All North America articles – Page 186
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US Navy eyes programme of record for cargo drones to resupply ships
The US Navy is thinking about creating a programme of record to buy small cargo drones for ship-to-ship resupply missions.
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Spirit says it will return to normal operations ‘next week’
Spirit Airlines expects to resume normal operations by the middle of next week after the airline was forced to cancel thousands of flights in the past six days due to staffing and weather issues.
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FAA order addresses risk of fire suppression problem in 737 cargo compartments
Concern about fire suppression has led the Federal Aviation Administration to prohibit airlines from carrying cargo in the aft holds of Boeing 737s that have failed air conditioning airflow systems.
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United to require vaccines for all US-based employees
United Airlines is the first US passenger air carrier to require all US-based employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
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Boeing spins off HorizonX, forms new venture with AEI
Boeing and AE Industrial Partners (AEI) have formed a new joint venture for early stage investments in promising aerospace technologies.
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Sightseeing Beaver suffers fatal crash in Alaska
A De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver operated by Southeast Aviation has crashed in Alaska, killing all passengers.
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US Air Force invests in Hermeus’ hypersonic aircraft development
The US Air Force (USAF) and unnamed venture capital firms have invested $60 million into Hermeus Corporation as part of an effort to develop and test fly an unmanned hypersonic aircraft and propulsion systems.
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New Trent 1000 TEN turbine blade in ‘queue’ for certification: Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce is still awaiting certification for its redesigned Trent 1000 TEN high-pressure turbine blade for the Boeing 787 engine, a delay it attributes to the US FAA’s having higher priorities. The engine manufacturer insists, however, that it is confident in the modification, introduced after earlier versions of the blade showed ...
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US government ‘working’ on plan to allow foreign visitors
The US government is working on plans to re-open the country to foreign visitors – but travel entry bans remain in place for now.
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Bombardier turns $139m Q2 profit as business-jet demand rebounds
Bombardier swung to a $139 million profit in the second quarter of 2021 and has upped its full-year 2021 earnings estimates amid a bump in deliveries of and demand for new business jets.
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Bombardier still ‘assessing’ stalled Global 8000 programme
Bombardier continues to study the feasibility of developing the Global 8000 business jet, but executives express no indication they are any closer to green lighting the long-stalled large-cabin jet programme.
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Atlas Air’s Q2 profit rises as airfreight remains in high demand
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings boosted its second quarter earnings as demand for air cargo services remains high.
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Porter selects Embraer for aftermarket services
Brazilian airframer Embraer and Canadian regional carrier Porter Airlines have agreed to a 20-year aftermarket support deal.
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US Navy buys UK AWACS for use as E-6B trainer
The US Navy has acquired a Boeing E-3D Sentry airframe recently retired by the UK Royal Air Force, with the asset to be employed as a dedicated trainer supporting its E-6B Mercury airborne communications and command post fleet.
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Hydroplaning and crew error caused 2019 Miami Air 737 overrun at Jacksonville
Loss of braking due to hydroplaning, shortcomings by Miami Air International and errors by one of its captains caused a Boeing 737-800 to overrun a Jacksonville runway on 3 May 2019. That is according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which released its final accident report on 4 August.
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Frontier sees ‘softening’ demand due to delta variant
Frontier Airlines says more passengers returned to air travel during the second quarter, propelling the carrier to a small net profit, but that it is seeing “softening” in bookings as concerns about the rapid spread of the coronavirus’ “delta” variant grow.
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USMC to receive first MQ-9A Reapers in August, precursor to ‘MUX’ effort
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems plans to transfer two MQ-9A Reapers to the US Marine Corps in late August.
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US start-up GlobalX aims to launch flights this week
US start-up carrier GlobalX Airlines hopes to begin passenger charter flights this week.
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Chorus Aviation agrees to lease two Dash 8s to hopeful US start-up Connect Airlines
Canadian aircraft lessor Chorus Aviation Capital has reached deals to lease two De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprops to the company working to launch a US carrier called Connect Airlines.
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Spirit AeroSystems loses $135m in Q2, citing new 787 issue
Spirit AeroSystems lost $135 million in the second quarter of 2021, reflecting reduced production of aircraft components and a $46 million forward loss on the company’s Boeing 787 work.