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US Marines set 2019 target for Osprey tanker fit
The US Marine Corps expects to declare initial operational capability for the Bell Boeing V-22 Aerial Refuelling System (VARS) in late 2019, with the milestone to represent the availability of an initial four mission-equipped aircraft.
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Two A380s among four Airbus testbeds heading to museums
Two of Airbus’s A380 test aircraft are to be transferred to museums, along with two other testbeds including the first A320.
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NewsCirrus begins deliveries of sixth-generation SR family
Cirrus Aircraft has begun deliveries of its sixth-generation SR piston-single family, which it describes as the “smartest, safest, most advanced models ever”.
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Camcopter wins Australian navy contract
The Schiebel S-100 Camcopter has won a Royal Australian Navy contract for an un-specified number of airframes.
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Airbus to broaden A320neo assembly from mid-year
Airbus is aiming to begin final assembly of A320neos at its Chinese plant in Tianjin around mid-year, with production at its US Mobile line at the end of 2017.
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F-35 to make Australian debut at Avalon
The Lockheed Martin F-35 will make its Asia-Pacific air show debut at Air Show Australia at Avalon in late February.
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Triumph pledges Global 7000 support despite lawsuits
Triumph Group will continue supplying wings for the Global 7000 despite the eruption of dueling claims between the wing supplier and aircraft designer Bombardier, says Triumph chief executive Dan Crowley in an early February earnings call with analysts.
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Air France-KLM's MRO unit wins deal from Cayman Airways
Cayman Airways has contracted Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance to provide component support for a Boeing 737.
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Berlin confirms further Brandenburg delay
Berlin's airport operator has admitted that the long-delayed Brandenburg gateway will not open in 2017 as previously targeted.
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AAR to maintain SkyWest's CRJ landing gears
MRO provider AAR has signed an agreement to overhaul landing gears on SkyWest Inc's Bombardier CRJ aircraft, AAR announces.
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DVB finances Vietnam Airlines' debut A350 sale-and-leaseback
German transportation lender DVB Bank has disclosed that it is the sole arranger and lender for the sale-and-leaseback financing of Vietnam Airlines' first Airbus A350-900, which was delivered in October 2016.
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Sale-and-leaseback market 'hot': Ryanair finance chief
The sale-and-leaseback market looks "hot at the moment" for the right credit, Ryanair finance chief Neil Sorahan told FlightGlobal at a media briefing in London today.
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Lufthansa to operate A350 under triple type rating
Lufthansa's Airbus A350s will be operated by pilots who also fly its A330s and A340-600s.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Raytheon hits milestone for missile that changed air warfare
Raytheon will deliver the 20,000thcopy of the missile that three decades ago changed air-to-air combat in a 31 January ceremony inside the company’s factory in the desert on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona.
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Opinion
OPINION: The dwindling pool of T-X bidders
Back in October 1986, the US Air Force was faced with a difficult decision. It had received seven responses to a request for proposals to build two prototypes for the advanced tactical fighter competition that ultimately yielded the Lockheed Martin F-22. In the wake of later industry consolidation, the USAF, ...
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Tail-strike after bounced landing damaged Jet2 737
Portuguese investigators have detailed a bounced landing at Funchal in which a Jet2 Boeing 737-800 was substantially damaged by a tail-strike.
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Ryanair underlines slower UK growth outlook over EU exit
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has stressed that it expects business in the UK to slow as the country heads towards a formal withdrawal from the European Union.
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Ryanair cautious over full year as third-quarter profit falls
Budget carrier Ryanair is expecting a sharp decline in fourth-quarter yields, although it is maintaining its full-year forecast of a €1.3-1.35 billion profit.
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Lockheed finalises deal for 90 F-35s, claims $728M savings
Following a year of tense negotiations, Lockheed Martin secured its low-rate initial production lot 9 contract to deliver 90 F-35 fighter jets this week.
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Two A320neos and one A350 delivered in January
Airbus’s two main ramp-up efforts had a quiet start to 2017, with only a single A350 and two A320neos being delivered.