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Bombardier set to offer higher-density Q400
Canadian manufacturer Bombardier is set to launch a high-density configuration for its Q400 turboprop in the first half of next year, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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CSeries back in the air for fourth test flight
After a 27-day hiatus, the first CSeries aircraft took off from Montreal’s Mirabel airport today for its fourth test flight.
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F-35B strikes tank with guided bomb in test
A Lockheed Martin F-35B has completed its first guided weapons delivery test, striking a tank with a guided bomb unit-22 (GBU-22) Paveway II weapon, according to Lockheed Martin.
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Boeing spreads 777X design work to Charleston, Moscow, defence sites
Boeing today announced that many of the component details for the 777X aircraft family will be designed by the company’s engineers located outside the Puget Sound region of Washington state.
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CAE and Jazz Aviation renew training contract
Jazz Aviation and CAE have renewed a training agreement for the Bombardier CRJ, DHC8-100/300 and Q400 aircraft types into the next decade.
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Safety experts call attention to prevalence of unstable approaches
Safety executives at many airlines underestimate dangers posed by unstable approaches, and airline policies do little to ensure pilots follow company procedures for unstable approaches.
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Lufthansa restarts mainline pilot recruitment
Lufthansa is to set resume ab-initio pilot training after freezing recruitment of cadets for its in-house flight academy for more than a year.
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AWAS closes JOLCO financing on A320
Operating lessor AWAS has financed a new Airbus A320 delivery with a Japanese operating lease and a call option (JOLCO), in a deal arranged by French bank Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CA-CIB).
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KAI unveils tactical UAV plans
Korea Aerospace Industries is developing a tactical UAV that can carry a payload of 500kg (1,100lb).
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KAI eyes export market for Surion
Korea Aerospace Industries is pitching its Surion utility helicopter at the export market, and hopes to sell 60-120 aircraft to international customers over the next 15-20 years.
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Seoul yet to decide on Light Attack Helicopter plans
South Korea has yet to decide on the configuration of its planned indigenous Light Attack Helicopter (LAH) but says it remains fully behind the plan despite the potential to purchase off-the-shelf alternatives.
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Rivals still seeking clarity on Seoul F-X III contest
Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Eurofighter had a major presence at this year’s Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition, despite the continuing uncertainty surrounding South Korea's F-X III fighter competition.
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ANALYSIS: Oneworld breaks the alliance mould with Qatar
While the arrival of Qatar Airways brings a relatively small 21 new destinations in five countries to the Oneworld network, the significance and symbolism of the addition of the airline to the global alliance stretches far wider.
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Eurofighter unveils new upgrade plan
The Eurofighter consortium has unveiled a road-map for the development of a number of further enhancements to the Typhoon combat aircraft to be fielded by operators from late 2015.
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Sierra Nevada still in a Dream despite crash landing
America’s dream of getting astronauts to space and home again without having to suffer the embarrassment of sending them to Kazakhstan for a Russian Soyuz flight has taken an uncertain step forward. The drop-test of a US-built spaceplane concept appears to have validated its airworthiness, but its maker – Sierra ...
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Flight recorders of Lao Airlines' crashed ATR 72 yet to be recovered
Two weeks after the crash of its ATR 72-600 into the Mekong river, Lao Airlines says it has still not been able to retrieve the turboprop's flight recorders.
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AW609 tiltrotor progresses as AgustaWestland eyes future
Even as AgustaWestland continues to refine the performance of its developmental AW609 civil tiltrotor, the airframer is considering its future plans for the design.
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Scandinavian's MD-80s bow out with special flight
Scandinavian Airlines’s final three Boeing MD-80s were retired from operations on 26 October, ending 28 years of service with the carrier.
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BAE Systems poised to commence South Korea F-16 upgrades
Fresh from its successful campaign win of an avionics upgrade programme for South Korea’s 134 Lockheed Martin F-16s, BAE Systems is eyeing similar opportunities globally.
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JetBlue’s E-190 deferrals widen Embraer’s 2018 production gap
JetBlue Airways decision defer delivery of 24 Embraer E-Jets by four years may make it more difficult for Embraer to maintain production of current generation E-Jets until 2018, when it begins producing its second-generation E-Jet E2.