All North America news – Page 539
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NewsPICTURES: US F-16s launch against ISIS from Turkey
The US Air Force is striking militant groups in Iraq and Syria with renewed vigour just days after six Lockheed Martin F-16s arrived at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey to support Operation Inherent Resolve.
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NewsF-35 programme receives first Rockwell Collins Gen 3 helmet
The crown jewel in the Lockheed Martin F-35 weapon system, the “Gen 3” F-35 Helmet Mounted Display System, has been delivered after more than a decade of development and will start being cut into the production line next year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airlines look past fuel gains in second quarter
There was a familiar ring to results as North American and European carriers disclosed second-quarter earnings.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Regional pilot woes could speed fleet changes at United
United Airlines could speed up the shift to large regional jets and small mainline aircraft from 50-seat regional jets if the pilot shortage at regional carriers gets worse in the coming years.
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NewsMarines pushing forward with F-35 conversion after IOC
The Marine Corps must “extract every ounce of life” from its ageing aircraft inventory as it transitions to the multi-mission Lockheed Martin F-35 over the next 16 years, says the general in charge of Marine aviation.
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NewsUS Navy considers reduced annual F-35C buy
The US Navy believes budget pressures and competing priorities could drive it to purchase fewer Lockheed Martin F-35Cs per year in the 2020s, and a worst-case scenario could see it procure as few as 12 aircraft per year, or one squadron.
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NewsA-10 replacement? USAF strategy calls for 'future CAS platform'
A new strategy document released by US Air Combat Command points to the development of a future close-air-support platform as the service pushes to retire the long-serving Fairchild Republic A-10 – its primary close-in attack airplane used to protect ground troops.
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NewsFlight Design prepares to debut first C4 production prototype
German light sport aircraft (LSA) manufacturer Flight Design is readying the first of three C4 production prototypes for its debut flight in the third quarter, as its first certificated aircraft advances towards European validation and service entry in the middle of 2016.
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NewsLABACE: Gulfstream G500 resumes flight testing following modifications
Flight testing has resumed on Gulfstream's G500 after a break of "several weeks" to prepare the large-cabin, long range business jet for flutter tests, the company announced on 10 August at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE).
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NewsUSAF's first two combat-coded F-35s take flight
The US Air Force’s first two combat-coded Lockheed Martin F-35s have come off the assembly line at Fort Worth in Texas, with the second aircraft completing its first flight last week.
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NewsHolloman AFB to train 40% more Predator, Reaper pilots in 2016
Holloman AFB in New Mexico has become ground zero for the US Air Force’s shakeup of MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper operations, and will soon be training more pilots per year than any other schoolhouse in the service, manned or unmanned, bypassing even Boeing C-17 pilot output.
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United to launch new ground handling service
United Airlines will launch its new United Ground Express ground handling service at select domestic airports this autumn.
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Azul begins United sales in first stage of tie-up
Brazil's Azul has started selling airfares to 35 destinations served by United Airlines through an interline agreement, taking the first step in a partnership that the two airlines first announced in June.
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NewsFirst USAF F-16s arrive in Turkey after basing agreement
The US Air Force has moved six Lockheed Martin F-16s and 300 personnel to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey following the country’s recent decision to host US warplanes as part of Operation Inherent Resolve.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why the F-35B's IOC milestone matters
Sometimes a purely symbolic achievement actually means something.
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NewsBoeing, Lockheed, Northrop make JSTARS cut
The US Air Force has picked Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to carry its infant Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System Recapitalization programme forward, sidelining an unnamed fourth bidder.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The size and shape of the world airliner fleet revealed in our census
Airlines, it seems, cannot get enough of Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies. With the latest re-engined versions of the A320 family and the 737 due to enter service in the next two years, and both manufacturers sitting on hundreds of orders, deliveries of their existing single-aisle types have continued to mount ...
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NewsNorthrop realigns Scaled Composites under advanced research unit
Northrop Grumman has announced a major shakeup of its aerospace systems business, with its rapid prototyping arm Scaled Composites realigning under a newly formed “research, technology and advanced design organization”.
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NewsItalian KC-767 tanker completes its first F-35 refuelling
Italy’s F-35 programme has passed a key test, with an Italian Air Force KC-767A tanker refuelling a Lockheed Martin F-35A for the first time.
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NewsRussia and China’s bomber plans could muster support for LRS-B
Russia and China’s pursuit of modern, long-range bombers is essentially an endorsement of the US Long-Range Strike Bomber, and not the start of some Cold War-era bomber race. That’s the view of retired US Air Force Lt Gen David Deptula, now dean of the Air Force Association’s Mitchell Institute.