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Human powered flying club to maintain UK summer meet tradition with June-July Lasham event
The newly formed British Human Powered Flying Club is calling for entries to its 28 June-6 July rally at Lasham airfield, Hampshire. The event, which will feature competition and technical workshops, follows the Icarus Cup events in 2012 (at Lasham) and 2013 (Sywell aerodrome, Northampton), organised by the Royal Aeronautical ...
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VIDEO: Company releases helicopter-ambulance test flight video
Advanced Tactics, a small aerospace company based in El Segundo, California, has released a video of its first test flight of the Black Knight Transformer, an unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle that morphs into an ambulance in order to evacuate wounded troops from an urban battlefield.
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Northrop partners with Yamaha to fly unmanned helicopter
Northrop Grumman has announced completing the first flight of the Rotary Bat (R-Bat) unmanned helicopter, a new version of the Yamaha Motor RMAX dedicated for military reconnaissance.
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CAA postpones North Sea helicopter capacity cuts
North Sea rotorcraft operators have been handed a three-month reprieve by the UK Civil Aviation Authority from the introduction of tough new regulations that will see helicopter passenger capacity slashed by around 20%.
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ANALYSIS: EasyJet embraces novel MRO technology
EasyJet is trialling a number of new operational and maintenance-related initiatives aimed at eradicating by 2020 aircraft departure hold-ups caused by technical issues.
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Mitsubishi remains uncommitted on 100-seat regional jet
Mitsubishi Aircraft is studying the market potential for a 100-seat stretch of the MRJ regional jet, but maintains that its focus remains on first executing the baseline MRJ90.
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Sikorsky wins US presidential helicopter contract
Sikorsky has been picked to build the next fleet of US presidential helicopters, with its VXX win achieved with a version of the S-92.
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Etihad takes over Abu Dhabi MRO firm ADAT
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is to acquire maintenance operation Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, owned by investor Mubadala.
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AirAsia India awarded air operator’s permit
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation has granted AirAsia India its air operator’s permit (AOP), clearing the last major hurdle for the Chennai based carrier to start operations.
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US Army begins grounding Kiowas, seeks buyers
The US Army has started grounding some of its Bell Helicopter OH-58 Kiowa Warriors and is now seeking buyers for the aircraft, including possible foreign customers.
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First flight achieved by an F-16 for Iraq
Lockheed Martin announces that the first F-16 Fighting Falcon destined for the Iraq Air Force has achieved first flight.
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Lufthansa Technik opens third aircraft inspection site in USA
Lufthansa Technik has opened a new location for aircraft production inspection in North Charleston, South Carolina.
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Lockheed wins VADER contract
Lockheed Martin has received a roughly $25 million contract to integrate a vehicle and dismounted exploitation radar (VADER) system into a King Air 350ER.
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Air Canada to launch Rio de Janeiro flights
Air Canada will launch year-round service three times per week between Toronto and Rio de Janeiro’s Galeão-Antônio Carlos Jobim international airport on 11 December, 2014.
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Lockheed pitches F-35 technology for US Army’s future vertical lifter
Lockheed Martin showcased an F-35 flight simulator at the Army Aviation Association of America’s conference this week, in an effort to promote technology that could be integrated into future army aircraft.
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Turkey confirms F-35 procurement plans
After a 15-month delay, Turkey has approved a decision to order an initial two Lockheed Martin F-35s, launching the acquisition phase of its next-generation fighter project.
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Jordan takes delivery of AC235 gunship
The Royal Jordanian Air Force has taken delivery of its first Airbus Defence & Space CN235 transport to have been adapted for a light gunship role.
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Turkish adds new Algerian destination
Turkish Airlines has started a four-times-weekly service from its Istanbul base to Oran in Algeria.
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ANALYSIS: Industry takes hope as FAA challenges UAV ruling
To Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials, aerial videographer Raphael “Trappy” Pirker was a scofflaw with a 2.27kg (5lb) Ritewing Zephyr II glider and a mounted GoPro camera.
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Saab seals E-Jet MRO pact with Liebherr
Saab is to provide landing-gear maintenance services for the Embraer E-Jet family under an agreement with German manufacturer Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg.