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NewsArcturus demos T-20 UAV for Asian country
California-based Arcturus UAV plans to fly its T-20 Tier II aircraft equipped with a multi-sensor payload for an unnamed Asian country this week.
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Lufthansa plans summer service to Montreal
Lufthansa will add routes from Frankfurt to Montreal and Valencia as part of its summer 2014 schedule.
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NewsEric Martel to replace Steve Ridolfi as president of Bombardier Business Aircraft
Bombardier has appointed Eric Martel as president of its business aircraft division. Martel will take up the post on 1 January, succeeding Steve Ridolfi, who was last week named Bombardier’s senior vice president of strategy, mergers and acquisitions.
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NewsSouth Korea needs both F-15s and F-35s: retired USAF general
A retired US Air Force chief of staff recommends South Korea acquire Boeing F-15 Silent Eagle aircraft in the near-term, saying the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter will be a “paper tiger” until the early 2020s when it has updated software.
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Spirit A319 still undergoing repairs
Spirit Airlines says an Airbus A319 that sustained an engine failure last month will return to service only late this year or in early 2014.
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Raburn holds high hopes for Solara
Vern Raburn wants to sell you on another aircraft. It is not a single-engined, very light jet this time. It is not even jet-powered. Or manned.
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NewsUS expedites Israeli order for six V-22 tiltrotors
The US has agreed to sell six Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor aircraft to Israel, but US officials do not say which version of the aircraft Israel will receive.
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NewsVIDEO: MQ-8C Fire Scout completes first flight
The US Navy’s newest unmanned helicopter, Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout, flew for the first time on 31 October from Naval Base Ventura County at Point Mugu in California, according to Northrop Grumman.
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JetBlue and Delta file plans to expand PED usage
JetBlue and Delta Air Lines are both vying to become the first US carrier allow passengers to use portable electronic devices (PEDs) from take-off to landing.
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NewsF-35A launches air-to-air missile in test
Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighter has conducted its first live-fire test of an air-to-air missile, the company reports.
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NewsFAA clears high-speed mark for new Citation X
The new Citation X is cleared to operate at Mach 0.935 when it enters service and become the fastest non-military aircraft in the world, Cessna says today in a press release.
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NewsCSeries' fly-by-wire has been set to 'direct' during test flights
Bombardier confirms that the fly-by-wire system on its first CSeries test aircraft has been set to “direct” mode during the first four test flights.
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NewsBook values on business jet sales hit five-year peak in Q3
Business jet sales remain weak in some areas, but a resurgence of large jet orders fueled by new products drove the market’s best third quarter in five years in terms of book value, according to shipment data released today by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).
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US Navy cancels Super Hornet pre-solicitation order
The US Navy performed a U-turn over the possibility of acquiring more Boeing F/A-18E/F aircraft in fiscal year 2015, cancelling a 17 October pre-solicitation order for up to 36 of the aircraft.
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NewsJetBlue likely to convert E-190s to E2: CEO
JetBlue Airways will likely convert its existing Embraer 190 orders to the re-engined E-Jet E2, after it deferred deliveries of 24 E-190s to beyond 2020.
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Canada's Cyclone helicopters remain in limbo
Sikorsky and the Canadian government have again offered widely differing views of the status of the troubled CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopter programme.
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NewsCSeries development moves forward, second aircraft nearing completion
Bombardier’s CS100 programme has moved into the product certification phase and the CS300 programme is transitioning from the detailed design phase to the product definition release phase, according to the company’s third quarter report.
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NewsAirbus and Boeing spar over seat-width benefits
Airbus is promoting comfort benefits from a broader seat width in a campaign which appears to be a pre-emptive strike on the impending launch of Boeing’s 777X.
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Bombardier set to offer higher-density Q400
Canadian manufacturer Bombardier is set to launch a high-density configuration for its Q400 turboprop in the first half of next year, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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NewsCSeries back in the air for fourth test flight
After a 27-day hiatus, the first CSeries aircraft took off from Montreal’s Mirabel airport today for its fourth test flight.