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NewsRNZAF NH90 embarks on first deployment
Two of New Zealand’s NH Industries NH90 rotorcraft have embarked on their maiden deployment, supporting aid delivery to Fiji in response to the cyclone that struck on 20 February.
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OpinionOPINION: Lessor CIT's take on the widebody technology transition
In this CIT Aerospace analysis of the evolution in twin-aisle technology, the lessor's vice-president of aircraft evaluation and strategy Steve Mason and assistant vice-president James Morrison argue that small and intermediate widebodies are the right-sized jets to expand international networks
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Asia-Pacific helicopter fleet grows 45% over last decade
Asia-Pacific’s in-service helicopter fleet has grown by 45% since 2005, with a year-on-year growth rate averaging 3.6%, according to a special report produced by Flightglobal consultancy Ascend in conjunction with Rotorcraft Asia 2017. In contrast, the world’s largest helicopter market – North America – saw its fleet expand by 13.2% ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How Electroimpact is reshaping aerospace automation
Market demand is the reason Airbus and Boeing have announced plans to raise monthly aircraft deliveries by a combined 42% between now and 2020. Factory automation may be the key reason that aggressive ramp-up is possible.
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IndiGo to take delivery of 24 A320neos by end-March 2017
IndiGo has firmed up the delivery timetable of its first Airbus A320neos, with plans to take 24 of the type between March 2016 and the end of March 2017.
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Rex Saab 340 in near-miss with glider
Crew operating a Regional Express-operated Saab 340B were forced to take evasive action to avoid a glider while operating from Orange airport on 21 February.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: MRO steps into the Asian limelight
The 2016 edition of the Singapore Airshow was light on aircraft orders, but this allowed the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) sector to steal some of the limelight for a change.
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NewsUSAF flaunts ‘arsenal plane’ concept at Air Warfare Symposium
The US Air Force has offered the first artist’s impression of the Pentagon’s “arsenal plane” concept in a video presented by service secretary Deborah Lee James at an Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida.
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NewsBoeing and Lockheed back off potential bomber challenge
Boeing and Lockheed Martin will not challenge the US Air Force’s long-range strike bomber pick in the US Court of Federal Claims, or continue any action through the Government Accountability Office.
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NewsUSAF Global Strike chief seeks beefed-up bomber force
The head of US Air Force Global Strike Command has called for a beefed-up bomber force of “175 to 200” bombers and will make a formal recommendation to the service chief of staff and major command leaders next month.
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NewsHoneywell makes case for $90.7bn UTC merger
In the face of growing criticisms from major aerospace manufacturers, Honeywell has confirmed details and possible benefits of a proposal to acquire Pratt & Whitney and UTC Aerospace Systems parent United Technologies in a $90.7 billion deal.
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NewsDRDO claims Nishant programme still alive after crash
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) insists its indigenous Nishant unmanned air vehicle programme is alive and well, despite reports it had been shelved after a crash in November.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: France stuck between export and import selections
France’s DGA defence procurement agency predicts that the nation's military exports will have nearly doubled in 2015, thanks in no small part to its first international orders for the Dassault Rafale.
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NewsUSAF reveals Northrop's B-21 long-range strike bomber
The US Air Force has revealed its bomber for the 21st century, the Northrop Grumman B-21 long-range strike bomber.
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NewsItaly puts first HH-101A Caesar into service
Italy’s air force has put its first AgustaWestland AW101 combat search and rescue helicopter into operational service.
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NewsNHI finishes self-protection tests on Norwegian NH90
NH Industries (NHI) has successfully concluded trials of the self-protection system fitted to NH90 naval helicopters for the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF), following a five-month campaign.
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NewsEnhanced MQ-9 carries out maiden flight
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has carried out the maiden flight of an enhanced endurance variant of its MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicle at its Palmdale, California facility.
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NewsNorthrop preparing German Euro Hawk to fly again
The Northrop Grumman-built “Euro Hawk” unmanned air vehicle will fly again after the Germany Air Force decided to resume testing of the aircraft and its Airbus Defence & Space signals intelligence payload.
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NewsOBITUARY: Capt Eric "Winkle" Brown, legendary test pilot
One of history’s greatest military aviators, Capt Eric “Winkle” Brown, who has died at the age of 97, was a hugely talented pilot who unquestionably also owed at least part of his longevity to a persistent run of good fortune.
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NewsSwitzerland prepares for next attempt at fighter replacement
A second effort is about to begin that will pave the way for Switzerland to acquire a new fighter, following the rejection of a planned Saab Gripen purchase after a referendum in 2014.