All North America articles – Page 179
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Red 6 to install augmented reality headset in multiple T-38 jets
Start-up Red 6 has won a contract to install its augmented reality headset into multiple US Air Force (USAF) Northrop T-38 Talon jet trainers.
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JASSM-ER launch from MC-130J to help prove ‘Rapid Dragon’ pallet concept
Lockheed Martin plans to demonstrate the ability to launch a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) from the back of an MC-130J transport by the end of the year, as it works to develop a palletised launch system called ‘Rapid Dragon’.
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DOJ sues to unwind American-JetBlue alliance, carriers pledge to fight
The US Department of Justice confirms it has sued in US federal court to force American Airlines and JetBlue Airways to scuttle their partnership in the Northeast USA, alleging the pact violates US anti-trust laws.
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American and JetBlue defend Northeast partnership amid reports of US anti-trust challenge
American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are on the defensive following news that the Department of Justice intends to challenge their newly established alliance in the Northeast USA.
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Kaman unveils Kargo UAV for autonomous resupply duties
Kaman has unveiled a new unmanned air vehicle design optimised for autonomous expeditionary logistics operations, such as those performed by the US Marine Corps.
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USAF reveals that five, not two, B-21 test aircraft in production
The secretary of the US Air Force (USAF) has disclosed that five test examples of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bomber have entered production at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.
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Retire old aircraft or risk losing to China: USAF secretary
Frank Kendall, secretary of the US Air Force (USAF), says local politics threaten to weaken the air force by burdening it with outdated aircraft.
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Republic Airways to move headquarters, training centre to Indianapolis suburb
US regional airline behemoth Republic Airways is opening a new corporate headquarters and training centre in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel.
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US airlines rejoice at lifting of US bans on inbound travellers
US airlines have finally received the gift they so long sought from the administration of president Joe Biden: a full opening of the USA to foreign travellers.
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USAF secretary asks ‘hard questions’ of Advanced Battle Management System
Secretary of the US Air Force Frank Kendall is forcing a reassessment of one of the service’s highest development priorities, its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), after asking “hard questions” of the imagined battlefield network and receiving “answers that weren’t that good”.
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Eremenko’s Universal Hydrogen to open Toulouse facility
US hydrogen-fuel developer Universal Hydrogen is opening an engineering and design center in Toulouse, France – a move furthering alignment between the start-up and Airbus, which has been working on a hydrogen-fueled aircraft concept.
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JetBlue and Spirit vie for 16 available Newark slots
JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines have applied with the US Department of Transportation to received more than a dozen newly available take-off and landing slots at Newark Liberty International airport.
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Opinion
Full rendezvous with reality is still ahead from some airlines
A struggle might be approaching for operators that need to access new equity amid a lack of appetite in the market, writes CTAIRA analyst Chris Tarry
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Boeing to build MQ-25As at MidAmerica St Louis Airport
Boeing will build a new factory in St. Louis to build the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for the US Navy (USN).
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US airlines could miss 2021 profit targets as end-of-year travel demand sags
US airlines may struggle to meet already trimmed 2021 financial targets due to the persistence of Covid-19, which continues eroding demand for autumn and winter travel despite a strong summer period.
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Lockheed Martin unveils ‘LMXT’ in-flight refuelling tanker
Lockheed Martin has unveiled its bid for the US Air Force’s KC-Y in-flight refuelling tanker programme: the LMXT.
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United to serve Lagos from Washington DC
United Airlines will launch flights to Lagos in Nigeria from Washington DC on 29 November.
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US government to grant 16 Newark slots to a discount airline
The US Department of Transportation is making 16 take-off and landing slots at Newark Liberty International airport available to a single US low-cost airline.
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General Atomics eyes Arctic Circle operations with MQ-9A ‘Big Wing’ demo
As global warming melts Arctic Ocean ice pack, leaving more open water for transit by Chinese and Russian ships, Washington is looking for new ways to keep an eye on the frigid region. One possibility: unmanned air vehicles that can keep watch from above.
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Interview
Bombardier chief talks ‘options’ for next clean-sheet aircraft as transformation wraps up
CEO Martel declines to specify where Bombardier might next deploy its impressive engineering heft but says the company is evaluating several potential new jets.