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TRU delivers first 737 Max simulator to Boeing
TRU Simulation + Training has delivered of the first 737 Max full-flight simulator to Boeing's pilot training campus in Miami.
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NewsUS government tentatively approves Delta-Aeromexico JV
US regulators have tentatively approved a controversial joint venture between Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico, on the condition that the two SkyTeam carriers divest 30 slot pairs at Mexico City and New York John F Kennedy airports.
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Norwegian F-35 returns to flight following faulty insulation issue
Three F-35As at Hill Air Force Base, Utah and one Norwegian jet are flying again after faulty insulation in the aircraft’s avionics cooling lines temporarily paused flight operations.
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Delta dubs new premium economy cabin ‘Delta Premium’
Delta Air Lines is calling its new premium economy cabin Delta Premium, as it prepares to roll the product out on the Airbus A350-900 in 2017.
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NewsPICTURES: Boeing rolls out United’s first 777-300ER
United Airlines first Boeing 777-300ER has rolled out of the paint shop in Everett, Washington, nearly 22 years after the carrier took delivery of the first 777.
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Brazil takes issue with CSeries funding in US-supported move
Brazil's government has formally raised questions at the World Trade Organization (WTO) about Canada's funding of the Bombardier CSeries programme, in a move that is being supported by the US government, FlightGlobal understands.
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NBAA: Stellar and Stratajet war of words
Stratajet boss Jonny Nicol has stoked a war of words with would-be rival Stellar Labs, which has been attempting to claim parity with the UK company.
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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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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.