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NewsNorthrop turns to Canberra to shore up Triton production
Northrop Grumman says Australia should consider advancing its acquisition of the US Navy’s MQ-4C Triton UAV following the Trump administration’s proposal to pause production for the programme in FY2021 and FY2022. While pausing production, the administration wants instead to focus on the MQ-4C’s improved multi-intelligence configuration, designated IFC-4. The budget ...
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NewsIndigo Partners: Coronavirus may drive consolidation
Airlines with limited cash reserves face the greatest challenge in 2020 as businesses cancel travel plans and consumers reevaluate vacations due to the coronavirus, executives say 5 March during discussions at the US Chamber of Commerce aviation summit in Washington, DC. Air Canada chief executive Calin Rovinescu says that “cash ...
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In depthGE Aviation plans hiring freeze and preps for up to $300m Q1 virus hit
GE Aviation will implement a hiring freeze and reduce 2020 spending in response to a new 737 Max agreement with Boeing, while contending with an expected $200-$300 million first-quarter hit from the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsAeroVironment starts flight testing larger Switchblade with greater range
A larger Switchblade could possibly carry tank-piercing munitions and be cheaper than Javelin anti-tank missiles, which cost roughly $250,000 each.
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NewsBombardier introduces Gogo’s Avance L5 retrofit for older Learjets
Bombardier has introduced the Gogo Avance L5 in-flight connectivity system as a retrofit for North America-based operators of its older Learjet aircraft
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NewsCanberra to sell remaining “Classic" Hornets to US training firm
Canberra plans to sell 46 Boeing F/A-18 A/B “Classic” Hornets to Air USA, a firm that provides tactical airpower training services to the US military and international customers. The aircraft are being retired as Canberra takes delivery of up to 72 Lockheed Martin F-35As, which are replacing the Hornet in ...
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NewsUS airlines ask President Trump to reassure virus-weary travellers
US airline chief executives met with President Donald Trump and other officials in Washington, DC on 4 March to discuss their industry’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. They also urged Trump to assure the American public that air travel remains safe – a request coming as the industry reels from sagging demand and virus-spooked travellers.
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NewsCoronavirus hits US airlines as United slashes 10% of US flight schedules
United Airlines has slashed North American flight schedules 10% starting this spring, implemented a hiring freeze, offered staff unpaid leave and postponed some salary increases – all in response to sagging demand from the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsFAA approves Erickson S-64E Skycrane’s new composite main rotor blade
“Benefits are expected to include higher lift capacity in almost all flight conditions, including a greater than 1,350kg (3,000lb) lift increase at hot and high conditions, a 33% lower manufacturing cost, 75% lower maintenance costs and 3% lower fuel consumption,” the company said in 2017.
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NewsVirus prompts Delta to slash Japan capacity
The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has led Delta Air Lines to slash capacity to Japan and delay a plan to launch flights from Seoul to Manila.
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NewsLockheed delivers 500th F-35
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 500th F-35 fighter, with the fleet also surpassing the 250,000 flight hour mark. The 500th example delivered is an F-35A that will serve with the Vermont Air National Guard, says Lockheed. An image of the jet shows it bears the registration number AF5343. ...
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NewsGeneral Atomics shows off Defender UAV concept to protect refuelling tankers
Protecting tankers and ISR aircraft with UAVs could free manned fighters, such as Lockheed Martin F-35As, to launch strikes deep into enemy territory.
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AnalysisBoeing’s new leaders may have what it takes to lead turnaround: analysts
In the year since the second 737 Max crash, Boeing has overhauled much of its top leadership, including naming of David Calhoun as new chief executive and Stan Deal as chief of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Those changes have largely been viewed positively by aerospace analysts. They are optimistic Boeing’s new leaders have skills needed to move the company toward recovery.
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In depthBoeing pitches the US Army on retro compound helicopter FARA design
With three rotors, spinning in three different axes, Boeing’s compound helicopter bid for the US Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition might strike the novice as complex. But it’s not so, says the aerospace manufacturer.
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In depth5 technologies needed to make attritable UAVs work
Aircraft developers believe these five pieces of technology need to be improved to make attritable aircraft work.
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In depthWhy attritable UAVs have aerospace manufacturers rethinking lucrative MRO and upgrades
Because attritable aircraft are designed to be limited-use, and cheap enough to be lost in combat or thrown-away when obsolete, the traditional model of capturing long-term business government via vendor lock – selling proprietary aircraft to the US Department of Defense and then making profits on MRO and upgrades – could be disrupted.
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In depthWhy the US Air Force might use ‘deception’ and UAVs hidden in shipping containers to fight China
The US Air Force is rethinking the way it plans for war in the Pacific Ocean. It is eyeing a new class of unmanned air vehicle that could be hidden inside shipping containers and spread across small islands in the western Pacific. Should war ever come, the UAVs could be rocket launched within a matter of hours in massive volleys from dozens or even thousands of secret sites.
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NewsAirline failures loom as outbreak spreads: ISTAT panelists
Global airline capacity in 2020 has declined by nearly 3% as of 2 March compared to the same period in 2019, Rob Morris, global head of Ascend by Cirium, disclosed at an ISTAT event today. Through the week ended 1 March, global capacity had declined by 2% year-over-year, Cirium schedules ...
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NewsSaab announces team for Canada Gripen E campaign
Saab has announced a slate of partners who will participate in its Gripen E campaign for Ottowa’s requirement for 88 new fighters. The company says that the “Gripen for Canada Team” will comprise IMP Aerospace & Defence, CAE, Peraton Canada, and GE Aviation. “Over the past two years, Saab and ...
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NewsUS Navy F-16A aggressor jets receive structural upgrade
The US Navy has completed update work on 10 Lockheed Martin F-16A fighters that are used in the aggressor role. The work was undertaken by the Specialized and Proven Aircraft Program office, says the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). Source: US Navy The FalconUp programme extends the F-16As ...