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Airbus: Delivery of P&W 'golden' A320neo engine imminent
Airbus is expecting first delivery of the revamped Pratt & Whitney PW1100G powerplant to Lufthansa this week, enabling the airframer to start putting deliveries of the A320neo back on track.
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GAMECO completes first 787 C-check
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Co (GAMECO) has completed its first C-check on a Boeing 787-8 for China Southern Airlines.
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Malaysia Airlines orders up to 50 737 Max jets
Malaysia Airlines has placed a firm order for 25 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, and taken options on a further 25.
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China Southern and Asiana expand interline agreement
China Southern Airlines has expanded its interline agreement with Asiana Airlines to cove a wider range of destinations across Asia.
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NewsOSHKOSH: JetBlue A321 arrival leads Tuesday picture round-up
One day after the Martin Mars made a splash at Oshkosh, JetBlue Airways made waves by flying in an Airbus A321 only minutes after confirming a new order for 30 of the single-aisle jets. The aircraft nicknamed "BluesMobile" is the first A321 delivered from Airbus' fourth and newest final assembly ...
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NewsOSHKOSH: Daher unveils optional lavatory in TBM cabin
Daher unveiled a cabin upgrade planned for the TBM900 and 930 fleet that adds an optional, enclosable lavatory in a four-seat configuration of the normally six-seat, single-engined turboprop.
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OSHKOSH: Glasair tweaks Merlin design after LSA certificate
One month after gaining light sport aircraft (LSA) certification, Glasair is tweaking the design of the two-seat Merlin flight trainer to reduce weight and improve performance.
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OSHKOSH: Cirrus nears final phase of certification testing for SF50
Cirrus Aircraft is entering the last phase of an extended flight test campaign to achieve airworthiness certification of the SF50 Vision, a single-engined, seven-seat jet launched eight years ago.
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OSHKOSH: Solar-electric Sun Flyer within weeks of first flight
A US-built solar-electric aircraft is “weeks away” from achieving first flight to begin a 2- to 3-year flight test campaign for certification as a two-seat flight trainer, says George Bye, chief executive of Aero Electric Aircraft Corp (AEAC).
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NewsOSHKOSH: Struggling Icon moves composite work back in-house
Icon Aircraft has taken back composite fabrication of the A5 seaplane from previous supplier Cirrus Aircraft as the light-sport category manufacturer works to recover from a production system slowdown announced two months ago, says chief executive Kirk Hawkins. .
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OSHKOSH: Low-cost alternative to fly-by-wire proposed for general aviation
A California-based start-up has launched sales of a new, mechanically-driven flight control system that the company promises will simultaneously improve performance and safety.
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NewsOSHKOSH: Commuter Craft unveils unconventional design for kit-built market
Injecting a unique new design into the amateur-built aircraft market, Commuter Craft announced plans to launch production of the experimental-category Innovator in the fall of 2017.
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Funding for new close air support platform remains uncertain
While rumblings of two potential close-air support platforms for the US Air Force shook Washington last week, discussions surrounding a possible light-attack aircraft and A-10 replacement have yet to reach the service’s secretary.
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NewsPiaggio steps up Avanti sales effort in Middle East
Piaggio Aerospace is hoping to increase the small inventory of P180 Avantis in use in the Middle East, with the appointment of Al Saif Trading Establishment as sales and marketing agent for the twin-engined turboprop in Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
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Israel may contract out F-35 maintenance
Israel is considering contracting out the heavy maintenance of its future Lockheed Martin F-35As, as it seeks domestic provision of overhaul activities on the type.
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Israel's Meteor works on new MALE UAV
Meteor, the newest Israeli manufacturer of unmanned air vehicles, is developing an advanced medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) platform.
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JetBlue adds 30 A321s to order backlog
JetBlue Airways has added orders for 30 Airbus A321s, raising the US low-cost carrier's total backlog to 116 single-aisles.
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NewsOSHKOSH: Innova launches King Air engine, avionics upgrades
Sabreliner and Sierra parent Innova Aerospace on 25 July unveiled the new conglomerate’s two latest upgrade programmes aimed at the business aviation market.
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OSHKOSH: Textron Aviation sides with Cessna on turboprop branding choice
Textron Aviation on 25 July unveiled the cabin mock-up and the branding for the single-engined turboprop design launched a year ago at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture fly-in.
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INTERVIEW: Light aircraft firm co-founder spots gap in the market
Arthur Léopold-Léger is co-founder and chief executive of light aircraft-start up Elixir Aircraft. The French company is developing a two-seat composite piston-single which it hopes will be the first of a family of aircraft