All aerospace news – Page 561
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NewsEuropean regulators target harmonised UAV guidelines
Representatives from the European Commission and ICAO have expressed a desire for global unmanned air vehicle regulations to be more aligned, so that integration of the technology can be more consistent.
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NewsAir Methods launches Bell 407GXP with blockbuster order
Bell Helicopter launched a slightly heavier weight variant of the 407GX with an blockbuster order for 200 aircraft from Air Methods, a helicopter emergency services company.
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Bristow endorses AW609 for commercial ops
Helicopter services provider Bristow has agreed to work with AgustaWestland to optimise the AW609 for commercial operations, as it endorses the capabilities of the first civil tiltrotor aircraft to enter certification testing.
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NewsRobinson Helicopter sees R66 bounce-back in 2015
After a steep drop in production in 2014, Robinson Helicopter expects sales and deliveries to rebound this year and remain at least steady for the long-term.
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NewsMD Helicopters to redesign MD902 Explorer
MD Helicopters has announced plans to redesign the MD902 Explorer light-twin utility helicopter with new parts developed in-house as part of a campaign to boost sales by making the aircraft more affordable.
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Sikorsky explores coaxial applications beyond Raider
Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider has not yet flown, but the company is considering extending the aircraft’s coaxial rotor design to other platforms.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters drops EC from designations
Aside from the processes and procedures being brought into Airbus Helicopters from its sister company in Toulouse, there are two other changes that reflect the shared parentage.
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NewsNew H160 helicopter is first of the 'H generation'
The H160, says Aurélie Gensolen, marketing manager at Airbus Helicopters, is the first of the “H generation”.
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NewsRevolution underpins new H160 helicopter
While the H160 may not feature the huge leaps forward in technology that were originally envisaged, it is still a revolution in the way that Airbus Helicopters develops and industrialises its products.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters targets AW139 with new H160
Airbus Helicopters has today ended months of speculation with the official unveiling today at Heli-Expo in Orlando of its new H160 medium-class twin-engined rotorcraft which it has repositioned in order to be what chief executive Guillaume Faury describes as “the AW139 killer”.
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NewsEasyJet eyes UAVs for spare-parts resupply
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet is looking at using unmanned air vehicles to reduce the logistics burden in quickly supplying spares to grounded aircraft.
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Airbus chief flags interest in future high-speed aircraft
Airbus Group will one day deliver a supersonic aircraft that can connect Paris and Sydney within 3h, chief executive Tom Enders has told a French newspaper.
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NewsSESAR acknowledges shortfall in RPAS integration funding
The European Commission’s future air traffic management initiative has only one-third of the budget required to carry out the full integration of remotely piloted air systems (RPAS) into European airspace, a senior representative has acknowledged.
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Elbit adapts ClearVision system for helicopters
Elbit Systems has used the Heli-Expo show in Orlando, Florida, to unveil a helicopter version of its ClearVision enhanced flight vision system.
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NewsPICTURES: C919 takes shape in Shanghai
Final assembly work on the Comac C919 has kicked into high gear, with assembly of the airframe almost complete.
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NewsBell Helicopter sees success in 2015 for clean-sheet commercial rotorcraft
Bell Helicopter is betting on two clean-sheet commercial rotorcraft to boost its presence in the civilian helicopter market, and, while neither has entered production, the company has hundreds of customers lined up for the light-single and super-medium offerings.
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NewsExpanded H-60 support deal could serve as new model
A Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky joint venture will expand support of more than 500 naval H-60 helicopters under a $2 billion, five-year contract renewal awarded on 27 February, the companies say.
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NewsCertification issues delay Superjet introduction at VLM
Belgian regional carrier VLM Airlines is delaying its planned introduction of Sukhoi Superjets by more than a year because of a certification hold-up affecting the type's long-range variant.
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Japan Coast Guard takes delivery of fifth EC225
The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has taken delivery of a single Airbus Helicopters EC225 rotorcraft, bringing its total of the type to five.
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NewsBombardier: CS300 to fly on 27 February
Canadian airframer Bombardier is set to conduct the maiden flight of its CS300 aircraft today.