All United States articles – Page 183
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Yingling's Cessna 172 remanufacturing programme off to flying start
A programme to serially remanufacture Cessna 172 Skyhawks announced at July’s AirVenture show has got off to a strong start.
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Cirrus passes new milestone towards SF50 certification
The Cirrus Vision SF50 has passed another key stage on its way to a year-end certification target with the US Federal Aviation Administration issuing Type Inspection Authorisation, allowing the agency to evaluate the single-engined jet in flight.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Buffett's $37bn move turns investor focus on aerospace
The blockbuster $37.2 billion takeover of components maker Precision Castparts by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway group has the aerospace and defence industries are on course for a record year of mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity - but even without that “extraordinarily unique” deal, 2015 is set to be a “banner ...
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NewsUS Navy begins certifying new anti-ship missile on Super Hornet
The US Navy has begun integrating Lockheed Martin’s new Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) with its Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and airworthiness flights are due to start next month.
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NewsPentagon taps General Dynamics to test fireball bunker bomb
The US Air Force could soon have a new air-delivered tool in its arsenal for destroying chemical and biological weapons – a Hammer, fittingly, or Heated And Mobile Munitions Employing Rockets.
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NewsTriton UAV to undergo USN operational assessment in September
The US Navy is to begin an operational assessment of the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned air vehicle in September, ultimately paving the way for the start of low rate initial production of the type.
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NewsArgentina to retire Mirage fleet
Argentina is reportedly planning to retire its air force's mixed fleet of Dassault Mirage fighters in November, as budget constraints force the government to make cuts to its inventory.
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NewsUSAF targets small UAS in new strategic vision paper
The US Air Force is likely to ramp up its investment in small unmanned aircraft following the release of a long-awaited strategic vision document dedicated to tiny flying weapons.
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OpinionOPINION: Buffett purchase of Precision positive for industry
The Oracle of Omaha’s mega-deal reminded everybody that aerospace is one of few industries today with a serious upside – but while investors are hungry, don’t expect a feeding frenzy
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NewsFAA automation failure affects nearly 1,000 flights
The Federal Aviation Administration’s long-troubled En Route Automation Modernisation (ERAM) system suffered another setback on 15 August, when a software update sparked computer problems that resulted in hundreds of delays and cancellations, the FAA says.
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NewsUSAF plans to end MQ-1 Predator operations in 2018
The remotely-piloted aircraft that ushered in the armed drone revolution, the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1, will be put out to pasture by 2018, after more than two decades of service, the US Air Force says.
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NewsUS airline accident rate crept higher in 2014: NTSB
The rate of accidents involving flights operated by commercial US airlines inched slightly higher last year, though 2014 marked the fifth consecutive year that no passengers were killed on US commercial airliners, according to new data released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
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NewsLABACE: Type approval of Legacy 450 completes Embraer strategy
Brazil’s civil aeronautics authority (ANAC) on 11 August announced the approval of the type certificate for the Legacy 450, ushering into service the seventh and last jet of a market-bending, 15-year-long Embraer quest to become a powerhouse in the business aviation market.
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NewsUS Air Force F-16 crashes in Germany
A US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C based out of Spangdahlem AFB in Germany has crashed during a training exercise in Bavaria.
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NewsRutan enters seaplane market with SkiGull unveiling
Prolific aircraft designer Burt Rutan has emerged from a brief retirement to unveil a new seaplane design he claims can seat two people, fly up to 2,100nm (3,890km) non-stop, survive a 10g impact on rolling seas and fit inside the one-car garage of his lakeside home.
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NewsUS general aviation reports highest fatal accident rate since 1998
The US general aviation community reported the highest rate of fatal accidents since 1998 for last year, although the overall accident rate was the seventh-highest during that period.
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BA signs 787 component service deal with Boeing
Boeing has signed an agreement with British Airways to provide component services for the carrier's fleet of Boeing 787s for 12 years, the manufacturer announces on 10 August.
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NewsSilicon Valley launches itself into space
With Airbus cozying up to Silicon Valley and Facebook unveiling a high-altitude UAV designed to take the internet to where no wire has gone before, Flightglobal surveys the aerospace ambitions of tech world titans.
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US lawmaker's death spurs improved aviation ELT push
The crash of a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 charter aircraft in Alaska five years ago on 9 August is remembered mainly for causing the death of US Senator Ted Stevens.
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PSA to open Cincinnati maintenance site
PSA Airlines, a regional operator for American Airlines, will open a new full-service maintenance site at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International airport later this year, the airline announces.