All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 103
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F-22 redesign considered as oxygen system concerns linger
US Air Force leaders are considering a redesign of the Lockheed Martin F-22 but still have no answers for the oxygen system breakdowns responsible for another...
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NewsUS airlines call for national policy reforms after 2011 profit squeeze
A US airline lobbying group has unveiled a broad agenda to improve the domestic industry's competitiveness by overhauling the regulations and taxes imposed on the industry from the government.
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NewsUSAF reverses Tucano purchase
The US Air Force has been forced to reverse a contract award for the turbo-powered Embraer Super Tucano fighter after conducting an internal review of the...
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NewsUSAF re-assessing 5th generation fighter numbers
The US Air Force is re-assessing its numbers of so-called fifth-generation fighters, although it is still not backing off its commitment to buy 1,763 Lockheed Martin F-35As over the next 35 years.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman moves closer to BAMS first flight
Northrop Grumman has installed the landing gear and wings on the airframe of the first RQ-4 Global Hawk variant designed for the US Navy ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Turboprop engine duel strikes up for 90-seater
A classic engine duel is beginning to take shape in a category often thought extinct at the dawn of the second century of commercial aviation: the untapped market sector.
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NewsAtlas V lifts US Navy satellite into orbit
The first of a new constellation of US Navy communications satellites entered orbit today after a successful launch by a Lockheed Martin Atlas V heavylift...
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NewsBoeing swaps leaders for 777 and 787
The heads of Boeing's 777 and 787 programmes have exchanged offices in the first major leadership change for those programmes in more than three years. Scott...
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NewsEtihad chief Hogan charts Americas expansion strategy
Etihad's chief executive today committed to launch service to two more US cities by 2014, open an inaugural route to South America by 2013, consider making...
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Embraer advances window for re-engined E-Jet to 2016
Embraer now says a re-engined E-Jet could become available as early as 2016, or two years earlier than originally announced.
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NewsUSAF delays T-38 trainer replacement to 2020
The US Air Force has confirmed its latest budget proposal delays fielding a replacement for the Northrop T-38 Talon advanced jet trainer by three years....
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NewsUPS, TNT continue merger talks after initial bid rejected
Atlanta-based UPS said it remains in take-over talks after Dutch cargo airline TNT Express rejected an unsolicited €4.9 billion ($6.5 billion) offer. UPS...
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Hydraulics concerns hold up R66 certification
Canadian and European regulators have held up certification of the five-seat Robinson R66 helicopter and requested more tests on the hydraulic system, said company president Kurt Robinson.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: MD Helicopters to launch new aircraft this year
MD Helicopters owner Lynn Tilton has committed to launching flight tests of an undisclosed new helicopter by the end of the year.
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NewsGE highlights military influence in Leap technology
General Electric (GE) today revealed that critical technologies used in the core of the Leap-series turbofans are derived from a project funded by the US military.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: AgustaWestland prepares AW609 for certification tests
AgustaWestland has unveiled a new facility in Arlington, Texas, to house the first prototype of the freshly renamed AW609 civil tiltrotor as it prepares for airworthiness certification tests to start within a year.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: PICTURE - Eurocopter unveils T2 upgrade for EC130
Eurocopter has unveiled the most significant development of the light-single EC130 in a decade, offering the latest variant of the Turbomeca Arriel 2 engine to increase power and reduce fuel consumption.
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NewsFCC blocks LightSquared broadband system, admonishes GPS users
The US Federal Communications Commission will prohibit mobile broadband start-up LightSquared from launching services that three government panels have determined...
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HELI-EXPO: Rolls-Royce shelves RR500 until light aircraft market recovers
Rolls-Royce will postpone launching certification testing of the RR500 turboshaft after completing development in March, the company said on 13 February.
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NewsBombardier announces firm deal for five Q400s
An undisclosed buyer has signed a firm purchase agreement for five Bombardier NextGen Q400 turboprops, the Canadian airframer announced today. The...