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VIDEO: CSeries undertakes low-speed taxi tests
Bombardier's CSeries is undergoing taxi trials as the Canadian airframer edges closer to the twinjet type's maiden flight. The manufacturer has released...
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NewsIndia increases size of maritime reconnaissance deal to nine aircraft
India has increased the number of aircraft requested under its medium-range maritime reconnaissance (MRMR) requirement as well as mandating Indian-sourced content on the contract.
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NewsUPS crash inquiry checks use of crew sleep facility
US investigators are attempting to ascertain whether the pilots of the crashed UPS Airbus A300-600 freighter used crew rest areas at Louisville before departing...
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NewsUSMC F-35B test pilot makes first shipboard night landing
A US Marine Corps test pilot has performed the first vertical night landing at sea on board the USS Wasp with a Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike...
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NewsPilots in fatal UPS A300-600 freighter crash identified
The two UPS pilots who died in the crash of an Airbus A300-600 on approach to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International airport have been identified by local...
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NewsLABACE: New super-light jets by Cessna and Embraer make progress
Final assembly work gathering pace on two new entrants to superlight sector with maiden sorties due in coming months Two new entrants in the superlight...
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NewsAirport's main runway closed at time of UPS crash: NTSB
The pilots of UPS flight 1354 were attempting to land on the shorter runway of Birmingham Shuttlesworth International airport before it crashed, because...
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NewsAmerican reorganisation decision delayed by bankruptcy court
A US bankruptcy court judge deferred making a decision on American Airlines' reorganisation plan until at least 29 August, as the court awaits briefs on...
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NewsUS Navy awards UCLASS preliminary design contracts
Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Boeing and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems have each received a $15 million fixed-price contract for a preliminary...
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NewsNASA adds goals for commercial crew participants
NASA is adding four milestones for commercial crew integrated capability (CCiCap), worth a total of $55 million. Sierra Nevada Corporation will get...
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NewsAUVSI: ViaSat brings Ka-band connectivity to UAV market
ViaSat's Ka-band connectivity system will make its UAV debut on the AAI Shadow M2, says the connectivity provider.
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NewsAUVSI: US Navy pauses development of MQ-4C Triton 'sense and avoid' radar
The US Navy has paused the development of the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton's "sense and avoid" radar system that would enable it to avoid other aircraft traffic.
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AUVSI: State official brings up privacy concerns from UAS
Individual privacy concerns about UAVs are in the spotlight at AUVSI 2013 as the Aerospace States Association (ASA) unveils a list of preliminary considerations for states working through legislation on implementing the vehicles.
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NewsAUVSI: USMC nears RQ-21A operational test phase
The US Marine Corps expects to launch the initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) activity for its Insitu RQ-21A Integrator small tactical UAS from...
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AUVSI: NASA airspace integration challenge hosted by Ohio/Indiana
The Ohio/Indiana Unmanned Aircraft System Center and Test Complex will host NASA's UAS Airspace Operations Challenge. "NASA was over about two weeks...
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Air Charter Service reports record bookings in July
Aircraft broker Air Charter Service has reported record business aircraft charter bookings in July, due in part to a hike in the number of leisure flights using small-cabin aircraft.
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NewsAUVSI: USN to designate UCLASS before end of fiscal year
The US Navy revealed at the show yesterday it expects to announce a name and designation for the Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) aircraft before the end of the fiscal year, in a move that appears aimed at putting the program onto a more secure footing.
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NewsRussian Helicopters, AgustaWestland line up MAKS kick-off for joint venture
Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland are set to formally kick off their bid to jointly produce a 2.5t-class rotorcraft, with an agreement on the "main principles" and development plan outline to be signed at the MAKS airshow in Moscow later this month.
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NewsLABACE: AgustaWestland revives Brazil manufacturing plan
Four months after a critical setback, AgustaWestland has revived plans to build helicopters in Brazil and is in discussions with multiple local companies. AgustaWestland...
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NewsAUVSI: General Atomics looks abroad for sales
As fiscal sequestration continues, General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems International is largely looking abroad to sell airframes.