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PARIS: NAVAIR exploring shorter test schedule for CH-53K
US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is mulling a shorter test schedule for its Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter programme in an effort to save money, Sikorsky’s president said this week.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Paris air show order tracker
FlightGlobal's tracker of all the aircraft orders announcements during the 2017 Paris air show
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM CAE: 255,000 new airline pilots needed in the next decade
With 1.6 billion additional passengers taking to the skies over the next ten years, airlines around the world will be faced with an increasing demand for new airline pilots. This growth will challenge current pilot recruitment channels and development programs worldwide.
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PARIS: Autonomy and supersonics among Boeing research pursuits
Boeing is back in the moonshot business.
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PARIS: Leonardo works to clear Falco for non-segregated airspace
Leonardo is working on certifying its Falco family of unmanned air vehicles for flight in non-segregated airspace, as part of a new services-based offering that it has introduced at the show.
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PARIS: Daher eyes US expansion opportunities
Daher is a long-established business from over here with big ambitions over there. The Paris-headquartered family firm – whose roots stretch back to the 19th century and with a portfolio that spans aerostructures and aircraft parts, supply chain management and the TBM turboprop – is at its home show to ...
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PARIS: Air Lease signs for 12 more Max jets
US lessor Air Lease has signed a memorandum of understanding for another 12 Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
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PARIS: Airbus VSR700 begins flight trials
A demonstrator version of Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 has begun autonomous flight trials, some eight months after work began on the optionally-piloted vehicle.
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PARIS: Momentum building behind 3D printing
Airbus’s 3D printing technology business has teamed up with software house Dassault Systemes to streamline the process for designing and series manufacture of flight-approved metal parts – which could help bring printed structural components inside airliner cabins within a year.
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PARIS: An-132 draws on long history, opens new international cooperation
One of this year’s Paris debutants has a familiar look, but is an almost entirely new aircraft, albeit one developed from a long pedigree of light transport aircraft.
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United plans growth with incremental 777 order
United Airlines announced an incremental order for four Boeing 777-300ERs today, adding widebody growth capacity in 2018.
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PARIS: United converts 100 Max orders to 10 variant
United Airlines has converted 100 of its Boeing 737 Max orders to the newly announced Max 10 variant, while also signing for more 777-300ER aircraft.
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NewsDelta adds 10 incremental A321s to orderbook
Delta Air Lines has ordered 10 more Airbus A321s, continuing its long-term shift to larger-gauge narrowbodies.
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PARIS: How Boeing's KC-135 harks back to early days of jet age
The appearance in the static park at this year's Paris air show of a Boeing KC-135 tanker brings a reminder of the legacy of the US manufacturer's jet product line, as well as a link to the origins of the modern era of international air transport.
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PARIS: Boeing partially unveils New Midsize Airplane concept
Boeing partially unveiled a New Midsize Airplane (NMA) concept with a 787-like composite wing and fuselage, a likely narrower wingspan than the Dreamliner and, for the first time, what the company calls a "hybrid cross-section".
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PARIS: USAF investigates localised F-35A oxygen issues
The US Air Force is continuing its investigation into oxygen issues on its F-35As at Luke AFB, Arizona, including examining why the problem appears to be confined to one air force base.
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PARIS: Arianespace orderbook stretches into the 50s
Europe’s light rocket programme has been given a Paris air show boost, with launch contracts announced for Vega and its in-development heavier iteration, Vega C.
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PARIS: Meggitt to supply 777X secondary flight displays
Aviation component and systems maker Meggitt has landed a deal with Boeing to provide the airframer with integrated standby flight displays (ISFD) for the 777X, says Meggitt.
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PARIS: Boom Aerospace unveils design for XB-1 demonstrator
Start-up supersonic aircraft developer Boom Aerospace has revealed a new design for its XB-1 demonstrator, as well as a new first-class seating product for a follow-on, 45-seat airliner with a two-class cabin.
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ANALYSIS: Has P&W's geared turbofan turned the corner?
Pratt & Whitney admits the first 18 months of commercial operations with the PW1100G engine could have gone better.