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NewsAustralian C-27J crews commence training in USA
Australian personnel are embarking on flight training related to the new Alenia C-27J tactical transport aircraft.
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Bombardier opens window for CS300 first flight
Bombardier has set a three-day window next week to achieve first flight of the 135-160-seat CS300, the largest and most popular version of the CSeries family.
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NewsLockheed unveils longer-endurance Fury UAV
Lockheed Martin has tweaked the design of the flying wing-shaped Fury unmanned air vehicle (UAV) as it pursues contracts from US special operations forces and the international market.
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NewsPilatus marks PC-21 production milestone
Pilatus has rolled out its 100th PC-21 turboprop trainer, with the Royal Saudi Air Force aircraft sporting special markings.
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NewsExtended service: top 10 long-range business jets
The news this week that Pratt & Whitney Canada has received certification for the engines that will power Gulfstream’s new G500 and G600 business jets has naturally turned attention to the long-range, large-cabin market sector those two aircraft will be contesting.
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NewsBA and CAA ordered to act on cabin air contamination
British Airways and the UK Civil Aviation Authority have been given 56 days (until 13 April) to reply to a Coroner’s “Report to Prevent Future Deaths”, that the December 2012 death of a BA pilot, Richard Westgate, was associated with the presence in his body of organophosphate toxins that are ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US carriers focus on alleged subsidies to Gulf carriers
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are concerned about the magnitude of subsidies they believe Gulf carriers receive, as the US carriers push to limit open skies with Qatar and the UAE.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: India-owned Mahindra extends its footprint from Australia to North America
With a manufacturing base in Australia, a marketing and assembly operation in the USA, a growing global sales and support network and ownership by an Indian conglomerate, Mahindra Aerospace is truly a global company.
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NewsAERO INDIA: Upgraded T-50 PAK-FA powerplant in rig tests
The Izdeliye 30 engine for Russia’s T-50 fighter is undergoing rig testing, and will enter flight trials in 2017.
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Lockheed prepares to usher F-16 through 12,000h service life
The US Air Force has all but scrapped a plan to install advanced radars on its Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters, but the company is pressing forward with plans to outfit other nations’ with the capability in hopes the US will eventually purchase the capability.
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NewsPICTURES: Pilatus begins engine ground runs on PC-24
Swiss airframer Pilatus is progressing towards the maiden sortie of its new PC-24 - the first business jet it has ever produced - with the initial flight-test prototype performing ground engine runs at its Stans facility on 18 February.
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NewsBAE sees modest growth in "challenging but stabilising" environment
In an economic environment it describes as “challenging but stabilising”, BAE Systems is eyeing rising sales in 2015, led in aviation by its role as UK lead in the Eurofighter Typhoon consortium and its position on the Lockheed Martin F-53 programme.
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NewsSpanish team reaches UAV autonomy milestone
A bid to make Spain’s Andalusia region a leading aerospace technology power has reached a noteworthy milestone, with the flight of a 45kg unmanned aircraft to 20km beyond visual range, in segregated airspace.
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NewsEmirates rejects Delta apology for chief's 9/11 remark
Delta Air Lines has issued an apology for a comment made by chief executive Richard Anderson during a CNN interview focused on US airlines' clash with Gulf rivals over subsidies and open skies.
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NewsSDB II undergoes live fire testing on F-15E
The US Air Force and Raytheon have conducted live fire flight tests of the Small Diameter Bomb II precision-guided weapon onboard the Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle.
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NewsAERO INDIA: HAL defends ability to produce Rafale fighter
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) chairman T Suvarnaraju has hit back at reports that an Indian deal to obtain 126 Dassault Rafale fighters is being held up by French concerns about the Indian manufacturer’s quality standards.
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NewsAERO INDIA: Airbus sole bidder for Indian AWACS project
Airbus Defence & Space has emerged as the sole bidder for a global tender put out by New Delhi's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for an "AWACS India" programme. The tender – for six airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system aircraft – was issued in March 2014.
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Passaredo adds ATR 72 from NAC
Brazilian regional carrier Passaredo has taken delivery of an ATR 72-500 under an operating lease contract with Nordic Aviation Capital.
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NewsRolls-Royce to fly Trent XWB with largest-ever 3D-printed part
Rolls-Royce will flight-test later this year a Trent XWB-97 engine fitted with what it claims is the largest component ever built using additive layer manufacturing (ALM).
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AERO INDIA: HAL unveils avionics upgrade for Hawk fleet
Hindustan Aeronautics displayed a proposed display and avionics upgrade for India's license-built BAE Systems Hawk 132 on the opening day of the Aero India show in Bengaluru on 18 February.