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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Ascend highlights what to watch for in the rest of 2016
Richard Evans, senior consultant with Flightglobal’s advisory arm Ascend, here shares some of the indicators and issues the team will be keeping a close eye on as 2016 wears on – and explains what they may mean for the health of the industry
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UK Typhoon tests Reccelite XR pod
The UK Royal Air Force has recently completed a series of test flights of the Eurofighter Typhoon carrying Rafael's Reccelite XR reconnaissance pod.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: San Juan traffic rebounds amid renovations
Traffic at San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International airport continues to surge amid a multi-year renovation effort that was intended to help the airport recover from sagging passenger numbers.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Turbomeca spins up plans for high-powered future
“Project Jersey”, named after the Channel Island, is a curious title for an internal initiative – particularly one at a French manufacturer – but on closer inspection, there is sense behind it.
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US Foreign Military Funding talks key to Israeli tanker plan
Decisions about whether Israel will select Boeing's KC-46A tanker and ask for additional Lockheed Martin F-35s will depend on the result of current negotiations about the size of the US Foreign Military Funding (FMF) package that the nation will receive over the next 10 years.
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Turbomeca proposes new Arriel variant to power Korean LAH
French engine manufacturer Turbomeca is proposing a new, locally produced variant of its Arriel turboshaft to power South Korea’s developmental light armed helicopter (LAH).
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SINGAPORE: Airbus seals in-depth MRO pact for SIA A380s
Singapore Airlines has reached a flight-hour services maintenance agreement with Airbus covering the carrier’s A380 fleet.
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SINGAPORE: P&W opens fan blade manufacturing facility
Pratt & Whitney has opened its first manufacturing facility in Singapore to produce fan blades and other key components for its PW1000G geared-turbofan (GTF) engine family.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Next-gen simulation preps F-35 units for battle
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is not just one of the most expensive and complex endeavours in military acquisition history, it’s also an evolution in the way military pilots train to fly jets.
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SINGAPORE: Kallman, AIA sign air show pact
Exhibition firm Kallman Worldwide has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the leading aviation trade body in the United States, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), aimed at boosting the US presence at international air shows.
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IATA highlights safety margin of audited carriers
Carriers which had passed the IATA operational safety audit were involved in five hull-loss accidents last year, but the accident rate for these operators was nevertheless three times better than for those outside of the scheme.
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SINGAPORE: Fire Scout touted for Asia-Pacific export
Northrop Grumman is in talks with a number of Asian countries regarding the possible sale of its MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned rotorcraft on the back of a successful deployment aboard US Navy Littoral Combat Ships (LCS).
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SINGAPORE: Textron Aviation shows four aircraft at its first Singapore air show
Almost two years after the merger of two of the most famous brands in general aviation, Textron Aviation is making its first appearance at the Singapore air show. The company has four aircraft on display, from its high-performance Cessna TTx piston single to its newly-in-service Citation Latitude mid-size business jet.
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Opinion
OPINION: Can NASA's new X-planes transform aviation?
It was the golden age of flight experimentation when Scott Crossfield arrived at Edwards AFB, California, in 1950. The soon-to-be legendary test pilot likened the atmosphere to an “Indianapolis 500 without rules”, as each flight attempted something – a speed, an altitude or some combination – that no human had ...
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SINGAPORE: F-15SG, AH-64D to perform joint aerial display
This year’s aerial display at the Singapore Airshow will include a unusual joint performance between a Republic of Singapore Air Force Boeing F-15SG fighter and AH-64D Apache attack helicopter.
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SINGAPORE: Singapore calls for greater ATM integration in Asia
Singapore’s transport minister has called for greater integration of air navigation service providers (ANSPs) across Asia-Pacific.
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SINGAPORE: UAC sees room for 150 Superjets in Asia
Russian airframer United Aircraft sees a potential market for at least 150 Sukhoi Superjet 100s in the Asia-Pacific region.
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SINGAPORE: RAAF A330 MRTT refuels USAF C-17
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Airbus Defence & Space A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) has successfully refuelled a Boeing C-17A for the first time.
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SINGAPORE: IATA confident APAC airlines can weather turbulence
IATA says airlines in Asia Pacific are finding profitability “quite thin”, but believes that they have what it takes to weather through the current turbulence.
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NewsUS State Department approves F-16 sale to Pakistan
The US State Department has approved Pakistan to buy eight Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 52 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney F100-229 engines, but whether the $700 million deal can survive a 30-day congressional review process remains to be seen.