All news – Page 2016
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MH17: Joint investigation pinpoints firing site of missile
Investigators have concluded that a surface-to-air missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was fired from eastern Ukrainian territory held by rebels.
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IAI to offer Brazilian production of Heron 1
The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron 1 unmanned air vehicle will be produced in Brazil if the type is selected for a new requirement with the nation’s air force.
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NewsWijet's Blink buy creates largest VLJ air taxi company
France’s Wijet has acquired fellow European operator Blink to become the largest very light jet-equipped air taxi company in the world, with a fleet of 15 Cessna Citation Mustangs.
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Data error led to wrong-configuration Cobham 717 take-off
An incorrect flex temperature setting in a Cobham-operated Boeing 717 flight management system (FMS) caused the aircraft to take off in an incorrect configuration.
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Drone blamed for Dubai airport closure
Dubai International airport’s operator is blaming a drone intrusion for an hour-long interruption to services including closure of its airspace for about 30min.
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NewsElon Musk lays out vision to colonise Mars
In what many space geeks are calling our generation's "Kennedy moment," Spacex founder Elon Musk laid out his most ambitious vision in flight yet: his plan to colonize Mars.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Cathay’s 747s enter their twilight hour
Cathay Pacific will retire its last Boeing 747 passenger aircraft next month, a key milestone as the venerable type becomes increasingly less common in Asian skies.
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JetBlue to redeem $86m in outstanding debt
JetBlue Airways has launched a redemption programme for $86.2 million in outstanding debt.
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Romania to accept first used F-16s from Portugal
Six used Lockheed Martin F-16s will be delivered to the Romanian air force in Portugal on 28 September, the nation's defence minister announced on 27 September.
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PICTURE: Bombardier launches route-proving for Air Baltic CS300
Bombardier has launched route-proving flights with the CS300 ahead of a secheduled entry into service with Latvian carrier Air Baltic later this year.
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NewsLockheed developing GPS and laser-guided Scalpel
As Lockheed Martin continues work on its Scalpel laser-guided training round, the company is also developing a dual-mode GPS and laser-guided version of the weapon.
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Dornier Seawings prepares Oberpfaffenhofen for Seastar assembly
Dornier Seawings is preparing to take delivery at its site in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, of the first composite structures for its Seastar amphibian produced by Diamond Aircraft Industries (Canada) under an agreement signed earlier this year.
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NewsSaab ready for second Swedish remote tower
Saab will roll out its remote air traffic control system to Sundsvall airport in Sweden in the coming weeks, extending a service that has been in place at Örnsköldsvik airport since April 2015.
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CFM touts zero-glitch service entry of Leap-1A engine
CFM International has started taking a victory lap with the Leap-1A entry into service record nearly two months after delivery to the Turkish launch customer.
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NewsEpic readies production conforming E1000 for first flight
Epic Aircraft is assembling the first production-conforming E1000 test aircraft, FT2, at its Bend, Oregon headquarters, and expects the high-speed single-engined turboprop to join its flight test campaign before the end of this year.
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NewsDaher reaches TBM delivery milestone
Daher has handed over its 800th TBM single-engined turboprop – just over 25 years since the first iteration of the high-speed aircraft series, the TBM 700, entered production.
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NewsMRJ test aircraft finally enroute to Moses Lake
The first flight-test Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ90 regional jet is enroute to Moses Lake to continue its flight testing in the US.
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IndiGo converts 20 A320neos on order to A321neos
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has converted 20 of its Airbus A320neos on order to the larger A321neo.
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Incorrect landing calculation cited in Batik Air accident
The crew of a Batik Air Boeing 737-900ER did not recalculate the aircraft’s landing distance shortly before a runway overrun accident at Yogyakarta’s Adisuciptio International airport on 6 November 2015.
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NewsJSTARS flying again following radar mishap
Four of the US Air Force’s of E-8C JSTARS are back in operation following a radar mishap that grounded part of the fleet last week.