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MAKS: Russian Helicopter pitches scheduled flights in Moscow
As part of a bid to help win approval for schedule flights in and out of Moscow, Russian Helicopter Systems plans to fly 40 scheduled flights from a helipad on the outskirts of the Russian capital to the MAKS air show at Zhukovsky International Airport.
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Emirates A380 badly damaged during A-check mishap
Emirates is probing a maintenance accident involving one of the carrier's Airbus A380s which received substantial damage during a routine check.
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R-R signs up Air Canada for Trent 700 support
Rolls-Royce has signed the first Trent 700 engine operator under its hours-based TotalCare Flex support programme.
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Northrop Grumman to boost RQ-4 production capacity
Northrop Grumman plans to more than double production capacity for the RQ-4 Global Hawk and MQ-4C Triton unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to 12 aircraft per year in anticipation of growing demand for the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform.
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Japan studies novel high-speed helicopter concept
Japanese researchers are studying a new design for a high-speed compound helicopter that could reach speeds of up to 270kt (500km/h).
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How Russian Helicopters is expanding its product line
Russian Helicopters is in a curious position with the development of its Kamov Ka-62 medium-twin. The single-rotor helicopter – an anomaly in the Kamov range dominated by co-axial designs – was unveiled in 2012, with a plan to enter service three years later. After multiple delays and a brief hover ...
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VIDEO: Russia conducts maiden flight of 6t UAV
Russia's defence ministry has released footage of the maiden flight of the Altius-U UAV, a large twin-engined type with a stated endurance of over 24 hours.
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China, Singapore ink maintenance licence agreement
The civil aviation authorities of Singapore and China have signed an aviation maintenance agreement, which will see reduced administrative hassle in obtaining each other’s maintenance licences, among other benefits.
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HAECO names new chief
Following the move of its former chief executive to Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong-based aircraft engineering and maintenance group HAECO has appointed his successor.
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United Aircraft president Yury Slyusar on unifying challenge
Russia’s biggest aircraft manufacturer has streamlined an organisation that is dispersed over a vast geography, but sanctions are forcing a change of approach. FlightGlobal talks to United Aircraft president Yury Slyusar
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VIDEO: AFRL’s robotic pilot flies Cessna for 2 hours
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Dzyne Technologies developed a robotic system that successfully flew a 1968 Cessna 206 for two hours during a demonstration at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah on 9 August.
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Bell delivers 200th 505 Jet Ranger X
Bell has delivered the 200th 505 Jet Ranger X, with the milestone helicopter handed to Austrian corporate transport specialist Hubi-fly Helikopter.
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NewsBlade lock checks follow A380 fan hub failure
Operators of Airbus A380s with Engine Alliance powerplants are being instructed to conduct independent inspections for damage during disassembly of the engine fan hub blade lock.
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Boeing Australia steps up autonomous aircraft work
Boeing Australia continues work on developing technology for autonomous aircraft, as it aims for the first flight of the Air Teaming System (ATS) prototype in 2020.
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Lion Air and Garuda ink MRO joint venture agreement
Lion Air’s technical arm Batam Aero Technic (BAT) and Garuda Indonesia’s MRO unit GMF AeroAsia have inked a cooperation agreement that will see them jointly build and operate hangars on the Indonesian island of Batam.
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HAWK30 pseudo-satellite approved for test flights above Hawaii
HAPSMobile received a Certificate of Authorization from the US Federal Aviation Administration to fly its solar-powered HAWK30 in the stratosphere above the Hawaiian island of Lanai in FY2019.
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Bell wins IFR approval for 407GXi ahead of US Navy deadline
Bell has narrowly met a US Navy deadline to secure instrument flight rules (IFR) certification on its 407GXi light-single helicopter.
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ST Engineering Aerospace sees 26% Q2 profit increase
ST Engineering Aerospace posted an operating profit of S$79.9 million ($57.7 milion) during the second quarter of the uear, an increase of 26% compared to last year.
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Sikorsky S-92 gets search-and-rescue approval from Brazil
Sikorsky’s S-92 heavy-twin helicopter was certificated for search and rescue (SAR) use in Brazil by the National Civil Aviation Agency-Brazil.
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Germany rolls out fix for grounded Tiger fleet
Germany is working to progressively bring its Airbus Helicopters Tigers back into service after a safety issue forced their grounding on 2 August.