All aerospace news – Page 496
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NewsLeonardo unveils lightweight Osprey AESA radar
Europe’s newly-renamed Leonardo Airborne & Space Systems has expanded its product portfolio, announcing a new lightweight active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar has been selected by a trio of customers.
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NewsTextron demonstrates VTOL Aerosonde as it snags US Army Shadow contract
Textron Systems says it has successfully demonstrated a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) with its Aerosonde unmanned air vehicle using the hybrid quadcopter technology that it is pursuing along with Latitude Engineering and Cloud Cap Technology.
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NewsUMS Skeldar confident about V200's chances going into Australian navy downselect
UMS Skeldar is awaiting the results of a Royal Australian Navy competition for an unmanned rotorcraft, which it is confident will be filled by its V200 unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsFAA has rulemaking 'bandwidth' problem
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a “bandwidth problem” when it comes to implementing new aviation regulations and needs more money and more people, according to the department’s former unmanned aircraft systems integration office chief.
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NewsFormer FAA UAS official bemoans growing patchwork of state drone laws
Former US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) unmanned aircraft systems executive Jim Williams has cautioned state and local government legislators in America against creating a patchwork of rules and regulations relating to the operation of drones.
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NewsBoeing confirms review of two 737 Max variants
Boeing is considering options for replacing the largest and smallest versions of the 737 Max with more competitive offerings that could be made ready long before more ambitious projects, such as the so-called Middle of the Market (MoM) concept, says vice-president and general manager Keith Leverkuhn.
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NewsBoeing asks: Can 737 Max fly with missing winglet?
Flying with a missing winglet is now part of the flight test programme for the 737 Max, says Boeing vice-president and general manager Keith Leverkuhn.
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NewsKarem readies optimum-speed tiltrotor for FVL
Sometime in 2018 or 2019, Karem Aircraft will power up what it believes should be the American military’s next vertical lift system, the company’s patented optimum-speed tiltrotor.
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NewsBoeing remains confident in Chinook as CH-53K enters market
Boeing’s vice-president of heavy-lift helicopter programmes Steve Parker says the CH-47 Chinook is well positioned to compete for international orders against the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion as the two face off in Germany, which is looking to replace its outdated fleet of CH-53Gs beginning in 2022. Barring any potential ...
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Norway, UK suspend H225 operations following crash
Norwegian and UK regulators have banned commercial flights with Airbus Helicopters H225 rotorcraft, following the 29 April fatal accident near Bergen, Norway.
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NewsCHC-operated H225 crashes on Norwegian coast
CHC Helicopter has confirmed that one of its H225 Super Puma transports crashed on the Norwegian coast on 29 April, resulting in 13 fatalities.
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NewsThai navy accepts first pair of H145M rotorcraft
Thailand’s navy has completed the technical acceptance of its first two H145M rotorcraft from Airbus Helicopters, with the airframer now set to begin training the service’s pilots on the multirole type.
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NewsENAC authorises testing of optionally piloted Tecnam P92
Italy’s civil aviation authority, ENAC, has authorised the country’s CIRA aerospace research centre to test fly an optionally piloted variant of a Tecnam P92 Echo S light sport aircraft.
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NewsWarmate expendable UAV in production for two customers
Polish company WB Electronics has revealed that its Warmate micro combat unmanned air vehicle has been purchased by two undisclosed export customers.
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Airbus confident of reaching A320neo output target
Airbus Group is confident that it can meet a full-year target of delivering just under 20% of A320s as re-engined variants, despite the snags relating to the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine.
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Bombardier plans $500m loss on recent CSeries deals
Bombardier expects to record an average loss of $3.93 million on 127 orders and commitments for the CSeries added to the backlog since February, the company says in a quarterly filing released on 28 April.
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Margin to meet A350 delivery target eroding: Airbus
Airbus Group still believes it can reach a target of delivering at least 50 A350s this year, but the company remains concerned about cabin supply-chain issues.
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Delta orders up to 125 CS100s
Delta Air Lines has signed a firm agreement to buy 75 CS100s and take options on another 50 of the 110-seat aircraft in a major victory for Bombardier Commercial Aircraft.
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Airbus ramp-up snags tip delivery balance to second half
Airbus Group is maintaining a production target of 10 A350s per month by the end of 2018, but acknowledges that the ramp-up efforts is becoming “increasingly challenging”.
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NewsUK selects Certifiable Predator B as Reaper replacement
The UK Ministry of Defence has decided to procure the in-development General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Certifiable Predator B unmanned air vehicle under its Protector programme. The UAV will be acquired through a foreign military sales contract with the US Department of Defense.