All news – Page 2005
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Hero-30 UAV gets special forces order
Special forces of an unnamed country have ordered the Hero-30 unmanned air system developed by Israeli UAV manufacturer Uvision.
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BA enlists CTC for Airbus conversion training
British Airways is entering an exclusive arrangement under which some of its Airbus A320 conversion training will be undertaken by UK specialist CTC Aviation.
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Bangkok Airways expands JAL codeshare
Bangkok Airways has expanded its codeshare with Japan Airlines (JAL), which took effect on 29 March.
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Qantas A380 damaged in maintenance incident
A Qantas Airways Airbus A380 is expected to be out of service for around six weeks after it was damaged while under maintenance in Sydney.
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Jetstar Japan to start Tokyo-Hong Kong service on 1 June
Jetstar Japan plans to start a Tokyo Narita-Hong Kong service on 1 June.
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Comac breaks ground on flight test centre in Shandong
Comac has broken ground on the construction of a flight test centre near the Dongying Shengli airport in Shandong province.
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Indian Apache, Chinook pricing extended
The validity of bids for an Indian acquisition of 22 Boeing AH-64E Apache and 15 CH-47F Chinook helicopters, has been further extended to 30 June.
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ANALYSIS: India improves on repossessions, but more needed
India has taken one step forward in making it easier for lessors to repossess aircraft, but it remains a challenging jurisdiction to work with.
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Boeing 787 unit loss declines, but deferred costs rise
Cost control on the Boeing 787 programme showed some improvement on a unit basis in the first quarter, but the company remains far from break-even.
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ANALYSIS: Emirates' Trent selection gives Rolls the A380 lead
Emirates’ decision to switch to Rolls-Royce engines for its latest batch of Airbus A380s nudges the UK manufacturer ahead of rival Engine Alliance, although the lead amounts to fewer than a dozen aircraft.
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ANALYSIS: Sharp eye and laser blasts promise to clean up space junk
Spacecraft, by nature, are delicate machines; they are certainly not designed cope with being hit by an exploding hand grenade
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Virgin Galactic to test new spaceship 'this year'
Virgin Galactic expects to begin testing a second SpaceShipTwo this year to replace the suborbital rocketplane lost in last year’s fatal test flight crash.
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Warsaw details reasons behind H225M selection
Poland has offered more detail on the reasons behind its decision to select the Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal for a reduced 50-unit order across all three branches of its armed forces.
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PICTURE: First Norwegian F-35 takes shape
Lockheed Martin is moving closer to delivering an F-35 to its fifth customer nation, with Norway’s first example having had its three fuselage sections joined on 9 April.
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PICTURE: LAN avails of 787 ETOPS certification
LAN Airlines has inaugurated its Boeing 787 service from Chilean capital Santiago to Auckland in New Zealand.
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UTC continues Sikorsky evaluations as civil helicopter sales plunge
United Technologies (UTC) is still pondering the future of helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky as the unit endured a torrid start to the year with commercial revenues falling by over a quarter.
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Flybe Finland to be rebranded
Flybe Finland will change its name to Nordic Regional Airlines in May.
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Aruba Airlines to start Miami flights in July
Aruba Airlines will begin nonstop service between Aruba and Miami on 5 July.
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PICTURE: USN X-47B performs dry air refuelling connection
The US Navy’s Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system – demonstration (UCAS-D) test bed has carried out a dry aerial refuelling contact with a tanker aircraft ahead of fuel transfer testing.
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EasyJet coy over A321 interest
EasyJet is examining the potential of the Airbus A321 but resists being drawn over a possible switch.