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Vega flies straight but ESA keeps watch on Ukraine
As European Space Agency personnel celebrated three successes in three flights of its new light launcher, Vega, the unrest in Ukraine would have been about as far from their minds as Kourou is from Kiev – but with the VV03 mission complete (see below), programme officials are continueing their watch ...
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Airbus Helicopters lashes out at Canadian procurement
Bell Helicopter appears to be the only bidder for a Canadian coastguard tender for eight medium-class helicopters after none of the other major OEMs were able to meet Ottawa’s requirements.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: UK aircraft carrier nears programme milestone
Two months from now, the UK Royal Navy’s largest ever warship will be named, before being floated out of its dry dock in Rosyth, Scotland, as the HMS Queen Elizabeth.
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NewsAirbus light aircraft initiative blazes trail to electric future
Airbus is gearing up to commercialise a light aircraft project that stands as a blueprint for an eventual move into the 90-seat regional transport market – with a hybrid-electric propulsion system.
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NewsHawker Pacific lands first Bell 525 deal in Middle East
Hawker Pacific has brokered a deal with Abu Dhabi Aviation for 10 Bell 525 Relentless helicopters.
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NewsDemand for light business jets improves in Q1
Corporate earnings reports have provided fresh evidence of improving market conditions in the long-depressed light jet segment in the first quarter, but not enough yet to raise deliveries.
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NewsCessna set to deliver upgraded Citation X in Q2
Cessna will certificate the new, higher-speed Citation X in the second quarter after a six-month delay and deliver several production aircraft, says Scott Donnelly, chief executive of Cessna parent company Textron.
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Republic to sell up to 12 parked ERJ-145s
Republic Airlines is in discussions with several potential buyers for 12 Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft, says chief executive Bryan Bedford.
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NewsCSeries clears flight envelope extremes for speed, altitude
The CSeries test fleet has now cleared the altitude and speed extremes of the flight envelope, Bombardier announced in a quarterly earnings statement issued on 1 May.
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New small UAV maker opens shop in Denver
A new company that makes small unmanned aerial vehicles and related components has opened a manufacturing site in Denver
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NewsUK extends Tornado support contract
BAE Systems has signed a contract extension worth £125 million ($211 million) to maintain, repair and upgrade the Royal Air Force’s Panavia Tornado GR4 fleet until the type’s retirement from use during 2019.
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NewsInquiry details controllers' hunt as MH370 vanished
Investigators have detailed the effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the initial four hours after its disappearance, but the preliminary inquiry report gives little information that had not previously been disclosed.
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NewsBoeing nears entry into service for 787-9
Boeing’s 787-9 is nearing entry into service with launch customer Air New Zealand, and is on schedule for a mid-year start of operations.
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Turkey inducts EDH-standard T129 attack helicopters
Ankara has formally inducted the first nine Turkish Aerospace Industries T129 attack helicopters, marking the end of deliveries of the interim-standard EDH model.
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NewsDassault Falcon 5X assembly makes rapid progress
Dassault is nearing assembly of the first Falcon 5X, following the joining late last month of the main centre fuselage sub-assemblies of the large-cabin, long-range business jet
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NewsMH370: Malaysia to host flight-tracking discussion
Malaysia’s government is to host a gathering to discuss the real-time monitoring of flight data this month, in the wake of the disappearance of flight MH370.
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NewsLockheed stresses importance of ‘flying wing’ UCLASS design
Lockheed Martin’s “flying wing” design for an unmanned carrier-launched aircraft has the “inherent” stealth the US Navy needs to operate in future high-threat environments, says the company during an interview with Flightglobal.
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Finnair closes A321 transaction with Jackson Square
Oneworld carrier Finnair has closed the Airbus A321 package sale and leaseback aircraft transaction with operating lessor Jackson Square Aviation with the final delivery.
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NewsLockheed Indago UAV ready for deployment
Lockheed Martin has announced that some of its newly acquired unmanned air vehicles and related systems have reached operational readiness. Those include its Indago quad-rotor and a new handheld ground control station (GCS), the company says.
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Russia tests reusable spaceplane design
Russia’s Central Aerohydrodynamics Institute (TsAGI) has completed the first stage of feasibility research into a conceptual hypersonic-capable reusable winged rocket-carrier space plane.