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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Clarity yet to emerge on Iran Air plans
After more than three decades of being forced to pick around for scraps to keep its air transport operation functioning, Iran's government indulged itself less than two weeks after the lifting of nuclear-related sanctions.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Ed Bastian, Delta's CEO-elect
Ahead of his being named as Delta Air Lines' CEO-elect, Ed Bastian – a key architect in the carrier's success – spoke to LEK Consulting's John Thomas and Spencer Stuart's Michael Bell, who have been conducting a series of behind-the-curtain analyses for Airline Business to understand how the industry's top ...
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NewsLockheed offers T-X glimpse in press invitation
Lockheed Martin might finally put to rest whether it intends to offer the Korea Aerospace Industries T-50 or a separate clean-sheet design for the US Air Force’s upcoming advanced pilot training competition known as T-X.
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NewsNew report recommends White House kill B61-12 and LRSO
The Centre for American Progress has proposed sweeping cuts to the US nuclear arsenal including the elimination of the B61 consolidation and new standoff cruise missile as a way of realising $120 billion in savings over 30 years.
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NewsReports of new 737 Max derivative premature: Boeing
Boeing chief financial officer Greg Smith on 3 February drew an even darker veil around the company’s plans for a new product aimed at addressing a gap between the 737 Max 9 and the 787-8
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NewsVirgin Galactic satellite launch plans advance with carrier aircraft modifications
Virgin Galactic’s bid to enter the small satellite launch business is building momentum on two fronts, with heavy work now under way in Texas on modifications to the 747-400 that will serve as a dedicated air-launch carrier while colleagues in California work to increase the payload capacity of the in-development ...
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NewsRise mulls European move as US demand grows
US membership-based operator Rise is evaluating the European market, with a view to launching a modified version of its scheduled business aircraft service on the continent.
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News
Global Jet Capital grows with GE portfolio acquisition
Global Jet Capital has completed its acquisition of GE’s fixed-wing corporate aircraft financing portfolio in the Americas.
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NewsJackie Chan receives China's first Legacy 500
Embraer has delivered the first China-based Legacy 500 to brand ambassador Jackie Chan.
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NewsSource of Daallo A321 explosion remains unclear
Clarity has yet to emerge over the origin of the damage sustained by a Daallo Airlines Airbus A321 after it departed Mogadishu on 2 February.
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News
Lufthansa Technik building MRO facility at Dubai's Al Maktoum hub
Lufthansa Technik is to establish an airframe component repair shop near Dubai World Central's Al Maktoum International airport.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Largest UAV makers ponder next move
The first public flight of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron TP unmanned air vehicle (UAV) happened almost nine years years ago. The maiden flight of the Elbit Systems Hermes 900 occurred nearly seven years ago. Yet, since 2009, neither of Israel's largest UAV makers has released a new design ...
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News
Bell bullish ahead of Singapore air show
Bell Helicopter remains upbeat about its prospects in the Asia-Pacific rotorcraft market despite notable weakness in the oil and gas segment.
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NewsPICTURE: SIA's first A350 completes maiden flight
Singapore Airlines' (SIA) first Airbus A350-900XWB has completed its maiden flight in France.
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NewsUSAF considers defensive lasers for future fighters
The dawn of the combat laser era might begin in 2021 when the US air force hopes to begin demonstrations of a podded electric laser system for fifth and sixth-generation fighter jets that can destroy incoming missiles, not just dazzle them.
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NewsSINGAPORE: Dornier Seastar set for Singapore relaunch
Dornier Seawings is to relaunch its Seastar amphibian at the Singapore airshow this month – 25 years after the programme was halted – and has selected Diamond Aircraft Industries (Canada) to manufacture the twin-engined turboprop's all-composite airframe.
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NewsUnited to fly largest aircraft to Washington National
United Airlines will begin flying a Boeing 757-300 to Ronald Reagan Washington National airport in March, adding capacity at the slot-restricted airport.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Elbit Systems moves beyond the box
In a Tel Aviv conference room, Shlomo Livne reaches into a paper shopping bag wearing the logo of a local chocolate shop and pulls out, alas, not sweets but a black electronic box.
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NewsF-35A cost and readiness data improves in 2015 as fleet grows
The cost of operating the Lockheed Martin F-35A has come down 37.6% compared to last year and is now $17,000 cheaper to fly per hour than its fifth-generation cousin, the Lockheed F-22 Raptor.
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NewsDOD reveals ‘arsenal plane’ and microdrones in budget speech
The Pentagon is building an repurposed “arsenal plane” that would carry large volumes of bombs and missiles into battle alongside modern combat aircraft like the Lockheed Martin F-35.