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Virginia start-up sets endurance record for small UAV
A Virginia-based start-up company has announced setting a new endurance record with a 56h flight by a combustion-powered unmanned air vehicle (UAV) funded by the US military.
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NewsEmbraer Executive Jets reports mixed fortunes for 2016
Embraer saw business jet deliveries fall slightly in 2016, to 117 aircraft from 120 the previous year, as a result of prolonged and persistent weakness across the sector.
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Nextant poised to secure approval for G90XT's single-lever controls
Nextant Aerospace hopes to secure validation in the first half of 2017 for the digitally controlled, single-lever power control system in its G90XT twin-engined turboprop. The approval is the final hurdle in the remanufactured Beechcraft King Air C90’s certification campaign, and will allow Nextant to begin deliveries of the six-seat ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Is there enough MRO capacity for the A380?
As the Airbus A380 nears its 10th anniversary of service entry, and demand for heavy checks increases, the airframer is building partnerships with selected MRO specialists in an effort to expand maintenance capacity for the ultra-large type's comparatively small fleet.
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Air Baltic picks Magnetic MRO for wheel-and-brake support
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has contracted Magnetic MRO to service landing gear on its Bombardier CS300 jets and Q400 turboprops.
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CS100 'too large' for Wideroe operation
Norwegian regional carrier Wideroe opted for the Embraer 190-E2 after concluding that the Bombardier CS100 would have been too large.
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Second recorder retrieved from 747 wreckage
Recovery personnel have located a second flight recorder from the ACT Airlines Boeing 747-400F which crashed near Bishkek.
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NewsUK's Crowsnest surveillance programme takes off
Prime contractor Lockheed Martin UK has been awarded £269 million ($327 million) to launch the manufacturing phase of the Crowsnest airborne surveillance and control (ASaC) system upgrade to the Royal Navy’s fleet of AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin HM2s.
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PlaneSense launches PC-24 fractional ownership programme
US operator PlaneSense has launched its Pilatus PC-24 fractional ownership programme, as it prepares to take delivery of the first aircraft – serial number 101 – later this year.
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Boeing promises Trump simpler requirements for Air Force One
Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg is expected to sit down with president-elect Donald Trump in New York this morning to discuss the Air Force One recapitalisation programme, a Boeing spokesman tells FlightGlobal.
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INTERVIEW: Sam Hill, CEO Quest Aircraft
Sam Hill is chief executive of Quest Aircraft – manufacturer of the Kodiak single-engined turboprop. After spending half a century in the aviation industry, he is set to retire, but will still be involved in key projects
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Flight Ascend Consultancy named Appraiser of the Year for sixth time
Flight Ascend Consultancy, FlightGlobal’s consultancy arm, has once again been crowned appraiser of the year at the Aviation 100 Awards. This is the sixth time in seven years that Flight Ascend Consultancy has been honored with this award.
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Qantas grounds 10 Q400s over missed inspections
Qantas has had to temporarily ground 10 of its Bombardier Q400s after it discovered that they had missed an inspection required by the manufacturer.
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Three-year search for MH370 comes to an end
The search for MH370 has been suspended with the last vessel departing from the 120,000km² search area in the Indian Ocean.
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717 took abnormal taxi path before colliding with Fokker 100
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has found that the captain of a Boeing 717's decision to use a non-standard taxi path with the help of an engineer led to a ground collision with a Fokker 100 at Paraburdoo airport in Western Australia.
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Oil line crack caused Emirates 777 engine shutdown
A fractured weld joint in an oil line was the cause of an engine problem on an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER that was forced to make an in-flight engine shutdown and diversion on 7 September 2016.
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Rolls-Royce agrees £671m penalty to settle bribery probe
Rolls-Royce is to seek judicial approval for a proposed agreement under which it would pay £671 million ($808 million) to settle a bribery and corruption investigation.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Air Malta rejoins European airlines seeking partners
News on 13 January that Alitalia had ended talks over a potential 49% investment in Air Malta came as little surprise, but confirmed another European operator in the market for investors.
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NewsItaly presses ahead with AW129 attack helicopter replacement
Italy has begun the process of replacing its army’s fleet of AW129 attack helicopters, signing a multi-year, €487 million ($515 million) contract with Leonardo, which will see the nation’s aerospace champion develop a successor aircraft.
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Italian deal opens M-345 order book
The Italian air force has taken a step towards modernising its basic trainer fleet, with Leonardo receiving a contract to produce an initial five Aermacchi M-345s.