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NewsBoom mates supersonic XB-1’s wings with fuselage
Boom Supersonic has mated the wings and fuselage of XB-1, a supersonic demonstrator aircraft the company has said it will unveil this summer.
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NewsGAO denies Airbus protest of US Navy trainer contract, paving way for Leonardo
With protest out of the way, Leonardo plans to restart manufacturing on its light, singled-engined TH-119 in Philadelphia.
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NewsDelta to retire 777s, completing shift to A350s
Delta Air Lines says it will be retiring its Boeing 777 fleet by the end of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt global travel, creating openings for airlines to permanently streamline their fleets and save money by shifting to more efficient aircraft.
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NewsUS Senators propose aerospace industry private-public partnership
US Senators Jerry Moran and Mark Warner have put forward a bill to support the aerospace industry as the aftereffects of the global coronavirus pandemic continue to ravage the sector and threaten to destroy thousands of jobs.
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NewsUS DOT relaxes CARES Act route commitments
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) will allow airlines to suspend service to at least five additional locations on their networks in an ongoing process to minimize the costs of operating flights amid coronavirus while keeping the USA connected. The CARES Act gives authority to the US Transportation and Treasury ...
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NewsUS Army to receive AH-64E Version 6 upgrade, with ship and UAV hunting capabilities, in August
The US Army is to start receiving the Version 6 hardware and software update for the Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopter in August. Boeing says it has already delivered the update to one international customer, though it declines to name the nation. The update improves the AH-64E’s maritime and unmanned ...
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NewsUS Air Force works towards in-flight updates of F-16 software
The service believes updating software on the fly will reduce fielding time to its fleet by 50%.
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NewsUS Senators introduce coronavirus flight ticket cash refund legislation
A group of Democratic US Senators have proposed legislation that require airlines offer full cash refunds for all tickets that were cancelled either by the airline or by the passenger during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsUS regional Mesa reports $14 million profit
Mesa Air Group generated a $14 million operating profit for its fiscal second quarter, a 41% drop year-over-year, even as the coronavirus crisis has caused a significant drop air travel demand in the USA. The parent company of Mesa Airlines, which operates flights through capacity purchase agreements with American Airlines ...
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NewsAllegiant reports first quarter loss
Allegiant Travel Company, the parent of Allegiant Air, reported a first-quarter loss as the coronavirus took its toll on leisure travel following shelter-in-place orders imposed across most of the USA.
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NewsBoeing’s jet deliveries trickle in April, down 116 aircraft in four-month period
Boeing delivered six aircraft in April, bringing its deliveries in the first four months of the year to 56, a 67% slide from the January-April period last year.
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NewsUnited names Brett Hart as next president
United Airlines says it has named Brett Hart, currently the airline’s executive vice president and chief administrative officer, to be its new president, succeeding Scott Kirby, who is moving to the chief executive role later this month.
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NewsUSAF abandons 80% mission capability goal after three fighters miss target
The mission capability rate is defined as the percentage of a fleet of an aircraft that are able to perform at least one assigned mission over a period of time.
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NewsBOC Aviation signs 737 Max 8 leaseback with Southwest Airlines
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation has signed a purchase-and-leaseback agreement with US low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines for 10 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. All 10 aircraft are powered by CFM International LEAP-1B engines. Robert Martin, chief executive of BOC Aviation, says: “We are delighted to be working with Southwest Airlines once ...
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NewsGulfstream beefs up G700 test fleet
Gulfstream has commenced flights with its second and third G700 test aircraft. The second aircraft (msn 87007, N703GD) conducted a 2h 58min maiden sortie on 20 March, says the company. On 8 May, the third G700 (msn 87008, N708GA) test aircraft operated a 3h 2min sortie. Source: Gulfstream ...
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NewsSouthwest to generate $815m from selling, leasing back 20 737s
Southwest Airlines has signed agreements to sell and lease back 20 Boeing 737s in a transaction expected to generate $815 million in proceeds for Southwest.
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NewsLockheed Martin Skunk Works demos autonomous reconnaissance pod
Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs, also known as Skunk Works, has demonstrated an artificial intelligence-powered intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance pod autonomously searching out and confirming a target in a demonstration.
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NewsRaytheon furloughs aerospace staff and slashes costs, warns of fallout in Q2
Raytheon Technologies has furloughed staff in its commercial aviation divisions and warns the coronavirus fallout will likely hammer those businesses’ results in the second quarter.
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NewsCircumstances of fatal Austin runway incident remain obscure
Circumstances of the fatal runway incident at Austin-Bergstrom airport which involved an arriving Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 have yet to become clear, with air-ground communications providing little further detail on the sequence of events. The airport’s operator has described the area in which the 7 May incident took place as ...
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NewsJetBlue will delay London plans
Low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways says there will be a “timing impact” to its plans to launch transatlantic flying as a result of the coronavirus crisis. With regard to the airline’s decision to launch flights to London in 2021, chief executive Robin Hayes told analysts on an earnings call today: “You ...