All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 88
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Boeing highlights UK investment as Sheffield plant opens
As Boeing officially opens its first production facility in the UK, the airframer has defended its investment into the country relative to the multi-billion dollar defence contracts it has received.
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Safran still needs additional Silvercrest customers
Safran has admitted that it needs a second customer for its Silvercrest engine to justify its expenditure on the programme.
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Pilatus approved to raise PC-24's MTOW
Pilatus has gained approval to increase the maximum take-off weight of its PC-24 business jet by nearly 300kg (660lb), according to European airworthiness documentation.
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US approves possible Chinook sale to Royal Air Force
The UK's long-expected procurement of additional Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters has taken a major step forward with US approval granted for a possible 16-unit acquisition.
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AW609 still on course for 2019 certification, insists Leonardo
Leonardo Helicopters remains confident that it will gain certification later next year for its AW609 civil tiltrotor, despite the fact that the final flight-test prototype has yet to fly.
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Portugal picks AW119Kx for light helicopter requirement
Portugal has ordered five Leonardo Helicopters AW119Kx light-singles for multirole missions in a deal worth over €20 million ($23 million).
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Safran powering ahead with helicopter engine programmes
Safran Helicopter Engines is closing in on approval for its two newest powerplants, the Arrano and Aneto, with both programmes due to gain European Aviation Safety Agency certification in the first half of 2019.
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Leonardo still waiting on launch customer for AW189K
Leonardo Helicopters is certain it will secure a launch customer for the K-model variant of the AW189 super-medium-twin to enable service entry in 2020.
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Bell targets H125 helicopter market with 505 Jet Ranger X
Bell believes its 505 Jet Ranger X can take market share from the larger Airbus Helicopters H125, as deliveries of the new light-single ramp up.
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Kopter recovering from supplier-driven delay
Switzerland-based Kopter will fly the third prototype of its SH09 light-single by the end of October, as the manufacturer looks to recover from a supplier-driven programme delay.
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Racer high-speed helicopter accelerates towards first flight
Airbus Helicopters remains on track to perform the first flight of its Racer high-speed rotorcraft in 2020 having achieved an initial development milestone earlier this year.
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Flight Ascend Consultancy reveals plunge in H225 values
The value of a second-hand Airbus Helicopters H225 has dropped to just a fraction of the figure two years ago, according to recently published data from Flight Ascend Consultancy.
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Airbus Helicopters hands initial H135 to China
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of an eventual 100 H135 light-twins destined for Chinese customers under a June 2016 framework agreement.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why OSM Aviation is Norwegian's secret weapon
OSM Aviation has been described as the "lever" by which European budget carrier Norwegian manages to throttle the business up and down. Indeed, the airline found its fellow Oslo-based business so crucial to its model that in September 2015 it acquired, via its Norwegian Air Resources Holding subsidiary, a 50% ...
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NewsGermany postpones heavy-lift helicopter contest
Germany has postponed the start of an acquisition of new heavy-lift helicopters for its air force, throwing the timeline for retiring the service's ageing Sikorsky CH-53G fleet into doubt.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: New Airbus Helicopters chief Bruno Even outlines his plans
Listening back to our interview with Bruno Even, the new chief executive of Airbus Helicopters, there is a strange rhythmic noise captured on the recording.
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Royal Navy bids farewell to Sea Kings
The Royal Navy has withdrawn its final Westland Sea King helicopters from use, ending 49 years of UK operation for the twin-engined type.
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Norway persists with NH90 helicopters for coastguard missions
Norway has reversed course and determined that it will be able to use its fleet of NH Industries NH90 helicopters for both naval and coastguard operations, following a volte-face by the country's FFI defence research institute.
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De-risking activities under way for H160M development
Airbus Helicopters is working with its French defence ministry customer on early de-risking activities for the H160M, having been selected by Paris to fulfil a tri-service requirement for almost 170 rotorcraft.
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Airbus Helicopters targets year-end first flight of initial customer H160
Airbus Helicopters is racing to meet a self-imposed 14 December first-flight deadline for the initial pre-serial example of its new H160 medium-twin rotorcraft.