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NewsBoeing releases images, video of F/A-18 tests in India
The Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet has successfully completed a number of tests in India related to New Delhi’s requirement for 57 carrier-capable fighters.
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NewsUkraine war highlights NATO’s munitions vulnerability: Raytheon missile chief
Raytheon Missiles & Defense president Wes Kremer says NATO countries should take lessons from the conflict and embrace munition stockpiles as playing a vital role in deterrence.
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NewsEthiopian Airlines signals intent to convert Dash 8-400s into freighters
Ethiopian Airlines has signed a tentative agreement to purchase two Dash 8-400 Freighter – Large Cargo Door (F-LCD) conversion kits from De Havilland Canada, with two options.
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NewsBinter and JetBlue to use Embraer’s Beacon MRO platform
Embraer has secured two more users of its Beacon digital maintenance following fresh agreements with Spanish carrier Binter and US operator JetBlue.
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NewsEmbraer and Fokker Services to deepen co-operation
Embraer and Fokker Services are to deepen their collaboration on aftermarket support services, building on a co-operation dating back to a preliminary agreement signed last October also including Fokker Techniek.
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NewsBAE Systems explores advanced manufacturing concepts for Tempest
BAE Systems has built representative forward fuselage of the Tempest/Future Combat Air System (FCAS) to explore advance manufacturing capabilities.
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NewsAirbus to use hydrogen-burn gliders to analyse emissions and contrail impact
Airbus is to start test flights with a hydrogen-burning glider this winter in order to assess the potential emissions and contrail effects from a scaled-up hydrogen-fuelled engine. Two modified Schempp-Hirth Arcus-J gliders – one fitted with a bespoke gaseous hydrogen combustion engine and the other with a conventional kerosene engine ...
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NewsEthiopian Airlines on verge of converting four A350-900 orders to -1000 variant
Ethiopian Airlines is at the “final stage” of discussions to convert four of its Airbus A350-900 commitments to the larger variant of the twinjet. The carrier’s chief executive Mesfin Tasew made the observation during the Farnborough air show on 20 July, where he was marking the signing of a landing-gear ...
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NewsLondon’s Air Ambulance picks H135 as MD 902 replacement
Airbus Helicopters has secured an order for two H135 light-twins from London’s Air Ambulance Charity (LAAC) as the capital’s emergency medical services provider updates its fleet.
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NewsCollins produces 500kW motor for Airlander 10
Collins Aerospace has produced a prototype of the 500kW electric motor is it developing to power the Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander 10 airship.
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NewsKenya Airways and SAA seal codeshare as partnership plans begin
Kenya Airways and South African Airways have struck a codeshare agreement, marking a first step in wider partnership plans between the two African carriers.
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NewsEviation prepares for first flight of all-electric Alice in coming weeks
Eviation is tracking towards a first flight, likely next month, of its all-electric Alice aircraft and is running ground tests of the prototype at its Moses Lake test base.
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NewsUK/Japan radar pact will transform future fighter performance, Leonardo says
Leonardo has identified Mitsubishi Electric as its partner for the Jaguar advanced radar demonstrator project being advanced by the UK and Japan in support of their respective future manned fighter projects.
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NewsNew F-35 engine can be flying by decade’s end: GE Aviation
Engine manufacturer says it has two working prototypes of the next-generation XA100 powerplant that can produce significant performance improvements for the fifth-generation fighter.
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NewsQatar Airways rejigging Doha hub bank structure to free capacity for World Cup
Qatar Airways will cut back – or even cancel – services to more than 30 destinations during the period of the World Cup football tournament in Doha this year, in order to provide sufficient capacity for other operators. The aviation plan for the World Cup, which will take place in ...
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NewsITA Airways set to welcome A220s and A320neos in Q4, A330neos in 2023
Italian carrier ITA Airways expects to receive its first Airbus A220s and A320neos in the fourth quarter, as it continues to ramp-up operations following its October 2021 launch. The Alitalia successor’s chief executive Fabio Lazzerini outlined the carrier’s fleet plans during a briefing at the Farnborough air show on 19 ...
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NewsATR market outlook calls for 2,450 turboprops by 2041
ATR expects the aviation industry will require 2,450 turboprop aircraft over the next 20 years as demand for regional connections and lower-emissions air transport increases.
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NewsPhantom Works sees autonomy as a key combat enabler
Boeing’s Phantom Works believes autonomy will be an important force enabler in future conflicts, as it seeks to rapidly advance technology for military customers.
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NewsCertification ‘imminent’ for PW127XT engine, says P&WC
Certification of the updated XT variant of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127 turboprop is “imminent”, the engine manufacturer says.
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NewsQatar single-aisle renewal path complicated by A321neo and 737 Max uncertainty
Qatar Airways’ single-aisle fleet modernisation remains in limbo after group chief executive Akbar Al Baker confirmed that a tentative Boeing 737 Max order had lapsed, and the situation with Airbus – which cancelled the airline’s A321neo agreement – remains unresolved. Speaking during a briefing at the Farnborough air show, Al ...