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AAD: Seeker surveillance aircraft debuts
CSI Aviation, which bought the Seeker light surveillance aircraft programme from its Australian developer two years ago, showed the fixed-wing, single-pusher design at AAD for the first time as it looks to start assembly in the USA.
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NewsAeroVironment tests Blackwing as naval communications relay
An AeroVironment Blackwing unmanned air vehicle has demonstrated its ability to act as a communications link between surface and underwater vessels, while simultaneously providing overwatch of the area.
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Boeing unveils contender for Northrop T-38 replacement
Boeing and Saab finally took the wraps off a purposely-designed jet trainer today to offer as a replacement initially for the US Air Force’s fleet of more than 400 Northrop T-38s.
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Boeing asked to bid for Air Force One replacement
The US Air Force has invited Boeing to submit a detailed proposal to supply and modify two passenger-carrying 747-8s to replace the 747-200-derived VC-25A fleet in the 2024 timeframe.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US regionals at sharp end of labour pains
US regional carriers continue to struggle to attract enough pilots to fill their ranks, despite many of them implementing programmes aimed at attracting entry-level recruits, industry executives say.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Southwest Airlines chief executive Gary Kelly
Southwest Airlines chief executive Gary Kelly likes to call the airline a maverick. The world’s biggest low-cost carrier knows a thing or two about being just that. It stands alone as the only major US carrier that has not filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in its history – no ...
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ANALYSIS: AFRL prepares to unveil 20-year propulsion vision
Since the arrival of the high-bypass turbofan almost 50 years ago, jet engines have made huge strides in efficiency without altering the basic architecture. Two air flows of constant volume either bypass or enter a core section. The core combusts a mixture of compressed air and fuel to generate thermal ...
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Navy releases MQ-25 Stingray sensor RFI
The US Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray will leverage an existing Defense Department electro-optical infrared sensor, according to a recently released request for information.
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ANALYSIS: Airship could offer lighter-than-air alternative for Gremlins
While the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has set a firm requirement that its Gremlins unmanned air vehicles return to a Lockheed Martin C-130 cargo aircraft, an airship could offer an attractive option for future recoverable drone missions.
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USAF cuts FMS timeline by at least six months
As part of ongoing efforts to improve its bureaucratic foreign military sales process, the US Air Force has established a set of weapon system baselines to accelerate export approvals for select countries.
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DOD still mum on arsenal plane selection
The US Defense Department’s Strategic Capabilities Office is still weighing platform options for its Arsenal Plane concept, a standoff system with a large weapons carriage that would support forward aircraft.
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SpaceShipTwo returns to flight after nearly two years
A Virgin Galactic spaceship returned to flight in a captive carry test for the first time in nearly two years since the fatal crash of the original prototype.
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FLIGHT TEST: Why top-of-the-range M600 is in tune with market demand
The 1970s represents the high-water mark for general aviation in the United States – in several respects. Discounting the few years immediately following the Second World War, general aviation aircraft deliveries, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association trade group, peaked in the 1970s before beginning a precipitous decline. This ...
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OpinionOPINION: What aircraft designers should learn from Joe Sutter
In a 2009 interview with FlightGlobal, the late former Boeing 747 chief engineer, Joe Sutter, cautioned about reliance on computer-assisted design tools in aircraft development. “There should not be an over-emphasis on what computers tell you, because they only tell you what you tell them to tell you,” he said.
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Resurrected B-52H returns to flight after seven years in storage
A US Air Force Boeing B-52H is back in flight after spending eight years parked in storage in the Arizona desert.
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Turbulence injures a dozen passengers on United 767 flight
Sixteen people suffered injuries when a United Airlines Boeing 767-300 struck severe turbulence while reroute to London, according to reports.
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Boeing 747 designer Sutter dies at 95
Boeing engineer and aircraft designer Joe Sutter, who achieved aviation icon status as the “Father of the 747”, died on 30 August. He was 95.
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Defence bill language could affect bomber technology development
A provision within the House of Representative’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2017 could affect the development of emerging technologies for major defence acquisition programmes, including the Northrop Grumman B-21 bomber.
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Avionica and GigSky to sell global aircraft data transmission
Flight data hardware company Avionica and wireless network provider GigSky have partnered to offer airlines global flight data transmission services, enabling carriers to reduce reliance on consumer-focused wireless providers, Avionica announces.
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New FAA drone rule takes effect
As the sun rose on 29 August, a rapidly growing cadre of commercial drone operators in the USA took off legally for the first time without first receiving specific permission directly from the Secretary of Transportation.