All news – Page 2015
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NewsNavy to review Triton procurement after test and deployment
The US Navy will review procurement quantities for the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton following initial operational test and evaluation and operational deployment, US Naval Air’s program manager for maritime unmanned aircraft systems told FlightGlobal.
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NewsPICTURE: Interjet takes first A321
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321, an aircraft the carrier says will allow it to optimise Mexico City slots.
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NewsFighter jet sales to Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain move forward
The US Congress will examine the long-awaited fighter jet sales to Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, the last step before a formal notification.
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Kenya to receive five Huey II helicopters
Kenya is to acquire five remanufactured Bell Helicopter Huey II rotorcraft in a deal worth $52.2 million.
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CORRECTION: Top 100 Senior
An currency conversion error meant we significantly misrepresented Senior's position in our recent Top 100 ranking of aerospace companies by turnover.
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Opinion
OPINION: Russian response to MH17 treats public like idiots
You can only imagine investigators’ exasperation at Russia’s schoolyard-level protesting at the probe into the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
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Bell closes on 505 Jet Ranger X certification
US airframer Bell Helicopter is maintaining a year-end target for certification and first delivery of its new 505 Jet Ranger X light single.
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NewsEuropean MALE definition study phase begins
A definition study phase for the future European medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air vehicle development has begun, paving the way for an operational sovereign system to enter use by 2025.
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Bell highlights new Mecaer VVIP interior for 525
Bell Helicopter has taken the wraps off a new VVIP interior for its developmental 525 Relentless for as second time, after an earlier launch was overshadowed by a fatal crash of a flight-test prototype.
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Lockheed's Sniper on target for Kuwaiti Typhoons
Kuwait’s future fleet of Typhoon combat aircraft will be equipped with Lockheed Martin Sniper targeting pods, under a contract placed via the Eurofighter partner company Leonardo.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Latin American airports expand despite economic woes
Latin American airports are investing for passenger growth, despite macroeconomic concerns clouding the outlook of the region's airlines.
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MH17: Flight Safety Foundation backs independent probe
Representatives of the US-based Flight Safety Foundation are urging the creation of an independent international panel to investigate the attack on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
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PICTURES: MRJ arrives in Moses Lake for flight tests
Mitsubishi Aircraft's first flight test prototype for the MRJ regional jet programme has landed in the US, after a 8,300km journey.
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Avianca develops autonomous drone for airliners
Avianca is internally developing an autonomous drone to inspect grounded aircraft for damage caused by lightning and bird strikes, the low-cost Latin American carrier says.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters hands over first Mexican Panther MBe
Airbus Helicopters has handed over the first AS565 Panther MBe to the Mexican navy, with the aircraft to be delivered to a base near the Gulf of Mexico for training in the next two weeks.
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NewsMarine Corps demonstrates communications pod on Reaper
The US Marine Corps experimented with its own expeditionary UAV during a test this July, when General Atomics equipped an MQ-9 Reaper with its network centric communications pod (NCCP) to enable communications between the UAS and Marine ground forces.
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Gulfstream calls time on struggling G150
Gulfstream has called time on the G150 business jet, due to struggling sales of its midsize offering.
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Opinion
OPINION: The risk of complacency over Brexit
When the UK voted to leave the European Union in a 23 June referendum, predictions for the country's airlines and airports were not good.
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Lufthansa to acquire remaining Brussels Airlines shares
Lufthansa Group intends to take full ownership of Brussels Airlines early in 2017.
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Inquiry links 100 individuals to attack on MH17
Investigators probing the missile attack on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are to concentrate on narrowing the list of suspects, having determined the launch site for the weapon.