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PICTURES: The far side of the Moon and a new space race?
For those who wonder at the cosmos, this has been a week for awe. NASA opened the year with a close fly-by of the most distant object yet visited by a spacecraft. China followed suit with an audacious, and successful, soft landing on the far side of the Moon.
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US government shutdown casts doubt on Delta's A220 launch plan
Delta Air Lines' long-running quest to begin Airbus A220 flights may face another hurdle – this one due to the ongoing shutdown of the US federal government.
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Delta expects slightly lower fourth quarter unit revenue
Delta Air Lines has further trimmed its fourth quarter unit revenue expectation amid weaker-than-expected yields.
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AeroTEC denies MRJ staffers stole trade secrets from Bombardier
MRJ flight test company AeroTEC has fired back at Bombardier in US federal court, denying accusations it acquired and took advantage of confidential documents related to certification of CSeries, now known as the Airbus A220.
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PICTURE: Leonardo TH-119 trainer helicopter makes first flight
The Leonardo TH-119 IFR training helicopter completed its first test flight at the company’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania plant on 20 December.
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Lockheed Martin delivers first Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first set of Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) to the US Air Force, reaching Early Operational Capability for the weapon.
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Bell V-280 to focus on manoeuvrability after flying 250kt
Bell’s V-280 demonstration programme plans to continue to expand the tiltrotor’s flight envelope, with additional focus on manoeuvrability, after reaching 250kt this September.
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Bell 525 helicopters head to Canada for cold-weather testing
Bell will in early 2019 dispatch a pair of 525 Relentless helicopters to Yellowknife in Canada to complete cold weather testing, as the manufacturer pushes to achieve US type certification in 2019.
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CBO floats variety of cost cutting ideas, including fewer F-35s
The Congressional Budget Office floated a number of cost-cutting ideas for the US federal government including reducing the number of additional Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II purchases, retiring the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor or Rockwell B-1B Lancer bomber fleets, and deferring development of the Northrop Grumman B-21 stealth bomber.
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USAF aims to save fuel with new data collection effort
The US Air Force is aiming to improve how efficiently it uses its fuel by collecting data on consumption across all of its fleet.
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News2018 IN REVIEW: Horizon Q400 theft focuses minds
The August theft of a Q400 from Seattle-Tacoma airport turns attention to mental health
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Counter hypersonic weapon possible by mid-2020s: DoD
The USA could have a counter hypersonic weapon developed by the mid-2020s.
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NTSB to hold hearing into 2017 MD-83 runway excursion
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold an investigation hearing on 15 January to determine the cause of a 2017 runway excursion involving a Boeing MD-83 with a jammed elevator.
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GAO: US Navy and Marine Corps aircraft readiness declined since 2011
US Navy and Marine Corps aircraft availability has continued to suffer and decline since 2011 due to old age, poor depot maintenance and parts shortages, among other issues.
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CBO: US Air Force funding too little to replace aging aircraft
The US Air Force’s average funding level in recent years is too little to replace, on a one-for-one basis, aging aircraft with new aircraft in the coming decades.
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NewsVIDEO: Virgin Galactic tourism close as it edges nearer to space?
Virgin Galactic's epic journey to the edge of space looks to be at least ending its preliminary testing phase. Flying from its base at Mojave, California, the company's SpaceShipTwo rocket-powered glider reached a top speed of Mach 2.9 and altitude of 271,268ft – or 82.7km (51.4 miles) – with a ...
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NewsOmega to compete for US Air Force commercial tanker service
Omega Aerial Refueling Services is considering buying new aircraft and pulling old ones out of storage in order to meet the US Air Force's interest in adding commercial tanker services.
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Hawaiian Airlines considers in-flight wi-fi
Hawaiian Airlines may soon invest in onboard wireless internet – assuming that expected technological improvements bring reliable satellite communications to far reaches of the Pacific Ocean.
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Mitsubishi's aircraft engine shop assembles first PW1200G
Mitsubishi Aircraft's Japan-based engine-manufacturing affiliate has completed its first assembly of a Pratt & Whitney PW1200G turbofan, another milestone along Mitsubishi Aircraft's journey toward beginning full-scale MRJ production.
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First flight of Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant delayed until 2019
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant’s first flight will not happen before the end of 2018 as expected and will likely be delayed until sometime in early 2019 after “minor” problems were discovered within the aircraft’s testbed.