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Gulfstream asks FAA for fire rule exemption on G500
A newly-revealed plan to re-do one certification test on the G500 business jet won’t cause any further delay for airworthiness approval expected later this summer, Gulfstream tells FlightGlobal.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Bringing information and knowledge to the 'battlespace'
Jon Rambeau is vice-president and general manager of the C6ISR line of business for Lockheed Martin’s Rotary and Mission Systems
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Norwegian to launch Canadian flights in October
Norwegian will enter the Canadian market later this year with flights to the French Caribbean, and in March 2019 will add a new daily service between Hamilton and Irish capital Dublin.
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Boeing set to deliver first KC-46 aerial tanker to USAF in October
After more than a decade of production delays and disputes, Boeing reached an agreement with the US Air Force to deliver its first KC-46 Pegasus tanker in October 2018.
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General Atomics conducts successful lightning tests on MQ-9B
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems successfully conducted lightning tests on its second full-scale MQ-9B SkyGuardian at its facility in Poway, California in May 2018.
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USAF set to begin dual mode ramjet design for hypersonic vehicle
The US Air Force has set plans to begin the competitive phase of a plan to develop a dual mode ramjet for a new class of missiles and aircraft with top speeds over Mach 3.
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US lawmakers intensify efforts to block F-35 delivery to Turkey
Moves by the US Senate and members of the House of Representatives to block the sale of the Lockheed Martin F-35 to Turkey have intensified, increasing tensions with between the US and Turkey.
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Boeing sells 24 widebody freighters to FedEx Express
FedEx Express will buy 24 new widebody freighters – 12 767-300ERFs and 777Fs each – as continued growth in the freight market fuels a fleet replacement cycle, the cargo carrier and Boeing announced on 19 June.
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Bell and Safran to collaborate on hybrid-electric power
Bell and French powerplant specialist Safran Helicopter Engines are to collaborate on a new hybrid-electric propulsion system designed for urban mobility vertical take-off and landing applications.
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Neeleman's reported US start-up could shake up US industry
The reported plan by JetBlue Airways founder David Neeleman to start a new US airline using Bombardier CSeries could shake up an industry characterised by consolidation and a notable lack of new entrants.
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Pricing on GECAS landmark ABS revealed
GECAS has priced its $587 million asset backed securitisation that will acquire 24 mostly mid-life Airbus and Boeing aircraft from the lessor.
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Opinion
OPINION: Johnson's Skunk Works legacy is in safe hands
In 1986, a team of Lockheed engineers at the Skunk Works gathered around a board to invent what became the F-35 Lightning II.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Does Skunk Works hiring binge indicate secret new programme?
As it celebrates its 75th anniversary, the Skunk Works is in the middle of a huge and unexplained growth spurt.
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Hawaiian and JAL apply for antitrust immunity
Hawaiian Airlines and Japan Airlines have filed applications with Japanese and US regulators requesting that their proposed joint venture be immune from antitrust laws.
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Lockheed Martin to deliver first F-35A to Turkey next week
Lockheed Martin plans to formally deliver an F-35A Lighting II to Turkey in a ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas on 21 June, despite protests by US lawmakers and diplomats.
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Delta to add Seattle-Osaka flights, axes Seattle-Hong Kong
Delta Air Lines is reshuffling two transpacific routes from Seattle, nixing flights to Hong Kong and adding service to Osaka.
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Dynetics awarded $470 million for increased production of glide bomb
The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center awarded Dynetics an up to $470 million contract to increase production levels of the GBU-69/B Small Glide Munition (SGM) for use by US Special Operations Command.
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Raytheon to develop new F-35 distributed aperture system
Lockheed Martin has awarded Raytheon a contract to develop the F-35 Lightning II’s next-generation distributed aperture system.
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PICTURE: F-35 hits new high, as Lockheed delivers 300th example
Lockheed Martin has delivered its 300th production example of the F-35 Lightning II, with the conventional take-off and landing, A-model fighter to enter service at the US Air Force's Hill AFB in Utah.
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P&W opens Gator Works prototyping arm for new engines
On the eve of the 75th anniversary of Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, Pratt & Whitney has revealed a new prototyping arm assigned to develop new engines in half the time and for half the cost.