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Republic to sell up to 12 parked ERJ-145s
Republic Airlines is in discussions with several potential buyers for 12 Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft, says chief executive Bryan Bedford.
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CSeries clears flight envelope extremes for speed, altitude
The CSeries test fleet has now cleared the altitude and speed extremes of the flight envelope, Bombardier announced in a quarterly earnings statement issued on 1 May.
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New small UAV maker opens shop in Denver
A new company that makes small unmanned aerial vehicles and related components has opened a manufacturing site in Denver
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UK extends Tornado support contract
BAE Systems has signed a contract extension worth £125 million ($211 million) to maintain, repair and upgrade the Royal Air Force’s Panavia Tornado GR4 fleet until the type’s retirement from use during 2019.
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Inquiry details controllers' hunt as MH370 vanished
Investigators have detailed the effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the initial four hours after its disappearance, but the preliminary inquiry report gives little information that had not previously been disclosed.
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Boeing nears entry into service for 787-9
Boeing’s 787-9 is nearing entry into service with launch customer Air New Zealand, and is on schedule for a mid-year start of operations.
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Turkey inducts EDH-standard T129 attack helicopters
Ankara has formally inducted the first nine Turkish Aerospace Industries T129 attack helicopters, marking the end of deliveries of the interim-standard EDH model.
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Dassault Falcon 5X assembly makes rapid progress
Dassault is nearing assembly of the first Falcon 5X, following the joining late last month of the main centre fuselage sub-assemblies of the large-cabin, long-range business jet
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MH370: Malaysia to host flight-tracking discussion
Malaysia’s government is to host a gathering to discuss the real-time monitoring of flight data this month, in the wake of the disappearance of flight MH370.
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Lockheed stresses importance of ‘flying wing’ UCLASS design
Lockheed Martin’s “flying wing” design for an unmanned carrier-launched aircraft has the “inherent” stealth the US Navy needs to operate in future high-threat environments, says the company during an interview with Flightglobal.
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Finnair closes A321 transaction with Jackson Square
Oneworld carrier Finnair has closed the Airbus A321 package sale and leaseback aircraft transaction with operating lessor Jackson Square Aviation with the final delivery.
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Lockheed Indago UAV ready for deployment
Lockheed Martin has announced that some of its newly acquired unmanned air vehicles and related systems have reached operational readiness. Those include its Indago quad-rotor and a new handheld ground control station (GCS), the company says.
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Russia tests reusable spaceplane design
Russia’s Central Aerohydrodynamics Institute (TsAGI) has completed the first stage of feasibility research into a conceptual hypersonic-capable reusable winged rocket-carrier space plane.
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EASA and IATA to share airline safety data
The European Aviation Safety Agency and the International Air Transport Association have signed an agreement to share their airline safety audit results.
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Air France-KLM seeks closer MRO ties with Air China
Air France-KLM intends to further build its maintenance partnership with Air China after its MRO division was selected to supports the Asian carrier’s General Electric GE90 engines.
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ANALYSIS: Sydney's airport dilemma
Australia’s announcement of the site for Sydney’s second airport may end a decades-long debate, but it is only the first of many questions still facing one of the country’s most contentious projects.
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Polish MiGs deploy as NATO steps up air defences
Poland has sent four of its RAC MiG-29A fighters to Siauliai air base in Lithuania for a planned period of Baltic air policing duty, while heightened tensions between NATO members and Russia have seen additional nations send combat aircraft to eastern Europe.
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Ryanair orders five more 737-800s
Budget carrier Ryanair is adding orders for five more Boeing 737-800s to the deal for 175 of the type reached last year.
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PICTURE: Comac installs autoclave for C919 composite parts
Chinese airframer Comac recently mounted an autoclave near Shanghai that will produce the C919 narrowbody aircraft.
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SR Technics cuts completion costs with off-shelf VIP narrowbody cabin
SR Technics is launching an off-the-shelf interior product for Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies that it says will shave 30% off the typical time for a cabin installation by dumping many of the “habits” of the large-business jet completion industry.