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Gripen Aggressor enters the fray in US red air competition
Saab is exploring the burgeoning red air market with its Gripen Aggressor, but the new adversary aircraft could face a tough competition against cheaper, former military jets.
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P&W offers F135 upgrade for depot insertion after 2023
Pratt & Whitney will offer a drop-in thrust or fuel efficiency upgrade for the Lockheed Martin F-35’s engine as the fighter’s joint programme office develops options for the Block 4.2 upgrade package now scheduled to enter service in late 2023.
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Flight Design C4 piston-single set for relaunch
Lift Aviation – the new owner of German light aircraft manufacturer Flight Design – is hoping to relaunch development of the C4 piston-single and is seeking partners to help finance and manufacture the four-seat type, with a view to securing certification in 2019.
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Only 40,000 GA aircraft ADS-B Out compliant as US deadline nears
Only 40,000 general aviation (GA) aircraft flying in the USA have been equipped with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment ahead of the Federal Aviation Administration’s 1 January 2020 deadline, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
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France speeds PC-21 deliveries
France appears to have accelerated the delivery of 17 Pilatus PC-21 high-speed turboprops which will operate as trainer aircraft for its air force.
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Ryanair puts a number on passengers affected by cancellations
Ryanair has disclosed that 315,000 of its passengers have been impacted by its decision to cancel 2,100 of its flights over the next six weeks.
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Mexico City airport resumes flights after earthquake
Mexico City airport has resumed normal operations after a powerful earthquake on 19 September that has so far killed more than 200 people.
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USAF explores cloaking device for tankers
The US Air Force will next month unveil the results of a study into survivability gaps on its fleet of tankers and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, the service’s head of Air Mobility Command (AMC) says.
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Elixir two-seat piston-single takes flight
French start-up Elixir Aircraft flew its two-seat Elixir piston-single for the first time on 31 August, and says the carbonfibre aircraft is on track to secure European certification in mid-2018.
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A330neo prepares for first flight but Airbus yet to fix date
Airbus is yet to commit to a maiden flight date for its A330neo, but both engines have been fitted to the initial test aircraft.
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Undercarriage becomes focus of AerCaribe overrun probe
Colombian investigators probing a Boeing 737-400 overrun accident at Leticia are focusing on an explosion in the main landing-gear during touchdown.
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PICTURES: SpiceJet 737 suffers runway excursion
A SpiceJet Boeing 737-800 aircraft landing at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport skidded off the runway into an unpaved surface.
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Russian-Chinese tie-up to develop new long-haul jet engine
Russian and Chinese partners have reached a preliminary agreement on developing an engine to power their proposed joint long-haul aircraft.
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Air NZ returning to normal operations amid Auckland fuel crisis
Air New Zealand operated most of its domestic flights on schedule on 20 September, while it continues to take measures to mitigate the impact of fuel shortages at Auckland airport on its long-haul network.
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Airbus sees market for 60-100 A380s in China
Airbus remains optimistic about selling A380s in China over the next five to seven years on the back of growing passenger demand.
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PICTURE: Airbus inaugurates A330 Tianjin completion centre
Airbus has inaugurated its new A330 completion and delivery centre (CDC) in Tianjin, with local operator Tianjin Airlines taking delivery of the centre's first aircraft - an A330-200 registered B-8596.
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Comac issues 20-year forecast for China aircraft demand
Chinese airlines will need 8,575 aircraft over the next 20 years, predicts Comac in a new market forecast released on 19 September.
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AAR to buy two MRO sites and inks deal with Air Canada
US maintenance provider AAR will acquire two MRO facilities in Canada from Premier Aviation, marking the latest in a series of recent international moves made by AAR.
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KC-46A testing glitches could delay USAF tanker milestone
Despite earlier assurances that Boeing would deliver the US Air Force's first 767-based KC-46A tanker by the end of this year, boom scraping issues and a slew of uncompleted test points may delay delivery until 2018, the head of its Air Mobility Command has revealed.
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Textron unit acquires 63 Mirage F1s
As Textron Airborne Solutions pursues the US Air Force’s lucrative adversary air (ADAIR) contract, the company earlier this month acquired 63 Dassault Mirage F1s, ATAC chief executive Jeffrey Parker tells FlightGlobal.