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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airships seek cargo role after military backout
Originally an aircraft used for passenger transit, and then subsequently for weapons delivery and surveillance by the German military during World War I, airships are now being transitioned towards the logistics market as industry touts lighter-than-air (LTA) technology for cargo applications.
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OpinionOPINION: Is there a commercial future for airships?
The five decades from 1914 saw heavier-than-air aviation evolve from basic biplanes to the jet age. The subsequent 50 years welcomed stealth, supersonic airliners, huge advances in aerostructures and mass air travel. However, lighter-than-air technology has moved somewhat more hesitantly in the century since German Zeppelins first terrorised Londoners.
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Khazanah underlines MAS’s cost, productivity disadvantages
Khazanah Nasional’s recovery plan for Malaysia Airlines reaffirms the country’s commitment to the ailing flag carrier, but highlights the carrier's cost and productivity disadvantages relative to its rivals.
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NewsPICTURE: Comac on verge of starting C919 final assembly
Comac is expecting to start final assembly of its first C919 flight test aircraft at the end of the month.
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NewsPICTURE: Comac gears up on C919 iron bird work
Comac has installed over 90% of the necessary structures and systems on the C919 iron bird test rig, as it works towards an end-2015 first flight target for its narrowbody programme.
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INTERVIEW: George Rawlins and Callum Mayhew – the apprentices to Atkins
George Rawlins and Callum Mayhew are studying for a higher apprenticeship with UK engineering consultancy Atkins. The duo divide their time between Atkins, City of Bristol College and Plymouth University.
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Gulfstream issues service bulletin on gust locks after fatal GIV crash
Initial reports into a 31 May fatal Gulfstream GIV crash in Bedford, Massachusetts has led the airframer to issue a service bulletin warning pilots to ensure the flying control gust locks are not engaged before the start of the take-off run.
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NewsRAF's first A400M Atlas completes maiden flight
The Royal Air Force is a step closer to receiving its first Airbus Defence and Space A400M Atlas airlifter after the aircraft made its maiden flight in Spain on 30 August.
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NewsIsrael shoots down Syrian UAV
The Israeli air force (IAF) shot down a Syrian air force unmanned air vehicle (UAV) when it entered Israeli airspace on 31 August, local sources have revealed.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Galileo 'on track' despite launch trouble
Europe’s bid to establish its own satellite navigation system suffered a setback with the failure of a Soyuz launcher to put into their assigned orbits the fifth and sixth spacecraft in what is to be a 30-satellite constellation. But both the European Space Agency and European Commission remain confident that ...
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NewsMH370: Satphone data points to earlier southern turn
Data from a failed phone call to the Boeing 777-200ER that went missing while operating flight MH370 on 8 March is pointing towards the aircraft turning south earlier than thought.
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Lion Air crew castigated in Bali crash final report
The final report into the crash of a Lion Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft on short final to land at Denpasar's Ngurah Rai International airport on 13 April 2013 has identified several safety issues around the skill of the pilots and the carrier's emergency response procedures.
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NewsPICTURE: Xiamen Airlines takes delivery of first 787-8
Xiamen Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 aircraft, making it the third Chinese carrier to receive the type.
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NewsUS military seeking replacement V-22 engines
The US military has put out a call for drop-in replacement engines to power all variants of its Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.
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New Delhi approves Apache buy, cancels long-running tender
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has cleared the procurement of attack and heavy-lift helicopters for the Indian air force, cumulatively worth an estimated $2 billion, while cancelling a decade long effort for the procurement for 197 “Reconnaissance and Surveillance Helicopters” (RSH) worth $1 billion.
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NewsZephyr 7 undergoes testing to receive UK military registration
A recent long endurance test of Airbus Defence and Space’s Zephyr 7 high altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) has resulted in the system being the first of its type to receive UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) military registration.
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NewsFirst-half revenue and profit up at Russian Helicopters
Russian Helicopters has boosted first-half revenue to Rb69.2 billion ($1.86 billion), up 7.4% on the same period a year earlier.
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Kazakhstan aims to end reliance on foreign pilots by 2020
Kazakhstan's authorities are aiming to raise the proportion of locally trained pilots to 80% of the total by 2018.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing testing robots to improve 777 productivity
As early as next year, Boeing could activate a robotic system to drill and fasten tens of thousands of rivets on the 777, as the company makes its boldest move yet in automating assembly of major aircraft structures.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US cargo carriers face low yields amid trade jump
The US air cargo market continues to show signs of a turnaround, with US carriers reporting notable cargo volume gains in recent months and executives noting positive world economic trends.