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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airlines eye Amazon-style retail experience
Amazon has trailblazed global retail’s e-commerce path since the mid-1990s. Its ability to profile consumers, personalise offers and merchandise goods is the envy of every business with a website. And this year the Seattle-based conglomerate is pushing the boundary even further.
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NewsT-X deal could spur changes to USAF flight training programme
The US Air Force’s flight training commander reiterated the need for the service to replace its Northrop T-38 Talon fighter trainers and outlined how a new trainer could change the service’s flight training programme.
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NewsSikorsky CH-53K testing continues on schedule
The giant grey frame of a prototype Sikorsky CH-53K heavy lift helicopter rests on a concrete stand under South Florida’s hot winter sun, ready for testing.
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NewsLong landing in tailwind caused Il-76 overrun
Late reduction of thrust and an out-of-limits tailwind caused a Volga-Dnepr Ilyushin Il-76 to overrun as it touched down long at St John’s in Canada.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How to engage with your infrequent flyers
Subject most frequent-flyer programmes to close scrutiny and you’ll find that the vast majority of members are not flying that often and don't have any real engagement with the scheme or the airline. While it may be tempting to shrug off this group in favour of concentrating on the high-spending ...
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NewsLearjet 85 moves a step closer to first flight
Bombardier has moved closer to a long-delayed first flight of the all-composite Learjet 85 business jet, obtaining a flight test permit from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the first flight test vehicle.
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NewsNo rush on A380 re-engine: Airbus
Airbus says a re-engine of its A380 superjumbo is something it plans to look at in the longer term, as its main priority is to ensure that the development schedules of the A350 and A320neo remain on-track.
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NewsBoeing remains confident in additional F/A-18 orders
It's crunch time for Boeing's F/A-18 production line, with the company needing to secure orders in fiscal year 2015 to avoid a possible production shut down at the end of 2016.
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NewsProduction of Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider continues on track
Sikorsky continues to make progress on its S-97 Raider prototype helicopter, completing roughly one-quarter of the build cycle on the rigid rotor, pusher-prop helicopter.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Amedeo’s simple plan to broaden A380 customer base
Airbus’s new A380 leasing customer Amedeo is confident that more demand can be created for the ultra-large aircraft by focusing marketing efforts around simple, higher-density seating configurations.
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NewsEvolution not revolution at Bristow Group
Bristow Group, arguably the biggest offshore helicopter operator in the world, will, from 1 August, have a new chief executive in place.
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Transaero gets all-clear for new London and Houston routes
Transaero has gained rights to serve London from St Petersburg and Houston from Moscow.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Big two exchange blows over widebody strategies
Airbus and Boeing crossed swords during the Singapore air show over their contrasting strategies in the widebody sector, with each questioning the other’s logic for product development.
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WestJet picks Panasonic for new IFE system
WestJet has chosen Panasonic Avionics to provide satellite internet as well as streaming live television and on-demand movies for passengers' portable devices.
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American to look beyond Envoy for an E-175 operator
American Airlines Group will begin searching for a regional carrier to operate the 60 Embraer 175s that it has on order, following the rejection of an agreement in principle to operate the aircraft by the pilot’s union at its regional subsidiary Envoy.
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NewsBombardier forecasts 280 deliveries in 2014
Bombardier expects to deliver 80 commercial aircraft and around 200 business jets during 2014, some 17% more than last year.
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NewsRolls-Royce signs $1 billion agreement for C-130J engines
Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement worth up to $1 billion to provide 600 AE2100 turboprops to power all variants of Lockheed Martin’s C-130J Super Hercules aircraft produced through 2025.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Noise goals in sight for open-rotor researchers
Noise – and lots of it – helped kill open-rotor research 25 years ago.