All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 59
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NewsICAO recommends 15min tracking interval for airliners
Less than a year after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, ICAO has recommended adopting a new aircraft tracking standard for airlines with automated position updates every 15min.
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NewsNavy delays fielding UCLASS to 2023
A decade-long pursuit of an unmanned, carrier-launched surveillance and strike aircraft (UCLASS) must wait three more years.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US South rises on Airbus, Boeing expansion
What a difference a decade makes in the geography of the US aerospace industry. It was only 2004 when the US Southeast region was known in aerospace circles primarily as a base for NASA in Florida and Alabama and a manufacturing hub for Gulfstream business jets and Lockheed Martin fighters ...
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NewsNASA claims low-noise milestone for supersonic jets
Proving an engine design is powerful enough to fly commercial passengers at supersonic speeds and quiet enough to meet future airport noise regulations is a new goal for NASA.
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NewsChorus orders up to 23 Q400s, announces second airline
Canadian regional carrier Chorus Aviation has placed a firm order for 13 Bombardier Q400 turboprops worth $424 million after signing an amended capacity purchase agreement with mainline partner Air Canada.
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NewsCessna rolls out first production Latitude
With certification still expected in the second quarter, Cessna rolled the first Citation Latitude built to be delivered to a customer off the production line in Wichita, Kansas.
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NewsGulfstream to boost mid-cabin jet production
Gulfstream plans to boost production of green mid-cabin aircraft by nearly one-third this year, says Phebe Novakovic, chairman and chief executive of parent General Dynamics.
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NewsBoeing reports new cost increases on 787 programme
Reaching an ever-elusive breakeven point on Boeing’s 787 programme slid still further from the company’s grasp in an otherwise profitable fourth quarter and 2014 overall.
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NewsUK spacecraft project completes major review
Reaction Engines has completed the first development milestone of a hybrid rocket engine to power the single-stage-to-orbit Skylon spacecraft.
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NewsBoeing, Lockheed move Super Hornet seeker to export market
Boeing and Lockheed Martin will seek to develop an export market for the IRST21 (infrared search and track) pod after gaining production approval from the US Navy, company officials say.
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NewsAurora seeks Orion production start after record flight
Aurora Flight Sciences hopes to launch production of up to seven or eight slightly improved versions of the Orion after the medium altitude long endurance unmanned air system broke the official and unofficial records for endurance with an 80h flight.
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ANALYSIS: F-35 production system evolves ahead of ramp-up
Mass manufacturing and stealth aircraft have never mixed well. Hundreds of thousands of parts must align at tolerances measured in the thousandths of an inch. A structural misalignment no wider than a few human hairs is enough to make the aircraft shine like a lighthouse in electromagnetic space.
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Full ADVENT engine tests meet fuel, heat goals: GE
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded up to $325 million to GE Aviation to continue working on adaptive cycle engine technology as new data emerges from the ADVENT programme.
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NewsBoeing upgrades B-52s with internal smart weapons
Sixty-one years since the type’s first flight, the US Air Force is upgrading the weapons bays of the Boeing B-52 to carry satellite-guided conventional munitions.
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NewsAESA upgrade battle heats up for F/A-18 Hornets
A new competition has emerged to upgrade the radars for potentially hundreds of the original Boeing F/A-18 Hornet fighters operated by US and foreign militaries.
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NewsBombardier pauses Learjet 85 on $1.4bn write-off
Bombardier has taken a $1.4 billion impairment charge after deciding to "pause" its Learjet 85 programme due to continued weak demand in the light jet sector.
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NewsAir Europa confirms order for 14 787-9s
Air Europa has confirmed a new order for 14 Boeing 787-9 aircraft with a $3.6 billion list value.
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NewsE-2D units will command future UCLASS fleet
The US Navy has decided to embed its future unmanned surveillance and strike aircraft in the same air wing that operates the Northrop Grumman E-2C/D, an airborne command and control platform.
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F-35 programme office defends gun and sensor
Two critical close air support systems – a 25mm cannon and an electro-optical targeting system (EOTS) – will be available on the Lockheed Martin F-35 by 2017 and will meet expectations, say programme officials on 7 January.
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NewsUS border agency halts UAS fleet expansion plans
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency no longer plans to acquire 14 more medium altitude unmanned air systems and faces stinging new criticisms about the effectiveness of the current fleet of 10 aircraft.