All North America news – Page 242
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NewsHoneywell predicts quick business-jet industry recovery, shaves 4% from 10-year deliveries outlook
Honeywell Aerospace’s 2020 business-aviation outlook predicts the coronavirus industry downturn may only slightly dampen demand for new business jets between 2021 and 2030.
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In depthBombardier’s Learjet 75 Liberty enters service
Bombardier’s Learjet 75 Liberty has entered service, a milestone coming 15 months after the Montreal-based company launched the updated variant.
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NewsAirbus A220-100 to evolve as ‘TwoTwenty’ corporate jet
Airbus’s corporate jet division has formally unveiled an executive version of its A220-100 twinjet, which will be able to operate across a range of up to 5,650nm (10,500km). The aircraft – which will be branded the ACJ TwoTwenty, a deviation from prior corporate jet designations – will be able to ...
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NewsAirbus delivers initial two H135 helicopters to NASA
The initial pair of helicopters will be joined by a third example that is scheduled for delivery early next year.
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NewsFourth G700 test aircraft operates maiden flight
Gulfstream has operated the maiden flight of its fourth G700 test aircraft, as the company progresses testing for the new type. The 1h 56min sortie from the company’s Savannah, Georgia production facility occurred on Saturday 3 October, says Gulfstream. Source: Gulfstream The fourth G700 test aircraft operated its ...
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NewsGE to perform GE9X sand-ingestion tests in 2021
GE Aviation in 2021 will kick off a GE9X test programme intended to validate the powerplant’s durability when operating in sandy, dusty conditions.
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NewsUnited to resume flights to more leisure destinations in November
United will resume 40 international routes in November, including many to leisure and beach destinations like Hawaii, Mexico and the Caribbean.
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NewsEmirates fined over JetBlue codeshare flights in Iranian airspace
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is set to be fined by the US Department of Transportation for operating services through Iranian airspace while carrying a codeshare with US budget operator JetBlue Airways. US investigations have determined that, during the first three weeks of July last year, Emirates operated services with the ...
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NewsAirbus and Boeing still hold nearly 200 undelivered jets, excluding 737 Max
Airbus and Boeing are still sitting on large fleets of produced but undelivered commercial jets, reflecting the continued slow pace of aircraft hand-offs amid what could be called the aerospace industry’s most-severe downturn.
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NewsSafran Cabin to close Bellingham, Washington facility
Safran Cabin will close its Bellingham, Washington facility next year in response to the virus-driven aerospace industry slump.
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NewsUnited, American furlough 32,000 workers
United Airlines and American Airlines have furloughed 32,000 employees after federal government financial aid ran out and was not extended.
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NewsBoeing will move all 787 production to South Carolina, eyeing mid-2021 transition
Boeing confirms it will consolidate 787 production at its site in North Charleston, South Carolina and end production of the popular twin-engined widebody in Everett, Washington.
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NewsAeroVironment unveils anti-armour Switchblade 600 loitering munition
After months of public teases, AeroVironment has unveiled its Switchblade 600, a loitering munition with a larger, anti-armour warhead. AeroVironment had previously said such a weapon was under development, but details about its capabilities were lacking. Switchblade 600 is the first in a series of new loitering munitions the unmanned ...
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NewsIATA calls on US jurisdictions to ditch quarantines
Aviation trade group IATA has called on US jurisdictions to eliminate quarantine requirements imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, advocating instead for systematic pre-departure testing protocols.
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NewsRSAF KC-135Rs find new home with US firm Meta Aerospace
Defence services provider Meta Aerospace confirms that it has obtained four Boeing KC-135R tankers that previously served with the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). It has taken delivery of the first of the aircraft, which was ferried to March Air Reserve base in California, says the company. The remaining ...
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NewsUSAF doubles MQ-9A’s Hellfire missile payload
The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9A Reaper unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has made a sortie with double the number of Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles, greatly improving its combat persistence. The flight with eight Hellfires took place on 10 September, according to the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) 556th Test ...
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NewsReport: Boeing to move all 787 production to South Carolina
Boeing declines to confirm a report that it has decided to end 787 production in Everett and consolidate that work at its other 787 manufacturing site in North Charleston, South Carolina.
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NewsHawaiian resumes flights to US mainland and Japan
Hawaiian Airlines is restarting service to 10 US mainland destinations and Tokyo following the state of Hawaii’s partial reopening.
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NewsUS aviation industry braces for furloughs as relief package expires
The US aviation industry is preparing for thousands of layoffs as government financial aid to protect workers’ salaries expires in the coming hours.
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NewsFAA’s Dickson flies Max, declares ‘I like what I saw’
Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson piloted a Boeing 737 Max on 30 September, declaring afterward that the experience made him “comfortable” with the Max’s systems, but insisting his agency will certificate the jet only when convinced it is safe.