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NewsInitial A350 test aircraft reach 800h
Airbus’s first pair of A350 prototypes have logged over 800h between them since the flight-test campaign began last June.
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NewsPICTURES: China pushes ahead with military helicopter programmes
Recent images from the Chinese internet suggest that Beijing is making significant progress with its military helicopter programmes.
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NewsATSB investigates altitude alarms during Virgin ATR approach
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating an approach by an Virgin Australia ATR 72-600 that resulted in several terrain alert warning system (TAWS) alarms.
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NewsPICTURE: USAF returns fire-damaged B-2 to service
The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman have completed a nearly four-year maintenance process to return one of the service’s fire-damaged B-2 bombers to active service.
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NewsOne year later, no issues for Boeing 787 battery redesign
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says today that it expects to release at the end of this year a probable cause for the Boeing 787 battery malfunctions that grounded the fleet for four months in 2013.
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LAM 190 inquiry yet to finalise human factors probe
Namibian investigators have yet to conclude human factors assessments in their inquiry into the fatal loss of a Mozambican Embraer 190, but face the task of explaining apparent sabotage by the captain.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can CSeries testing keep pace with the market?
By flying the second CSeries test aircraft (FTV-2) on 3 January, Bombardier crossed one off a list of questions accumulated after an eventful but still disappointing year for the programme.
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First French Reapers arrive in Africa
France’s first General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Reaper unmanned air vehicles have been accepted by the nation’s air force, and deployed to Africa’s Sahel region in support of its ongoing intervention in Mali.
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NewsPICTURE: Pave Hawk crash investigation continues
Investigators trying to piece together what caused a US Air Force Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter to crash in the UK on 7 January are working within a debris field “the size of a football pitch”.
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Russian Helicopters made steady headway in 2013
An interim report on 2013 shows steady growth at Mil and Kamov parent Russian Helicopters, with production of 303 aircraft for Russian and international customers exceeding the 290 delivered in 2012 by 4%. Efficiency also appears to be improving on the back of investment in processing, plating and composite materials ...
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Sikorsky nets S-92 order from Era Group
Sikorsky's S-92 has continued its recent strong sales performance with an order from US-based lessor and operator Era Group for four of the 12t helicopters, with options covering a further five aircraft.
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NewsUK officials investigate fatal USAF helicopter crash
Investigations have been launched to determine what caused a US Air Force Sikorsky HH-60G combat search and rescue helicopter to crash during a training sortie being flown from RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, the UK on 7 January.
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ANALYSIS: Cathay's fleet strategy at status quo with 777-9X buy
Cathay Pacific’s order for 21 Boeing 777-9X aircraft suggests the Hong Kong carrier is content to keep the status quo in its fleet composition.
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NewsIndonesia eyes F-5E replacement options
Indonesia is assessing fighters to replace its obsolescent Northrop F-5Es, with a decision possible before 2015.
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Arianespace eyes record 12 flights in 2014
European launch operator Arianespace has set itself the challenge of making 2014 a record year, with 12 launches from the spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana – eclipsing the eight flights of 2013 and its all-time high of 10, in 2011.
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Airbus, SIA to examine door involved in A380 depressurisation
The door apparently responsible for a cabin depressurisation on a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 aircraft will be removed for examination by SIA and manufacturer specialists.
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NewsCebu Pacific to take full control of Tigerair Philippines
Cebu Pacific Air will take full control of Tigerair Philippines after Singapore’s Tiger Airways Holdings agreed to sell its 40% stake in the carrier.
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NewsJetBlue stands by flight disruptions amidst criticism
New York-based JetBlue Airways has defended the cancellation of thousands of flights in severe winter weather in recent days, even as the carrier was criticised for linking the disruptions to new pilot rest rules implemented last weekend.
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NewsAirbus names McArtor to lead US business, O'Keefe to retire
Airbus Group has appointed Alan McArtor to lead the US-based division that consolidates Airbus Americas and EADS North America (NA).
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NewsUSAF's LRSO missile may reach IOC around 2030
The US Air Force’s next-generation long-range stand-off (LRSO) missile will need to be operational by around 2030 if the service is to meet a deadline recently set by US legislators.