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UltraFan gearbox starts high-power testing
Rolls-Royce has started conducting high-power tests of the gearbox developed for its new UltraFan powerplant at its German facility at Dahlewitz.
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Sikorsky bullish on export prospects for CH-53K helicopter
Sikorsky hopes it can secure at least 200 export orders for its CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter, with Germany and Israel its clearest near-term prospects.
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INSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Commercial operating leasing market dynamics
Rob Morris, Head of Consultancy, looks at consolidation among lessors and the growth of the sector.
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Juneyao preps for long-haul; 787 due Sept 2018
Juneyao Airlines will take its first Boeing 787-9 aircraft next September, and intends to deploy the type on intercontinental routes.
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DARPA selects Boeing for unmanned XS-1 spaceplane
Just off the heels of its X-37B landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Boeing nabbed the contract to design the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s XS-1 spaceplane programme.
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ANALYSIS: Five pain points in airline tech and distribution
Flight Events and research company T2RL recently held the annual Technology & Innovation in Airline Distribution Conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
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United and Washington Dulles discuss terminal improvements
Talks between United Airlines and the operator of Washington Dulles International airport on terminal improvements are "intensifying", says the airport chief.
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Aeromexico to launch five US markets under Delta JV
Aeromexico will begin service on five new US transborder routes, in the first network expansion with partner Delta Air Lines after the two carriers launched a joint venture.
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PICTURE: Delta's first A350 takes flight
Delta Air Lines' first Airbus A350-900 made its maiden sortie today, flying for 5h 37min off the coast of France.
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Longeron upgrade would keep F-15Cs flying
The release of president Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget, which continues millions of dollars in funding for ongoing upgrades to the Boeing F-15C – as well as a new service life-extension programme (SLEP) for the aircraft’s longerons – has allowed the US Air Force to officially quash rumours of ...
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Trump's budget calls for US air traffic control privatisation
President Donald Trump's fiscal 2018 budget proposal calls for privatising US air traffic control starting in 2021, a move that has been advocated by the bulk of the US commercial aviation industry.
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Budget spares U-2 and A-10 from retirement
The US Air Force has no near-term plans to retire two of its most iconic aircraft: the Fairchild Republic A-10 and Lockheed Martin U-2.
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A320 and 737 engines join remit of AerFin-SR Technics partnership
AerFin and SR Technics have expanded their co-operation to cover component repairs for CFM International CFM56-5B and -7B engines.
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Turkish Airlines to add a raft of new Middle Eastern services
Turkish Airlines has disclosed plans to operate nine new seasonal routes across the Middle East this summer.
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Israeli air force to receive unique test F-35
Israel's air force will take delivery of an additional Lockheed Martin F-35 in 2020 with a special suite of test instrumentation.
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Customers should drive industry IT standards: Emirates’ Mueller
Industry players should "ask 15-year-old kids" what will transform air travel technology rather than attempting to force an agenda on consumers, in the view of Emirates' chief digital and innovation officer Christoph Mueller.
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Israel to boost M-346 capabilities
The Israeli air force is upgrading the capabilities of its Leonardo M-346 advanced jet trainers, to equip the "Lavi" with inert training bombs and external fuel tanks.
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PICTURE: First Air Mauritius A350 in final assembly
Air Mauritius is set to take delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 in the fourth quarter of this year, as the jet undergoes final assembly in Toulouse.
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ANALYSIS: Swedish air force returns to Cold War footing
Sweden is changing. After a lengthy period of shrinking investment in its armed forces and a tactical shift from national defence to developing expeditionary capabilities, Stockholm's focus has reverted to protecting its population against invasion.
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UTair handed two Istanbul routes
Russian carrier UTair has been assigned two routes to the Turkish city of Istanbul, replacing the previously-designated carriers.