All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 87
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Airbus 'getting serious' on A321XLR next year
Airbus appears to be edging closer to the launch of the A321XLR, with top management continuing to explore options for the development of a longer-range narrowbody variant and one major leasing customer convinced that the airframer will take the plunge.
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PICTURES: Airbus delivers first A330neo to TAP
TAP Air Portugal has become the first airline to take delivery of an Airbus A330neo, with the hand-over today of its first of an eventual 21 A330-900s.
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Serbia takes first H145M helicopter for air force
Serbia has received the first of an eventual nine Airbus Helicopters H145M light-twins, with the initial search and rescue-roled example destined for the nation's air force.
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Bell patents novel VTOL aircraft concept
Bell has been granted a US patent for a vertical take-off and landing aircraft featuring a pair of tilting ducted fans, as well as the cross-flow fan system the manufacturer first revealed on its FCX-001 concept aircraft.
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France and Germany forge ahead with future fighter
France and Germany are progressing their plans to develop a next-generation combat aircraft and will launch demonstrator programmes for the aircraft and engine in mid-2019.
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EASA expands AW169 helicopter safety directive
Europe's safety regulator has expanded an emergency airworthiness directive for the Leonardo Helicopters AW169 to incorporate its tail rotor bearings.
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ANALYSIS: Italy combines capabilities for future tiltrotor
As part of its Clean Sky 2 initiative, the EU is funding two parallel projects to develop high-speed rotorcraft: the Airbus Helicopters Racer and Leonardo Helicopters Next-Gen Civil Tiltrotor (NGCTR).
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Delivery of first repurposed H225s to Ukraine nears
Ukraine is close to receiving the first two of an eventual 21 Airbus Helicopters H225s that will be operated by the country's ministry of the interior.
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UK probe flags conspicuity failings after fatal training crash
UK accident investigators have determined that visibility limitations and an absence of suitable warning systems contributed to the fatal collision between a helicopter and a light fixed-wing aircraft in which four people died.
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Finland holds early talks in F-18 replacement contest
Finland has held initial negotiations with five potential bidders for its H-X contest aimed at replacing the country's fleet of 62 Boeing F/A-18C/Ds.
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No cause found yet for Leicester City helicopter crash
UK investigators have so far been unable to discover why a Leonardo Helicopters AW169 lost control and crashed shortly after take-off, killing all five on board.
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Former British Airways Chinook helicopters could make UK comeback
Civil-registered Chinook helicopters formerly owned by British Airways could make a surprise return to UK operations after Bristow Group announced a $560 million merger with tandem-rotor stalwart Columbia Helicopters.
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F3-R-standard Rafale gains French approval
Dassault has achieved French military qualification for the F3-R-standard variant of the Rafale combat aircraft.
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MBDA kicks off MICA NG missile development
MBDA has been awarded a contract from the French DGA defence procurement body to develop a next-generation version of its MICA air-to-air missile.
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First sales success for military variant of AW169 helicopter
Leonardo Helicopters has finally secured a launch customer for the military variant of the AW169 medium-twin, with a deal for 22 examples from Italy's Guardia di Finanza police agency.
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EASA warns on AW169 tail rotor safety
European safety regulators have warned of a potentially unsafe condition with the tail rotor assemblies of Leonardo Helicopters AW169 and AW189 rotorcraft.
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Leonardo urges AW169 tail rotor part inspection
Leonardo Helicopters has issued a mandatory service bulletin for the AW169, calling on operators to perform an urgent examination of tail rotor components which, if they malfunction, could cause a pilot to lose control of the aircraft.
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A400M contract revision still possible by year-end: Airbus
Airbus believes it is "inconceivable" that it will not finalise contract revisions with its A400M launch customers in 2019, and is optimistic that it could still hammer out an agreement by year-end.
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Flight-data recorder recovered from Leicester AW169 crash
UK investigators have recovered the combined flight-data and cockpit-voice recorder from the Leonardo Helicopters AW169 that crashed in Leicester on the evening of 27 October.
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Belgium lines up Predator acquisition
Alongside its plans to acquire Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters, Belgium is also in negotiations to purchase a pair of medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicles.