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NewsAir Force and Lockheed to initiate airworthiness tests for FA-50
Following an airworthiness assessment of Textron AirLand’s dual light attack fighter and trainer, Scorpion, the US Air Force is moving toward a second cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with Lockheed Martin.
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Delta moving in with Virgin Atlantic at Heathrow
Delta Air Lines will move in with its partner Virgin Atlantic Airways at London Heathrow in September, locating the remainder of its flights to the airport’s terminal three.
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China Airlines selects LHT for A350 component support
Lufthansa Technik's component maintenance contract with China Airlines has been expanded to cover on-order Airbus A350s.
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BA seals codeshare with China Eastern
British Airways has agreed a codeshare with China Eastern Airlines
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Opinion
OPINION: Training must account for somatogravic illusion risk
One of the canniest innovations in flight simulation has been the harnessing of the brain’s ability to misinterpret movement in order to generate a sense of cockpit realism.
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Northrop T-X prototype revealed on Mojave runway
Northrop Grumman’s entry for the T-X competition was publicly revealed on 19 August in Mojave, California.
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GE orders gear change to prevent 787 engine shutdown
About 600 Boeing 787 engines will be modified by the end of the year to correct a transfer gearbox problem suspected in several in-flight shutdowns.
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NewsUS Navy steps away from stealth for MQ-25
A stealth and tanking mission will not go hand in hand for the Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray, according to the commander of Naval Air Forces.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: UAC chief looks to build on MC-21 with new widebody
In a Hollywood version of the Russian commercial aviation story, the last 15 years fits the narrative of a classic comeback script, with the final act – the unlikely-yet-somehow-triumphant entry-into-service of a Russian-Chinese widebody around 2025 – still to be written.
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ANALYSIS: Superjet primed for home stretch after false starts
At some point in the next 12 months, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) will be ready to give the Superjet programme a gift rarely bestowed in the modern aviation industry: a second chance.
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NewsAustralian Heron UAV completes Pitch Black involvement
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) successfully deployed its Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron 1 unmanned air system during the multinational Pitch Black exercise, which ended on 19 August.
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Aeroflot to take another 10 Superjets
Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has committed to acquiring an additional batch of 10 Sukhoi Superjet regional airliners from the leasing arm of state-owned Sberbank.
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OpinionOPINION: Can local industry deliver on Russia's aerospace ambitions?
In a completely rational, market-driven world, the make-up of Russia’s aviation industry would no doubt look very different.
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NewsBoeing moves ahead with initial KC-46A production
The Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.8 billion contract to begin low-rate initial production Lots 1 and 2 for the KC-46A tanker programme.
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NewsCommercial A-4 Skyhawk crashes near Nellis
A contractor operated Douglas A-4K Skyhawk crashed near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada around 7:40 a.m. local time, according to Air Force Air Combat Command.
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FL Technics services Express Air Cargo's initial two 737s
Tunisian start-up Express Air Cargo has recruited Lithuanian MRO specialist FL Technics to conduct maintenance on two Boeing 737s prior to the carrier's launch.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: PD-14 revives Russian hopes for commercial engines
Until last November, Russia’s first high-bypass turbofan engine was also its only one. The Aviadvigatel PS-90A entered flight testing on a four-engined Ilyushin Il-76 testbed in 1987. Twenty-eight years later, on 3 November last year, another Il-76 carried Russia’s second high-bypass turbofan engine into flight testing.
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LHT to overhaul A380s in Germany
Lufthansa Technik has disclosed its decision to overhaul at least three of its parent carrier's Airbus A380s at its own headquarters in Hamburg.
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BA cabin crew vote to take action over performance management
Trade union Unite is urging British Airways to drop a new performance management system after cabin crew voted for industrial action short of a strike.
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NewsPICTURE: ANA takes delivery of 50th 787
Launch customer All Nippon Airways has taken delivery of its 50th Boeing 787, becoming the first carrier to do so.