All United States articles – Page 55
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PICTURES: Virgin Galactic VSS Unity reaches edge of space again
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo launched for the second time in ten weeks with three passengers on board, reaching the edge of space above Mojave, California.
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Air Lease expects Airbus delays through 2020
Air Lease will continue to experience delays to its deliveries in 2019, management says.
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Northrop Grumman Australia’s F-35 repair work outlined
Northrop Grumman Australia was awarded a contract by the US Department of Defence for maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade (MRO&U) work on Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters stationed in the Asia-Pacific region.
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US set to revoke some European airlines' wet-lease authorisations
Citing competitive imbalance, the US Department of Transportation has restricted some European airlines from operating US-bound flights under so-called "wet lease" agreements.
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Air Lease ready for largest capex in company's history
Air Lease will spend about $6.5 billion in 2019 to acquire 80 aircraft, as the company embarks on its largest expansion since it was established in 2010.
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PICTURES: Delta opens engine test cell in Atlanta
A newly opened jet engine test cell facility at Delta’s Technical Operations Center in Atlanta is part of the company’s aim of growing its MRO business revenue by $1 billion each year for the next five years.
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Spirit AeroSystems to do preliminary design of Aerion AS2’s fuselage
Spirit AeroSystems agreed to do the preliminary design work for the forward, pressurized fuselage of Aerion’s supersonic business jet, the AS2.
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Boeing KC-46A refuels stealth aircraft for first time
The Boeing KC-46A Pegasus air tanker refueled a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II for the first time over California.
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US Air Force testing upgraded rotary launcher for B-52 bomber
The US Air Force started testing an upgraded version of the Boeing B-52 bomber’s Conventional Rotary Launcher on 11 February.
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Airbus Helicopters targets US armed-scout contest with X3-based offer
Airbus Helicopters has pitched a design based on its high-speed X3 technology for a US Army programme to deliver a new armed scout rotorcraft in the mid-2020s.
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Airbus Helicopters touts 'lowest risk' bid for US Navy trainer
Airbus Helicopters insists its offer for the US Navy's TH-XX trainer contest provides the "lowest risk" of any bid, despite proposing a twin- rather than single-engined rotorcraft.
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ATEC protests US Army decision on new helicopter engines
Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC) filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office against the US Army’s decision to award General Electric Aviation a contract to develop a new turbine engine for the service’s helicopters.
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US Coast Guard begins testing MH-65E helicopters
The US Coast Guard commenced low-rate initial production of its service life extension and avionics upgrade programme for its Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin short range recovery helicopters.
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Analysts call attention to cracks in widebody demand
Aerospace analysts are calling attention to indications of easing demand for widebody aircraft, with some suggesting manufacturers could eventually respond by trimming some production rates.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How the NMA might prepare Boeing for a 737 replacement
Boeing's new mid-market airplane (NMA) concept may be much larger than a single aircraft programme.
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US Army helicopters to get 5,000 encrypted communication systems
The US Army awarded Raytheon a contract worth $406 million to provide ARC-231A communication systems for a variety of helicopters.
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Saab nears decision on US facility for T-X work
Saab will pick the location of a US facility to host its production activities in support of the Boeing-led T-X jet trainer programme by mid-year, according to the Swedish company's chief executive.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Submarine threat buoys demand for Boeing's P-8
Steadily growing anti-ship cruise missile threats from Chinese and Russian submarines, among other factors, are compelling more of the world's militaries to retire their ageing fleets of Lockheed Martin P-3 Orions in favour of acquiring Boeing's 737-based P-8 maritime patrol aircraft.
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Opinion
OPINION: Boeing's Poseidon adventure pays off
In these days of huge order backlogs and soaring assembly rates for the air travel industry's narrowbody favourites, it could be hard to understand why the sector's giants would bother with adapting their jets to meet niche military requirements.