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GE recommends CF6 inspections following uncontained failure
General Electric has issued a service bulletin calling on airlines to perform regular inspections of first and second stage high-pressure turbine disks on some CF6 turbofans, a move that follows an uncontained engine failure in 2016, GE confirms.
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Boeing wins first-half orders battle, but deliveries slump
Boeing is off to a good start on orders in the first half of the year, but remains mired in a three-year delivery slump.
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US Navy forges ahead with Next Gen Jammer increment 2
The US Navy is moving ahead with its Next Generation Jammer increment 2, which will develop a low-band jamming pod for the EA-18G Growler and complement the service’s ongoing work on a mid-band frequency jamming capability.
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Bell resumes 525 flight testing after year-long grouding
One year and a day after a fatal crash grounded the test fleet, Bell Helicopter has resumed flight tests of the Bell 525 Relentless super-medium, the company announces on 7 July.
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Castlelake's $786 million ABS prices
Castlelake's fourth securitisation since 2014 has priced today, a S&P Global Ratings preliminary report indicates.
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UTAS deal commits to field laser-based air data system
A new air data sensor technology that does not require internal heating to avoid icing could be ready for commercial service in five years, says United Technologies Aerospace Systems (UTAS).
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United funds E175s with $252 million term loan
United Airlines has closed a $252 million facility to fund 12 new E175s delivery this year, according to a source who worked on the transaction.
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USAF asks industry for air-launched hypersonic missile concepts
The US Air Force has started surveying the market for new hypersonic weapons that can be rapidly integrated and fielded on existing combat aircraft.
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Sikorsky gets multi-year contract for Black Hawk production
Sikorsky has agreed to a new multi-year contract with the US Department of Defense, which will lead to it delivering up to 360 UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters to the US Army and overseas customers by 2022.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: US climate reversal cast shadow over aviation's emissions scheme
US president Donald Trump’s announcement in June that the world’s second-biggest greenhouse gas emitter was to withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change may have been no great surprise, though it was certainly disappointing to many. But inasmuch as Trump has underscored his credentials as climate-change sceptic-in-chief, he ...
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Pilot shortage leads Horizon to cancel 6% of August flights
A shortage of pilots has led US regional carrier Horizon Air to cancel a significant number of flights this summer, including some 6% of the airline's flights in August, parent company Alaska Air Group confirms.
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Opinion
OPINION: American has justifiable questions over Qatar investment
Like him or loathe him, there is never a dull moment with Qatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker around.
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US special operators add new munition to air-launched arsenal
US special operations aircraft will be equipped with a newly-developed, guided munition developed by an Alabama-based company with a growing portfolio of sophisticated weapons and vehicle systems.
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Regulators delay Bombardier trade row ruling at Boeing's request
Boeing has requested that the US Department of Commerce delay by several months a decision about whether to hit Bombardier's CSeries with subsidy-related import duties.
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Elbit, Harris to replace panoramic display in F-35 cockpit
Elbit Systems and Harris will replace the head-down panoramic display system for the Lockheed Martin F-35 after 2019, the companies have announced.
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House FAA bill takes aim at 'flag of convenience' carriers
A Congressional panel approved an amendment on 27 June that seems aimed at preventing carriers like Norwegian Air International (NAI) from launching future flights to the USA.
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US House panel approves more aircraft in budget plan
Appropriators in the US House of Representatives would add billions to the Fiscal 2018 defence budget partly to boost funding for more aircraft.
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NASA completes preliminary design review for supersonic X-plane
NASA will soon ask companies to bid for a contract to build a supersonic X-plane whose preliminary design review was completed on 23 June by Lockheed Martin.
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Missile defence creates role for aircraft with U-2 performance
A missile defence role is emerging after 2023 for an unmanned air system (UAS) with the payload and range capability of today’s manned Lockheed Martin U-2S.
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United details more 737 Max 10 features
Several previously undisclosed features that Boeing added for the 737 Max 10 will be retrofitted in United Airlines’ fleet of 737-900 and 737-900ER aircraft, an employer letter to United’s pilots says.