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NewsTextron to move Cessna Caravan production to Independence
Textron Aviation is to transfer production of its Cessna Caravan single-engined turboprop family from Wichita, Kansas to Independence, another plant 115 miles (185km) away in the same state, in order to free up manufacturing capacity for a trio of new models.
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NewsTransport Canada registers first Global 7000
Bombardier’s first Global 7000 business jet has been added to the Canadian aircraft register, as preparations for the ultra-long-range twin's fourth quarter maiden sortie continues at the airframer’s factory complex near Toronto’s Downsview airport.
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FLIGHT TEST: Why top-of-the-range M600 is in tune with market demand
The 1970s represents the high-water mark for general aviation in the United States – in several respects. Discounting the few years immediately following the Second World War, general aviation aircraft deliveries, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association trade group, peaked in the 1970s before beginning a precipitous decline. This ...
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Lufthansa hopes SIA joint venture approved by early 2017
The Lufthansa Group hopes to kick off its joint venture arrangement with Singapore Airlines from early 2017.
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Québec completes $1bn investment in CSeries
Bombardier has received the second and last $500 million installment of a $1 billion investment by the Québec government to own a 49.5% share of the CSeries Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP) joint venture with the Montreal-based manufacturer.
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OpinionOPINION: What aircraft designers should learn from Joe Sutter
In a 2009 interview with FlightGlobal, the late former Boeing 747 chief engineer, Joe Sutter, cautioned about reliance on computer-assisted design tools in aircraft development. “There should not be an over-emphasis on what computers tell you, because they only tell you what you tell them to tell you,” he said.
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OpinionOPINION: How East can steer Rolls-Royce through 787 engine trouble
A year into the job, Rolls-Royce boss Warren East’s to-do list shows no signs of shrinking. The engine maker had already braced shareholders for a torrid 2016, due to cyclical pressures and worse-than-expected market conditions, when it emerged that All Nippon Airways is to replace 100 Boeing 787 Trent 1000s ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Europe's leisure carriers fight over tight market
Leisure carriers in Europe have not been short of challenges over the past 12 months. Already adjusting to falls in demand to North African destinations, further tourism hotspots have been hit by damaging geopolitical events. On top of that, the Brussels and Istanbul airport terror attacks highlighted the vulnerability of ...
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NewsVIDEO: Pakistan navy rolls out new ATR 72 and ScanEagle
The Pakistan navy has inducted two new capabilities into its air fleet, namely the ATR 72 twin-engined turboprop, which will be configured as a maritime patrol aircraft, and the Insitu ScanEagle unmanned air vehicle.
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Australian government auditor slams Tiger attack helicopter
The Australia National Audit Office (ANAO) has issued a report that is highly critical of the army’s fleet of 22 Airbus Helicopters Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH).
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NewsCathay Pacific deploys A350 on Dusseldorf route
Cathay Pacific started operating Airbus A350-900s on services to Dusseldorf on 1 September.
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NewsMissile Defense Agency solicits industry for low power laser demonstration
The US Missile Defense Agency moved one step closer to their laser-equipped unmanned air vehicle with a plan to compete a low power laser demonstrator for missile defense.
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Resurrected B-52H returns to flight after seven years in storage
A US Air Force Boeing B-52H is back in flight after spending eight years parked in storage in the Arizona desert.
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NewsUSAF plans to release new RFI for Huey replacement
The US Air Force is pressing reset on the UH-1N helicopter replacement programme with a new request for information slated for late next week.
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UPDATE: SpaceX launch destroys Facebook’s $200 million satellite
An explosion at Cape Canaveral this morning destroyed both a SpaceX Falcon rocket and a $200 million satellite that would have increased internet access in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Turkish calls lessor meetings for 2017 deliveries
Turkish Airlines has held meetings with a number of lessors in recent days regarding its 2017 deliveries as other financing options prove difficult to arrange, FlightGlobal understands.
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NewsIAF will select existing UAV for training academy
The Israeli air force (IAF) will select an off-the-shelf training system for its unmanned air vehicle academy, scrapping a previous plan to develop a bespoke training UAV.
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NewsGeneral Atomics goes to high court over German overlook of Reaper
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has appealed to a higher court in Germany in a second attempt to reverse Berlin’s decision to acquire the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron TP unmanned air vehicle.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Rivals share spoils in 2016 orders so far
With the last big air show of the year behind them, Airbus and Boeing have all but matched each other in sales during the first seven months of the year. But the picture is very different in the output arena, where Seattle has again established a significant lead.
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Asiana A330 damaged in ground accident
An Asiana Airlines Airbus A330-300 has received significant damage to its tail after making contact with a hangar door.