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NewsFlexjet demonstrates London steep approach with Legacy 500
On the eve of the EBACE convention, Flexjet demonstrated its newly-acquired Embraer Legacy 500 business jet has mastered the steep approach required to land at London City airport.
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NewsRAF Voyager begins F-35B refuelling certification
The Royal Air Force’s Airbus A330 Voyager will become the fourth non-US aerial refuelling tanker to be certified to fill up the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II following recent tests with an F-35B at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland.
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NewsSikorsky HH-60W team moves into detailed design phase
The latest variant of the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is moving into the detailed design phase after successfully passing an air vehicle preliminary design review (PDR) by the US government.
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NewsBell's Venom and Viper helos court foreign sales interest
This is not your grandfather’s Huey. That is the message H-1 programme officials at US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) want potential foreign and domestic customers to know as they consider the latest UH-1Y and AH-1Z models, named Venom and Viper.
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EBACE: The Business of Safety
Long-term business aviation accident rates are on a gentle downward trend, but there are areas of weakness that keep showing up
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: The rise of the China operating lessor
The operating lease is a key part of the commercial aircraft industry – accounting for nearly 42% of today’s commercial jet fleet. After seeing continuous growth since the late 1970s, the operating lease fleet share has stagnated since 2008. However, that period of apparent stabilisation witnessed the rise of a ...
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NewsAirbus Helicopters wins UK rotary MFTS deal
Airbus Helicopters has won the UK Ministry of Defence’s rotary-wing training contract under the Military Flying Training System (MFTS) framework, defeating a rival bid from Cobham using AgustaWestland rotorcraft.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Jets getting tanked up on alcohol
A specific type of alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel recently became the latest kerosene alternative to be approved for use in commercial aviation – a milestone that its only producer hopes will light the touchpaper for the explosion in airline demand needed to economically scale up production.
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Opinion
OPINION: McCain takes aim at F-35
A single organisation based in a monochrome office complex across a motorway from the Pentagon manages a global supply chain with a projected 35-year value of roughly $450 billion; more than the GDP of Austria. Its name is the bureaucratic-sounding Joint Program Office (JPO), and it manages, of course, the ...
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NewsUK F-35 commander highlights training challenge
The Royal Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-35 force commander has emphasised the importance of allied partner testing to ensure that operators make the most of the fifth-generation aircraft.
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Egyptian forces claim to have located EgyptAir debris
Egyptian armed forces are claiming to have located wreckage and other debris from the missing EgyptAir Airbus A320.
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Disappearance a further setback for vulnerable EgyptAir
As inquiries into the loss of a Cairo-bound EgyptAir Airbus A320 continue, Egypt’s beleaguered tourism industry is bracing for the potential effects of the event.
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Mobile battery behind A380 cabin smoke event
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating a recent cabin smoke event on a Qantas-operated Airbus A380, which was traced to a mobile phone battery.
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Search for EgyptAir MS804 continues
The search for EgyptAir flight MS804 is continuing, after a senior airline official retracted an earlier statement that the wreckage of the Airbus A320 had been found.
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NewsSikorsky CH-53K likely to fall short of upper lifting requirement
The US Marine Corps ideally wants its new Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion to carry 13.6t (30,000lbs) externally over 110nm (204km) unrefuelled, but early analysis indicates that it will fall approximately 907kg short of that “objective” key performance requirement.
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NewsBombardier chief calls out industry criticism of CSeries
Linking the CSeries to the invention of the 50-seat regional jet, chief executive Alain Bellemare told an audience of high-ranking executives that Bombardier’s high-stakes bet on the 100-150-seat jet market will be vindicated, even as called on his industry rivals to refrain from criticizing innovative projects.
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Southwest plans four new US routes
Southwest Airlines will begin nonstop service on four US routes from 6 November.
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Finnair secures JOLCO financing for latest A350
Finnair has secured financing for its fifth Airbus A350-900 using another Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option (JOLCO) structure.
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NewsBell to move 505 production to Mirabel
Bell Helicopter is undertaking a major reshuffle of its production facilities, with the biggest shift coming at its Lafayette, Louisiana site, which loses the final assembly of the 505 Jet Ranger X it was built for.
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NewsBombardier takes Republic off CSeries production plan
A six-year-old Republic Airways Holdings order for 40 CS300 jets remains in the backlog but has been removed from the manufacturer’s long-term production schedule, says Bombardier chief executive Alain Bellemare.