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AFSOC favours side-mounted laser for gunship
Air Force Special Operations Command has accepted that it will trade some offensive capability for cost savings and fielding time on its future laser-equipped Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghostrider if the laser is mounted on the side of the aircraft.
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FARNBOROUGH: In space, two years can take forever - or go by in a flash
In space, two years can take a very long time – or it can go by in a flash, depending on one’s perspective. As seen from the European Space Agency’s mission control centre in Darmstadt, Germany, the past couple of years have been elongated by many a nail-biting eternity as ...
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S7 launches CFM56 support venture with SR Technics
Russia's S7 Engineering has opened an engine repair shop in Moscow in partnership with SR Technics.
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Heathrow third runway still deliverable by 2026: Davies
London Heathrow's proposed third runway could still be built by 2026 if the next UK prime minister made a decision "quickly", in the view of Howard Davies, who chaired the Airports Commission.
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Opinion
OPINION: How will UK aerospace fare, post-Brexit?
Most of UK aerospace – along with the rest of industry – campaigned against it. But on 23 June the people spoke, and after more than four decades of membership, the nation will begin negotiations to leave the European Union. The 52% to 48% vote surprised pundits and has claimed ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Automation leap on 777 hits growing pains
When Boeing executives decided to re-invent a critical element of the 777 production process two years ago, they knew it was going to be hard. Memories of the costly, three-and-a-half-year delayed entry of the 787 were still fresh around Everett, Washington.
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ANALYSIS: Middle of the Market is 'when', not 'if' at Boeing
Mike Delaney was named as head of Boeing’s four-year-old aircraft development organisation in April. The veteran Boeing executive immediately inherited a conceptual puzzle often called the “middle of the market (MoM)” study, a proposed aircraft family with widebody payload and range performance and, somehow, narrowbody economics.
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NewsBoeing selects iPad-like touch screens for 777X flightdeck
Future Boeing 777X airline pilots that will be able to interact with their flight information displays in the same way that they use their smart phones and tablets.
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Adaptive cycle engine enters final phase of development
The US Air Force has awarded a $1 billion contract to GE Aviation to continue development of a next-generation military jet engine and prepare for an anticipated competition in the early 2020s against Pratt & Whitney for the chance to power a new combat aircraft and possibly re-engine the Lockheed ...
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Sharing secret F-35 data gives USAF new problem
The Lockheed Martin’s F-35’s newest snag doesn’t come from a technological issue, but an international policy problem, according to the director of the US Air Force’s F-35A Integration Office.
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F-35 arrivals raise expectations for bumper RIAT
For three days in early July, a normally sleepy air base in the Gloucestershire countryside will become one of the busiest in the UK, as military aircraft from around the globe descend for the annual showcase that is the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT).
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NewsUSAF eyes prop, comm's upgrades for firefighting C-130s
An eight-bladed propeller and a satellite communications upgrade are being considered for a small subset of the Air Force Reserve fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130H airlifters used for firefighting.
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SIA plans Asiana codeshare on US service
Singapore Airlines (SIA) plans to display Asiana Airlines' code on existing and future service between Singapore and the USA.
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P&W to invest $65m in Georgia GTF maintenance site
Pratt & Whitney will invest $65 million in a maintenance site near Columbus, Georgia where the company maintains and overhauls PW1000G geared turbofans (GTFs), the Connecticut-based manufacturer announces.
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Alcoa to supply aluminium to E190-E2 programme
Alcoa will supply aluminium sheet and plate for the Embraer 190-E2 regional jet family under a multi-year deal worth $470 million.
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Norway H225 crash again pinned on metal fatigue
Norwegian investigators have reiterated their belief that metal fatigue in a gearbox component was behind the fatal crash of an Airbus Helicopters H225 near Bergen in late April.
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Uganda studying options for national airline
Uganda's government has approved plans for a new national airline and is now in the process of deciding what form it will take.
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Farnborough International Airshow renews media partnership with FlightGlobal
Farnborough International Airshow will once again enter a media partnership with leading aviation data and insight company, FlightGlobal. The deal will see Farnborough being granted Official Airshow Partner status by FlightGlobal, while FlightGlobal has become an Official Media Partner of the Airshow.
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NewsAirbus to test automatic boom mode for A330 MRTT
With its advanced boom refuelling system for the A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) having achieved full operational capability, Airbus Defence & Space has turned its attention to trialling an automatic mode for the fly-by-wire controlled structure.
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NewsUS Reaper pilot shortage prompts UK to consider sovereign training capability
As the number of slots available to foreign allies at the US Air Force’s unmanned air vehicle training school continues to be limited, the UK is considering establishing its own domestic capability, ahead of a planned acquisition of a new fleet of remotely-piloted aircraft.