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AnalysisANALYSIS: Field on making ordinary aircraft extraordinary
For almost 70 years, Field Aviation has been turning mainly Canadian-built types into special mission platforms – making, as its website boasts, “ordinary aircraft extraordinary”. The modifications house, based next to Toronto’s international airport, began transforming surplus wartime transports in the late 1940s. Its latest projects include partnering with Boeing ...
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NewsDARPA selects two firms to compete for sea-based UAV
AeroVironment and Northrop Grumman will compete to build a Predator-sized unmanned air system (UAS) that can be launched and recovered from a naval patrol vessel, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced.
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NewsFallon rejects 'modest' description of UK's anti-IS role
The UK Ministry of Defence has rejected claims that it is only making a “strikingly modest” contribution to the multinational coalition effort against Islamic State militants in Iraq, touting that it has performed only second to the USA throughout the campaign.
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NewsAirbus sale of Dassault stake shows Rafale, Falcon maker's appeal
Airbus’s 25 March move to offload a second tranche of its shareholding in Dassault Aviation has advanced its strategic plan to pare away non-core assets – and underscored the attractiveness to investors of Dassault, a company whose shares have until now been essentially untraded.
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Airbus starts delivering training version of UH-72
Airbus Helicopters has rolled the first UH-72A Lakota off the assembly line that will be delivered straight to Fort Rucker, Alabama, as the US Army begins to replace more than 180 Bell Helicopter TH-67 Creek primary trainers.
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NewsTechnology overtakes Amazon's FAA UAV authorisation
A delay in the Federal Aviation Administration granting Amazon permission to test an unmanned air vehicle has rendered the UAV “obsolete”, the online retailer says, as it continues to develop advanced models of the variant authorised by the administration.
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SR Technics names new human-resources chief
Swiss maintenance specialist SR Technics has appointed Constanze Timpe as human resources chief.
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Airbus raises stakes in move to divest Dassault
Airbus’s bid to sell off non-core holdings is set to take a significant step forward, when it offloads a second tranche of shares in Dassault Aviation, taking its stake in the maker of Rafale fighters and Falcon business jets down to about 27%.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Air France, Malaysia Airlines losses prompt rethink on flight data
Calgary-based communications specialist Flyht did not need events like the loss of Air France flight 447 or Malaysia Airlines MH370 to persuade it that airlines’ connectivity with their aircraft could beneficially be improved. It had been producing intelligent on-board satellite communications systems since 2003, and if either or both those ...
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INTERIORS: Technology spurs short-haul IFE growth
No matter how much airline marketing departments would like to make us believe that flying on their long-haul services is an experience equivalent to gourmet dining whilst reclining on silk pillows, we all know the truth is somewhat different.
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NewsMalaysia transfers first S-61 Nuris to army control
The Royal Malaysian Air Force has formally handed over an initial two of its Sikorsky S-61 “Nuri” transport helicopters to the nation’s army, with the pair having received special “digital” colour schemes.
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NewsUS Army establishes first manned-unmanned unit
The US Army has established its first manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) squadron, combining the Boeing AH-64D/E Apache helicopters with the Textron Systems RQ-7B Shadow unmanned air vehicles into one heavy attack reconnaissance unit.
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Liebherr wins follow-up MRO deal from GoJet
US regional carrier GoJet Airlines has renewed its maintenance co-operation with Liebherr covering air management systems on its Bombardier CRJ700/900 fleet.
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Transaero picks Boeing Shanghai for 767 heavy maintenance
Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services has signed a heavy maintenance agreement with Transaero Airlines for the latter’s Boeing 767 fleet.
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NewsGoogle targets low-cost ADS-B Out avionics market
Google’s quest to introduce small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into low altitude airspace within a “few years” has driven the company to launch an unexpected foray into the avionics market, says Dave Vos, head of the Internet company’s Project Wing.
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NewsUS Army orders more Gray Eagle UAVs
The US Army has made a $133 million modification to a contract for its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned air vehicles to add 19 aircraft to the order.
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NewsZero-G flying means high stress for an old A310
Repeatedly pulling 1.8g in fiercely steep climbs and dives is no way for an airline to treat its customers, but for one of the world’s most specialised operators, that’s exactly what they’re paying for.
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Monarch selects AJW for component support
UK parts specialist AJ Walter Aviation has won a components maintenance contract covering Monarch Airlines' Airbus A320/A321 fleet.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Canada's Héroux-Devtek gears up for big time after landing 777X deal
Two years ago, Héroux-Devtek was a distant number three in the civil landing gear market, behind Safran’s Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (MBD) and the former Goodrich business of United Technologies (UTC).
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Japan's Nishi Nippon takes new Bell 412EP
Nishi Nippon Airlines has taken delivery of a Bell 412EP helicopter, the first such transaction conducted through the manufactures new Tokyo office.