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Piper wins limited FAA certification approval
Piper Aircraft has announced a long-awaited type certification of the turboprop-powered, $2.85 million M600 six-seater.
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NASA unveils second X-plane concept
NASA has unveiled the second of as many as five new X-plane demonstrators with the X-57 Maxwell focused on electrical propulsion for a general aviation-class aircraft.
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PICTURE: Spain's first A400M leaves paintshop
Spain’s first A400M tactical transport has been painted at Airbus Defence & Space’s San Pablo final assembly site in Seville, as the manufacturer conducts preparations for its debut flight within the coming weeks.
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A350-1000 deliveries shift into second half of 2017
Airbus has shifted the delivery schedule of the A350-1000 into the second half of 2017, having previously indicated a mid-2017 timeframe.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why Red Arrows have put safety first for Farnborough
For the first time in living memory, next month’s Farnborough air show will not be able to call on the awe-inspiring aerobatic skills of the pride of the Royal Air Force: the Red Arrows. A shining icon of the UK’s aerospace prowess, the team will be performing only a number ...
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Virgin Australia gains China and Hong Kong rights
Virgin Australia has been awarded rights to start its planned flights to Hong Kong and Beijing from June 2017.
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Crashed EgyptAir A320's cockpit recorder retrieved
Recovery teams have retrieved the cockpit-voice recorder of the EgyptAir Airbus A320 which crashed in the Mediterranean Sea in mid-May.
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RAF cancels Red Arrows aerobatic display at Farnborough
The Royal Air Force’s BAE Systems Hawk T1-equipped Red Arrows team will not carry out its aerobatic display during July’s Farnborough air show, amid concerns surrounding the safety of high-speed displays over populated areas following the fatal crash of a Hawker Hunter at the Shoreham air show last August.
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Wizz to add a first international link from Suceava
Wizz Air has disclosed plans to give Suceava airport its first scheduled international route.
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CS100 gains EASA and FAA type validation
The Bombardier CS100 has received type validation from both the US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency, paving the way for the aircraft to be delivered to launch customer Swiss.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: AirAsia India's slow, but steady growth
Two years since its launch, AirAsia India is showing increasing signs of life in the competitive Indian market.
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SIA resumes US nonstop service with San Francisco
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will launch nonstop service to San Francisco later this year, resuming nonstop service to the USA after a three year hiatus.
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Airbus Helicopters completes first HForce firing tests
Airbus Helicopters has completed the first round of firing tests of its new HForce generic weapons system using an H225M rotorcraft.
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LHT to open engineering centre in Hungary
Lufthansa Technik has decided to locate certain engineering functions near its Budapest maintenance base in a bid to cut costs.
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DARPA picks Lockheed, Raytheon for swarming UAS tests
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have been awarded contracts by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the next phase of a project to develop collaborative control technology for unmanned air systems.
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Signature takes on Rizon FBO and eyes further expansion
Signature Flight Support is bolstering its already extensive global fixed-based operator (FBO) network with a £26 million ($37 million) upgrade of its facility at London Luton airport, and the take-over of RizonJet’s upscale FBO at the UK capital’s dedicated business and general aviation hub, Biggin Hill.
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French probe VIP 777 wing-strike at Le Bourget
French investigators have detailed a serious incident involving a Boeing 777-200ER which suffered a wing-strike and tail contact while attempting to land at Le Bourget airport outside Paris.
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China Eastern, China Southern to boost international network
China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines have filed applications with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) seeking to operate international services.
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ATSB warns of “catastrophic” potential of ATR pitch disconnect
The Australian Transportation Safety Board (ATSB) has revealed that opposite control column inputs caused a “pitch disconnect” on a Virgin Australia ATR 72-600, resulting in overstress damage to the aircraft’s horizontal stabiliser.
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Dynetics unveils new glide bomb with 16kg warhead
Alabama-based Dynetics has unveiled a design for a 27kg-class guided bomb with a warhead significantly larger than even heavier munitions, such as the 50kg-class Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire.