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Gulfstream second quarter shipments hit by Brexit concerns
Brexit jitters hit sales of Gulfstream business jets in the second quarter, but the outlook for the US airframer for the remainder of 2016 is robust, according to parent company General Dynamics.
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NewsAllegiant places order for 12 new A320s
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air has agreed to purchase 12 Airbus current engine option A320s, in its first purchase of new aircraft.
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OpinionOPINION: Cracks appear as Airbus, Boeing workloads mount
There is no other way to describe it. The second quarter of 2016 marked a modern low-point in the history of the Airbus and Boeing duopoly.
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NewsUkraine receives Raven UAVs
The Armed Forces of Ukraine received a batch of AeroVironment RQ-11B Ravens for reconnaissance missions, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced yesterday.
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Interjet plans five US routes with new bilateral
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet plans to launch service on five US routes, as a liberalised air services agreement between the two countries is set to go into effect.
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NewsAir Force dangles price incentives for advanced T-X trainer
The US Air Force has proposed millions of dollars in incentives for contractors who bring forth a T-X trainer aircraft that exceeds the service’s outlined performance requirements, according to the latest draft request for proposals released late Tuesday.
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Airbus: Delivery of P&W 'golden' A320neo engine imminent
Airbus is expecting first delivery of the revamped Pratt & Whitney PW1100G powerplant to Lufthansa this week, enabling the airframer to start putting deliveries of the A320neo back on track.
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Funding for new close air support platform remains uncertain
While rumblings of two potential close-air support platforms for the US Air Force shook Washington last week, discussions surrounding a possible light-attack aircraft and A-10 replacement have yet to reach the service’s secretary.
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JetBlue adds 30 A321s to order backlog
JetBlue Airways has added orders for 30 Airbus A321s, raising the US low-cost carrier's total backlog to 116 single-aisles.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The increasing spread of airline acquisitions
If in recent years it was Etihad Airways that appeared to be the main international airline suitor for carriers seeking new investors, over the last 18 months its Gulf peer Qatar Airways, China's HNA Group and Delta Air Lines have all emerged as buyers in the market.
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NewsFlying Colours ExecLiner gets Rockwell Collins Venue upgrade
Canadian engineering and completions company Flying Colours is installing the Rockwell Collins Venue cabin management system (CMS) as standard in its ExecLiner – a conversion of the Bombardier CRJ200 regional jet.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: American aims to cut delivery bubble with A350 deferral
American Airlines appears to have worked for some time towards an agreement with Airbus to defer its A350-900 deliveries, reaching one less than a year before its first aircraft was due.
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ANALYSIS: GE Aviation unveils strategy for dethroning PT6
Challenging the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 engine in the light turboprop market is a tall order, and GE Aviation knows it.
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NewsUSAF seeks two new close-air support aircraft
The US Air Force is considering two new procurements to boost their close air support mission, including an off-the-shelf option for permissive environments and a cheap, clean sheet design aircraft that would replace the Fairchild Dornier A-10 Warthog.
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NewsAmerican defers A350 deliveries by more than two years
American Airlines has deferred the deliveries of all of the 22 Airbus A350-900s that it has on order, as it works to reduce its capital expenditures and manage capacity through 2018.
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NewsAirbus considering 19-seat hybrid-electric aircraft for general aviation market
Airbus is now considering general aviation designs with up to 19 seats with hybrid-electric power after meeting with potential development partners among a small group of traditional US small aircraft manufacturers, a senior executive tells Flightglobal.
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NewsUSAF not settled on number of B-21s
The US Air Force will not determine how many B-21 bombers are needed for the fleet until the first aircraft is fielded in the 2020s, according to the service’s deputy chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration.
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ANALYSIS: Getting personal with single-engined jets
The business and general aviation sector is arguably the most innovative, pioneering and unconventional sector of the aerospace manufacturing industry.
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NewsF-15E demonstrates new display system
Boeing demonstrated an improved display system on a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles earlier this month, uniting the host of upgrades the service will implement on its F-15Es and F-15Cs.
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NewsDelta lands Haneda slots for new Minneapolis flights
Delta Air Lines came out ahead in the US Department of Transportation's allocation of five new daytime slot pairs at Tokyo Haneda International airport.