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Pudong’s satellite terminal gears up for 16 Sept opening
Shanghai Pudong International Airport’s new satellite terminal — dubbed the world’s largest — will commence operations on 16 September.
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MHIAEL picked to retrofit ANA’s Trent modules
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines (MHIAEL) has completed the first retrofit of intermediate pressure compressor (IPC) modules on All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.
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USAF bans passengers, cargo from Boeing KC-46A
The US Air Force (USAF) has banned the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus in-flight refueling tanker from carrying passengers and cargo after it discovered cargo floor restraint devices unlocking during a recent operational test and evaluation flight.
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House seeks Boeing interviews on 737 Max
Top Democrats on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and its aviation subcommittee want Boeing to provide interviews with its employees as they plan another hearing to investigate the design, development and certification of Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
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Yates to start full-rate production of 900kg cargo glider UAV
Yates Electrospace unveiled at the Defense & Security Equipment International (DSEI) show in London a larger variant of its unmanned cargo glider, the Silent Arrow GD-2000, that can fly with a gross weight of 907kg (2,000lb).
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AnalysisMitsubishi bolsters support team as M90 deliveries near
Mitsubishi Aircraft is assembling what it describes as an industry-leading customer service team to support the coming entry-into-service of the company’s SpaceJet M90.
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Embraer delivers first E195-E2 to Azul
Embraer has handed over the second of its E-Jet E2 variants: an E195-E2 for Brazilian carrier Azul via lessor AerCap.
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Transat posts Q3 adjusted profit ahead of Air Canada takeover
Transat AT, parent company of Air Transat, reported adjusted net income of C$5.7 million ($4.3 million) for its third quarter of fiscal year 2019, an upward swing from an adjusted net loss of C$5.0 million in the same period in 2018.
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PodcastPODCAST: Airline Business on Ryanair, Vietnam, Aigle Azur, cargo
The new edition of the Airline Business podcast is now available.
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Spear-EW concept puts UK on the offensive
MBDA and Leonardo have been contracted to test an electronic-attack development of the former's Spear air-to-surface missile for the UK Ministry of Defence.
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NewsUK signs £100m Protector test and evaluation deal
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been awarded a roughly £100 million ($123 million) contract to complete test and evaluation-phase activities on the Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system on order for the UK Royal Air Force (RAF).
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HAV goes back to USA - six years after LEMV
Six years after the US Army cancelled the long-endurance multi-intelligence vehicle (LEMV) programme and shipped back the original prototype, developer Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) is making a return to the transatlantic market with its Airlander 10.
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BAE to acquire high-flying UAV partner Prismatic
BAE Systems expects to flight test a prototype solar-powered high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle for the first time early next year, under a newly strengthened relationship with UK technology company Prismatic.
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NewsSelf-protection deal safeguards RAF's Shadow fleet
The Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Shadow R1 fleet of intelligence-gathering aircraft is to receive a major self-protection upgrade, intended to safeguard the Beechcraft King Air 350CER-based type against attack using infrared-guided missiles.
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Two fatalities confirmed in Toledo Convair 440 crash
Two fatalities resulted from the Convair 440 crash near Toledo Express airport on 11 September.
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NewsLeonardo steps up AW149 offer to military sector
Leonardo has launched a new effort to pitch its AW149 medium-twin to military customers, displaying the type at the heart of its exhibit at the 10-13 September DSEI show in London.
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NewsCoffee spill forced A330 diversion after radio failures
UK investigators have revealed that reluctance to use a cockpit cup-holder resulted in coffee being spilled over control panels on a Condor Airbus A330, causing substantial radio communications problems and forcing a diversion.
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AnalysisChina's lessors brace for wave of redeliveries
Once the new kid on the block, China’s aircraft leasing industry is now well into pre-adolescence – a milestone that will be marked by a wave of redeliveries as the first leases begin to expire.
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Qantas to manage Jetstar Asia freight capacity
Jetstar Asia has entered into an agreement with Qantas Freight to manage its freight capacity from 20 November.
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Raytheon, Hanwha team up for IFF work
Raytheon and South Korea’s Hanwha will team up to produce Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF).