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NewsUS defence sector looks nervously at budget cuts
Military aircraft programmes have emerged as a prime target for cuts in a political deal to raise the US debt ceiling ...
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Air Malta, MAEL forge line maintenance deal
Air Malta and UK-based Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) have signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement. Under the contract, MAEL will...
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NewsUS Navy to replace EP-3s with unmanned aircraft
The US Navy has confirmed plans to retire the special mission versions of the Lockheed P-3 by 2020, and replace them with an all-unmanned fleet.
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NewsF-35 grounding continues indefinitely, but ground testing resumes
The Lockheed Martin F-35 has been cleared to resume ground operations, but no flight tests are allowed until safety investigators determine what caused a control valve to malfunction on 2 August.
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SESAR names the price of Single European Sky
A high-level European Commission task force has put a €30 billion ($42.6 billion) price tag on the Single European Sky project, but warns that the cost of delaying its implementation by a decade could rise to as much as €150 billion.
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NewsCommercial aviation looks beyond the gas turbine engine
The gas turbine engine has had a good run, but its days as propulsor of choice for the aviation industry may be numbered.
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NewsSpaceX eyes Mars
SpaceX has had a good year to date. It has unveiled a new version of its Falcon 9 rocket - which will launch twice the payload of the nearest competitor, at half the cost - and has already begun construction of the specialised pad required to launch it.
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EASA to order checks on A320 angle-of-attack sensors
Airbus A320-family operators are being instructed to check angle-of-attack sensors on their fleets, after discovering that a manufacturing defect could result...
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NewsBA launches major pilot recruitment drive
British Airways (BA) has launched its largest pilot recruitment campaign in more than a decade as it gears up for an influx of new equipment into its fleet.
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NewsThai Airways confirms deal for A350-900s and A320s
Thai Airways International has confirmed a deal to buy four Airbus A350-900 and five A320 aircraft. The airline included these in a 13 June announcement...
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NewsMiG and Sukhoi to join forces on Russian UCAV
RSK MiG will work together with Sukhoi on a future unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV), using experience gained on its Skat programme.
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Aerial agriculture spearheads Australian GA safety review
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA) has established a special task force to address the safety regulation of general aviation (GA) in the country, with the aerial agriculture sector being the initial focus for the group.
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FAA aims to levy $155,000 fine against American Eagle
The US Federal Aviation Administration has informed American subsidiary American Eagle that it seeks to fine the carrier $155,000.
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US Navy confirms joining with army to buy new unmanned helicopter
The US Navy is joining forces with the US Army to buy dozens of a new class of medium-sized, unmanned helicopter that could be mustered into service within five years ...
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NewsMiG-29 production enters transformation
RSK MiG is beginning to wind down production of its "classic" MiG-29 design, as it completes a final batch of the aircraft for Myanmar ...
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Delta to invest $65m in Aeromexico; form alliance and MRO JV
Delta Air Lines is to invest $65 million in Aeromexico, as the two SkyTeam airlines reached a tentative agreement for a long-term exclusive commercial alliance...
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C-27J Spartan makes combat debut in Afghanistan
Alenia Aeronautica/L-3 Communications C-27J Spartans, operated by the US Air National Guard, have commenced combat operations in Afghanistan ...
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NewsFMS fix to resolve Hawker 4000 halt
Hawker Beechcraft chief Bill Boisture says a Honeywell Epic avionics software problem that has shut down deliveries of the company's flagship $20 million Hawker 4000 super-midsize business jet this summer is fixed, and awaits US and European regulator approvals.
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Ghanaian start-up Starbow to begin regional flights
Ghanaian start-up carrier Starbow will begin operations on 29 August from Accra in the West African country using two British Aerospace BAe 146-300 aircraft...