All United States articles – Page 174
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NBAA: Elliott unveils Beechjet 400A refurbishment
Elliott Aviation is introducing its newly launched 400E refurbishment programme for the Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP at the show.
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NBAA: Textron revamps Longitude and introduces Hemisphere
Textron Aviation has unveiled a revamped Cessna Citation Longitude and all-new Citation Hemisphere, redoubling on a five-year-old ambition to conquer what it considers a vulnerable sector of the super midsize market segment.
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NBAA Gulfstream flies G500 into show
Only one year after confirming the programme’s existence, Gulfstream flew the first test G500 aircraft to Henderson on 14 November, allowing NBAA convention attendees to experience the company’s newest and most advanced business jet.
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NBAA: Sabreliner plans avionics upgrades for Citation Vs
A fleet of ageing Cessna Citation Vs and two derivatives can soon be revitalised with Bendix King’s Aerovue avionics suite, thanks to a new relationship with completion and manufacturing specialist Sabreliner.
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NBAA: Aviation Partners forms joint venture with FlexSys
Aviation Partners Boeing is forming a joint venture with FlexSys to commercialise the latter’s patented wing morphing technology. The new company, Aviation Partners FlexSys (APF), will develop the FlexFoil variable geometry control surface mechanisms that Ann Arbor, Michigan-based FlexSys has been working on since 2000. Meanwhile, Aviation Partners Boeing also ...
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NBAA: P&WC launches two more versions of PT6A
Two new and more efficient versions of the venerable Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engine are coming to market.
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NBAA: NetJets showcases Signature Challenger 650
NetJets is showcasing its first Signature Series Bombardier Challenger 650 at NBAA as the fractional ownership giant and programme launch customer prepares to take delivery of the large-cabin business jet in the coming weeks. The handover will also mark the 1000th Challenger 600-series delivery since the first aircraft entered service ...
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NewsFrance launches Raqqa strikes after Paris terrorist attacks
France has responded to the multiple terrorist attacks in Paris during the evening of 13 November by launching an aerial attack on the heart of the perpetrators’ stronghold in Syria.
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ALTA: San Juan back on the climb as long-haul returns
San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International airport is on the rise again, capturing new long-haul international routes roughly two years after the airport was privatised.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Sabreliner wants a slice of civil business
Under new owner, former business jet-maker is fielding a broad basket of opportunities.
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NewsBomber advocates target USAF’s ‘squishy’ LRS-B requirement
Long-Range Strike Bomber advocates are calling on the US air force to drop its “squishy” requirement for 80 to 100 next-generation heavy combat aircraft to replace the B-1B and B-52 and instead focus on the “bare minimum" requirement for 100.
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NewsSoftware regulation challenges UCAV proliferation control
The introduction of international laws for a future generation of unmanned combat air vehicles hinges on the regulation of software, which can effectively be used to turn a regular aerial system into an autonomous weapon.
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NewsHypersonic missile developments raise regulatory concerns
The development of hypersonic missile-delivery systems by China, Russia and the USA has raised concerns as to what warhead the high-speed, long-range delivery system would use, plus how regulations surrounding their use would manifest.
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NewsUS Army adds 12 more UH-72A Lakotas to trainer order
The US Army has ordered another dozen Airbus Helicopters UH-72As as it stands up initial-entry rotary wing training at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
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United to continue bank and capital market financing mix in 2016
United Airlines will continue to raise commercial bank and capital market debt for aircraft in 2016, even as it focuses on deleveraging its balance sheet.
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NewsDUBAI: Raytheon pushes legacy munitions and new 'Franken-missile'
Raytheon Missile Systems came to the Dubai Air Show armed with a small mix of tried-and-true munitions for Gulf customers including Paveway laser-guidance assembly and Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW), plus a new anti-air “Franken-missile” aimed at current AIM-120C7 AMRAAM customers.
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NewsRNLAF commander hopeful for Reaper funding challenge resolution
The commander of the Royal Netherlands air force hopes to sign a contract in the first half of 2016 for the planned buy of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsDUBAI: USAF head stands by bomber award as Northrop downs tools
The secretary of the US air force expects that selection of Northrop Grumman for the Long-Range Strike Bomber programme will hold up to scrutiny by the Government Accountability Office following Boeing’s bid protest last week.
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NewsPICTURES: RAAF receives final C-17A
The second of an order for two additional Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transports for the Royal Australian Air Force that was announced in April has been delivered to its new home base at Amberley.
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NewsJSM carries out airborne launch test
Kongsberg has carried out an airborne launch test of the Lockheed Martin F-35’s future Joint Strike Missile in the lead up to the 2017 qualification target for the weapon.