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Raytheon and Northrop Grumman boost Karem’s FARA bid
Karem Aircraft’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competitive prototype bid has received a big boost, with the addition of Northrop Grumman and Raytheon to its team.
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Bombardier revamps Learjet 75 with six-passenger Liberty
Bombardier has launched the Learjet 75 Liberty – a "rescoped" version of its light jet that trims accommodation and options to bring the list price below the crucial $10 million mark.
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FAA certificates Gulfstream G600
The Federal Aviation Administration has certificated Gulfstream Aerospace's 19-passenger G600 business jet, clearing the path for first delivery later this year.
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Allegiant scores $213 million secured by 23 aircraft
Allegiant has closed a $213 million secured loan, the proceeds of which will be used to repay debt and general corporate purposes.
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OpinionHow price and convenience will dictate supersonic travel
Decades ago, test pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the rocket-powered Bell X-1. Now, Lockheed Martin is building a new supersonic aircraft for NASA designed to reduce the noise from a sonic boom.
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OpinionBoeing should yield to pressure and rename the 737 Max
What’s in a name? For Boeing, that question could become increasingly pertinent as it seeks to rehabilitate the 737 Max.
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NewsLockheed Martin adds momentum for supersonic travel
Lockheed Martin is considering how to build a commercial supersonic aircraft that would draw on the noise-reduction technology it is testing with NASA, making it the latest company aiming to create a market for travel faster-than-sound travel.
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FAA finds issue with 737 Max trim recovery procedures
Federal Aviation Administration flight tests of the 737 Max have uncovered a data processing issue that affected government pilots' ability to perform the procedure for counteracting so-called "runaway stabiliser".
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NewsCalio to succeed Leduc as Pratt & Whitney president
Pratt & Whitney commercial engine president Christopher Calio will succeed Robert Leduc as president of the company in early 2020, says the Connecticut-based engine maker.
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Boeing's T-X to get Safran auxiliary power system
Boeing’s T-X jet trainer is to use an auxiliary power system supplied by Safran Electrical & Power, under the terms of an agreement signed at the Paris air show with the US company's development partner, Saab.
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Bell touts advantages of 407GXi for US Navy trainer bid
Bell remains on course to secure US Federal Aviation Administration certification for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations on its 407GXi light-single ahead of a US Navy deadline in August.
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Bell may shun conventional helicopter for clean-sheet design
Bell's next-clean sheet development is unlikely to be a conventional helicopter, according to chief executive Mitch Snyder, who instead sees greater benefit in tiltrotor and urban air mobility (UAM) designs.
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Eva Air takes delivery of first 787-10
Taiwanese carrier Eva Air has received its first Boeing 787-10, an aircraft the airline intends to deploy on high-density inter-Asia routes this summer.
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PARIS: Raytheon takes aim at rogue drone threat
The need to protect key infrastructure such as airports, sports venues and military facilities from malicious intrusion or attack using drones is becoming increasingly urgent – but the good news is that a growing number of companies are offering solutions to address the threat.
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ANALYSIS: Lessors send Boeing a message about the NMA
Six months ago, Boeing was expected to make a splash with the launch of its NMA at the Paris air show, with airlines from the US majors to aircraft lessors lining up to see how Boeing would respond to the issue of an aging fleet in the segment.
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Iran claims shoot down of RQ-4 Global Hawk
Further raising tensions in the Middle East, the government of Iran claims to have shot down a Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle (UAV) over Kuh Mubarak, a coastal area of Iran at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.
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Pilots seek FAA scrutiny after 737 Max crashes
Commercial airline pilots told members of Congress on 19 June that the US Federal Aviation Administration should require more frequent flight simulator training for pilots and ensure adequate aircraft information is provided during training in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes.
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NewsQatar offers to be launch customer for a 777X freighter
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker is urging Boeing to develop a freighter version of its 777X, and has confirmed his carrier’s willingness to serve as a launch customer for such an aircraft.
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NewsPARIS: AI assists Bell-Boeing CV-22 Osprey maintenance
Artificial intelligence is one of the buzzwords at this year’s show and companies are queuing up to tout the benefits of this disruptive technology.
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PARIS: Northrop/Raytheon pact accelerates hypersonic weapons
US defence giants Raytheon and Northrop Grumman are joining forces to jointly offer scramjet-powered tactical missile systems, more commonly known as hypersonic missiles.