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ATR: Operators have freedom to set crosswind limits
Crosswind limits for ATR turboprops are not fixed thresholds and carriers should adapt them to suit their own operation, the airframer insists.
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Australia signs training contract with Lockheed-led consortium
A consortium led by Lockheed Martin has been formally awarded a A$1.2 billion ($870 million) contract to train Australian Defence Force (ADF) pilots using Pilatus PC-21 aircraft.
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Boeing "always studying" 737 production rate
As the first 737 Max 8 test aircraft moves the pre-flight phae, Boeing now has one-third more production capacity in the 737 final assembly centre in Renton, Washington.
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Italy receives first Cameri-assembled F-35A
Italy has received its initial Lockheed Martin F-35A – the first example of the stealthy type to have been assembled outside of the USA.
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Boeing unveils teal-liveried 737 Max 8
Boeing unveiled the first 737 Max 8 flight test aircraft on 8 December in a low-key employee- and supplier-only ceremony scheduled 19 years after the 737-700 roll-out and nearly 49 years after a champagne-soaked christening of the original 737-100.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How accident investigation is evolving
After a century of activity, the work performed by the AAIB’s specialists is changing – with new technologies playing a part
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Monarch profits to continue in 2016: chief
Monarch Airlines chief executive Andrew Swaffield says the leisure can build on its forecast underlying full-year profit earnings of more than £40 million ($60 million) for this year to become “even more profitable” in 2016.
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Carpatair ATR crash probe highlights pilots' experience gap
Investigators have disclosed that a Carpatair ATR 72-500 captain breached operating procedures while attempting an approach to Rome in strong gusting crosswinds, before a bounced landing which badly damaged the aircraft.
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Burst tyre and hydraulic problem blamed for emergency landing of Morgan Freeman’s SJ30
A SyberJet SJ30-2 owned by actor and pilot Morgan Freeman was forced to make an emergency landing at Tunica Municipal airport in Mississippi on 5 December while en route to Sugar Land regional airport in Houston.
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IAI to offer surplus Hercules to France
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Bedek group will make an unsolicited proposal for the supply of four upgraded Lockheed Martin C-130Es to the French air force. Sources in France confirm that they expect to receive a proposal from IAI.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Industry gives EU aviation strategy qualified backing
Europe’s airline and airports are broadly in agreement that the European Commission’s newly published new aviation strategy is a welcome development for the industry.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: James Pearson: Promoting aviation through education
James Pearson is the course director of fast-growing Aviation Management degree at Coventry University where he also holds the position of senior lecturer in airline strategy and applied economics
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USN moves to modify Super Hornet for Blue Angels role
The US Navy has started a process to replace the Blue Angels demonstration team’s aircraft with a squadron of Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornets.
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Pilot errors preceded US Airways flight 1702 crash: NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board documents confirm that pilots of US Airways flight 1702 failed to enter required takeoff information into the aircraft’s flight computer prior to a March 2014 crash in Philadelphia.
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US Army grounds 1,100 helicopters for five days for safety review
The US Army has grounded about 1,100 helicopters for five days to refocus on safety procedures following a rash of fatal accidents in November.
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Daher's TBM 900 reaches 100th delivery milestone
Daher has handed over the 100th TBM 900, just 20 months after the latest iteration of the long-running single-engined turboprop line entered service
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Qatar 777 collision probe focuses on intersection riddle
Investigators have revealed that a departing Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER overran the runway at Miami airport before becoming airborne and striking approach lights as it climbed away.
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Emirates to retire over 50 jets in next three years
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to take delivery of 20 Airbus A380s and 16 Boeing 777-300ERs in 2016 as part of a modernisation which includes withdrawing over 50 jets in the next three years.
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Israeli air force details F-35 transition plan
The Israeli air force plans to close one of its Lockheed Martin F-16C/D squadrons in 2017, in parallel with the service's new-generation F-35 "Adir" achieving initial operational capability.
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Opinion
OPINION: C-17's departure hands strategic opportunity to Airbus
Aircraft production was officially waved into history at Boeing’s Long Beach site in Southern California on 29 November, as the company’s last ever C-17 took off, for final pre-delivery completion in Texas.