All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 13
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing invests to mitigate long-term disruptive threats
Despite sitting atop a duopoly enjoying the longest, uninterrupted run of annual growth in history, Airbus and Boeing executives seem gripped by a heightened sense of healthy paranoia these days.
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Boeing starts assembling first Max 7
Boeing has started final assembly of the third and smallest variant in the re-engined 737 Max family.
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Indian air force test fires air-launched Brahmos missile
The Indian air force test-fired the Mach 2.8 Brahmos cruise missile from an aircraft for the first time on 22 November, moving the anti-ship and land attack capability a step closer to operational use.
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Facebook, Airbus team up on high-altitude UAVs
Facebook and Airbus have teamed up to lobby the International Telecommunication Union allocate more capacity on the spectrum of radio signals for high-altitude pseudo-satelliltes (HAPS) and work together on development.
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ANALYSIS: Key challenges in the race to develop hybrid-electric aircraft
US Air Force expectations that aircraft of the future will have vast hunger for electrical power are driving a wave of research
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DUBAI: AVIC showcases Chinese UAS flexibility, but short endurance
A family of jet-powered Combat Shadow unmanned air systems displayed at the Dubai air show offer a potent mix of high-altitude intelligence-gathering and weapons capabilities – but unusually short endurance, according to specifications released by AVIC.
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DUBAI: EgyptAir to lease 15 A320neos from AerCap
EgyptAir has committed to lease 15 Airbus A320neo aircraft from AerCap.
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DUBAI: Indigo Partners signs MoU for 430 A320neos
Private equity firm Indigo Partners has signed a memorandum of understanding for 430 Airbus A320neo family aircraft at the Dubai air show.
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DUBAI: EgyptAir plans to firm CS300 order before January
EgyptAir intends to finalise a commitment to order 12 Bombardier CS300s by year-end and become the type's launch operator in the Middle East and North Africa region, the Canadian manufacturer disclosed today at the Dubai air show.
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DUBAI: ATR considering new corporate structure for flexibility
ATR’s top executive has indicated that the Airbus-Leonardo joint venture could be restructured into a limited-liability company to increase management flexibility and financing options ahead of the potential launch of a larger turboprop that could feature conventional or disruptive technologies such as hybrid-electric propulsion.
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DUBAI: Ethiopian orders four more 777Fs
Ethiopian Airlines has placed a firm order for four more Boeing 777 Freighters.
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DUBAI: RAF talks up Typhoon interoperability with F-35
As interest in fifth generation fighters builds in the UAE, a top Royal Air Force officer explained at the Dubai air show how the Eurofighter Typhoon is already demonstrating how a non-stealthy fighter can integrate with the Lockheed Martin F-35 in contested airspace.
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DUBAI: Boeing supports Dubai vision for autonomous air taxi
Boeing’s newly-launched HorizonX venture capital fund and start-up incubator is coming to the Middle East – and the UAE, specifically.
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ANALYSIS: GE9X on track to enter flight testing
GE Aviation’s Boeing 747-400 flying testbed in Victorville, California, is ready to receive the first GE9X test engine.
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DUBAI: CFM starts closing Leap-1 delivery gap
CFM International expects to close a delivery gap for the Leap-1 engine family by the second quarter of next year as the manufacturer works to address a spreading technical problem within the engine.
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DUBAI: Bombardier still discussing Q400 outsourcing
Bombardier still wants to outsource major structural work for the Q400 to factories outside Canada, but discussions with potential partners remain ongoing, the company's top commercial aircraft executive has disclosed.
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DUBAI: Boeing achieves 90% drawing milestone on 777-9
Boeing reached the 90% engineering drawing release milestone with the 777-9 on 7 November, vice-president and 777X general manager Eric Lindblad has disclosed.
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DUBAI: Tariffs won't apply to US-assembled CSeries – Cromer
Bombardier intends to start building a $300 million aircraft factory in Alabama immediately after the CSeries joint venture's sale to Airbus closes – and CS100s delivered to US customers from that facility will not be subject to a possible import tariff, predicts the president of the Canadian airframer's commercial aircraft ...
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DUBAI: KC-46 trims major deficiencies to one
Boeing’s long-troubled KC-46A tanker development programme is nearing resolution, with only one outstanding deficiency expected to remain after this month, says the company’s top defence executive.
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DUBAI: Proposed 767 revival 'nothing more than a study' – Boeing
Boeing has given an indication that airlines interested in reviving production of passenger-carrying 767s should not get their hopes up just yet.