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NewsPICTURE: A350 performs crosswind tests in Iceland
Airbus has been continuing performing testing of the A350-900 with a series of crosswind handling trials at Reykjavik’s Keflavik airport.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Redesign transforms KC-390 into all-new market threat
Embraer’s original idea for a “C-390” airlifter once seemed as straightforward as the designation implies. Engineers could borrow the wing and engine of the proven, passenger-carrying E-190, and modify the cabin as a cargo hold with a rear ramp.
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NewsNorthrop to prime Hawk bid for USAF trainer deal
Northrop Grumman is to take the lead role in a bid to offer a development of BAE Systems’ Hawk advanced jet trainer for the US Air Force’s eagerly anticipated T-X contest.
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IAI joins effort to develop entry-level business jet
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is involved again in an effort to develop a small executive jet that will offer low cost travel to ranges of up to 2,400km (1,300nm).
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Forget orders - M&A is the measure of a robust industry
Farnborough watchers love to count orders, which is understandable; the event, after all, is an “air show” – a comparatively glamorous category of trade exhibitions at which aircraft (as opposed to, say, machine tools or agricultural equipment) are placed on display in hope of attracting buyers.
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NewsMozambique receives upgraded MiG-21s
Romania’s Aerostar is close to completing a programme which will equip the Mozambique air force with eight refurbished Mikoyan MiG-21s.
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NewsRAF Rivet Joint completes first in-flight refuelling
The UK Royal Air Force’s new RC-135W Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft has been refuelled in flight for the first time since the service started training flights with the asset in late May, the US Air Force has disclosed.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Comet's tail is big story of ESA's year
Comets probably aren’t the bad luck omens or even harbingers of doom that many early civilisations assumed – but, just to be sure, a very close eye is being kept on the snappily-named 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as it hurtles towards the Sun.
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AirAsia A320 veers off runway in Brunei
An AirAsia Airbus A320 veered off the runway upon landing at Brunei International Airport on 7 July.
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AnalysisFARNBOROUGH: CSeries faces new questions on eve of Farnborough
Not unlike the eve of the Paris air show last year, Bombardier enters the biannual industry gathering at Farnborough with a suspenseful silence hovering over the CSeries programme.
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NewsUncharged electronic devices barred from US flights
Passengers on US-bound flights are being warned of stricter security measures under which they might have to demonstrate that their portable electronic devices can be switched on.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Airbus continues to forge ahead in single-aisles
It may be playing catch up with Boeing on widebodies, but in the single-aisle market Airbus has a clear head-start on its rival. While Seattle dithered about its narrowbody strategy at the turn of the decade, Airbus committed in 2010 to re-powering its existing A320 family with a choice of ...
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NewsMalaysia deploys more assets in MH370 search
Malaysia has announced plans to deploy additional assets in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 in the southern Indian Ocean.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Narrowbody lease rates show continued improvement
The values review board at Flightglobal consultancy Ascend provides this update on narrowbody lease rates
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NewsF-35 grounding has no impact on UK purchase plan, says Hammond
A current grounding of the entire Lockheed Martin F-35 fleet has no bearing on the UK’s plans to order the fifth-generation type, according to defence secretary Philip Hammond.
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NewsAirbus books undisclosed orders for 150 A320s
Airbus booked undisclosed orders for 150 A320-family jets during June, sourced from two separate deals.
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NewsRoyal Navy's new aircraft carrier officially named
The UK Royal Navy’s first new aircraft carrier has been formally named the HMS Queen Elizabeth, during a ceremony at Rosyth dockyard near Edinburgh, Scotland.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: F-35 grounding throws international debut into doubt
The international air show debut of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is in doubt after the US Department of Defense grounded the entire fleet on 3 July.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing tweaks 777 interior to boost sales until 777X arrives
Everything about how the Boeing 777X entered the market last November came layered with drama – some welcome, and some not.
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NewsXian Aircraft rolls out first C919 centre wing box
Xian Aircraft has completed the final assembly of the first centre wing box for the Comac C919 programme.