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FARNBOROUGH: GE to open Alabama 3-D printing factory
GE Aviation has decided to equip a factory in Auburn, Alabama, to make engine fuel nozzles using additive manufacturing techniques.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Pitching its UAV engines, Lycoming makes Farnborough debut
Lycoming Engines has not historically attended the Farnborough airshow, but the Textron unit is flying its colours this year and is pushing its range of engines for the unmanned air vehicle (UAV) market.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: F-35 deployment hinges on safety board decision
A US military safety investigation board will have the final say on whether to approve the Lockheed Martin F-35 for a return to flight as soon as this week, as inspection work continues on the Pratt & Whitney engine which caused a fire in late June.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Textron’s big hopes for its small guided bomb
Textron Systems thinks big things can come in small packages and the company has used Farnborough to unveil its newest munition - a 27in (0.7m) precision-guided glide weapon called Fury.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Pratt & Whitney, Alcoa forge blades partnership
Pratt & Whitney and Alcoa have sealed a partnership that underpins the Pure Power PW1000G geared turbofan engine programme – by signing a 10-year, $1.1 billion deal for forged aluminium fan blades.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: JLENS readies for domestic deployment
The US government will deploy one of its joint land attack cruise missile defence elevated netted sensor (JLENS) missile defence systems over Washington DC “by the end of the year”, manufacturer Raytheon has revealed.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Boeing backs 787 after A330neo launch
Boeing chief executive Ray Conner re-affirmed his confidence in the competitiveness of his product line-up against new competition in the form of the newly-launched A330-800 and -900.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Scorpion to make show debut
The Textron AirLand Scorpion strike surveillance aircraft has made its international debut at Farnborough air show, having made the transatlantic trip over from the USA at the beginning of July.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: P&W confirms seal failure caused CSeries grounding
Pratt & Whitney confirms that a seal problem in the engine oil system caused the uncontained failure on 29 May of the PW1500G engine powering the Bombardier CSeries FTV-1, which remains grounded until both companies validate a proposed solution with Canadian regulators.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Unmanned K-Max to undergo further testing
Lockheed Martin is preparing to demonstrate the capability its K-Max unmanned air vehicle has to carry and deploy the company’s unmanned ground vehicle during a series of US Army-led tests in August.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Raytheon confident in US shooter detection purchase
Raytheon is anticipating a decision from an undisclosed US customer “before the end of the year” on the full scale purchase of the airborne variant of its Boomerang shooter detection system.
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NewsUSAF launches competition for new bomber
The US Air Force has launched the competitive phase of the classified long range strike bomber by issuing a request for proposals, with Northrop Grumman and a Boeing/Lockheed Martin team poised to compete for a contract to develop and build 80-100 aircraft over the next two decades.
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F-35 industry partners invest in cost saving plan
Three F-35 industry partners will invest $170 million over the next three years to lower the price of the $131 million fighter, the US Department of Defense announced today.
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NewsBoeing studying impact of 737 fuselage derailment
A freak transport error threatens to derail Boeing 737 production temporarily, raising questions once more about supply chain vulnerabilities as commercial aircraft production rates climb ever higher.
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Air New Zealand mum on 787-9 video opportunity
Air New Zealand is not ready to confirm if the launch of the Boeing 787-9 in commercial service will come with one of the Star Alliance carrier’s strategically viral marketing videos.
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Air New Zealand expects smooth EIS for 787-9
With the 10 July departure of Air New Zealand’s first Boeing 787-9 on its delivery flight to Auckland, the airline is anticipating a smooth entry-Into-service (EIS) for the first “stretch” Dreamliner.
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NewsNASA studies options for new long endurance UAS
NASA has launched a concept study to evaluate options for acquiring a new fleet of large payload, long endurance unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) within five to 10 years, the agency says.
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NewsExport-licensed Predator makes maiden flight
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has successfully conducted the first flight of its export-ready Predator XP surveillance unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsNew-look Scorpion touches down in UK
Textron AirLand’s prototype Scorpion light attack aircraft has completed its first transatlantic crossing, ahead of participating at the Royal International Air Tattoo and Farnborough International Airshow in the UK.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Boeing creates room for 737 Max to grow
Despite owning some of the largest factory floors in the world, making room for the 737 Max requires prior planning, preparation and lots of elbow grease