All United States articles – Page 71
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PICTURES: Boeing reveals first assembled 777X ahead of static tests
Boeing has released its first images of a largely-assembled 777X and disclosed details about structural testing its static-test 777X will soon undergo.
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Alaska to leave Mexico City with end of Los Angeles flight
Alaska Airlines will cease service to Mexico City on 7 November when it ends twice-daily flights from Los Angeles, marking a complete retreat from what has been an increasingly-competitive market.
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MDA awards nearly $70m more for anti-ballistic missile laser development
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded nearly $70 million in contracts to Lockheed Martin, Boeing and General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems to further develop airborne anti-ballistic missile lasers.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: CFM's new aftermarket policies spur MRO shift
CFM International's newly published aftermarket policies could spur reshuffling of the MRO industry, leading maintenance shops to adjust business models as airlines consider lower-cost maintenance options, insiders say.
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US Air Force not large enough to handle future global threats
The US Air Force’s aircraft capacity falls short of being able to meet a variety of long-term future scenarios, including a new cold war with Russia or China, according to an analysis by Rand Corp.
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US Navy awards Boeing $805 million MQ-25A Stingray contract
The US Navy has awarded Boeing Defense an $805.3 million contract to develop four MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned refueling aircraft.
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VIDEO: Boeing details 737 Max 10 landing gear design
Boeing has released details about the design of the landing gear on the 737 Max 10, the longest version of the Max aircraft family.
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US Navy starts operational test of the F-35C aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
The US Navy started operational tests of the F-35C aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on the Atlantic Ocean on 28 August.
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Boeing predicts need for 600,000 pilots as shortage looms
Boeing has again warned of a looming pilot shortage with projections that airlines worldwide will need some 635,000 new pilots in the next 20 years.
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USAF posts adversary air request for proposals
The US Air Force posted online an official request for proposals for its Combat Air Force Contracted Air Support programme on 24 August.
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Bell receives $510m contract for AH-1Z Viper order for Marine Corps
Bell Helicopter was awarded a $510 million contract to manufacture 29 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters for the US Marine Corps.
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New decoy missile, MALD-X, completes successful flight demonstrations
A series of free flight demonstrations of the Miniature Air-Launched Decoy X (MALD-X) at Naval Air Warfare Center Point Mugu, California on 20 August and 22 August were completed successfully, according to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering's Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO).
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Fatigue cracking caused 2016 FedEx MD-10F gear failure: NTSB
Corrosion-induced fatigue cracking caused the left main landing gear of a FedEx Boeing MD-10-10 Freighter to collapse at Fort Lauderdale in 2016, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Embraer eyes Alaska, Spirit and United as E2 targets
Embraer has highlighted Alaska Airlines, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines as US carriers that would most benefit from operating the Brazilian company's new-generation E-Jets E2.
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NATO receives first US shipment for common precision weapon stockpile
NATO has started to build a stockpile of common air-to-ground precision guided munitions with the receipt of its first weapons shipment from the USA on 22 August.
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Northrop Grumman demonstrates 100Gbps transmission for airborne sensors
Northrop Grumman and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) demonstrated the ability to wirelessly transmit 100 gigabits per second over a distance of 20km, an improvement in two-way data links that could enable powerful airborne sensors to provide on-the-ground military personnel with nearly real time intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ...
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Hawaiian to exit China despite predictions of surging demand
Hawaiian Airlines will suspend service to Beijing this fall, exiting the Chinese market despite repeated insistence by Hawaiian's top executives in recent years that China is key to the carrier's future.
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NASA begins test flights to study physiological events on military pilots
NASA started a several months-long series of flights on 3 August to identify the physiological impacts of flying in high-performance military aircraft on the human body.
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Lockheed to build ALIS data transfer controls for F-35’s foreign customers
Lockheed Martin received a $26.1 million contract to develop data transmission controls for foreign customers of the F-35 and its autonomic logistics information system (ALIS).
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Opinion
OPINION: Mental health issues should be real focus of Horizon probe
On the surface the extraordinary Q400 larceny at Seattle might inevitably seem to be a prelude to new security countermeasures. But it only seems that way.