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NewsBoeing and Safran invest in Electric Power Systems
Boeing and Safran on 17 September announced a joint investment in Electric Power Systems (EPS), giving the Utah-based company more resources to develop batteries for urban air mobility and electric aircraft projects, eventually at an industrial scale.
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US airline stocks rally after oil panic plunge
US airline stocks mostly recovered on 17 September after falling on news of attacks on two major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, which is expected to disrupt oil supply.
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US business aircraft fleet not ADS-B compliant despite looming deadline
Almost a quarter of the US-registered business jets, and nearly half of the country’s turboprop fleet has still not been fitted with automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (ADS-B) equipment, despite a looming deadline, according to a report from US engineering company Duncan Aviation.
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Industry leaders line up for UK aviation strategy debate
Airline industry leaders will meet next month at a conference in London with the need for a clear strategy for the UK aviation sector high on the agenda if the country is to capitalise on the economic benefits of air transport.
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NewsAtlas Air Service buys Stuttgart-based rival out of insolvency
Germany’s Atlas Air Service has acquired insolvent operator Stuttgarter Flugdienst (SFD) in a move that will broaden its share of the country’s charter and management market and give the business aviation services provider its first foothold in the country’s fourth-largest city.
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Chisinau concessionaire clashes with Moldovan leadership
Chisinau airport’s new concessionaire is adamant that its newly-established agreement to manage the Moldovan hub cannot be overturned, despite political moves towards such an end.
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Comair indicates extent of SAA case award benefit
South African carrier Comair has detailed the expected benefit on its full-year financial results following settlement of an anti-competitiveness case against South African Airways.
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Boeing values 20-year Chinese market at $2.9 trillion
Boeing forecasts that China will need 8,090 new commercial aircraft over the next 20 years in addition to $1.6 billion in services related to passenger air transport.
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A320 family embarks on approach to 10,000 deliveries
Airbus is likely to take A320-family deliveries into five figures around the first quarter of 2021, after it handed over its 9,000th example to UK budget carrier EasyJet earlier this month.
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NewsU-2 channels F-35 sensor data in ballistic missile test
A Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter, U-2 and a ground station have demonstrated a capability to shorten the decision loop involved in detecting and acting upon a long-range missile launch.
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Virgin Australia to contest Qantas strike on Haneda slots
Virgin Australia will contest Qantas’s application to take both new slots made available to Australian carriers at Tokyo Haneda airport despite being in the middle of a network and route review.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman B-21 Raider first flight route announced
The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bomber’s first flight will be a short hop, about 22mi (35km) north across the Mojave Desert, from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California where it is being built to its testing site at Edwards Air Force Base.
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NewsRaytheon unveils Peregrine: new medium-range, air-to-air missile
Raytheon has unveiled a new medium-range, air-to-air missile called Peregrine.
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NewsUSAF christens new trainer as T-7A Red Hawk
The US Air Force has designated the Boeing T-X jet trainer the T-7A Red Hawk, in tribute to the US Army Air Corps’ Tuskegee Airmen and their World War II-era P-40 Warhawks.
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Protests drag Hong Kong passenger volumes down
Hong Kong International airport registered a 12% fall in passenger numbers during August as violent protests impacted visitor traffic to the region.
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Qantas pounces on new Tokyo Haneda slots
Qantas has wasted little time in laying claim to the two additional daily slots at Tokyo Haneda International airport, filing an application that would allow it to boost its frequencies there from Sydney and launch a new service from Melbourne.
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NewsAirbus closes hangar and inspects jets after Mobile incident
Airbus is evaluating two aircraft for potential damage and has closed one hangar at its Mobile aircraft assembly site after a fire suppression system activated on 13 September.
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NewsGulfstream expands Savannah MRO facility
Gulfstream has completed a $55 million expansion of an MRO facility at its Savannah, Georgia headquarters.
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A320 family logs 9,000 deliveries with EasyJet handover
UK budget carrier EasyJet has emerged as the recipient of the 9,000th Airbus A320-family jet to undergo delivery to customers.
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Fourth test MC-21 to feature high-density seating layout
Russian airframer Irkut is to install a high-density seating layout in its fourth flight-test MC-21-300 aircraft.