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Qantas boosts international network, adds frequencies
Qantas Airways will launch a seasonal Perth-Auckland service, upgauge capacity on its Sydney-Hong Kong route, and increase the Brisbane-Los Angeles frequency. The...
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AUVSI: Indiana State University buys IM3PUT UAS training software
Indiana State University has purchased the latest version of Corsair Engineering's IM3PUT UAS training software.
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AUVSI: Tests start on Atro-X tip-jet propulsion system
Ground testing is underway on a key technology for an innovative vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAV that is being developed by the Unmanned Systems Group.
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AUVSI: Roke promotes enhanced ground target tracker
UK company Roke is promoting a new version of an automated product that is intended to simplify the task of analysing the countless hours of video footage captured by UAS and manned surveillance aircraft.
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AUVSI: AeroVironment solar Puma demonstrates endurance
AeroVironment has test-flown a solar-powered version of its Puma UAS for more than 9h, a crucial milestone in advance of entering production in 2014.
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AUVSI: Plextek tests Blighter radar against rogue UAS
Eyeing a requirement to protect critical infrastructure from an unconventional attack, UK company Plextek Consulting has demonstrated the ability of its Blighter ground-based surveillance radar to track the flight of small unmanned air systems (SUAS).
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NewsAUVSI: Lockheed testing new version of Fury UAV
Lockheed Martin is flight-testing a new version of the Fury UAV, although the company declines to release crucial details.
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NewsAmerican and US Airways to fight DOJ challenge to merger
American Airlines and US Airways plan to fight the US Department of Justice's (DOJ) challenge to their proposed merger in court."We and US Airways...
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AUVSI: UAS adoption faces advocacy issues
Unmanned air systems' road to public acceptance has been hit by a spate of advocacy issues snarling industry progress in Congress, state legislatures and government agencies since the 2011 bill approving their future use.
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NewsUS govt challenges American-US Airways merger on competitive grounds
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has challenged the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways, citing the deal's potential to reduce competition...
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New managing director takes the reins at Transavia Airlines
Mattijs ten Brink has taken over as managing director and chairman of Netherlands-based leisure carrier Transavia Airlines, part of the Air France-KLM group. A...
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NewsAUVSI: China displays UAV in USA for first time
This year's show marks the first time a Chinese unmanned air vehicle (UAV) is being exhibited in the USA.
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AUVSI: Skeldar customer to use TASE400 lightweight camera
Saab has contracted UTC Aerospace Systems company Cloud Cap Technology to provide lightweight surveillance cameras for the Skeldar vertical take-off and landing UAVs recently sold to an undisclosed launch customer, understood to be the Spanish navy.
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AUVSI: 3W-International unveils new two-stroke engine range
3W-International is launching a range of two-stroke, Twin Spark (TS) heavy fuel engines for the UAV industry at its booth.
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RwandAir selects Volartec as MRO software supplier
RwandAir is to use Volartec software to manage maintenance of its aircraft. Volartec's Alkym system will be implemented by the Rwandan flag carrier,...
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NewsAUVSI: Lockheed Stalker offers improved endurance
Lockheed Martin has raised the flight endurance of its Stalker XE from 8h to nearly 13h by using larger propane tanks to supply fuel cells, which charge the battery that powers the aircraft.
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NewsAUVSI: Titan Aerospace unveils 'atmospheric satellites'
Titan Aerospace has unveiled the Solara 50 and Solara 60, two high-altitude solar-powered UAVs the company is calling "atmospheric satellites".
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EasyJet A320 loses cowl on take-off from Milan
One of EasyJet's Airbus A320s sustained cowling damage to one of its engines shortly after take-off from Milan Malpensa, forcing a return to the airport. The...
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NewsAUVSI: Unmanned Systems Group debuts Discoverer II UAV
Europe's Unmanned Systems Group is exhibiting its new Discoverer II tactical UAV at the show, with the design already involved in initial flight testing.