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Bombardier plans $500m loss on recent CSeries deals
Bombardier expects to record an average loss of $3.93 million on 127 orders and commitments for the CSeries added to the backlog since February, the company says in a quarterly filing released on 28 April.
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Delta drops E190 plan after CSeries deal
Delta Air Lines has decided not to induct the Embraer E190 regional jet into its fleet after ordering 75 Bombardier CS100 jets, the airline says on 28 April.
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NewsGearbox issue threatens A400M delivery rate
Airbus Defence & Space is facing a fresh crisis on its A400M military airlifter, after problems were discovered with the power gearbox of its Europrop International (EPI) TP400 engines.
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Margin to meet A350 delivery target eroding: Airbus
Airbus Group still believes it can reach a target of delivering at least 50 A350s this year, but the company remains concerned about cabin supply-chain issues.
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Delta orders up to 125 CS100s
Delta Air Lines has signed a firm agreement to buy 75 CS100s and take options on another 50 of the 110-seat aircraft in a major victory for Bombardier Commercial Aircraft.
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SAS expects first A320neo in September
SAS Group is expecting to receive its first Airbus A320neo in September, the initial aircraft in a batch of 30.
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Airbus ramp-up snags tip delivery balance to second half
Airbus Group is maintaining a production target of 10 A350s per month by the end of 2018, but acknowledges that the ramp-up efforts is becoming “increasingly challenging”.
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NewsF-35 office has 2,590 staff and $70 million annual budget
It takes 2,590 military personnel, government civilians and full-time equivalent contractors and $70 million per year to run the world’s largest and most expensive military aircraft programme, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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NewsCongress appears ready to let the Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk go
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is considering a legislative provision that would allow the US Air Force to finally junk the famed Lockheed Martin F-117A Nighthawk.
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NewsBoeing records $243 million KC-46 charge as it seeks LRIP contract
Boeing has taken another financial hit from its 767-based KC-46A Pegasus tanker programme, with the company reporting a $243 million pre-tax charge for cost overruns on the US Air Force project.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Ian Cooper, chief executive, Airways Aviation
Ian Cooper is chief executive of UK training provider Airways Aviation. A former pilot with British Airways, Cooper is determined to expand training provision for a new generation of budding aviators
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NewsUK selects Certifiable Predator B as Reaper replacement
The UK Ministry of Defence has decided to procure the in-development General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Certifiable Predator B unmanned air vehicle under its Protector programme. The UAV will be acquired through a foreign military sales contract with the US Department of Defense.
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Tokyo gears up for 50 X-2 flights in coming year
Japan envisages a one-year test campaign for the Mitsubishi X-2 technology demonstrator, with around 50 flights planned.
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NewsUVision loitering munitions to undergo anti-tank testing
The development of two of UVision’s loitering munitions will soon extend to anti-tank warfare testing.
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Congress to block A-10 retirement pending F-35 combat evaluation
The chairman of the US Senate House Armed Services Committee says lawmakers aren't likely to authorise the retirement of any more legacy warplanes until there is “no doubt” that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II can adequately fulfil its intended roles.
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NewsAzerbaijan requires more Israeli UAVs for border conflict
As the conflict continues with neighbouring Armenia, Azerbaijan has expressed its intention to buy additional Israeli unmanned air vehicles.
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LAM crash inquiry lends support to flight-tracking case
Controllers failed to notice the disappearance of a LAM Embraer 190 lost over Namibia and damage to its emergency locator transmitter contributed to a long delay in reaching the crash site.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Europe looks inward for future UAV ops
European forces operate a diverse range of aircraft – including unmanned – due to their relatively high, NATO-level defence budgets and involvement in a number of international arenas.
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NewsGulfstream secures US approval for GIV-SP synthetic vision
Operators of Gulfstream GIV-SP business jets equipped with PlaneDeck avionics can now add synthetic vision to its suite of cockpit functions, following approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration for the retrofit. A similar supplemental type certification is now being sought for the GV and GIV business jets.
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Fuji Heavy completes construction of 777X wing box plant
Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) has completed the construction of a facility to manufacture centre wing boxes for the Boeing 777X at its Handa plant.