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NewsBoeing 767-2C tanker completes first flight with boom, wing pods
The first engineering and manufacturing development aircraft of Boeing’s KC-46 tanker programme has completed its first airworthiness flight equipped with an aerial refuelling boom and wing air refuelling pods with a 4.3h flight from Boeing Field to Paine Field in Washington state.
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NewsA380 does not work for United: CFO
United Airlines chief financial officer John Rainey says the Airbus A380 “doesn’t really work” for the airline’s network, driving its preference for smaller widebodies like the Boeing 787.
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NewsNASA awards studies for low-boom supersonic transports
Eight newly-launched studies announced by NASA on 3 June will continue the agency’s long-running effort to validate the technology for a new generation of passenger-carrying supersonic aircraft.
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NewsSonex CEO, mechanic killed in Oshkosh crash
Two employees of aircraft kit maker Sonex – including chief executive Jeremy Monnett – died in a 2 June accident while flying a company-owned Sport Acro in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Analysts sound alarm bells about US capacity growth
Delta Air Lines weak second quarter unit revenue guidance today provides new fuel to concerns that growth in the domestic US market is heating up too quickly.
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Sensor upgrades top USAF wish list for F-35 Block 4
Improving two of the Lockheed Martin F-35’s key sensors should be priorities for a future operational standard called Block 4, says a top US Air Force general.
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NewsAustrian Airlines approves used E195 purchase
The supervisory board of Austrian Airlines has approved a plan to buy 17 used Embraer 195s to replace a fleet of Fokker 70 and 100 jets.
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Transaero starts 737 C-checks after EASA clearance
Russian carrier Transaero has secured European approval for C-check maintenance work on a range of Boeing 737 types at Moscow Vnukovo.
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NewsJordan Hansell exits NetJets
Jordan Hansell has stepped down as chairman and chief executive officer at NetJets with immediate effect. He has been replaced by Adam Johnson, a long-time employee of the US-headquartered fractional ownership provider.
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Analysis reveals Ukrainian crisis effect on traffic flow
Route alterations after the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 resulted in sharp drop in flights over Ukraine and Moldova last year, but without any adverse effects on delays in neighbouring states.
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NewsQuest sells first European Kodiak through dealership as certification looms
Quest Aircraft has sold its first Kodiak single-engined turboprop through a European dealership and is now working towards EASA certification of the 10-seat utility aircraft, which it hopes to secure by early next year.
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Israeli security service reveals UAS acquisition
Israel's general security service – or Shabac – is operating unmanned air systems independently, it has emerged. This became known after the service put advertisements in the press calling for experienced UAS operators to work within its new UAS unit.
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NewsEngine problems led to A400M crash, investigators confirm
Accident investigators have pinpointed the cause of a fatal accident involving an Airbus A400M tactical transport in Seville, Spain on 9 May as a loss of power to three of its four Europrop International TP400-D6 engines.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Falcon 5X launches Dassault wide-cabin business jet strategy
Dassault rolled out its Falcon 5X on 2 June at a dedicated ceremony at its 64-year-old final assembly facility at Bordeaux-Mérignac airport in southwest France.
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Manchester airport outlines 10-year expansion programme
Manchester airport has outlined a £1 billion ($1.5 billion) programme of terminal enhancements and expansion projects to be undertaken over the next 10 years – including plans for the first US pre-clearance facility in the UK.
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Air Berlin to restart direct Miami service from base in winter
Air Berlin is to resume nonstop flights to Miami from the German capital this winter, having stopped the service last month.
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Inmarsat eyes 2016 certification for cockpit satcom offering
Updated with clarification from company that launch date of next GX satellite has yet to be confirmed. In original story, it was reported that satellite would be launched at the end of June 2015.
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NewsFrench 777F probe details 100t take-off weight error
French investigators have detailed a weight data error which resulted in a Boeing 777 freighter commencing an underpowered take-off at Paris Charles de Gaulle last month.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Upgrades ahead as Superjet escapes debt crisis
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft's Superjet programme seemed on the brink of financial calamity entering 2015.
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Australia defines limits of search for MH370
Australia has stated that the underwater search for MH370 is unlikely to grow beyond the expanded 120,000km2 search area defined in April.