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MRJ first flight pushed back by two weeks
Mitsubishi Aircraft has announced a two-week delay to the MRJ regional jet's first flight, citing issues with the aircraft's rudder pedals.
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ADEX: Airbus Helicopters eyes international market for LAH
Airbus Helicopters sees a large potential market for the Korea Aerospace Industries Light Attack Helicopter (LAH) to be produced in South Korea.
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Scaled president appointed VP of advanced design at Northrop
Northrop Grumman has appointed Scaled Composites president Kevin Mickey as vice-president of advanced design within its advanced research, technology and design group while Scaled has a new president and chief technology officer.
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USAF touts LRS-B cost as downselect approaches for 100 bombers
The US Air Force is “very, very close” to selecting an industry team to delivering its much-anticipated Long-Range Strike Bomber, perhaps pointing to a long-overdue announcement by the end of the month.
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Qatar Airways accuses European rivals of meddling in US dispute
Qatar Airways believes that rival European network carriers have been encouraging their US partners to complain about the Gulf carriers in the current spat over open skies.
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Report says Northolt does not comply with civil aerodrome safety rules
Competing business-aircraft aerodromes in the London area have renewed their attack on the safety of RAF Northolt in northwest London for civilian operations, on the grounds that the results of a safety audit of Northolt was withheld from a judicial review of their case in January.
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USAF A-10s deploy to Incirlik
The US will accelerate its air operations in Syria against Islamic State militants by deploying its Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II to Incirlik AFB in Turkey.
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PICTURE: A350-1000 engine fitted to A380 testbed
Airbus is preparing to commence flight-testing of the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engine designed to power the A350-1000.
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ANALYSIS: Piaggio moves from transformation to consolidation
It has been a busy 30 months for Piaggio Aerospace. Since breaking into the defence market with the unveiling of its unmanned P.1HH HammerHead surveillance platform at the 2013 Paris Air Show, the Italian airframer has opened a plush new factory and switched chief executives. It has severed its remaining ...
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Qatar to show four aircraft in Dubai but no big orders planned
Qatar Airways plans to exhibit four aircraft at next month's Dubai air show, but the signs are it will not be making any major order announcements.
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Long-range Superjet starts fatigue-testing programme
Russia’s Central Aerohydrodynamics Institute has commenced fatigue testing on the long-range version of Sukhoi’s Superjet 100.
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Norwegian orders up to 29 more 787-9s
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian is ordering another 19 Boeing 787-9s, with options on a further 10 of the type.
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Bogdan: Martin-Baker will cover cost of F-35 ejection seat fix
The F-35 joint programme office expects British firm Martin-Baker to cover the cost modifying the US16E Lightning II ejection seat after it was deemed too dangerous for lightweight pilots.
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ADEX: Lockheed sees KF-16 upgrade deal as imminent
Lockheed Martin anticipates that it will soon get the greenlight to commence a long-awaited upgrade programme for South Korea’s KF-16 fighter fleet.
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ADEX: Lockheed affirms commitment to Korea F-35 offsets
Lockheed Martin has affirmed its commitment to its F-35 offset obligations to South Korea amid a local controversy around US export licences related to the nation’s indigenous KFX fighter programme.
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JPO: F-35s could cost $1M more without Canada
F-35 programme chief Gen Christopher Bogdan says the cost of each Lightning II would increase 0.7% to 1%, or about $1 million per copy, if Canada cancels its order.
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Canadian F-35 exit could signal wider air force review
Canada’s change of government this week, after a decade of conservative rule, could see Ottawa swiftly exit the multinational F-35 programme and instead pursue a fighter competition, which defence analysts suggest could favour the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet or F-15SE, or Dassault's Rafale.
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First MH-60R set for delivery to Danish air force
Nine Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters ordered by the Danish Air Force will be provisioned to accept an anti-submarine sensor, should the government in Copenhagen decide to purchase it, a senior air force official says on 21 October.
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FAA reiterates need for UAV registration
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reinforced the importance of regulating unmanned air systems (UAS), even as its near-term funding remains uncertain.
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Boeing acknowledges possibility of 777 rate cut
Boeing executives acknowledged on 21 October that the current 777 production rate may not not sustainable over a four-year bridge period until a re-engined and re-winged version of the 20-year-old widebody hits the market in 2020.