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NewsAPI gains EASA approval for split scimitar winglet
Aviation Partners (API) has secured European supplemental type certification for the split scimitar winglet (SSW) retrofit for the Boeing Business Jet family.
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NewsU-2 poised to receive radar upgrade, but not un-manned conversion
The Lockheed Martin proposal to “un-man” the U-2 is dead, but the old high-altitude surveillance aircraft is very much alive despite repeated attempts to kill the programme.
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NewsFirst operational F-35 squadron declared ready for combat
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has achieved initial operational capability with the US Marine Corps 14 years after the fifth-generation combat jet entered development and five years after its original IOC target of 2010.
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NewsUAE to install counter-missile system on head-of-state aircraft
The United Arab Emirates has been cleared by the US State Department to buy four Northrop Grumman infrared missile countermeasure systems to protect its Boeing-based head-of-state aircraft against missiles.
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NewsEgyptian Air Force receiving long-awaited Lockheed F-16s
Egypt will receive eight Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 52 Vipers from the United States in the coming days following an uptick in diplomatic relations between the two nations.
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NewsUS Navy purchases six more Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack systems
The US Navy has grown its Boeing Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack low-rate production order to 11 with a $78 million Lot 4 order for six more Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems, which includes 30 air vehicles and 12 catapults.
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Gulfstream records strongest second quarter for seven years
Gulfstream recorded its best second quarter for new aircraft sales since 2008, thanks mainly to a thriving US economy.
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NewsBoeing rolls out first Australian Growler
Boeing has unveiled the first of 12 Australian EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft at a ceremony in St Louis, Missouri, and company officials say the second example is already flight testing.
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NewsUSAF unveils roadmap for microwave weapons use
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has unveiled a technology roadmap for its cruise missile-based “CHAMP” high-power microwave weapon that successfully fried banks of computers at a test range in October 2012.
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Airbus starts design of hybrid-electric 100-seater
In less than two decades, Airbus’s concept for the VoltAir E-Fan could spawn a new family of 100-seat regional airliners with a hybrid-electric propulsion system anchored by diesel engines sending 6MW of power to a row of electric thrusters.
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NewsUS Special Forces pursuing AC-130-based ‘active denial system’
US Air Force Special Operations Command’s plans to mount an airborne laser and active denial system onto its new AC-130J Ghostrider gunship is maturing and has the strong support of the scientific community within the flying branch.
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Frontier unveils new routes for October launch
Denver-based Frontier Airlines will begin several new flights from Las Vegas, Orlando and Philadelphia from 25 October.
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NewsNew York and Delta partner on LaGuardia redevelopment
New York State and Delta Air Lines are partnering on the redevelopment of New York LaGaurdia airport, under an ambitious plan to replace the majority of the airport’s terminals by 2021.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Engine makers prepare for possible new Boeing aircraft
By the end of the decade, a remarkable six clean-sheet commercial aircraft engines spanning two generations of propulsion technology are expected to enter service.
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NewsCessna notches up Chinese orders for propeller-driven aircraft
Cessna secured two sizeable orders from Chinese customers at the AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in late July.
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NewsBRP launches more powerful Rotax engine
Austria's BRP-Powertrain is expanding its Rotax family of piston engines with the launch of its turbocharged 915iS. The four-stroke, four-cylinder powerplant is designed, says the Gunskirchen–based company, to help it expand its share of the general aviation aircraft market beyond the ultra-light and light-sport aircraft sectors. BRP's Rotax engines ...
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NewsRaytheon secures JSOW order from US Navy, Saudi Arabia
The US Navy has purchased 555 Joint Stand-Off Weapons from Raytheon for $180 million for itself and Saudi Arabia, according to a recent contact announcement.
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NewsGulfstream appoints Chile's Aerocardal as sales representative
Gulfstream is beefing up it sales team in Latin America with the appointment of Chilean business aviation services provider and G150 operator, Aerocardal.
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NewsNorthrop unveils evolved, exportable BACN aerial gateway
Northrop Grumman has expanded the networking capabilities of its Battlefield Airborne Communications Node aerial gateway to create a new product that promises to make “combat cloud” warfare commonplace.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: American sees no domestic improvement in Q3
American Airlines sees no improvement in domestic demand in the third quarter, after passenger unit revenues fell 5% in the second quarter.