All North America news – Page 519
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ANALYSIS: At Rolls-Royce, composites finally giving titanium a run for its money
Rolls-Royce may be a late starter when it comes to introducing composite fan blades into its large turbofans, but the UK manufacturer claims to have had good reason to stick with its hollow titanium blade designs until now.
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SINGAPORE: Higher-density seating will boost A380 appeal - Amedeo
New A380 customer Amedeo will focus its marketing efforts around simple, higher-density seating configurations to create greater demand for Airbus's ultra-large aircraft.
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SINGAPORE: Relentess and SLS teams battle to win first-flight race
Bell is targeting maiden flight of its two new civil programmes – the 525 Relentless and the Short Light Single (SLS) – this year, but is still uncertain which will reach the milestone first.
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NewsSINGAPORE: Bell pushes ahead with export V-22 sales
Bell is working with partner Boeing to finalise a number of export sales campaigns for its V-22 Osprey even as it continues development activities on its V-280 Valor third-generation tiltrotor.
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NewsSINGAPORE: Boeing confident of placing unsold C-17s
Boeing is placing a high priority on finding customers for the 15 C-17 strategic transports it decided to build without confirmed orders.
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NewsSINGAPORE: Lockheed offers fixed-price F-16 upgrade
Lockheed Martin’s aeronautics chief has swatted down speculation that possible funding concerns related to US F-16 upgrades will compromise its international improvement offerings for the popular type.
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SINGAPORE: VIDEO - Production system key to Boeing’s 757 successor studies
Deciding on the production system that Boeing adopts for any new aircraft developed to address the niche in the narrowbody market previously filled by the 757 will be a key aspect of its studies to ensure low production costs.
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NewsRepublic to remove 27 aircraft in face of pilot shortage
Republic Airways will remove 27 regional jets with up to 50 seats in 2014, as a lack of qualified pilots forces it to reduce its fleet and analysts say could put its Bombardier CSeries order in jeopardy.
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NewsCessna sees its future with a large-cabin Citation
Cessna is aspiring to offer a large-cabin aircraft in its future business jet line-up, as part of its continued focus on new product development and platform enhancements.
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NewsSINGAPORE: Boeing still playing 777X name game
Boeing is yet to decide on the naming convention for its 777X family, but hopes to finalise a definitive plan soon.
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NewsSINGAPORE: A350 flight test pace "quite remarkable” - Airbus
The high availability rate of the A350 XWB flight-test fleet has enabled Airbus to de-risk the flight-test programme as it heads towards its summer 2014 certification target date on schedule.
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Lufthansa rejigs 747-8 delivery schedule
Lufthansa has slightly accelerated its Boeing 747-8 delivery schedule as aircraft become available earlier than expected.
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NewsSINGAPORE: Airbus confident on A350 performance numbers
Airbus will undertake detailed analysis of the A350 XWB’s fuel burn and range performance with the first fully representative aircraft when it flies in May, but is confident that it is on course to achieve all its targets.
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NewsSINGAPORE: CSeries customer orders three more CS300s
An existing Bombardier CSeries customer who remains unidentified has ordered an additional CS300s, boosting the airframer's CSeries firm order backlog to above 200 aircraft.
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NewsAeroVironment teams with Lockheed Martin on Global Observer
AeroVironment has teamed up with Lockheed Martin to pursue international customers for the liquid hydrogen-powered Global Observer, a high-altitude, ultra-long endurance unmanned air system (UAS).
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NewsILFC and Libyan convert all A350-800s to -900s
Libyan Airlines and lessor ILFC have each converted their orders for the Airbus A350-800 to the larger -900, with Libyan Airlines ordering an additional pair of -900s under its revised agreement.
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NewsLockheed launches civilian version of C-130J
Lockheed Martin has launched an updated civilian version of its C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, and expects to receive its first order from a customer later this year.
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NewsAlaska Airlines approves new online streaming service for fleet
Alaska Airlines has approved a plan to begin installing in one year a still undisclosed online streaming service across the fleet for in-flight entertainment.
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Raytheon continues developing persistent close air support technology
Raytheon is beginning work on the third phase of a multi-year project to develop a persistent close air support (PCAS) system to give ground troops faster, more accurate air support.
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NewsEpic steps up E1000 single-engined turboprop manufacturing effort
Epic Aircraft is intensifying its efforts to gain certification for its E1000 single-engined turboprop next year, and has kick-started a recruitment drive to augment its workforce in order to bring the six-seat, high-performance type to market within 20 months.