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    Initial speed requirements pushed UH-1Y out of Huey competition

    2017-04-06T19:36:58Z

    Stringent speed requirements originally set out by the US Air Force for its UH-1N Huey replacement would have pushed Bell Helicopter’s UH-1Y Venom out of the competition.

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    INSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: How the air cargo market is in transition

    2017-04-06T10:26:22Z

    The recent data from IATA for the whole year of 2016 saw cargo traffic rise by 3.8% in freight tonne-kilometres (FTK), against a 5.3% increase in capacity measured in available tonne kilometres. This encouraging growth was compared to the anaemic 2.3% rise in 2015 and the past decade’s average annual ...

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    AERO: European certification for Piper M600 "imminent"

    2017-04-06T08:41:58Z

    Piper Aircraft debuted its M600 at Aero and declared that long-awaited European certification for its flagship single-engined turboprop was "imminent".

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    ​US Navy temporarily grounds T-45 fleet

    2017-04-05T23:09:39Z

    The US Navy has ordered a three-day grounding of its T-45 Goshawk trainer jets while NAVAIR looks for ways to correct persistent oxygen issues on the aircraft.

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    Norwegian adds Denver and Seattle to US roster

    2017-04-05T23:02:07Z

    ​Norwegian will begin service to Denver and Seattle Tacoma in September, expanding its US network to 13 cities.

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    AIX: Cobalt unveils first wireless mobile charging product for airlines

    2017-04-05T12:36:04Z

    ​Cobalt Aerospace is seeing “phenomenal” interest from commercial airlines in what it says is the world’s first wireless mobile phone charging solution for aircraft interiors – and the company has its sights firmly set on securing linefit offerability for the units.

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    AIX: IFEC industry takes electronics ban in its stride

    2017-04-05T10:15:38Z

    Uncertainty over whether the recent ban on laptops and tablets in some aircraft cabins could be expanded, and the impact this might have on the in-flight entertainment and connectivity market, is provoking mixed reactions from companies attending the show.

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    United to shrink Guam hub from November

    2017-04-05T01:22:02Z

    United Airlines will shrink its Guam hub from November 2017, as it shifts Boeing 737s back to the US mainland.

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    ​Marine One to hit first flight this summer

    2017-04-04T23:38:57Z

    Sikorsky is set to complete first flight this summer of its VH-92, the Marine One configuration of its commercial, medium lift S-92 helicopter, according to NAVAIR’s presidential helicopter replacement programme manager.

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    ​Pentagon greenlights CH-53K production

    2017-04-04T14:35:24Z

    The Pentagon approved the US Navy’s Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion to enter its production and deployment phase this week, according to a Defense Department spokesman.

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    AIX: Posing the 'why not?' question in cabin design

    2017-04-04T07:47:21Z

    Swiss International Air Lines’ insistence on serving chilled champagne to its short-haul business class passengers forced Bombardier to work galley chillers into the design of the CSeries – an addition the manufacturer had not planned to include. Dick Powell, co-founder and chairman of design agency Seymourpowell, says this is a ...

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    AIX: Spafax allows passengers to ask Alexa

    2017-04-04T06:19:00Z

    Content agency Spafax is debuting a new voice-activated personal assistant with complete knowledge of an airline’s entertainment offering that will allow passengers to ask Amazon’s Alexa which movies, TV shows and music will be available on their flight.

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    Air Canada chief operating officer resigns

    2017-04-04T05:42:00Z

    ​Air Canada's chief operating officer, Klaus Goersch, is to step down from the carrier at the end of this month.

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    BOC Aviation hints that 747-8Fs came from Boeing Capital

    2017-04-04T03:06:21Z

    BOC Aviation has all but named Boeing Capital as the seller of the two Boeing 747-8 Freighters leased to AirBridgeCargo that it recently acquired.

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    ​Boeing receives $2.2bn order for 17 P-8As

    2017-04-04T02:09:59Z

    Boeing has secured a $2.2 billion contract covering 17 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft destined for the US Navy, plus export customers Australia and the UK.

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    ​MH-60 updates could feed into Future Vertical Lift

    2017-04-03T22:57:52Z

    A set of mid-life updates to the US Navy’s MH-60R Seahawk helicopter will likely appear in the Future Vertical Lift rotorcraft, along with the service’s next MH-XX maritime helicopter, according to the US Navy’s H-60 helicopter programme manager.

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    ​DOD demurs on production go-ahead for CH-53K

    2017-04-03T19:30:23Z

    The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin are keeping mum on the CH-53K King Stallion’s production go-ahead, which was scheduled for a DOD review last week.

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    American no-frills fares show early success: analyst

    2017-04-03T19:05:07Z

    ​American Airlines new basic economy fare class is achieving sought after increases to economy fares, an early analysis by Wolfe Research finds.

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    AIX: Zodiac vows a lavatory Revolution

    2017-04-03T13:55:42Z

    ​Zodiac Aerospace is pressing ahead with its ambition to consign smelly aircraft toilets to history – and says that by the end of this year every Airbus aircraft will leave the factory with its recyclable Revolution toilet installed.

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    AIX: Brady's RFID label helps with compliance

    2017-04-03T12:10:02Z

    Brady, which makes labelling and identification products, has developed a lightweight, heavy-duty RFID label for the aerospace industry that enables fast and easy tracking of non-metal components.