All news – Page 2019
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The NTSB's years-long quest for better runway reporting
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has reiterated a longstanding recommendation for better runway condition reporting -- a call that comes just weeks before new reporting standards are set to take effect.
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NewsL-39NG moves to next phase of testing
Aero Vodochody has completed the first phase of testing for its new L-39NG trainer and will now move to the development of a new-build aircraft in order to complete certification
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Boeing protests Denmark's F-35A decision
Boeing has initiated a legal challenge against Denmark’s Ministry of Defence for selecting the Lockheed Martin F-35A over the F/A-18E/F as the Danish air force’s next generation fighter.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Sam Sprules - Sourcing professionals in the industry
Sam Sprules is director of aerospace recruitment company AeroProfessional
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Outboard flap confirmed as MH370 debris
Malaysia’s government has confirmed that a large second of a flight-control surface found off Tanzania originated from a missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER.
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USAF releases draft call for bids on $6B surveillance deal
The US Air Force has released to industry a draft copy of a document soliciting bids for a $6 billion plan to acquire 17 aircraft to replace the Boeing 707-based, Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS ground surveillance fleet.
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MoM, 737 Max 10 projects fit in Boeing budget plans
Boeing has the financial ability to develop a new stretch of the 737 Max and a clean-sheet middle of the market (MoM) over the next nine years while reducing capital spending from a peak level in 2016, chief executive Dennis Muilenburg says.
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AAD: Zambian L-15 debuts
The first Chinese-made Hongdu L-15 supersonic light attack/jet trainer for Zambia has broken cover at Africa Aerospace and Defence in the markings of the air force’s 15 Sqn.
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AirFinance launches FlyFunder business aircraft marketplace
The first online marketplace connecting buyers of business and general aviation aircraft with specialist aviation financiers has been launched by the US asset management company AirFinance.
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Russian ministry to allocate GTLK Superjet and L-410 funds
Russian state transport leasing company GTLK is to be allocated Rb5 billion to support its aircraft operations.
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Hong Kong Airlines orders nine A330-300s
Hong Kong Airlines has placed a firm order for nine Airbus A330-300 aircraft.
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Airbus set to deliver C295W to Brazil
Airbus plans to deliver the first C295W search and rescue aircraft to the Brazilian air force in the first quarter next year, the company tells FlightGlobal.
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US adds F-15 to $38 billion military aid package for Israel
US and Israeli diplomats announced the largest military assistance package in US history on 14 September in a $38 billion, 10-year package that will deliver an assortment of American-designed weapon systems, including Lockheed Martin F-35 and Boeing F-15 fighters to Tel Aviv.
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AAD: South Africa puts its future aerospace hopes in SARA
Denel showed at AAD a fuselage mock-up of its 24-seat Small African Regional Aircraft (SARA) it hopes can be a catalyst for the revival of the country's neglected aerospace engineering and design capabilities.
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Envoy and PSA double pay rates for new pilots
American Airlines' subsidiaries PSA Airlines and Envoy Air have significantly increased pay and bonuses for starting and existing pilots, a move that comes as regional carriers struggle to recruit enough pilots.
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AAD: Denel to begin formal talks over relaunching Rooivalk
South Africa's government has given the go-ahead for Denel to engage in formal talks with potential foreign partners with a view to launching production of a new "mark two" version of its Rooivalk attack helicopter.
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AAD: Paramount unveils military version of AHRLAC
South African defence contractor Paramount showed two sides of its AHRLAC single prop pusher - literally. At its exhibit, the left half of its single prototype example was presented in its recently-announced Mwari militarised version, with the other half in civil, surveillance guise.
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AAD: Vliegmasjien moves closer to Wolf first flight
Four years after unveiling its single-engine amphibious Wolf "bush plane" concept at AAD, South African company Vlieg Masjien has returned with a prototype it hopes to fly next year, and looking for investors to help bring the design to production.
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AAD: S-Plane offers kit to convert manned aircraft to OPV
South African company S-Plane launched a kit at the show that allows operators to convert manned aircraft into optionally piloted vehicles (OPV). The technology, exhibited in an Italian-built FAMA 209 ultralight helicopter, comprises a "plug in" airborne terminal, which is fitted in the baggage hold of the aircraft and connected ...
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AAD: Seeker surveillance aircraft debuts
CSI Aviation, which bought the Seeker light surveillance aircraft programme from its Australian developer two years ago, showed the fixed-wing, single-pusher design at AAD for the first time as it looks to start assembly in the USA.