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NewsWill Constellation live on?
This month NASA’s Orion undergoes a major design review and its launcher's solid rocket is tested but this week US president Barack Obama’s administration will be presented options that could see both cancelled...
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AUVSI: New and improved T-Hawk enroute to Navy
Honeywell has delivered 12 production RQ-16 T-Hawk micro air vehicles (MAVs) to the US Navy, the first of 90 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) ordered by the...
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AUVSI: Plenary sessions stir up debate
Hundreds of delegates attended the show conference's plenary session yesterday morning to listen to a wide range of experts from the military, Congress,...
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AUVSI: Boeing steps up lobbying pressure for A160 earmark
Boeing has launched a "full-court press" on Congress members to earmark funds in the Fiscal 2010 defense budget to help the A160 Hummingbird program survive...
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JetBlue intensifies competition with Virgin America in Fort Lauderdale
JetBlue plans to launch competing nonstop flights from San Francisco to Fort Lauderdale with Virgin America in November.
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AUVSI: Remotec adds EyeDrive to its robot arsenal
Northrop Grumman has licenced construction for the rugged EyeDrive "throwbot" designed by ODF Optronics of Tel Aviv, Israel. The 8lb EyeDrive - demonstrated...
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Delta issues request for information to bring portable IFE to 747s
Delta Air Lines has quietly issued a request for information to bring 350-plus non-embedded handheld in-flight entertainment devices on each of the 16 Boeing...
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Bombardier terminates MyAir's 15-strong CRJ1000 order
Less than one month after Italian low-fares carrier MyAir's operations were formally suspended by civil aviation authority ENAC, Bombardier has terminated...
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EASA to allow four months to replace Thales A330/A340 pitots
Operators of Airbus A330s and A340s will have a four-month window to replace Thales Avionics pitot probes once Europe's safety regulator firms up the proposal...
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Vulcan cleared for rest of display season following landing gear inspection
The UK's Vulcan to the Sky Trust has secured an extension to the approved number of cycles for its restored Cold War bomber XH558 ...
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AUVSI: General Dynamics demonstrates lead-and-follow capabilities
General Dynamics Robotic Systems demonstrated its tanks' lead-and-follow capabilities to AUVSI show delegates at Patuxent River NAS on Monday, with one manned...
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NTSB issues recommendations on sleep apnea and fatigue
Following the conclusion of its investigation of Go pilots who fell asleep during a February 2008 flight, the US National Transportation Safety Board has...
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AUVSI: GE to test trajectory-based FMS for UAVs
As part of a new research arrangement with the US Federal Aviation Administration, GE Aviation this fall will test a trajectory-based flight management system...
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AUVSI: F/A-18 may perform 'hands-off' carrier landings by 2011
A Boeing F/A-18D Hornet may perform the first "hands-off" approaches and landings to an aircraft carrier within two years, the US Navy says. The F/A-18D...
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AUVSI: Lee shows solenoid valve for UAS applications
The Lee Company (booth 526) is showing its EP (extended performance) Series Solenoid Valve, a compact, lightweight, two-way solenoid valve designed to meet...
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LABACE 2009: Buoyant Brazil takes the Latin American spotlight
Confidence in Latin American business aviation is high, particularly in the host nation for this week's LABACE exhibition. With the 2014 World Cup also on the horizon, will growth outstrip forecasts?
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RNP proving to be time-consuming for Southwest
Carrier investing $175 million over next six years but bemoans cost and complications of implementation
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AUVSI: New FLIR sensors do more with less
FLIR Systems (booth 410) today will unveil three new products aimed at making its increasingly broad range of gimbaled sensors ever smaller and ever more...
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NewsCanada signs contract for 15 CH-47F Chinooks
Ottawa has signed a contract for 15 Boeing CH-47Fs, with deliveries to start in mid-2013 ...