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Simulator industry gets in training for aircraft ramp-up
Given the unprecedented wave of airliner orders of recent years, strong demand for simulators is unsurprising. CAE, which claims the top slot in civil simulation equipment sales, ended its financial year on 31 March having sold 41 full-flight simulators (FFS), the second-highest total ever, after 2013-14’s record 48. (The latest ...
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Double-vision: Our Top 10 listing of A350 customers
To accompany the release of our flight test report on the Airbus A350, our Top 10 feature looks at the leading airline customers to date for the XWB, by number of aircraft ordered. Flightglobal’s Ascend Fleets database records the European company as having so far secured firm commitments for a ...
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ANALYSIS: Eurojet looks for EJ200 to power ahead on new platforms
Each time a quick reaction alert sortie is launched from any of the nations operating the Eurofighter combat aircraft, it is dependent on the availability of the type’s twin Eurojet EJ200 turbofan engines.
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Kenya Airways open to Nairobi terminal partnership
Kenya Airways is open to the possibility of leading a consortium to build and manage the planned greenfield terminal at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International airport.
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ANALYSIS: Airbus keeps pilot conversion to A350 from A330 simple
With the A350 conceived as the natural replacement in the Airbus product line for the A330 family, the manufacturer had to ensure the desire to introduce advanced technology into the new twinjet did not create too big a step for pilots transitioning from the earlier type.
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Flight test: Airbus keeps family faithful with A350
When Airbus conceived the all-new A350 XWB almost a decade ago, it did so after first attempting to create a challenger to the Boeing 787 based on its existing “big-twin”, the A330.
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PICTURE: Sichuan Airlines takes 100th aircraft
Sichuan Airlines has taken delivery of its 100th aircraft.
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ANALYSIS: Boeing eyes great leap forward in China
Boeing appears to be in deep discussions with the Chinese government about the possible of establishment of some degree of 737 production in China.
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RNZAF Huey embarks on final domestic tour
The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Bell Helicopter UH-1H Huey helicopter has conducted a final tour of the country ahead of a planned retirement in July.
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ANALYSIS: Swedish air force wary of Russian manoeuvring
Given its current fleet size of fewer than 100 Saab Gripen C/Ds assigned to four frontline squadrons and two training units, it is hard to imagine that at the height of the Cold War Sweden had the world’s fifth-largest air force, and the ability to mobilise almost 10% of its ...
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Aeronautics introduces Orbiter 1K loitering munition
Israeli manufacturer Aeronautics has introduced a loitering munition variant of its Orbiter 2 unmanned air vehicle.
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USMC F-35B lands on USS Wasp for operational testing
Six US Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft landed on board the USS Wasp amphibious assault ship on 18 May, where they will begin the first phase of shipboard operational testing for the force’s Joint Strike Fighters.
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MC-21 vertical fin heads for bird-strike testing
Russian airframer Aviastar has completed work on the first vertical fin for the Irkut MC-21, and transferred the component for bird-strike tests.
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PICTURE: SIA reveals premium economy seats
Singapore Airlines has unveiled its new premium economy class seat.
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France meets IOC milestone with second upgraded E-3 AWACS
The French Air Force has completed test and evaluation of its second modernized E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) jet, declaring initial operational capability on its Boeing-lead mid-life upgrade programme earlier this week.
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UAVs to be deployed to South Africa against illegal poaching
A 12 month project is due to begin in coming weeks that will use unmanned air vehicles to stop poachers in South Africa killing wild rhinos and elephants for their horns and tusks.
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US Air Force X-37B returns to orbit on Atlas V
The US Air Force has announced the successful launch of its Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle aboard an Atlas V rocket today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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Airbus UK president warns of 'huge' risk of EU exit
Airbus Group’s UK president has warned that a UK exit from the European Union would pose “huge” economic risks and stressed that thorough consideration of the long-term impact is essential.
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EBACE: Rizon plots expansion following sale to Lionhouse
Biggin Hill’ s biggest fixed-base operation Rizon Jet has been snapped up by aircraft finance and leasing company Lionhouse for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition clears the way for the upscale FBO – originally part of a Qatar-based business – to fulfill its ambition to expand its portfolio of services ...
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EBACE: Nextant G90XT poised for certification in June
Nextant Aerospace says its G90XT certification programme is racing towards the finishing line, with final approval of the remanufactured Beechcraft King Air C90 on course for June.