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AUSA: Small drones, unmanned helicopters top US Army priorities
The US Army has turned acquisition efforts over the next decade towards buying micro-sized and large vertical take-off unmanned air systems (UAS) to round-out...
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AUSA: US Army to deploy HART imagery software to Afghanistan
The US Army will deploy Northrop Grumman's heterogeneous airborne reconnaissance team (HART) system to Afghanistan in early 2012 with a brigade combat team.
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NewsNBAA: Split winglets latest evolution from Aviation Partners
Aviation Partners revealed its new blended split winglet design at NBAA, which it said is 40% more efficient than today's blended winglets.
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MRO providers urged to form partnerships
Airlines could be faced with paying higher prices for MRO services if original equipment manufacturers gain more influence and a less competitive maintenance...
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Singapore and Thailand launch green ATM initiative
The latest green air traffic management project in the Asia-Pacific region has been launched by Singapore and Thailand's air navigation service providers
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NewsAirbus opens UK's A350 wing factory
Airbus has formally inaugurated the A350 plant at Broughton in the UK, which will manufacture wings for the twinjet family. The North Factory facility...
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ACCC approves SIA-Virgin Australia alliance
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has approved a proposed alliance between Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines.
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Qantas grounds five aircraft as engineers' strike bites
Qantas Airways will ground five aircraft and cancel around 100 domestic flights a week with union industrial action causing a shortfall in required maintenance...
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Japan's Solaseed picks ST Aero for CFM56 engine MRO
Japanese low-cost carrier Solaseed Air has signed up for ST Aerospace's CFM International CFM56-7B/7BE engine maintenance services. The maintenance...
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NewsR-R stands by development strategy after signing GTF joint venture
Rolls-Royce is joining forces with Pratt & Whitney to apply geared turbofan (GTF) technology on next-generation engines, but the core of the UK-based manufacturer's...
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Rolls-Royce forms new partnership with P&W, exits IAE
Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) have unveiled plans to form a new joint venture for the development of new engines powering future mid-size aircraft...
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NBAA: More jets for wounded vets
Wounded warriors are getting more lift from business aviation thanks to a donated Eclipse 500 very light jet and the continued charity of Universal Weather and Aviation.
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NewsPICTURE: Boeing delivers first 747-8F
Boeing delivered its first 747-8 Freighter on 12 October to Cargolux, ending a month-long stand-off over a contractual dispute.
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NBAA: PWC ponders progeny of PT6
Pratt & Whitney Canada says it is conducting paper analysis and hardware tests related to a next-generation PT6 turboshaft engine.
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NBAA: MEBA to stay in Dubai
The world's third largest business aviation show, MEBA, will take place at the Dubai Airport Expo next December.
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NewsNBAA: CAE adds G450 and G550 capability at Dallas
CAE is installing a new full-flight simulator at its CAE SimuFlite training center in Dallas, Texas, to provide Gulfstream G450 and G550 training for pilots and maintenance technicians starting in 2012.
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NewsNBAA: PT6A helps Skydive Las Vegas drop its human payload
When you think of business aviation, a fleet of a plush leather cabins and twin turbofans pushing you through the sky come to mind.
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NBAA: SimCom extends Mu-2 and Twin Commander pilot training
SimCom Training Centers has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to extend the provision of Mu-2 twin-turboprop pilot simulator training for another 10 years. SimCom had originally taken over Mu-2 training from FlightSafety International in 2001.
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NewsNASA confirms final design of the Space Launch System
After months of speculation, NASA has confirmed the final design of the Space Launch System (SLS) - a heavy lift launch vehicle expected to be launch NASA...
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NewsNBAA: Piaggio Avanti gets thumbs up from China
Piaggio Aero has clinched the highly conveted Chinese validation for its P.180 Avanti and Avanti II, paving the way for the twin engine turboprop to begin commercial operations throughout the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong.