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Thailand's CCS has big hopes for aerospace production
Thailand's CCS Advance Tech aims to rapidly grow its manufacturing work in the aerospace sector, and already supplies parts and assemblies to companies such as Collins Aerospace and Moog Aircraft.
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US Marine Corps confident of tiltrotor performance for FLRAA
US Marine Corps Lieutenant General Steven Rudder, deputy commandant for aviation, is confident that a tiltrotor can meet the service’s minimum cruise speed goal of 270kt (500km/h) for its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA).
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Analysts question what Boeing gained from CEO’s press conference
Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg’s public handling of the 737 Max crisis – particularly his comments at a recent press briefing – has left some industry observers questioning the prudence of the chief’s approach.
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‘One Ton’ quadcopter to start ground tests in June
E Yo Copter plans to start ground tests of its massive jet-turbine powered quadcopter as early as June.
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Startup aims to wirelessly charge industrial drones
Global Energy Transmission is pitching the energy and infrastructure inspection industries on the value of its wireless drone recharging technology.
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Sales of assets push up Bombardier’s aircraft profits in Q1
Bombardier’s commercial and business aircraft divisions posted stronger profits in the first quarter of 2019, reflecting sales by Bombardier of major assets formerly held by each unit.
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Boeing created new legal position with focus on 737 Max crashes
Boeing’s has given its former general counsel the new job of providing legal advice on matters related to the two recent Boeing 737 Max crashes.
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Bombardier to sell Belfast and Morocco sites
Bombardier has combined its commercial and business aircraft units into a single division called Bombardier Aviation, and will seek to divest its aerostructures businesses in Belfast and Morocco.
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IDEF: Turkey's T70 rotorcraft heading for 2020 certification
Turkish industry is on track for the certification of its locally-assembled Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk, known as the T70, by early next year as part of the country’s Turkish Utility Helicopter Programme (TUHP).
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NewsIDEF: Turkish Aerospace builds its rotorcraft ambitions
Turkish Aerospace expects to fly the second prototype of its T625 Gokbey twin-engined helicopter within the next month, with the company using the IDEF exhibition in Istanbul to highlight the type's potential as a Bell UH-1 replacement for the Turkish armed forces.
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Stratodynamics, UAVOS to drop Hidron glider from 118,000ft
After successfully carrying its Hidron unmanned glider to 82,000ft using a weather balloon, releasing it and flying it down safely to Earth, partners Stratodynamics and UAVOS are preparing to drop the aircraft from 118,000ft in September or August as part of a new research project.
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AeroVironment builds first HAWK30 pseudo-satellite
AeroVironment has completed assembly of its first HAWK30 high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) and started manufacturing a second example in April 2019.
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Hydrogen fuel cells could star in long-endurance UAVs
Federal Aviation Administration approval of beyond visual line of sight unmanned air vehicle (UAV) operations could spur drone makers and operators to adopt hydrogen fuel cell powerplants.
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Spirit AeroSystems secures Asco price discount to reflect delays
Spirit AeroSystems has negotiated a 7% discount on the price to acquire Belgian aircraft component maker Asco, securing new terms to reflect lengthy delays resulting partly from regulatory holdups.
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Spirit AeroSystems slashes costs amid revised 737 production plan
Spirit AeroSystems, maker of 737 fuselages, has unveiled a plan to reduce 2019 costs by some $50 million and shelved plans to boost 737 production.
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NewsTroubled Piaggio Aerospace launches search for a buyer
Piaggio Aerospace’s administrator is looking to sell the company, and is inviting expressions of interest to acquire part of, or all of the Italian firm.
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Lockheed Martin expects most Indago sales to include tether power
Lockheed Martin expects up to 80% of future Indago quadrotor sales to include purchases of the drone’s tethered power option.
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Northrop Grumman aims to outsource much of Firebird production
Northrop Grumman designed its optionally-piloted Firebird surveillance aircraft so that parts of its production could be readily outsourced to developing nations that demand local manufacturing involvement.
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Vanilla Unmanned working on long-endurance VTOL UAV
Vanilla Unmanned plans to develop a VTOL variant of its Vanilla 001 long-endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for US Special Operations Command (SOCOM).
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ST Engineering to grow capacity of newly purchased nacelle unit
Fresh from acquiring a US-based nacelle manufacturer from GE Aviation, Singapore's ST Engineering plans to further invest in the unit's capabilities and grow its MRO capacity in the near future.