All aerospace news – Page 562
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OpinionOPINION: How wi-fi policy could threaten airline brands
In November 2014, Jeremy Gutsche, a well known Canadian entrepreneur, was on a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 flight from London to Singapore. A busy executive, he was happy that there was wi-fi available on his flight.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: India MRO players make the best of a tough hand
Despite booming air travel, skilled workers, and low labour costs, India has yet to become an MRO powerhouse, but two local MRO leaders are bullish about the future.
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BAE, TAE win Australian F-35 MRO work
Australia has awarded BAE Systems Australia and Tasman Aviaton Enterprises (TAE) with MRO and upgrade work for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.
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NewsBristow weighs up substantial fleet order
Bristow Group is considering placing an “airline-like” order for a substantial number of new helicopters as the global rotorcraft operator uses the current downturn in the oil and gas support sector to reshape its buying patterns.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: On Asteroid Day, take a minute to look skyward
Anybody inclined to look at deep-space exploration mission proposals and their associated budgets and ask “why?” could do worse than consider the problem of so-called Near Earth Objects; that’s jargon for big chunks of rock that orbit the Sun – until they actually hit us. As long as they are ...
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NewsCamcopter UAV lost over Ukraine
The Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe has lost contact with a Schiebel S-100 Camcopter unmanned air vehicle that was carrying out surveillance missions over Ukraine.
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NewsUK criticised for trivial anti-IS involvement
The UK Defence Select Committee has criticised the government for conducting a mere 6% of the air strikes that are being carried out against Islamic State militants in Iraq.
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NewsICAO recommends 15min tracking interval for airliners
Less than a year after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, ICAO has recommended adopting a new aircraft tracking standard for airlines with automated position updates every 15min.
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NewsNavy delays fielding UCLASS to 2023
A decade-long pursuit of an unmanned, carrier-launched surveillance and strike aircraft (UCLASS) must wait three more years.
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OpinionOPINION: North Sea helicopter operators must maintain safety drive
When offshore oil support helicopter operations in the UK sector suffered five serious accidents or incidents between 2009 and 2013, the Civil Aviation Authority’s initial response was defensive. It dismissed the fact that the Norwegian sector – with a similar fleet and only slightly fewer operations – had suffered no ...
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Aeronautics prepares maritime-mission Dominator XP
Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems is in the process of integrating a maritime version of its Dominator XP unmanned aircraft for a client.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US South rises on Airbus, Boeing expansion
What a difference a decade makes in the geography of the US aerospace industry. It was only 2004 when the US Southeast region was known in aerospace circles primarily as a base for NASA in Florida and Alabama and a manufacturing hub for Gulfstream business jets and Lockheed Martin fighters ...
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NewsUpgraded Anka carries out maiden flight
Turkish Aerospace Industries has begun flight testing of the Block B variant of its Anka medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle, local news sources have reported.
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NewsRAF Sentry AEW aircraft deploys in support of counter-IS mission
The Royal Air Force has deployed its Boeing E-3D Sentry airborne early warning and control aircraft in support of the UK’s contribution to the mission to counter Islamic State terrorists in Iraq.
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ANALYSIS: Barco acquisition adds to CMC's toolkit
Canadian avionics house CMC has more tools in its box these days as it strives to position itself as a first-tier integrator. This January’s acquisition by its US parent Esterline of Barco’s defence and aerospace division will broaden existing product offerings for the Montreal-based business, as well as introducing entirely ...
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NewsSikorsky's Raider days away from spinning rotors
Sikorsky is days away from firing the engines of its S-97 Raider, marking the first time the prototype’s coaxial rigid rotor blades will spin in preparation for first flight.
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Ural Airlines opens hangar to support A320 fleet
Russia's Ural Airlines has inaugurated a hangar to maintain its Airbus A320-family fleet.
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Aero Maintenance eyes Latin America with ANAC certification
Precision Electronics, a division of US MRO provider Aero Maintenance Group, has received certification from Brazil’s civil aviation authority ANAC, opening the door for expansion south of the US border, the company announces.
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UAC prepares for work on joint long-haul project
United Aircraft has affirmed that it intends to begin work on a joint long-haul aircraft with China, following the opening of a new design centre.
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NewsHuaxia Financial Leasing signs LOI for 20 C919s
Huaxia Financial Leasing has inked a letter of intent with Comac for 20 C919 narrowbodies.