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Raytheon files protest against JSTARS radar decision
Raytheon has filed a protest against the US Air Force after the service determined the company’s “Skynet” radar would not meet qualifications for the Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) recapitalisation programme.
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Airbus, Siemens, R-R plan hybrid flights by 2020
Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens have teamed up to demonstrate a flyable hybrid-electric propulsion system on a British Aerospace 146 regional jet.
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Second NH90 Sea Lion helicopter takes off
NH Industries on 24 November performed the maiden flight of the second prototype of the NH90 Sea Lion being developed for the German navy.
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Last Fort Worth-built F-16 leaves Lockheed factory
Lockheed Martin’s last F-16 produced at its Fort Worth, Texas facility rolled out the door on 14 November, marking the end of an era for the Fighting Falcon.
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GOAL arranges A321 lease to VietJet
German Operating Aircraft Leasing has arranged the long-term lease of one Airbus A321 (MSN 7962) to VietJet Air.
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Jet Aviation begins Basel widebody expansion work
Jet Aviation on 21 November broke ground on a new 8,700m² (93,600ft²) hangar at its Basel, Switzerland base, to meet the rising demand for its VIP maintenance, repair and overhaul and completions services.
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Poland launches new fighter study
The Polish defence ministry's armament inspectorate has launched the analysis/market survey phase of a process supporting a new multirole fighter selection.
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Qantas 'excited' about NMA and assisting Boeing with definition
Qantas sees the prospect of Boeing developing its proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) specifically for short/medium-haul routes as "fantastic" and is working with Seattle to help define the design.
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LHT to maintain CFM56 engines for Mango
South African Airways' budget subsidiary Mango has selected Lufthansa Technik to overhaul the CFM International CFM56 engines powering Boeing 737NGs.
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Textron Aviation ships first Grand Caravan EX to Botswana's Mack Air
Textron Aviation has shipped the first of 10 Cessna Grand Caravan EXs to Botswanan charter and utility operator Mack Air. The single-engined turboprop is being ferry flown from the Caravan production plant in Independence, Kansas and should arrive at Mack Air's base in the northern town of Maun by the ...
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ANALYSIS: Dublin Aerospace rules out UK as it scouts for new site
Irish MRO provider Dublin Aerospace is evaluating various international locations for expansion after a plan to establish a UK facility was abandoned as a result of Brexit.
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Bombardier to move Global 5000 completions to Wichita
Bombardier is to transfer completions activity for Global 5000 business jets from Montreal to its US facility in Wichita, Kansas, by mid-2018, to free up capacity for its in-development Global 7000.
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PICTURE: GE9X prepared for first flight on 747 testbed
A first-flight milestone for the GE9X turbofan is only weeks away after GE Aviation completed installing the 339cm (133.5in)-diameter turbofan on the Boeing 747-400 testbed.
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Qantas chief downplays prospect of further A380s
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has joked that he would have to be "drunk" to order any additional Airbus A380s, and also indicated that the airline does not intend to take any of its remaining orders for the type.
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Textron launches Beech 1900-sized SkyCourier with FedEx order
Textron Aviation has unveiled and launched the twin-engined Cessna 408 SkyCourier with a surprise order by FedEx for up to 100 aircraft worth $550 million at list price, in a move that reinserts the company into a market segment once occupied by the Beech 1900.
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IAG to close OpenSkies as Level opens Paris Orly base
IAG is to close its OpenSkies operation and transfer personnel to its long-haul low-cost carrier Level, after opting to open new base for the budget carrier at Paris Orly.
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BA parent IAG to acquire Monarch's Gatwick slots
IAG is to buy the London Gatwick slots formerly held by Monach Airlines from the collapsed UK carrier's administrators.
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PICTURE: Tara Air Twin Otter suffers runway excursion
A Tara Air Viking Twin Otter DHC-6-300 was damaged in a runway excursion at Simikot airport on 28 November.
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Airbus names successor to 'living legend' Leahy
Airbus's highly-regarded veteran sales chief, John Leahy, is to be succeeded by Rolls-Royce civil aerospace president Eric Schulz next year.
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Virgin Atlantic A330, EgyptAir 777-300ER clip wings at JFK
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 and an EgyptAir Boeing 777-300ER were both damaged after their wing-tips clipped at New York's John F Kennedy International airport.