All North America news – Page 511
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Business aviation demand hits three-year low in first half
Global demand for fixed-wing business and general aircraft dropped to a three-year low through the first half of 2016, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association reported on 5 August.
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Bombardier rethinks Learjet 75, holds off on Global 8000
Bombardier expects soft demand in the near-term for its wide-ranging portfolio of business jets, as executives re-assess the positioning of the Learjet 75 and put off making any decisions about the Global 8000 for at least a few years.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Will new secondary transatlantic routes survive?
Airlines have added a slew of new routes to secondary points across the Atlantic, recalling the days before the 2008 credit crunch when such routes were last in vogue.
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NewsUSAF Air Combat Command chief skeptical over new aircraft for permissive environments
US Air Force Air Combat Command chief Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle doubts the need for a new, low-end close air support aircraft when he foresees fewer more contested environments in the future.
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ANALYSIS: Why fuel hedging can be a fool's errand
European airlines have over the last decade been extremely active in the fuel-hedging market, seeking to lock in a US dollar cost item against revenues often in weaker currencies.
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Allegiant’s A320 order a potential negative: Moody’s
Moody’s Investors Service considers Allegiant Air’s order for 12 new Airbus A320s a credit negative, but maintains its Ba3 rating and stable outlook for the carrier.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Brexit unknowns hang heavy over European carriers
The UK’s vote to leave the European Union continues to generate more questions than answers, even as the initial impact begins to be reflected in airline performance and strategy.
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NewsF-35A takes down target drone
The F-35A marked its first air-to-air kill test after launching an AIM-9X missile from its external wing and hitting a subscale aerial target drone, the US Air Force announced 1 August.
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Air Canada finances 787s with GECAS in Q2
Air Canada closed a sale-and-leaseback of two Boeing 787-9s with GECAS during the second quarter, part of a nearly 7% increase in long-term debt and obligations.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Air travel is safer than ever, but safety today is not all about accidents
In the whole of 2015 – the safest year on record by almost all measures - there were no fatal accidents involving jet airliners, but in the first six months of this year there have been three.
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USAF reaches milestone A on nuclear cruise missile
The US Air Force has released a classified request for proposals to industry for the replacement of the nuclear air launched cruise missile, known as the Long Range Standoff Weapon.
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Marines Corps general calls for optionally manned helicopter
The US Marine Corps’ portion of the future vertical lift programme will be an optionally manned platform, the service’s deputy commandant for aviation says.
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Gulfstream second quarter shipments hit by Brexit concerns
Brexit jitters hit sales of Gulfstream business jets in the second quarter, but the outlook for the US airframer for the remainder of 2016 is robust, according to parent company General Dynamics.
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NewsAllegiant places order for 12 new A320s
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air has agreed to purchase 12 Airbus current engine option A320s, in its first purchase of new aircraft.
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OpinionOPINION: Cracks appear as Airbus, Boeing workloads mount
There is no other way to describe it. The second quarter of 2016 marked a modern low-point in the history of the Airbus and Boeing duopoly.
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NewsUkraine receives Raven UAVs
The Armed Forces of Ukraine received a batch of AeroVironment RQ-11B Ravens for reconnaissance missions, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced yesterday.
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Interjet plans five US routes with new bilateral
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet plans to launch service on five US routes, as a liberalised air services agreement between the two countries is set to go into effect.
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NewsAir Force dangles price incentives for advanced T-X trainer
The US Air Force has proposed millions of dollars in incentives for contractors who bring forth a T-X trainer aircraft that exceeds the service’s outlined performance requirements, according to the latest draft request for proposals released late Tuesday.
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Airbus: Delivery of P&W 'golden' A320neo engine imminent
Airbus is expecting first delivery of the revamped Pratt & Whitney PW1100G powerplant to Lufthansa this week, enabling the airframer to start putting deliveries of the A320neo back on track.
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Funding for new close air support platform remains uncertain
While rumblings of two potential close-air support platforms for the US Air Force shook Washington last week, discussions surrounding a possible light-attack aircraft and A-10 replacement have yet to reach the service’s secretary.