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Japan certificates A350 ahead of first delivery to JAL
Japan’s transport ministry has awarded type certification for the Airbus A350, ahead of the first delivery of an A350-900 to Japan Airlines in June.
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Boeing has completed 96 flight tests of 737 Max software update
Boeing has completed 96 test flights of 737 Max aircraft equipped with the flight-control software update it hopes will persuade regulators to lift the aircraft’s grounding.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing’s costs rise amid signs of lengthy Max grounding
Recent events have signaled to financial analysts that the global grounding of the 737 Max could last notably longer than previously expected, potentially costing Boeing hundreds of millions of additional dollars.
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NewsRETROSPECTIVE: When Concorde wasn't the UK's cup of tea
When the first UK BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde lifted off on its maiden flight from Filton exactly 50 years ago, the supersonic aircraft was far from securing its legacy as a beloved and admired technological achievement.
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Embraer names bus-maker's chief as new leader
Embraer has nominated Francisco Gomes Neto as president and chief executive.
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: 50 years on from Concorde 002’s first flight
“The moment as Concorde spreads her wings over Britain for the first time”. That was how Flight International described the historic maiden take-off of the UK-built Concorde prototype in our 17 April 1969 issue.
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NewsVIDEO: Concorde’s remarkable droop-nose system
This is an edited version of an article published in Flight International in August 1971
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Honeywell to develop autonomous flight systems with Volocopter
Aerospace company Honeywell has jumped into the urban air mobility market with a deal to help develop automatic landing technology for electric air taxis under development by German company Volocopter.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Collins amps up electric aircraft push with 'The Grid'
At a time the aerospace industry is abuzz with talk of electric aircraft concepts, Collins Aerospace is investing $50 million to turn such concepts into reality.
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Boeing cuts production to 42 737s monthly and forms safety panel
Boeing will cut 737 production to 42 aircraft monthly amid the 737 Max grounding and has formed an internal committee to review how it designs and builds aircraft, says Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg.
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OpinionOPINION: Should Washington eject Ankara from F-35 project?
Never say never. Sound advice, but probably not words that will be well received by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. His refusal to cancel Ankara’s order for Almaz-Antey S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missiles creates the real possibility that his country will lose something even more valuable: participation in the Joint Strike ...
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NewsVIDEO: Boeing takes 'responsibility' for eliminating MCAS risk: CEO
Boeing's chief executive has acknowledged the company's responsibility to address risk posed by 737 Max software issues, which he calls one "link" in an event chain preceding two crashes that killed a combined 346 people.
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Report that crashed 737 crew shut off MCAS raises new questions
A report that pilots of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max followed procedures that Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration said would address a software issue has raised new questions about circumstances that preceded the deadly crash.
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NewsAIX: AeroLiFi wants to send wi-fi through light
Transmission of data, content and Internet through ceiling lights might be possible through light waves
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NewsAIX: Jet Talk talks up electronically-steered flat panel antenna
First-time exhibitor Jet Talk – a joint venture between Israel’s Satixfy and Singapore Technologies Engineering – is showcasing an electronically-steered, fully digital flat panel antenna that it says is more flexible and reliable than competing products.
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NewsAIX: ViaSat expects more deal extensions from existing customers
ViaSat expects to sign additional fleet expansion contracts with existing airline customers over the coming months, and suggests its launch customer for the upcoming ViaSat-3 constellation could come from that pool.
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NewsAIX: Cadami debuts improved cabin wi-fi system
Cadami has launched a wireless cabin wi-fi network solution that it says can transmit high-quality IFE content to multiple users.
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AIX: ViaSat offers new hybrid Ku/Ka shipset for widebody market
ViaSat has introduced a second-generation hybrid Ku-/Ka-band antenna and radome to support in-flight connectivity in the commercial widebody aircraft market.
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NewsAIX: Panasonic unveils 3D moving map and data analytics platform
Panasonic Avionics is adding a new integrated moving map and data analytics platform to its NEXT-supported suite of in-flight entertainment and connectivity solutions.
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AIX: Panasonic urges industry to make travel the 'fourth place'
Panasonic Avionics believes travel will become people’s “fourth place” after home, work and social gathering areas – and has issued a “call to action” to the airline industry to work together to transform it into a place of enjoyment and comfort.