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NewsScorpion readied for another starring role at Farnborough
A production version of the Textron AirLand Scorpion jet with a modified wing and landing gear is coming together in the same Wichita facility where the demonstrator was secretly constructed over an 18-month period three years ago.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Asian capital teams up with Western lessors
Asian investors' appetite for aircraft investments appears to remain strong: three new joint ventures involving established players were announced in the first quarter of 2016.
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NewsTextron demonstrates VTOL Aerosonde as it snags US Army Shadow contract
Textron Systems says it has successfully demonstrated a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) with its Aerosonde unmanned air vehicle using the hybrid quadcopter technology that it is pursuing along with Latitude Engineering and Cloud Cap Technology.
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A320 'plastic bag' collision highlights publicity perils of drone accident investigations
The recent “frenzy” over a suspected collision between a drone and a British Airways Airbus A320 on approach to London Heathrow Airport has again highlighted the confusion and misinformation that typically surrounds accidents reportedly involving unmanned aircraft.
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Opinion
OPINION: Bombardier's new sales Delta for CSeries
Trawl back through Bombardier’s press release archive searching for CSeries stories and two things will quickly become apparent.
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NewsUMS Skeldar confident about V200's chances going into Australian navy downselect
UMS Skeldar is awaiting the results of a Royal Australian Navy competition for an unmanned rotorcraft, which it is confident will be filled by its V200 unmanned air vehicle.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: California's waterbomber fleet is matched only by its wildfire problem
California is a US state known for its big-budget movies and wine, but also scorching droughts and massive wildfires
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Lufthansa Group cuts first-quarter loss despite revenue slip
Lufthansa Group is maintaining its full-year earnings forecast after reducing its operating losses for the first quarter, despite a decline in revenues.
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Lockheed, Northrop to supply radars for Indian AH-64Es
The US Army has awarded Longbow LLC a foreign military sale (FMS) contract to furnish India with 12 fire control radars (FCRs) for its future fleet of Boeing AH-64E attack helicopters.
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NewsFAA has rulemaking 'bandwidth' problem
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a “bandwidth problem” when it comes to implementing new aviation regulations and needs more money and more people, according to the department’s former unmanned aircraft systems integration office chief.
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NewsFormer FAA UAS official bemoans growing patchwork of state drone laws
Former US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) unmanned aircraft systems executive Jim Williams has cautioned state and local government legislators in America against creating a patchwork of rules and regulations relating to the operation of drones.
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LATAM's northeast Brazil hub pushed back by crisis
LATAM Airlines Group is unlikely to announce the site of a planned hub in Brazil’s northeast this year, as the country’s political turmoil puts the decision on hold.
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NewsPICTURES: LATAM flies new livery 767 to collect Olympic flame
The first LATAM Airlines Group aircraft painted in the carrier’s new livery will arrive in Brasilia tomorrow morning bearing the Olympic flame.
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New Delta chief hits the ground running
Delta Air Lines new chief executive Ed Bastian has plenty of work ahead of him, with numerous projects from customer-facing product improvements to fleet renewal underway.
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NewsBoeing confirms review of two 737 Max variants
Boeing is considering options for replacing the largest and smallest versions of the 737 Max with more competitive offerings that could be made ready long before more ambitious projects, such as the so-called Middle of the Market (MoM) concept, says vice-president and general manager Keith Leverkuhn.
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NewsBoeing asks: Can 737 Max fly with missing winglet?
Flying with a missing winglet is now part of the flight test programme for the 737 Max, says Boeing vice-president and general manager Keith Leverkuhn.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Delta sees long upgauge runway ahead with A321s
Delta Air Lines debuts its first Airbus A321 tomorrow, its 19th mainline fleet type as it continues to shift its fleet towards larger gauge aircraft.
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NewsKarem readies optimum-speed tiltrotor for FVL
Sometime in 2018 or 2019, Karem Aircraft will power up what it believes should be the American military’s next vertical lift system, the company’s patented optimum-speed tiltrotor.
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NewsPiasecki touts winged compound helicopters for Future Vertical Lift
Piasecki Aircraft chief executive John Piasecki sees an enduring place for the company’s winged compound helicopters within the US Army’s Future Vertical Lift strategy despite the robust competition that has emerged between compound coaxial and tiltrotor types currently engaged in a Joint MultiRole technology demonstration effort.
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NewsAVX would replace heavy-lift Chinook with tiltrotor
The US Army is in no hurry to replace the venerable Boeing CH-47 Chinook that has carried its soldiers into battle since the Vietnam War, but when it does finally decide to move on, AVX Aircraft would offer up a 27.2t (60,000lb) tiltrotor replacement with 13.4m (44ft) propellors.