All North America news – Page 579
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NewsBoeing, SpaceX win NASA contracts for ISS space taxi
NASA has tapped Boeing’s CST-100 and SpaceX’s Falcon9/Crew Dragon spacecraft for transporting crews to the International Space Station (ISS) from 2017.
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NewsPICTURE: Spirit shows off new livery
Florida-based Spirit Airlines has unveiled a new livery, becoming the third US carrier in recent weeks to debut a new look on its aircraft.
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KC-46 first flight delayed to April 2015
First flight of the US Air Force’s KC-46 aerial refueling tanker has been delayed by several months to April 2015 amid issues relating to redundant wiring in the modified Boeing 767’s forward hold.
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NewsDelta to launch Los Angeles-San Antonio flights
Delta Air Lines will begin twice-daily non-stop service between Los Angeles and San Antonio from 7 April 2015, as it continues to build up service from the airport in California.
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NewsNetJets readies Challenger 350 for European demonstration tour
Fractional ownership company, NetJets Europe will kick-start a demonstration tour of its Bombardier Challenger 350 business jet on 6 October to drum up sales of its super midsize offering in “key markets” across the continent.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lessors unfazed by airline leasing subsidiaries
Despite airlines such as Lion Air and Norwegian setting up their own leasing platforms, there is consensus that they will not pose a major challenge to the dedicated lessors.
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NewsUS Army trains on JLENS ahead of first deployment
The first 44 operators of the US Army’s aerostat-based radar surveillance system have been certified to operate the system, ahead of its first planned deployment at the end of the year.
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NewsBoeing hopes 737-700 can beat business jets for JSTARS replacement
Boeing is offering a militarised version of the 737-700 for the US Air Force's joint surveillance, target, attack radar system (JSTARS) replacement need, and is confident that the airframe can beat out smaller, business-class jets.
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NewsPICTURE: American’s first 787 moves into final assembly
The first Boeing 787-8 bound for American Airlines has moved onto the final assembly at the airframer’s factory in Everett, Washington.
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Baltimore/Washington to star in Southwest's international growth
Baltimore/Washington International airport will play a key role in Southwest Airlines' international growth in the coming years as the airline aims to expand its network beyond mainland USA.
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NewsNavy begins testing carrier-based UAS software
The US Navy has begun testing the software that eventually will control all of its maritime unmanned air vehicles and will initially be installed in an unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) vehicle.
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NewsTop 100 industry league table highlights two sides to Airbus-Boeing rivalry
Flight International’s annual Top 100 analysis of the financial performance of the world’s biggest aerospace companies has thrown up few surprises, but the Airbus-Boeing rivalry that tops the chart is, by one measure, hotter than ever.
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NewsNTSB assigns investigator to lead TBM 900 crash probe
The US National Transportation Bureau has assigned a lead investigator to examine the cause the Daher Socata TBM 900 crash off the coast of Jamaica on the 5 September, but says it is unable to begin the probe until the wreckage has been located.
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NewsUS Air Force pens A-10 maintenance deal with Korean Air
With top officers still calling for the aircraft’s retirement as accost-saving measure, the US Air Force has announced a major potential investment in depot maintenance for the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt.
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NewsBA to use A380 on San Francisco route
British Airways is to deploy Airbus A380s to the US city of San Francisco from the beginning of next summer.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Cockpits nearly all paperless but manufacturers still face dilemma
The manufacturers intend cockpits to be paperless soon. Airbus, for example, says it intends its aircraft to be completely paperless - therefore totally EFB-dependent - within two years. But they all face a permanent dilemma about what interface they should choose. Boeing with its 787 and Airbus with the ...
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NewsNorthrop Grumman sizes up UK UCAV requirements
Northrop Grumman is pitching the unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) technology derived from its US Navy (USN)-sponsored X-47B demonstrator to the UK, to feed into its Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme.
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Icelandair adds Portland to North American network
Icelandair will launch new service to Portland International airport in May 2015, bringing its North American network to 14 cities.
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US Navy already looking beyond carrier-based F-35
More than four years before the aircraft is scheduled to enter service, the US Navy already is considering modifying the Lockheed Martin F-35C to perform future missions beyond 2030.
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NewsFix found for F-16 longeron cracks
The US Air Force and Lockheed Martin have identified a fix for fatigue cracks found in more than 80 of its two-seated F-16D fighter jets.