All United States articles – Page 115
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Northrop proposes canister-launched UAV for E/A-18 upgrade
Northrop Grumman is partnering with composites manufacturer VX Aerospace on a canister-launched unmanned air vehicle that could fly on the US Navy’s updated Boeing E/A-18G Growler.
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Spirit AeroSystems unveils $1bn Wichita expansion
Spirit AeroSystems plans add 1,000 jobs and invest $1 billion over the next five years in Wichita, Kansas, as the aerostructures firm prepares for rising commercial aircraft production rates and growth in the company’s defence business, which includes a supplier role on the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider.
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FAA requires mode annunciator for fly-by-wire 525
Bell Helicopter’s 525 super-twin will be required to operate with a system that annunciates to the flight crew whether the fly-by-wire system’s flight envelope protections are on or off and other details, the US Federal Aviation Administration says.
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Delta and WestJet propose joint business for cross-border flights
Delta Air Lines and Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet have reached an agreement to create a joint business on routes between the USA and Canada.
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Hawaiian announces 2018 network expansion
Hawaiian Airlines will expand its network in spring 2018, launching new routes using Airbus A321neos while adding flights to destinations already on the route map.
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Hawaiian moves A321neo service launch forward to December
Hawaiian Airlines has advanced its Airbus A321neo entry-into-service date to 19 December, when it plans to first deploy the aircraft type on three inter-islands routes, Hawaiian confirms.
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Boeing delivers 50th 737 Max
Boeing has delivered the 50th 737 Max 8 so far this year after handing over the first of the re-engined single-aisle family to Malindo in May, Flight Fleets Analyzer shows.
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Classified projects boost Raytheon Missile Systems
Raytheon is investing in new buildings to house a rapidly growing workforce after the Missile Systems division recently won new contracts, including classified deals, a top executive says.
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PICTURE: GE9X prepared for first flight on 747 testbed
A first-flight milestone for the GE9X turbofan is only weeks away after GE Aviation completed installing the 339cm (133.5in)-diameter turbofan on the Boeing 747-400 testbed.
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Textron launches Beech 1900-sized SkyCourier with FedEx order
Textron Aviation has unveiled and launched the twin-engined Cessna 408 SkyCourier with a surprise order by FedEx for up to 100 aircraft worth $550 million at list price, in a move that reinserts the company into a market segment once occupied by the Beech 1900.
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NAVAIR studies plugging MQ-25 ground system into carrier ATC
As three companies continue vying for the contract to develop the MQ-25 Stingray, the US Navy is quietly making progress with the design of the carrier-based, unmanned tanker aircraft’s mission control system.
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Boeing starts assembling first Max 7
Boeing has started final assembly of the third and smallest variant in the re-engined 737 Max family.
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Boeing, Bombardier and Delta spar ahead of CSeries tariff ruling
Boeing and Bombardier are both urging the US Department of Commerce to leave the pending Bombardier-Airbus partnership out of its CSeries import tariff decision.
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World Star and Oaktree price ABS
Word Star and Oaktree have priced a $585 million aircraft ABS, says a source working on the deal.
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Era says its H225 helicopters are worth just $4 million each
US offshore helicopter operator Era Group has booked a $117 million write-down in its latest financial quarter, primarily based on a reappraisal of its Airbus Helicopters H225s, which values the 11t-class rotorcraft at just $4 million each.
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Bell considers autonomous flight of V-280 tiltrotor
As Bell Helicopter prepares for the first flight of its new V-280 Valor, the manufacturer is already eyeing optionally piloted operations of the tiltrotor.
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PICTURE: Hawaiian's first A321 arrives in Honolulu home
Hawaiian Airlines first Airbus A321neo has arrived at the company's Honolulu hub, a milestone coming about seven weeks before Hawaiian's planned launch of A321neo revenue flights.
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Hawaiian's Ingram to succeed Dunkerley as CEO
Hawaiian Holdings chief executive Mark Dunkerley will retire from the Honolulu-based company on 1 March 2018, Hawaiian announces.
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Alaska to end Los Angeles-Havana flight
Alaska Airlines will discontinue its daily Los Angeles-Havana flight on 22 January, roughly one year after the carrier launched the route.
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ANALYSIS: Island Air's demise leaves Hawaiian with near monopoly
The shutdown of Island Air on 11 November provides Hawaiian Airlines with a near monopoly on intra-Hawaii routes, leaving tiny Mokulele Airlines as a lone competitor.