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Aviastar ships fuselage panels for second MC-21
Russian aerostructures supplier Aviastar has shipped fuselage panels for the second prototype MC-21 to the aircraft's developer Irkut.
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NewsPICTURES: Airbus to flight test new C295 aerial refuelling rig
Airbus Defence & Space's development of an air-to-air refuelling system for the C295 is moving ahead, with a “dry contract” flight test planned in 2016, ahead of a full fuel transfer trial.
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Asian air force orders Elta intelligence pods
Elta Systems has been awarded a "large contract" to supply a tactical aircraft-carried imagery intelligence system to what it describes as a "prestigious customer" in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Warsaw nears decision in UAV contest
Poland's defence ministry is moving forward with its effort to select mini and tactical unmanned air systems, having launched the process early last year. Final requirements are expected to be released this month, with local news agency PAP reporting a deal should be signed early this year.
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NewsUS Air Force highlights UAV staffing strain
The number of daily US Air Force unmanned air vehicle combat air patrols (CAPs) reached its peak in 2015, but such demand, and the resulting manning shortages, have put extra strain on surveillance operations.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why Airbus, Boeing need supply chain reaction
There are jitters on the Chinese stock market and worries about many emerging economies, but John Leahy has a view on the orders bubble: there simply isn’t one. At the Airbus annual press conference in Paris on 12 January, the airframer’s top salesman again dismissed suggestions that the industry is ...
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Air India seeks landing gear overhaul for 12 A320 family jets
Air India has issued a tender seeking suppliers for the overhaul of 12 sets of landing gears and retraction actuators on-board Airbus A320 family aircraft.
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US Army forging ahead with OH-58D and TH-67 retirements
The US Army says it has divested all but two of its Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior squadrons under its sweeping aviation restructure initiative, which handed the armed aerial scout role to unmanned RQ-7 Shadow UAVs.
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LATAM signs joint business deals with American and IAG
LATAM Airlines Group has signed joint business agreements with Oneworld partners American Airlines and IAG, in a move that will strengthen its connectivity to North America and Europe.
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NewsUS Army approves Block II Chinook plan
A top US Army acquisition executive has given the service approval to proceed with the Block II Chinook programme, a long-term effort aimed at replacing or rebuilding today’s tandem-rotor Boeing CH-47F and MH-47G fleets in the 2020s.
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A350-1000 to enter final assembly next month
Airbus is expecting the first A350-1000 to enter the final assembly line in February, with first flight set to take place by the end of this year.
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NewsUS Navy retires its last S-3B Vikings
The US Navy has bid farewell to its two remaining Lockheed S-3B Vikings after some 40 years in service, as one transitions to NASA and the other to the US Air Force’s aircraft boneyard.
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Russian authority claims MH17 inquiry findings 'unsubstantiated'
Russian authorities have formally communicated to Dutch investigators concerns that the inquiry into the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 contains several contradictions and discrepancies.
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NewsFleet-wide F-35 fix targets fuel tank over-pressurisation
The concurrency curse has struck the Lockheed Martin F-35 again, this time during lightning protection qualification, when it was discovered the jet’s fuel tanks could over-pressurise “beyond design limits” in certain flight profiles.
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EasyJet urges cross-check rigour after take-off data incidents
EasyJet has underlined to crews the crucial importance of cross-checking performance calculations after three take-off incidents came under investigation in the space of four months.
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SpiceJet to launch two Dubai services
SpiceJet will launch two new services to Dubai from Jaipur and Hyderabad, effective 16 February.
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Malaysia takes delivery of its second A400M
The Royal Malaysian Air Force has accepted its second Airbus Defence & Space A400M tactical transport during a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur.
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Rolls-Royce extends engine support for SIA's 777s
Rolls-Royce will extend its TotalCare support package for the Trent 800 engines that power Singapore Airlines' fleet of Boeing 777-200s and -300s.
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KAL-ASD wins $333.5m UAV contract
The Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) has won a $333.5 million contract to produce its KUS-7 UAV for the South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).
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NewsF-35 training at Luke AFB gathers pace with 34 jets
The multinational pilot training centre at Luke AFB in Arizona has grown exponentially since receiving its first Lockheed Martin F-35 in March 2014, and that pace won’t let up in 2016 as the 56th Fighter Wing zips past 3,000 Lightning II sorties.