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Airbus officially opens A320 final assembly line in Alabama
Airbus today staged an official grand opening for the A320 family final assembly line and delivery centre in Mobile, Alabama, with executives touting the company’s growing stature as a US manufacturer.
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Lockheed Skunk Works' next-generation U-2 morphs into 'TR-X'
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works’ proposal for a next-generation, optionally-manned U-2 surveillance aircraft has morphed into more of tactical reconnaissance aircraft dubbed “TR-X”.
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UK A400Ms to get Airbus security boost
Royal Air Force A400Ms will be equipped with an important security system from Airbus Defence & Space, under a new contract with the UK Ministry of Defence.
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Euroradar nears flight-test phase for Captor-E on Typhoon
The Euroradar consortium is closing in on the flight-test phase for its Captor E-Scan active electronically scanned array radar, for the Eurofighter Typhoon.
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Airbus ready for Zephyr sales to take off
Airbus Defence & Space has begun developing a next-generation version of its long-endurance Zephyr platform, with the design to feature an increased 35m (115ft) wingspan and, at 40kg (88lb), a heftier payload capacity.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Air cargo recovery endures rollercoaster ride
The air cargo market went through a tough time during the recession. Cargo traffic fell nearly 10% across 2008 and 2009, rebounded 19% in 2010, but then stagnated for three years. In 2014, there finally came a return to sustained growth, with IATA announcing that freight-tonne kilometres (FTKs) were up ...
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Lockheed secures contract to install JASSM on Poland’s F-16s
After jumping through the required regulatory hoops, Lockheed Martin says it has a foreign military sales contract in hand for integration of its “JASSM” cruise missiles for Poland’s F-16s.
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Russian air transport agency calls for tougher GA rules in wake of crashes
Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) is concerned over the level of training of general aviation (GA) pilots in Russia and wants more transparency over pilot training, as well as mandatory fitting of collision avoidance systems, the agency's deputy director, Oleg Storchevoi, says.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Volaris chief executive Enrique Beltranena
Volaris chief executive Enrique Beltranena has a memento in his office that doesn’t quite gel with the modern confines of the airline’s headquarters in the Santa Fe business district of Mexico City.
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US Navy orders Elbit’s QuadEye-based NVG cueing and display system
The US Navy has places its third order with Rockwell Collins and Elbit System of America (ESA) for a night vision cueing and display system that enables pilots to fly and fight as if it were daytime.
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Sukhoi to revise Superjet sales forecasts
Sukhoi’s civil aircraft division is revising forecasts for the Superjet 100 under a draft long-term business plan.
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Israel wary of bolstered Syrian air force
An increased Russian presence inside Syria – including on some air bases – may limit the Israeli air force's ability to perform strikes against targets in the country that are connected to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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UVision's Hero to tackle maritime targets
Israel's UVision will use the DSEi exhibition in London to detail the maritime capabilities of its Hero loitering munition system, which was unveiled at the Paris air show in June.
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VIDEO: ANA rolls out Star Wars-themed 787
Japanese airline ANA has revealed one of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners sporting a new Star Wars-themed livery.
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Opinion
OPINION: Time to tackle baggage threat to aircraft evacuation
In the factual vacuum between a highly-publicised air crash or incident and the release of details from the investigation, secondary issues tend to dominate the public discussion.
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Thai Airways signs 787 pilot training deal with Boeing
Thai Airways International has signed a pilot training agreement with Boeing Flight Services covering training for its Boeing 787 pilots.
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Airbus offers sneak-peek inside Alabama A320 factory
Airbus opened the $600 million final assembly and delivery center for the A320 aircraft family in Mobile, Alabama, to the international press for the first time on 13 September.
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Northrop turns up F-35 centre fuselage production tempo
Northrop Grumman says it is increasing its production tempo of F-35 centre fuselages, with deliveries to the manufacturer Lockheed Martin quickening to one ever three work days.
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Eurofighter announces Kuwait selection
Kuwait has reached an agreement with the Italian government linked to the planned acquisition of 28 Eurofighter Typhoons.
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Navy Acquisition Czar: Sikorsky CH-53K to fly ‘this fall’
The US Navy’s acquisition chief expects the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion to take its first flight this fall, placing the long-awaited milestone somewhere between now and November.