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NewsEASA proposes proportionate risk scale for UAV operations
A proposed EASA unmanned air vehicle regulatory update has suggested that the operation of UAVs in civil airspace be proportionate to the risk each poses, so as to stimulate the market while ensuring safe integration with manned aircraft.
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NewsGerman air force still desires HALE UAV for SIGINT role
The German air force has touted the benefits that a high altitude, long endurance unmanned air vehicle would have over a converted business jet to fill the signal intelligence (SIGINT) capability gap that it was left with in 2010.
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NewsNATO stresses C2 role of AWACS fleet
Too much demand is being placed on NATO’s Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) to provide information, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data to the alliance, despite its primary roles of command and control and battle management, a leading figure on the programme has revealed.
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OpinionOPINION: Can Solar Impulse 2 really inspire change?
In this age of intercontinental travel, the setting of aviation records may seem like a throwback to a bygone era. But there remain boundaries to push, and Solar Impulse’s bid to set new endurance standards for solar powered, no-fuel flying is impressive and important.
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Mahan starts Tehran-Munich service
Iran's Mahan Air has opened a new route between Tehran and Munich.
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NewsFirst Italian-assembled F-35 rolls off the line
The first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II built outside the USA rolled off the final assembly and check out line at Cameri air base in Italy on 12 March.
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Turkey's Atlastjet to expand into Kazakhstan
Turkish carrier Atlasjet is poised to expand into Kazakhstan as it rebrands its international operation.
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NewsNew Polish ultra-light jet begins taxi tests
Polish engineering company Metal Master began taxi tests of its second Flaris LAR-1 prototype (MSN2) on 20 February, and is now preparing the ultra-light personal jet for its maiden flight.
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French research project highlights risk of pilot stress
French aerospace engineering school the Institut Superieur de l'Aerospace et de l'Espace in Toulouse is researching pilot physiological and neurological reactions to stress, with the objective of recognising the signals that precede potential error in order to understand and prevent it.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Record-setting Solar Impulse is off to a strong start
As an aviation record-setting machine, Solar Impulse 2 is off to a good start.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: That pilot shortage – will it prove to be another mirage?
Aircraft order backlog figures show airlines are investing in unprecedented numbers of new aircraft, but not in the skilled trades that are still needed to maintain and fly them. As a result the global ab-initio training industry may have insufficient capacity to cope with demand when the existing rather shallow ...
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NewsLufthansa earnings rise amid sharp net profit decline
Lufthansa Group’s operating profit increased around 37% to €954 million ($1 billion) in 2014, but net profit declined 82% to €55 million compared with the previous year.
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NewsTwin crash prompts Turkey to order RF-4E retirement
After a latest crash in which four crew members were killed when a pair of McDonnell Douglas RF-4E/TMs, Turkey has decided to retire the type after a 35-year service life.
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NewsMaritime Ka-52K attack helicopter makes debut flight
Russia has conducted the first flight of a Kamov Ka-52K attack helicopter, with the amphibious type reported as having made a 40min debut on 7 March.
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Royal Flying Doctor Service exercises PC-24 launch customer option
The Central Operations section of Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) has exercised a launch customer option to secure one medically-equipped Pilatus PC-24 for delivery in 2017/18. It also has an option on a second of the in-development light business jets, for delivery in 2018/19.
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Stratajet secures funding to roll-out business jet booking platform
UK technology start-up Stratajet has secured $5 million of investment to fund the roll-out of its real-time, online business aircraft booking platform across Europe in the third quarter, as well as its expansion into the US market.
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ANALYSIS: What low oil prices might mean for sales and leasebacks
Airlines could lose appetite for sales and leasebacks as cheaper fuel creates healthier cash positions, a lessor cautions.
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NewsExelis expands market for new wide-area airborne sensor
Exelis is preparing to transfer testing of its new infrared-capable airborne wide area surveillance sensor to Europe in an effort to promote the capability of the wide-range camera to potential new markets.
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NewsUK upper house prescribes new rules on 'leisure' use of UAVs
The House of Lords has published a series of recommendations on the civilian use of unmanned air vehicles within the European Union, specifically targeting “leisure” UAV use that it says is at risk of jeopardising the integration of these aircraft into unsegregated airspace.
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OpinionOPINION: Can gadget-free H160 be a revolutionary success?
As the curtain dropped behind Airbus Helicopters’ beaming chief executive Guillaume Faury at the Heli-Expo show in Orlando, Florida, it revealed... well, what appears to be just another helicopter.