All aerospace news – Page 502
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NewsUK calls for realistic approach to UAV integration
The UK government is continuing to push the nation ahead in unmanned air vehicle operations, as it calls for a more realistic approach to the issue of airspace integration.
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NewsRolls-Royce delays 787 engine upgrade to 2017
Rolls-Royce confirms that an upgraded version of the Trent 1000 engine for the Boeing 787 fleet will be delayed one year before entering service and reducing fuel burn levels to the originally promised standard.
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NewsEASA feels urgency to provide UAV clarification
European aviation regulators have vowed to implement new rules governing the commercial use of unmanned air vehicles this year in a bid to provide certainty to the fledgling industry.
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HAECO Americas extends Alaska airframe maintenance
HAECO Americas has extended its airframe maintenance contract with Alaska Airlines, covering Boeing 737NG aircraft through 2020.
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HAECO Americas gains CAAC certification for 757 MRO work
HAECO Americas’ airframe services business has received certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to perform A, B and C-checks on Chinese registered Boeing 757 aircraft.
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Rolls-Royce and El Al sign 787 Trent 1000 service deal
Rolls-Royce will service and provide support for the Trent 1000 engines that will power El Al’s incoming fleet of Boeing 787s, the carrier announces in a 21 March media release.
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NewsLebanon and Kenya to receive Bell Huey IIs
Lebanon and Kenya will become the latest nations to procure zero-timed Bell UH-1H-based Huey II helicopters through the US Army.
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NewsGE maintains GEnx-1B performance despite new mod
A new modification for the most advanced version of the GEnx-1B engine alters one of the fuel-saving features added to the Boeing 787 propulsion system.
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Interview
FLIGHT INTERVIEW: Safran's Philippe Petitcolin
Safran is easily Europe’s most diversified aerospace company, with a range of businesses covering airliner, helicopter and space rocket engines to security detection systems, and landing gear to unmanned air vehicles. However a year into the top job, chief executive Philippe Petitcolin is keen to slim down the partially state-owned ...
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Opinion
OPINION: Goodbye Finmeccanica, hello Leonardo
Arrivederci Finmeccanica. Buongiorno Leonardo. Not long after the Italian group announced it was consolidating its businesses around a single corporate identity, it has revealed that new identity – a surprising choice, inspired by the country’s greatest genius.
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Jet Airways signs with Honeywell for 777 APU maintenance
Jet Airways has signed a five-year agreement with Honeywell that will see the latter provide maintenance services for auxiliary power units (APUs) on board its fleet of Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
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NewsBrimstone Reaper integration still in the pipeline
MBDA is still hopeful its dual-mode Brimstone air-to-surface missile will be carried on General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles, as it awaits requirements that will lead to the next round of testing.
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NewsMBDA and Boeing studying Apache Brimstone integration
MBDA is carrying out a feasibility study for the UK Ministry of Defence into the possibility of integrating its dual-mode Brimstone air-to-surface missile onto the Boeing AH-64E Guardian attack rotorcraft.
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NewsUAVs trialled for African health testing
Fresh from its success in carrying out unmanned air vehicle parcel delivery with Swiss Post, the Matternet One UAV is being used in a trial to see if it can speed up health testing of children in central Africa.
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NewsThunderB UAV carries out 25.5h test flight
BlueBird's ThunderB tactical unmanned air vehicle performed a record 25.5h flight on 17 March, as part of a demonstration for an undisclosed customer.
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First Southwest 737 Max progresses to final assembly
Boeing has embarked on production of the first customer 737 Max which is due to be delivered to Southwest Airlines next year.
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Boeing to roll out higher 777 seating in third quarter
Boeing is to start rolling out an enhanced-capacity interior for its Boeing 777 in the third quarter.
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NewsUSAF still does not know why its Block 1 MQ-9s fail
The US Air Force says it has avoided 17 more MQ-9 Reapers crashes since last April thanks to a backup electrical system that has been installed as a safeguard against a still-undetermined problem with the starter-generator on the Block 1 version's Honeywell turboprop engine.
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NewsKongsberg acquires 49.9% stake in Finland's Patria
Norwegian company Kongsberg has purchased a 49.9% holding in Finnish company Patria, providing a “significant strengthening” of its Nordic defence industry position.
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Electric-driven PD-14 reverser tested for MC-21
Russian state holding Rostec’s Technodinamika division is to supply electrically-driven systems for the Irkut MC-21’s reverse-thrust capability.