All North America news – Page 504
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Flight Fleet Forecast's engine outlook
The 2016 Flight Fleet Forecast predicts the delivery of 42,800 new commercial passenger and freighter aircraft over the next 20 years. This drives a market for 86,500 installed engine deliveries, with the fleet in service growing from just over 60,000 engines today to 103,000 in 2035. The aerospace market is ...
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Flight Ascend Consultancy Business jet webinar
Ahead of the NBAA event now under way in Orlando, Florida, analysts at Flight Ascend Consultancy held their regular pre-show webinar, using their extensive data and valuations expertise to assess the state of the business aviation market, both in terms of new deliveries and residuals.
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Opinion
OPINION: Capital markets make a year-end comeback
Expect more capital-markets deals before year-end. That is the message from several Wall Street bankers to whom FlightGlobal has spoken lately.
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News
Air Force Scientific Advisory Board takes second look at Penetrating Counterair
As the Air Force refines its vision for its Penetrating Counterair platform, the service’s next standoff aircraft to address air superiority gaps, the USAF’s Scientific Advisory Board will undertake a separate study of the PCA.
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NBAA: Business jet output still struggling – Flight Ascend
Anyone anticipating a return to the halcyon days of the mid-2000s for business aviation may face a long wait. Analysis of annual jet deliveries shows the market may have hit a new normal, hovering around the 700 mark for the past six years and staying stuck at 720 or so ...
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Turkey confirms second F-35 order
The Turkish defense industry has confirmed its second order of F-35s from US prime contractor Lockheed Martin, even as Turkey is tilting toward a ruling style that more closely resembles Russia than Western governments.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Military simulator market grows 3% year-on-year
There are currently just over 2,300 military aircraft simulation devices in operation globally, according to the latest data from FlightGlobal. This figure represents a 3% increase on the total for the same period in 2015.
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DOD advances on swarming drone concept
The US Defense Department secretive Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) is advancing its swarming drone concept, a key asset in the department’s wider third offset strategy.
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American 767 catches on fire after aborted take-off
An American Airlines Boeing 767 was damaged by fire after an aborted takeoff at Chicago O’Hare airport, the Oneworld alliance member says.
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US Air Force envisions “Ender’s Game” scenario for swarming UAVs
The US Air Force wants to go beyond the traditional ground control station attached to a UAV and control large numbers of unmanned systems with the wave of a hand, according to the chief of the service’s RPA capabilities division.
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Aircraft for Trump's running mate skids off LaGuardia runway
A Boeing 737-700 carrying the running mate of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump skidded off a wet runway after landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York late on 27 October.
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New F-35 software could quell ALIS sovereignty concerns
Lockheed Martin will soon incorporate a new software onto the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that will quell foreign partners’ concerns over sharing maintenance information through the programme’s Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS).
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UPS orders 14 747-8 Freighters
UPS has ordered 14 Boeing 747-8 Freighters in a surprise deal that breathes new life into the jumbo widebody programme.
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Northrop won bomber bid on costs
Both Northrop Grumman and Boeing’s bids for the US Air Force’s long-range strike B-21 bomber met technical requirements, but a top USAF acquisition official tells reporters that the deciding factor came down to costs.
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End to ECA freeze would be in 'mutual interest': Airbus
Lifting the current suspension of export credit agency-guaranteed financing for Airbus jets would be in the "mutual interest" of both the manufacturer and the government agencies, Airbus Group finance chief Harald Wilhelm argued during the manufacturer's third-quarter results call today.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: VIP completion houses tackle market slowdown
Demand for widebody VIP completions has slowed considerably following an order spike a few years ago for Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) versions of the 787 and 747-8 Intercontinental.
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Government Accountability Office reveals details of bomber protest
The US Government Accountability Office has revealed details of Boeing's rejected bid earlier this year to overturn the long-range strike bomber contract that was awarded to Northrop Grumman.
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F-35 and Sikorsky propel Lockheed earnings growth
Lockheed Martin boasted a 15 percent sales growth compared to their third quarter last year, driven by the company’s acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and higher F-35 deliveries.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Fractional ownership fights back
Fractional ownership was once the darling of the business aviation industry. During its heyday in the late 1990s and 2000s, this niche sector drew new customers into the industry by the hundreds, with its unique and innovative method of acquiring a new business jet.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: US business aviation bounces back
The business aviation community will converge on Orlando, Florida, from 1 to 3 November for the industry’s largest annual showcase, the NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (BACE).