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NewsBoeing doesn't see business case yet for RD-180 replacement
Boeing’s president of network and space systems says he’s yet to see the business case for developing an alternative rocket engine to the Russian-built RD-180 that powers the Atlas V rocket, even as lawmakers press the US military to develop an American-made alternative by 2019.
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NewsUS Army CIRCM downselection expected in July
Downselection from the US Army for the engineering, manufacture and design phase of its future Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) programme is expected to be made in July, and could include low rate initial production (LRIP) of the aircraft protection system.
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EBACE: Satcom Direct amps up download speeds
Satcom Direct has unveiled a new version of an airborne data router that could more than treble download speeds on board business jets equipped with the Inmarsat SwiftBroadband satellite service.
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NewsEtihad selects Phenom 100E for pilot training
Etihad Airways has selected the Embraer Phenom 100E as a jet trainer for a pilot-training school acquired one year ago, signing a purchase agreement at the EBACE convention on 20 May for four aircraft.
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Opinion
OPINION: Disruption management in the social media age
I heaved a sigh of relief as I heard the satisfying beep of the reader the agent used to scan my boarding pass. I had made my Air France flight to Paris, but just by a whisker, after the gate was officially closed on the departure displays.
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AC-130W crews to get JHMCS advance
The US Special Operations Command's Lockheed Martin AC-130W crews are to be equipped with the joint helmet-mounted cueing system (JHMCS), in the first application for the design on a transport platform.
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MALE UAV pact could shut Israel out of European market
Israel's unmanned air system industry is extremely concerned that the European market could be all but closed to its products after France, Germany and Italy confirmed plans to jointly define their requirements for a future high-altitude, medium-endurance (MALE) design.
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Iranian nuclear deal could strengthen Israeli equipment plans
Preliminary negotiations between Washington and Jerusalem may produce new contracts for two types of aircraft for the Israeli air force.
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Ethiopian to add Cape Town and Gaborone services
Ethiopian Airlines will add stops at Cape Town in South Africa and Botswana's capital Gaborone to its Addis Ababa-Johannesburg route from 30 June.
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NewsEBACE: LHT to provide cabin completions on ACJ319 Elite
Lufthansa Technik will carry out cabin completions for the Airbus ACJ319 Elite corporate jet, following on from its cooperation with the airframer on the ACJ318 Elite.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: North Africa sees uneven recovery post-Arab Spring
The wave of popular protests that swept through North Africa in 2010 and 2011, collectively becoming known as the "Arab Spring", was initially welcomed by many as a positive move towards democracy.
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NewsEBACE: Bombardier opens Munich support centre
Bombardier Business Aircraft has opened a new regional service office (RSO) in Munich in response to growing demand in Europe.
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NewsEBACE: Honeywell doubles wi-fi speeds with software upgrade
Honeywell Aerospace has launched a High Data Rate (HDR) software upgrade that will double the speed of in-flight Wi-fi for existing Inmarsat Swiftbroadband customers, and is hoping to sign up some business aviation customers during EBACE.
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NewsUS air force considering new 2,000lb rocket-propelled penetrating weapon
The US Air Force’s chief scientist says the high velocity penetrating weapon its research laboratory has designed for internal carriage on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is ready to transfer to a development and production programme.
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NewsHungarian Gripen crashes in Czech Republic
A Saab JAS 39D Gripen has crashed at Čáslav AFB in the Czech Republic, as it landed during its participation in the multinational Exercise Lion Share 2015 Gripen exercise.
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NewsSweden launches future military pilot training contest
Sweden has initiated a process to replace its air force’s fleet of Saab 105 (SK 60) jet trainers with a new Military Flying Training System (MFTS), planned for introduction by the end of this decade.
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Indian Su-30 MKI lost in crash
An Indian air force Su-30 MKI twin-seat fighter, the mainstay of the nation’s combat fleet, crashed on 20 May, with both pilots ejecting safely.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Mueller sets tone for MAS transformation
Christoph Mueller may have been at the reins of Malaysia Airlines for less than a month, but employees already have a sense of the changes to come.
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NewsBoeing, Pentagon discussing space-based hyperspectral sensor options
Boeing says it is in discussions with the US government about deploying a space-based hyperspectral imaging sensor several years after the air force started flying Raytheon’s Airborne Cueing and Exploitation System-Hyperspectral, or ACES-Hy, system tactically on an MQ-1 Predator UAV.
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NewsUS approves $1.9bn munitions sale to Israel
The US State Department has approved a massive arms sale to Israel for a variety of munitions including the joint direct attack munition, laser-guided paveway, small diameter bomb, hellfire missile and advanced medium-range air-to-air missile in a potential deal worth an estimated $1.9 billion to domestic arms suppliers.