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PICTURES: RAAF’s first P-8A conducts maiden flight
The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft due for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed its maiden sortie.
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PICTURES: Embraer completes first flight of E-Jet E2
Embraer completed the first flight of its E-Jet E2 family today months ahead of schedule, in a milestone that it says is a sign of the programme’s maturity.
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NewsUSAF picks Coulson Aviation to outfit HC-130Hs for firefighting
The US Air Force has picked the Coulson Aviation USA retardant aerial delivery systems (RADS-XXL) to outfit seven former Coast Guard Lockheed Martin HC-130H search-and-rescue turboprops into firefighting assets for the Forest Service.
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PICTURE: Embraer’s E-Jet E2 takes to the air
Embraer began flight-testing of the re-engined E-Jet E2 family earlier today, when the first E190-E2 took to the skies from the company’s plant in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil.
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NewsGlobal Hawk testers using 3D-printed nylon for ice shape testing
Weapon testers at Edwards AFB in California have taken a unique approach to ice shape testing of the remotely pilot Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk by laser printing simulated ice on the leading edges of the aircraft’s wings and V-tail to characterise buildup.
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NewsPICTURES: Two Dutch F-35s arrive at Leeuwarden Air Base
Two Lockheed Martin F-35s belonging to the Royal Netherlands Air Force have departed North America on the first eastbound transatlantic crossing of the fifth-generation fighter type, touching down at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands at approximately 8:45pm local time.
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EBACE: 'Tough decisive action' saves Bombardier
Bombardier says “tough decisive action last year to reduce production rates” has saved it from the worst of the collapse in new orders and residual values of large-cabin jets.
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EBACE: G500 stays home with eye on early delivery
Gulfstream ditched a plan to fly the G500 business jet to display at EBACE in order to focus on completing flight tests as quickly as possible, with an eye on delivering the first aircraft ahead of schedule, says chief executive Mark Burns.
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NewsIsrael reveals defensive boost for CH-53 fleet
The Israeli air force has confirmed for the first time that an advanced missile approach warning system was incorporated as part of the 2025 upgrade programme for its Sikorsky CH-53 transport helicopters.
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Brussels Airports details traffic hit from closure
Brussels Airports handled 1.2 million and 1.1 million passengers in March and April respectively, figures sharply down on the same months in 2015 as a result of the disruption that followed the bomb blasts at the Belgian capital's main gateway.
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Lufthansa Technik bags VIP 787 modification deal
Lufthansa Technik has won a modification and support contract for a Boeing 787 that will be completed as a VIP aircraft.
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EBACE: PW800 performing in line with expectations: P&WC
Pratt & Whitney Canada says its PW800 breakthrough engine in the 10,000lb-20,000lb-thrust segment is performing in line with expectations on Gulfstream’s four G500 test aircraft, with total flight hours now “well past” 2,000 and “climbing rapidly”.
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News737 Max 7 review could lead to 7,000nm BBJ: Boeing
Boeing Business Jets is already considering the potential longer-range version of the 737 Max 7 to fill a pre-existing gap in the VIP version of the single-aisle family, even as the airframer's Commercial Airplanes unit studies the proposed redesign.
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EBACE: First Legacy 450 with full interior lands in Geneva
An Embraer Legacy 450 has touched down at Geneva Airport, carrying the first full production interior for the mid-size jet to display at the EBACE convention.
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EBACE: Comlux makes widebody move
Comlux is undaunted by the slump in the completion market that has coincided with the unveiling in April of a widebody extension to its Comlux America centre in Indianapolis.
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NewsEBACE: Gulfstream accelerates first flight of G600
Gulfstream announced today that the scheduled first flight the G600 business jet should come a few months early in the fourth quarter of 2016.
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Opinion
OPINION: Is aviation close to environmental breakthrough?
As a solution to our energy and pollution crises, open-rotor aircraft engines have long been akin to nuclear fusion – promising, but 30 years away. But as our special environment report in this issue reveals, breakthroughs may be imminent.
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EBACE: NetJets Europe takes Latitude on tour
As EBACE begins, fractional ownership giant NetJets Europe has launched a demonstration tour of its latest midsize offering – the Cessna Citation Latitude – and says the jet is already proving “extremely popular” with customers.
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VietJet orders 100 Boeing 737 Max 200s
Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air has signed an order for 100 Boeing 737 Max 200s, making it the second customer to commit to the high-density variant.
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Authorities yet to locate main MS804 wreckage
Egyptian authorities are still searching for the main wreckage of the Airbus A320 that operated EgyptAir flight MS804, with a focus on retrieving the flight data and cockpit voice recorders.