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NewsAirbus Helicopters confident on Tiger’s Australian future
Airbus Helicopters maintains it is addressing a number of persistent criticisms levelled at the Tiger attack rotorcraft by its Australian customer, despite the likely early retirement of the platform from the nation’s inventory.
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OPINION: Back to square one for North Sea helicopter safety?
Just when the offshore transportation industry appeared to have emerged from its most recent safety crisis, it is immediately plunged into the next.
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Ramped-up jet production risks outstripping demand: Ascend
Buoyant backlogs of commercial jet orders have led manufacturers to ramp up production to levels that might prove unsustainable, Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy has warned.
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China Eastern gets EFB approval for Airbus and Boeing jets
China Eastern Airlines has secured approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to install electronic flight bags on Airbus A320s, Boeing 737s and 777s.
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Korea investigates KAL A330 runway incursion
South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) is investigating an incident in which a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER was forced to abort its takeoff roll owing to a reported runway incursion.
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China Eastern completes CNY3.3bn bond redemption
China Eastern Airlines has completed the early redemption of a total of CNY3.3 billion ($510 million) in bonds issued in 2014.
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NewsF-35 locked and loaded with improved Block 3i software
The F-35 Joint Programme Office (JPO) has locked in the final software configuration for the Lightning II that the US Air Force’s first combat squadron at Hill AFB in Utah will declare initial operational capability (IOC) with some time between August and December.
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Cebu A320 inspection showed evidence of tree strike
Investigators are looking into an incident in which a Cebu Pacific Airbus A320 apparently struck trees while landing at Sibulan airport in the Philippines.
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NewsDOD keeps eye on hypersonic missiles and manoeuvring warheads
As the USA, Russia and China pursue long-range, high-speed boost-glide and scramjet/ramjet-powered strike weapons, the deputy commander of US Strategic Command Lt Gen Stephen Wilson says arming those hypersonic vehicles with nuclear warheads is not currently part of the conversation, at least for America.
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NewsDOD awaits Northrop B-21 to fill 'long-range strike deficit'
Last month, a package of Boeing B-52 aircraft belonging to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB in Louisiana deployed to Qatar to support bombing raids on the Islamic State terrorist network in Iraq and Syria. These B-52s replaced the Boeing B-1B “Bone” aircraft that left the region in January ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Asia orders strength underpins jet backlog
There has been much industry comment about whether the market has “over-ordered”, as the global firm backlog for commercial jets now represents a 60% share of the current fleet and almost nine years of production at 2016’s rate.
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NewsNASA advances UAV traffic management testing
A NASA executive has touted the significance of the role the administration is playing in unmanned air vehicle airspace integration, specifically in the small system arena where it is further advancing with its testing.
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NewsSearch continues for missing parts from Norway helicopter crash
Norway’s SHT air accident investigation board is to resume its search for missing components from the Airbus Helicopters H225 which crashed near Bergen on 29 April.
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Lessors unlikely to manage 50% of fleet within 10 years: Ascend
Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy believes it is unlikely the share of the world's passenger fleet that is managed by lessors will reach 50% within the next 10 years.
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Opinion
OPINION: Can Scorpion jet fight its way to sales success?
When commercial aircraft product launches are stage-managed with a careful unveiling of billions of dollars worth of orders from a few hand-picked customers, the sight of a new military aircraft propelled into development with no announced buyers can come across as a rarity bordering on reckless.
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VIDEO: What to expect from Farnborough International Airshow 2016
It may be a global village that comes to life for a week every two years, but there is an increasingly established feel to the Farnborough show grounds. Around the perimeter, housing, smart offices and an upscale hotel have replaced a clutter of redundant buildings from its days as a ...
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PICTURES: Tianjin Airlines takes A330; hints at A350
Tianjin Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330, and said that the type, together with A350s and A320s, will form the core of its fleet going forward.
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NewsOfficials hope speedy adoption of reauthorisation bill will lead to small UAV ruling
After the US Senate approved an 18-month Federal Aviation Administration reauthorisation bill that benefits unmanned air vehicle use on 19 April, regulators are hoping for a hasty final approval to allow for its proposed ruling on small UAVs to be passed.
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NewsSikorsky's optionally piloted UH-60A conversion to prove Matrix technology
Sikorsky will roll out its first optionally piloted UH-60A Black Hawk later this year ahead of a full flight campaign that will commence in 2017.
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NewsNOAA deploys Puma AE on Antarctic mission for the first time
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has completed the first deployment of the AeroVironment RQ-20A Puma AE unmanned air vehicle to the Antarctic, where it supported a US Coast Guard resupply mission.