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AeroVironment partners with FlightWave to add VTOL to future UAVs
AeroVironment has signed an agreement with FlightWave to add vertical take-off and landing capabilities to its future unmanned aircraft, the company announced on 1 May.
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Airbus Aerial signs DroneBase to provide on-demand low-altitude imagery
Airbus Aerial has signed an agreement with drone services marketplace DroneBase to provide low-altitude aerial imagery on demand.
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USAF teaching dogfighting to small autonomous drones
The US Air Force Academy is attempting to teach autonomous unmanned air vehicles when to perform combat manoeuvres used by fighter pilots to counter potential swarms of adversarial UAVs.
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Textron unveils thrust-vectoring X5-55 VTOL drone
Textron Systems unveiled its X5-55 vertical take-off and landing engineering testbed at the AUVSI Xponential show in Denver, Colorado, on 1 May.
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Bell to demonstrate Autonomous POD Transport to US military
Bell Helicopter plans to demonstrate its Autonomous POD Transport, a tail-sitting vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle, to several branches of the US military, including the Marine Corps, in the "late summer or early fall".
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Rolls-Royce progressing with 787 engine inspections
Some two-thirds of an initial batch of accelerated inspections on Rolls-Royce powerplants for Boeing 787s has been completed, the engine manufacturer is set to tell shareholders.
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Known blade issue caused Air NZ 787-9 engine failures
New Zealand investigators have confirmed that two engine failures on Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9s last December were caused by known issues with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000s intermedia presure turbine blades.
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Qantas 737s in runway incursion, rejected takeoff at Perth
Australian investigators are probing a runway incursion at Perth airport on 28 April involving two Qantas operated Boeing 737-800s.
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Boeing plans affordability changes for new wave of P-8 orders
As Boeing assembles the 100th P-8 Poseidon in Renton, Washington, the company is laying the groundwork to secure dozens of new orders by revamping the design and production process to reduce costs.
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American to suspend Beijing route amid fall changes
American Airlines will suspend service to Beijing Capital from Chicago O'Hare in October, amid a number of network changes this fall.
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PICTURES: JetBlue rolls out first A320 with new cabin interior
JetBlue Airways has unveiled the first Airbus A320 that has completed a cabin reconfiguration.
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Spirit AeroSystems to acquire Asco Industries
Spirit AeroSystems has agreed to acquire SRIF, the parent company of family-owned Belgian aerostructure specialist Asco Industries, for a cash sum of $650 million.
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NewsJapan yet to decide on P-1 fleet size
Japan has yet to reach a firm decision on the future size of its Kawasaki Heavy Industries P-1 maritime patrol aircraft fleet, or determine whether the surveillance asset could be exported to international buyers.
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China Southern trading premium margins for UK market share
China Southern Airlines will not be actively marketing its premium-economy cabin when it opens a new route to Wuhan from London this month.
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NewsBrazil approves composite, swept propeller for King Air 350
Hartzell Propeller and Raisbeck Engineering have secured supplemental type certification (STC) from Brazil for a swept-blade turbofan propeller on the Beechcraft King Air 350 series.
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ANALYSIS: Boeing pitches doubling navy's EA-18G Growler fleet
Stretched thinly by escort jamming responsibilities not only for its native US Navy, but also for the US Air Force and soon the US Marine Corps, the nation's 160-strong fleet of Boeing EA-18G Growlers may need to grow. That is the belief of the type's manufacturer, which is eyeing a ...
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Comac starts concept definition for CR929 fuselage, tail
Comac has started the concept definition phase with suppliers on the fuselage and tail of the Chinese-Russian CR929 widebody.
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R-R reviewing Trent 700 design after A330 birdstrike
Rolls-Royce is reviewing the design of some components of the Trent 700 engine following the investigation of a bridstrike an engine failure involving an AirAsia X A330-300 on 3 July 2017.
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Management autonomy promised to prospective Air India buyers
The Indian government has stated that the winning bidder for Air India will receive complete freedom in managing the carrier.
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Qantas orders six additional 787-9s as 747s set to leave
Qantas has firmed options on six additional Boeing 787-9s and announced that it will retire its 747 fleet by 2020.