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Cirrus readies SF50 for parachute flight testing
Cirrus is readying its Vision SF50 prototype for emergency airframer parachute system (CAPS) testing – the last major certification milestone for the single-engine personal jet, which remains on target for service entry at the end of the year
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Typhoon will be "backbone" of future European air power
A series of upgrades and modifications that are due to be integrated into the Eurofighter Typhoon will aid the aircraft to provide the “backbone” of European air power until 2030, a paper from the Royal United Services Institute has argued.
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Wide-area sensors shrinking as industry looks beyond military
The sensor industry appears to be going through something of a wide-area motion imagery, or WAMI, revolution with an across-the-board reduction in the size, weight and power of new systems, making city-wide airborne surveillance easier and cheaper.
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Luxaviation adds Phenom 300 to its 250-strong fleet
Luxaviation – the world’s second largest business aircraft operator - has taken delivery of its third Embraer Phenom 300.
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Japanese P-1 MPA to make first international trip to UK and Djibouti
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries P-1 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) will make its international debut in July, following confirmation that it is due to fly at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in the UK followed by tropical testing in Djibouti.
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GlobeAir appoints F1's Nico Hülkenberg as its brand ambassador
GlobeAir – Europe’s largest Cessna Citation Mustang operator – has appointed Formula One racing driver Nico Hülkenberg as its brand ambassador.
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ExecuJet delivers first refurbished B200 to SAAF
ExecuJet Aviation has delivered the first refurbished Beechcraft King Air B200 for the South African Air Force (SAAF). The business aviation services company was awarded a contract in August 2014 to upgrade SAAF’s fleet of four twin-engined turboprops, which are used by the service for personnel transportation and medical ...
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IAI ponders designs for new light business jet
Israel Aerospace Industries is evaluating a number of designs for its light business jet and plans to present the shortlisted concepts to potential funding partners by the end of the year.
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UN urges release of all Hammarskjold DC-6 crash data
United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon is to urge the release of all pertinent information in a bid to establish the circumstances of the Douglas DC-6 crash which killed former UN chief Dag Hammarskjold.
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Piper M600 turboprop single to make show debut at Oshkosh
Piper Aircraft’s M600 single-engined turboprop will make its show debut later this month at the AirVenture business and general aviation event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Star members demand more value from alliance
Star Alliance's sheer size leaves little room for network expansion, and its large members are tending to form separate, exclusive partnerships through joint ventures and codeshare agreements. Against this backdrop, the grouping faces a stern challenge in remaining relevant for both large and small carriers.
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ANALYSIS: Testing times for aviation funding
Airlines and lessors have been enjoying cheap funding from an abundance of sources for the past few years, but this favourable environment is about to be tested, as financial events on both sides of Atlantic begin to creep into the aviation sector.
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IAI and Thales demonstrate NATO data link on Heron UAV
Israel Aerospace Industries and Thales have carried out risk reduction flight tests of a NATO-standard data link on board IAI’s Heron unmanned air vehicle.
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ANALYSIS: Europe lags US in RNP airspace management
Europe may be well behind the rest of the world in using required navigation performance airspace management solutions in airport terminal areas, but aside from the successful Atlantic Airways project in the Faroe Islands, a few other European RNP projects are under way.
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ANALYSIS: Plenty life left in the Caravan after 30 years
Cessna’s 208 Caravan has fulfilled many roles over its 30-year lifetime – from commuter airliner to feeder freighter, and from military transport to sightseeing aircraft – notching up 13 million flying hours in 100 countries along the way.
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PICTURES: Boeing donates first 787 to Nagoya airport
Boeing has formally donated the first 787 to Nagoya Chubu Centrair International airport, in a ceremony on 7 July.
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Northrop, USAF nearing deal for Global Hawk universal payload adaptor
The RQ-4B Global Hawk could soon be carrying the U-2 Dragon Lady’s most prized surveillance sensors under a “cooperative research and development agreement” between negotiated between Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force.
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Vietnam Airlines nears 777X order
Vietnam Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding for eight Boeing 777-8X and eight Boeing 787-10 aircraft.
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F-22 Raptor retrofit to take longer, but availability hits 63%
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor may be the world’s greatest air superiority jet, but the supercruise fighter came with some major design flaws that require billions of dollars and many years to address.