All North America news – Page 508
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NewsVantage gets trailing link landing gear but funding remains elusive
VisionAire Jets has tweaked the design of its Vantage entry-level business aircraft to accommodate a wing-mounted trailing-link landing gear, and is now awaiting funding to launch production of the single-engined type.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: ICAO seeks consensus on global emissions scheme
As ICAO prepares to host its 39th Assembly in Montreal later this month – where it is hoped that a long-awaited global market-based measure (MBM) to address international aviation emissions will be agreed – the UN body has released a draft resolution which indicates that the scheme will be voluntary ...
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NewsPICTURES: FlightGlobal onboard United A319 runway excursion
A United Airlines Airbus A319 aircraft suffered a runway excursion at Denver International Airport while attempting to takeoff on flight 296 to Reno.
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News
Fuel line glitch hits 57 F-35As
The US Air Force has ordered a temporary pause in flight operations for 13 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters after discovering peeling and crumbling insulation in avionics cooling lines inside the fuel tanks, the service says in a statement today.
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NewsTop US Army official open to unmanned option for FVL
The US Army’s deputy chief of staff for program development is betting the service’s future vertical lift platform will be optionally manned, but doesn’t believe the Army should rule out an unmanned helicopter either.
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USAF confirms F-15D delivery to Israel
Following the largest military aid package in US history, the US Air Force confirmed the transfer of ten Boeing F-15D fighters to Israel.
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AirFinance launches FlyFunder business aircraft marketplace
The first online marketplace connecting buyers of business and general aviation aircraft with specialist aviation financiers has been launched by the US asset management company AirFinance.
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NewsPICTURE: American takes delivery of first 787-9
American Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9, its latest next generation widebody aircraft.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why CIT makes sense for Avolon
In aviation finance circles, Avolon is widely considered the front-runner to buy lessor CIT Aerospace. Sources expect a deal to close within two weeks.
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Zenith Aviation poised for arrival of Learjet 75 pair
UK business jet charter and management company Zenith Aviation is gearing up to take delivery of two new Learjet 75 business jets that will be used to soak up the growing demand in Europe for short-haul, ad hoc charter.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Can nations agree how to curb greenhouse-gas emissions?
Global agreement on a market-based measure to curb aviation emissions is not the only possible environmental milestone of the upcoming ICAO Assembly in Montreal. Also on the cards is the final endorsement of the first-ever global carbon dioxide efficiency standard for aircraft, which was agreed and recommended in February by ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US regionals at sharp end of labour pains
US regional carriers continue to struggle to attract enough pilots to fill their ranks, despite many of them implementing programmes aimed at attracting entry-level recruits, industry executives say.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Southwest Airlines chief executive Gary Kelly
Southwest Airlines chief executive Gary Kelly likes to call the airline a maverick. The world’s biggest low-cost carrier knows a thing or two about being just that. It stands alone as the only major US carrier that has not filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in its history – no ...
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NewsQuest Kodiak secures Chilean approval
Quest Aircraft has secured Chilean certification for its Kodiak single-engined turboprop, paving the way for the US airframer to begin deliveries of the high-wing, all-metal type to the Latin American country.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: New narrowbodies' long-haul challenge to widebodies
Airlines appear to be increasingly interested in using new-generation narrowbodies to make thinner long-haul routes more economically viable.
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NewsPiper secures US production certification for M600
Piper Aircraft has received US production certification for its M600 single-engined turboprop, paving the way for the US airframer to produce, test fly and issue airworthiness certification for each of the six-seat aircraft that rolls off its production line in Vero Beach, Florida.
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Top 100 aerospace manufacturers hit by fall in revenues and profits in 2015
As is often the case, this year’s ranking of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers by revenue has a familiar feel, with the top eight companies staying in the same position as last year and only small movements throughout most of the list. The industry is dominated by big beasts and ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US network carriers diverge on Asia strategies
The varying strategies of US mainline carriers to Asia is a nice contrast to their convergence elsewhere, ranging from inflight amenities to the structure of their frequent flier programmes.
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Icon shifts A5 composite work to Mexico
As part of a plan to recover from early production problems, Icon Aircraft will build a new factory in Mexico to fabricate composite airframes for the A5, a two-seat amphibian sold in the light sport category.
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NewsPentagon expected to award Lockheed contract action as F-35 negotiations lag
As negotiations over low-rate initial production lots 9 and 10 for the Lockheed Martin F-35 continue, the Pentagon will fork over another payment under an existing undefinitised contractual action to ensure Lockheed continues work on the jets.