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NewsPICTURE: Flight testing begins on uprated Puma HC2
Test and evaluation flights using the first Royal Air Force Eurocopter Puma in the upgraded HC2 configuration have begun at Qinetiq's Boscombe Down, Wiltshire facility.
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NewsPilot error aboard China Southern 737 results in aircraft damage
A pilot's failure to heed his co-pilot's request for a go-around resulted in a China Southern Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft suffering damage when it scraped...
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NewsIndia yet to decide on next move in AgustaWestland case
India's government has yet to make a decision about whether or not it will blacklist AgustaWestland following recent allegations of corruption related to...
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Chinese WZ-10 attack helicopter based on Kamov design
The Changhe Aircraft WZ-10 attack helicopter is based on a Russian design commissioned by the Chinese, Kamov's chief design engineer says. In 1995,...
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NewsNew generation aircraft face increased cyber threat
The latest generation in aircraft face a growing cyber threat, as they are increasingly connected to data networks and the internet. These aircraft,...
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NewsEngine crack that grounded F-35 traced to thermal creep
Bennett Croswell, president of Pratt & Whitney's military engine division, says a problem with F135 engines that grounded the Lockheed Martin F-35 is due...
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Iraqi Airways launches Baghdad-London flights
Iraqi Airways has operated its first nonstop scheduled flight from London to Baghdad for 23 years, landing in the Iraqi capital at 9am local time on 6 March...
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NewsPICTURE: Nextant scores a European hat-trick with 400XT delivery
Nextant Aerospace has handed over the first Swiss-owned 400XT light-jet to business aviation services provider TAG Aviation.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Introduction issues see airlines turn to tried and tested aircraft
Introducing aircraft into a fleet is a complex affair, leading many airlines to take delivery of new types later in their production lives ...
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Bell Helicopter selects Honeywell for 525 Relentless APU, environmental controls
Honeywell has become the latest company to join the emerging supply chain for the Bell Helicopter 525 Relentless. Bell selected the power and systems...
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HELI-EXPO: Robinson’s light-single success prompts Bell reaction
Robinson Helicopter's early success in the market with a relatively cheap, turbine-powered helicopter appears set to push Bell Helicopter into launching a response.
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NewsFBI inquires as Alitalia 777 encounters remote-piloted aircraft
US FBI investigators are searching for the operator of an unmanned aircraft which came into close proximity with an Alitalia Boeing 777-200 on final approach...
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NewsPICTURE: Bristow's first S-92s for Gap SAR arrive in UK
Two of the four Sikorsky S-92s that will be operated by Bristow Helicopters for the UK's Gap Search and Rescue requirement have arrived in Scotland ahead...
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Robinson tries to secure foreign ELOS certification for R66
Robinson Helicopter is trying to secure non-US approval for its R66 light turbine helicopter’s hydraulic systems.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Sikorsky secures deal with Milestone for 30 helicopters
Lessor Milestone Aviation has ordered a total of 30 Sikorsky helicopters, which includes 23 of the airframer’s flagship 12t S-92s and seven of the smaller S-76Ds.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Chongqing hopes Enstrom Helicopter will secure 30% of Chinese market
Enstrom Helicopter’s new Chinese owner, Chongqing Helicopter Investment, hopes to expand the company’s presence in the Asian market, taking a 30% share of the segment, following its acquisition of the Michigan-based manufacturer in January.
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India to develop AEW&C aircraft
India's cabinet has approved a plan to develop an indigenous airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.
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NewsChina fighter designer compares J-15 to F/A-18 Hornet
The chief designer of the Shenyang J-15 fighter has compared the aircraft to the Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, and suggests that the developmental J-31 could one...
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NewsHELI-EXPO: 1950s-era Bell Model 47 helicopter to return to production
A modernised version of the 1950s-era Bell 47 is about start production under the auspices of Scott’s-Bell 47 Inc, a company based in Le Sueur, Minnesota.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: MD Helicopters partners with Universal Avionics on MD 902 upgrade
MD Helicopters has partnered with Universal Avionics Systems Corporation to integrate a new glass cockpit onto the MD 902 light twin-engined helicopter,...