All North America articles – Page 497
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Air Lease converts to a dozen A321neos
US lessor Air Lease has become the latest customer to convert to the larger Airbus A321neo, having switched an order for a dozen A320neos.
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Trump teases possible F-35 competition
In his first press conference since winning November’s election, President-elect Donald Trump hinted again at a potential competition between Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
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NewsPiper M600 secures Canadian approval as Archer orders rack up
Piper Aircraft has secured Canadian type certification for its M600 single-engined turboprop, and is preparing the begin deliveries of the flagship aircraft to local customers in February.
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NewsSyberJet readies SJ30i for third-quarter maiden flight
SyberJet Aircraft says engineering work on the new cockpit of its SJ30i business jet is “95% complete” and the revamped light twin should make its maiden sortie in the third quarter.
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NewsUnited moves up 747 retirement to this year
United Airlines is speeding up the retirement of its Boeing 747 fleet, moving the timeline forward by nearly a year to the fourth quarter.
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ANALYSIS: Aerospace manufacturers target factory emissions
Aircraft emissions are often the centre of attention when considering aviation’s impact on the environment, but airframe and engine production facilities are also significant greenhouse gas emitters and sources of industrial waste.
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Airbus/Boeing see slight output rise but 25% fall in net orders
Between them, the big-two aircraft manufacturers achieved a slight rise in overall output last year, to 1,436 aircraft, but their combined net orders declined by almost a quarter.
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NewsACG orders 35 more A320 family aircraft
Aviation Capital Group has ordered 35 Airbus A320 family aircraft, bringing its total firm commitments for the type to 158.
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ANALYSIS: Airports eye carbon-neutral operations
A growing number of pioneering airports are proving that becoming carbon neutral is an achievable, not just an aspirational, goal.
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Allegiant to arrive in Louisville
Allegiant Air will launch service to Louisville (Kentucky) in May, continuing with its strategy to grow into mid-sized cities.
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Secretive DOD office reveals swarming Perdix UAVs
In one of the largest successful demonstrations of swarming micro-drones, over 100 Perdix UAVs screamed over the US Naval Air Systems Command’s testing grounds at China Lake, California last October.
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NewsCanada's AirSprint adds first Legacy 450s
Canadian fractional ownership company AirSprint took delivery in December of the country’s first Embraer Legacy 450 business jets. Two examples of the superlight type were handed over to the Calgary, Alberta-based operator from a July 2016 order for 12. Another aircraft is scheduled for delivery this month.
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Boeing falls short of 2016 commercial orders target
Boeing fell short of its commercial aircraft orders goal for 2016, and booked a hundred fewer than in 2015.
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Air Force Secretary: B-52 accident will not push engine upgrade
The Air Force is not moving faster on an effort to re-engine the Boeing B-52, even after a TF33 dropped from a bomber during a training mission earlier this week.
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Rolls poised for key Airbus and Boeing flight-test programmes
Rolls-Royce is gearing up to support Airbus and Boeing flight-test campaigns in the coming months as two new variants make their first flights powered by Trent engines.
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ANALYSIS: How aviation stayed well-funded amid 2016's uncertainty
As 2016 drew to a close, it looked as though the aviation cycle had crested – a theory reinforced by a slowdown in global traffic growth just as an oversupply of aircraft seems likely, and by compressed lease rates and aircraft values, driven in part by an abundance of liquidity.
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MD-90 operators told to fit angle-of-attack sensor heaters
Operators of Boeing MD-90s are being instructed to fit external case heaters on angle-of-attack sensors to prevent improper activation of the stick-shaker.
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B-52 bomber drops engine
A US Air Force B-52 bomber dropped one of its engines during a training mission over North Dakota this week, according to the service.
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NewsGECAS orders another 75 737 Max 8s
GE Capital Aviation Services has placed an order for another 75 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, worth $8.25 billion at list prices.
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FlightStats 2016 Airline On-Time Performance Service Award Winners Announced
January 4, 2017 - FlightStats, Inc., the leader in global flight information services, part of FlightGlobal, has released the winners for the 8th Annual Airline On-Time Performance Service Awards.