had not grounded Boeing’s most popular aircraft. In such a world, Boeing would be riding high at this year’s Paris air show, brimming with optimism and promoting its 737 Max as ...
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NewsNew programmes will maintain European fighter prowess
Among the military highlights at Le Bourget this year will be a first glimpse of a proposed future European combat aircraft being advanced via an ambitious collaboration between France and Germany.
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Tokyo attributes F-35A crash to pilot disorientation
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) believes pilot disorientation caused the crash of a Lockheed Martin F-35A on 9 April.
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NewsVirgin Australia and Virgin Atlantic set to deepen ties
Virgin Australia is seeking regulatory approval to co-ordinate on services with Virgin Atlantic Airways between Australia and the UK and Ireland via Hong Kong and Los Angeles.
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EVA cabin crew threaten strike
EVA Air cabin crew have threatened to go on strike over working conditions, after a flight attendants' union voted overwhelmingly in favour taking strike action.
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United Technologies, Raytheon announce massive merger
The aerospace units of United Technologies - Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney - are to be merged with Raytheon.
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American pushes 737 Max return to September
American Airlines has removed the Boeing 737 Max from schedules through September, as questions over when the jet will return to service continue to swirl.
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Lawmakers seek information about 737 Max's AOA alert issues
US lawmakers have requested additional information from Boeing, United Technologies and the Federal Aviation Administration about a defective 737 Max sensor alert that Boeing did not address with urgency until after the fatal October 2018 Lion Air crash.
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Avianca Argentina suspends service
Avianca Argentina has reportedly suspended operations, becoming the second airline owned by Avianca majority shareholder German Efromovich to cease service in recent weeks.
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PICTURE: Azul A330neo operates first international flight
Azul is operating its first Airbus A330-900 on its inaugural international flight today, with service from Campinas Viracopos to Orlando.
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InstantEye launches extended-range Mk-3 microdrone
InstantEye has launched a new long-endurance variant of the Mk-3 GEN4D quadcopter that can fly for more than 50min.
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Tamarack files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Emergency airworthiness directives in Europe and the USA related to Tamarack Aerospace's Atlas active winglet system equipping certain Cessna Citation jets have pushed the Idaho-based supplier into seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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NewsTesting continues for deployable flight data recorders
Long or even futile post-crash searches for flight data recorders may soon be a thing of the past
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NewsAirbus looks deep into long-haul future
Airbus will enter this year’s aeronautical salon at Le Bourget for the first time with the A380 representing a part of its history rather than a part of its future. Centre-stage at the major air shows for much of the past 15 years – physically, if not in terms of ...
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NewsBelugaXL fleet goes from five to six
Bigger needs bigger – so Airbus is enlarging its planned fleet of mega-transports to connect its far-flung assembly operations
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NewsCost reduction central to Airbus future-wing programme
Airbus is preparing to start assembling in June a first demonstrator structure for its “Wing of Tomorrow” technology programme, which is aimed at developing a composite wing manufacturing concept for a next-generation single-aisle airliner.
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NewsLockheed Martin eyes 500 F-35 fighters in Europe
With the Pentagon wavering over the number of F-35s it wants to buy, Lockheed Martin has turned its gaze on Europe.