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VIDEO: Amazon releases video of branded 767F
Online retailer Amazon has released an image of its first branded Boeing 767-300ER freighter, an aircraft that is being operated for Amazon by Atlas Air.
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Gulfstream flies production-fit G500 test aircraft
Nearly 1.5 years ahead of a scheduled first delivery, Gulfstream has started flying the first test aircraft equipped with a production-rated configuration and interior.
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OpinionOPINION: Why US Air Force needs a low-cost gun-slinger
Roll the clock back six years to 2010. The US Air Force had just shelved a proposal to stand up a new wing of fighters based on the OA-X, a concept for a propeller-driven, light-attack fighter – reviving the role played by the Vietnam-era Douglas A-1 Skyraider.
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Astronautics prepares first EFB upgrade since 787 EIS
Astronautics will supply Boeing 787s with the first electronic flight bag (EFB) update since the type entered service five years ago.
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NewsUSAF pilots add electronic warfare mission capability to UAV training
As the US Air Force faces both pilot shortages and increased demand for its unmanned air vehicle operations in contested environments, the service is offering operators new training to allow them to continue carrying out their missions while under electronic attack.
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Virgin Galactic to resume flight testing "soon"
Virgin Galactic is set to resume flight testing following the October 2014 accident near Mojave that destroyed its rocketplane and killed one of the pilots.
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NewsUS clears first private company to make Moon landing
A Cape Canaveral, Florida-based start-up has become the first private company approved by the US government to land on the Moon with less than 17 months remaining in the Google Lunar X Prize Foundation.
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NewsUSAF declares F-35A ready for limited combat
Five years after the projected initial operational capability (IOC) date, the Air Force has declared the first 15 Lockheed Martin F-35As assigned to the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill AFB are capable of performing a basic set of combat missions.
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NewsWhite House unveils broad expansion of federal UAS ops
Two civilian US government agencies plan to expand unmanned air systems (UAS) operations into rules, including search and rescue, as the US Federal Aviation Administration works to broaden the rule allowing small drones access to the national airspace.
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NewsFirst ex-US Army OH-58Ds delivered to Croatia
The Croatian air force has received its first batch of ex-US Army Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters, which were ferried to Zadar-Zemunik air base on the Adriatic coast on 30 June.
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NewsUS extends counter-IS fight into Libya
US forces have extended their campaign against Islamic State militants from Iraq and Syria into Libya, primarily to support local troops with a precision strike capability.
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NewsAmazon and UK government plan UAV delivery tests
Online retailer Amazon is to embark on a series of tests of its Prime Air unmanned air vehicle delivery concept in the UK, under the supervision of the Civil Aviation Authority, to take advantage of the country's more lenient airspace regulations.
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Main rotorblades struck nose and tail of crashed Bell 525, says NTSB
Investigators probing the fatal crash on 6 July of the first Bell 525 Relentless prototype believe the main rotorblades struck both its nose and tail boom as it performed a high-speed simulated engine-out test in Texas.
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Raytheon, UVision honing Hero 30 for US Army contest
Raytheon and UVision are finalising the design of a derivative of the latter's Hero 30 loitering munition that will be offered to meet the US Army's lethal miniature aerial missile system requirement.
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Boeing reviewing widebody production rates
A recent softening in demand for widebody aircraft has Boeing executives re-considering planned rate increases for the 787 and 747-8 programmes and questioning the sustainability of an already slower rate on the 777.
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NewsOSHKOSH: Embraer unveils improved Phenom 100 Evolution
Embraer on 26 July launched development of a major avionics and power upgrade of the Phenom 100 entry level business jet, converting orders from two existing fleet customers in the UAE and Mexico.
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NewsOSHKOSH: JetBlue A321 arrival leads Tuesday picture round-up
One day after the Martin Mars made a splash at Oshkosh, JetBlue Airways made waves by flying in an Airbus A321 only minutes after confirming a new order for 30 of the single-aisle jets. The aircraft nicknamed "BluesMobile" is the first A321 delivered from Airbus' fourth and newest final assembly ...
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NewsOSHKOSH: Daher unveils optional lavatory in TBM cabin
Daher unveiled a cabin upgrade planned for the TBM900 and 930 fleet that adds an optional, enclosable lavatory in a four-seat configuration of the normally six-seat, single-engined turboprop.
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OSHKOSH: Glasair tweaks Merlin design after LSA certificate
One month after gaining light sport aircraft (LSA) certification, Glasair is tweaking the design of the two-seat Merlin flight trainer to reduce weight and improve performance.
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OSHKOSH: Cirrus nears final phase of certification testing for SF50
Cirrus Aircraft is entering the last phase of an extended flight test campaign to achieve airworthiness certification of the SF50 Vision, a single-engined, seven-seat jet launched eight years ago.