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NewsDenver plans to add 39 gates in $1.5bn expansion
Denver International airport plans to add 39 gates to its three concourses over the next five years, as it works to manage rapid passenger traffic growth and airline ambitions.
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Lockheed struggles with F-35 sustainment
The Defense Department plans to ramp up production of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter despite serious sustainment issues that have drawn out repair times and grounded jets, according to a recent government watchdog report.
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Afghan air force adds six more Super Tucanos to fleet
The US Air Force has ordered six more Embraer A-29s for the Afghan air force, bringing the total fleet size to 26 Super Tucanos.
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ST Aero to smooth VIP work at San Antonio
ST Aerospace expects the recent incorporation of its San Antonio VIP completions business will improve efficiency.
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Northrop Grumman pulls out of MQ-25 competition
Northrop Grumman is bowing out of the US Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned tanker competition, saying the company would have been unable to execute the programme under the terms of the service’s request for proposals.
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Air Canada plans EETC issue for 2018 deliveries
Air Canada plans to tap the enhanced equipment trust certificate (EETC) market to fund some of its 21 aircraft deliveries in 2018, says chief financial officer Michael Rousseau.
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P&W speeds up GTF deliveries, but considers new design changes
Pratt & Whitney shipped 120 geared turbofan engines in the third quarter to stay on pace to meet an annual delivery target, but durability concerns still require diverting 12-15% of output to a spares pool and drive company officials to consider new design changes.
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Lockheed F-35 deliveries lag in third quarter
After nine months of production, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 line is still lagging, according to the latest company earnings report.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Carol Cork, marketing director for PrivatFly
Carol Cork is marketing director with online business jet booking platform PrivateFly
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NewsUnited will not re-evaluate CSeries after Airbus deal
United Airlines does not plan to re-evaluate the Bombardier CSeries for its fleet, following the announcement of plans by Airbus to buy a majority stake in the aircraft programme.
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Textron Aviation records Q3 revenue slide
Sluggish demand across the business aircraft sector between June and September contributed to a $44 million fall in revenues for Textron Aviation during the third quarter to $1.15 billion.
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US Navy upgrades IRST for Super Hornet fleet
The US Navy is upgrading its Boeing F/A-18E/F fighters with an improved Lockheed Martin IRST21 sensor system, allowing the Super Hornet fleet to see and detect farther.
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OpinionOPINION: Why new models are good for airline industry
Compiling Flight International’s annual World Airliner Directory – the first part of which appears in our 24-30 October issue – is often a repetitive task.
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Airspacex pitches military variant of MOBi air taxi
Airspacex is taking its MOBi, a modular electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft developed to relieve urban congestion, and tweaking the concept to meet a military missions such as medical evacuation and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
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Boeing broadens bet on autonomous tech with new partnership
Building off its recent Aurora Flight Sciences acquisition, Boeing is investing in Near Earth Autonomy, a Pennsylvania-based company focusing on autonomous flight.
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NewsSilvercrest impact on Hemisphere jet premature: Textron CEO
Textron chief executive Scott Donnelly says it is “premature” to know how to respond to the new problem with Safran's Silvercrest engine which has been selected to power the Cessna Citation Hemisphere to a first flight milestone within two years.
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Delta committed to CSeries despite delivery uncertainty
Delta Air Lines remains committed to its Bombardier CSeries order, following plans by Airbus to buy a majority stake in the programme.
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NewsDelta expands A350 network ahead of introduction
Delta Air Lines will fly its new Airbus A350-900 to Amsterdam in 2018, as it prepares to introduce its latest product offerings and aircraft on long-haul routes at the end of October.
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XTI picks up new orders and deposits for TriFan 600
A formal launch of XTI Aircraft’s six-seat TriFan 600 at the NBAA convention attracted “several” new orders and deposits under a pre-sales programme for the vertical take-off and landing, fixed-wing aircraft project, the company says on 18 October.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: CSeries sector flat in Airbus single-aisle outlook
Airbus forecasts put 20-year demand in the Bombardier CSeries category at just over 4,450 aircraft, although the total has stayed largely flat and represents a declining proportion of the single-aisle market.