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UK Industry Calls on Government for Urgent Increase in Support

Senior industry leaders addressing the opening ceremony for the FIA Connect event indicated that the aerospace sector faces a long path to recovery.
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Aircraft

Air Baltic Stays Nimble in Face of Covid Uncertainty

Turning to maximizing efficiency of a uniform A220 fleet, Air Baltic sees a return to its pre-Covid business plan’s targets by the end of 2022.
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Aircraft

EAG Launches 70-Seat Hybrid-electric Regional Aircraft

UK-based Electric Aviation Group says its 800-nm-range, 70-seat hybrid-electric aircraft will be ready to enter service by 2028.
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Aircraft

Aerocor Expands Aircraft Buyer's Guide Library

Aerocor has expanded its digital aircraft library from just the Eclipse 500 to all single-pilot-certified Citations and the Beechcraft Premier I/A.
Regulations and Government

EASA Grafts Cybersecurity Onto Certification Standards

New EASA cybersecurity standards include helicopters.
Accidents

NTSB Docket Details Earnhardt Accident Issues

The NTSB has released the docket information on the Aug. 15, 2019 crash of a Cessna Citation Latitude carrying race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Aircraft

NetJets Takes Delivery of Capstone Challenger 650

NetJets’ acceptance of its 25th Challenger 650 fulfills more than $10 billion in firm orders placed by the fractional provider between 2010 and 2012.
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Aircraft

New Members Announced for Team Tempest

More UK companies have joined the industrial effort to develop a sixth-generation fighter, while Saab is growing its participation in the project.
Regulations and Government

Airbus and Leonardo Bosses Voice Brexit Concerns

The CEOs of Airbus and Leonardo worry of difficulties working with the UK aerospace sector if Britain doesn't reach a trade agreement with the EU.
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Aircraft

UK Launches Digital Skills Resource

With a rapidly-growing demand for a digitally competent workforce, the UK is launching a digital learning and information portal.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Urban Air Mobility Holds Promise of Future Efficiency

The challenge of bringing urban air mobility vehicles to market is making a lot of smart people work very hard on solutions.
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Sustainability and Environment

Sustainability Requires a Multi-faceted Approach

All segments of aviation agree, there is not one magic bullet for solving the industry's carbon emissions quandary.
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Avionics

BAE Reduces Sizes of Energy Systems For Electric Aircraft

BAE is adapting energy management, engine controls, and power conversion systems for use with the electric propulsion systems of new eVTOL aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

SR Technics Introduces Remote Table Inspections

Zurich-based MRO provider SR Technics is now offering remote table inspections (RTI) for engines at its facility.
Aircraft

Strata Delivers On 100-shipset Order for A350 Composite Flaps

Airbus A350-900 inboard flaps assemblies undergo fabrication in the UAE by Strata Manufacturing.
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Engines

Rolls Reaches Single-digit AOG Goal with Trent 1000

Rolls-Royce has mounted a series of solutions to improve durability of its Trent 1000 series engines.
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Aircraft

Seat Partitions To Block Covid Raise Feasibility Questions

IATA and engineering experts expressed skepticism about the regulatory and cost viability of proposed seat dividers to block Covid virus.
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Aircraft

UK Carrier On Course for First Deployment

HMS Queen Elizabeth has begun operational training of both the ship’s company and aircrew in the build-up to the first operational cruise.
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Aircraft

Boom Preps for Rollout of XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator

Boom's plan for the October 7 virtual XB-1 rollout is the next step in its ambitions to develop the Mach 2.2 55-passenger Overture.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Western Aircraft To Double MRO Footprint

Western Aircraft's 93,000-sq-ft expansion is driven by its pursuit of more Gulfstream and Citation work.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Project Mosquito: UK’s ‘Loyal Wingman’ Program Moves Ahead

The UK’s defense laboratory is overseeing a project to develop unmanned vehicles to partner with manned combat aircraft.
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Aircraft

FAA Review of 737 Max Reaches Final Stages

The Max’s July 10 operational suitability flight marked one of the last procedural hurdles the program must clear before the FAA lifts its grounding.
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Regulations and Government

Farnborough Show Goes Online With FIA Connect Webinars

Over four days, the industry will gather around a program of 77 webinars addressing all aspects of aerospace and defense.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UK Ministry of Defence Signs First Protector Order

The RAF plans to operate 16 Protector remotely piloted aircraft, which are based on the General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian.
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Aircraft

British Airways Retires Its Boeing 747s

Covid-19 claims its latest airplane victim as BA grounds its 747-400s.
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Avionics

Leonardo AW139 Gets Honeywell Primus Epic Upgrade

The new Honeywell Primus Epic Phase 8 software will be available in the Leonardo AW139 intermediate twin.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Offers Upgraded Cabin Features on CL350

An upgraded CMS and Viasat Ka-band connectivity are among the new offerings on Bombardier's Challenger 350.
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Accidents

NTSB Cites First Officer Actions in Atlas Crash

The crash of an Atlas Air Boeing 767 in 2019 stemmed from improper activation of the go-around mode.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell Opens New T55 Engine MRO Facility

Honeywell Aerospace's T55 Repair and Overhaul Center of Excellence is located near its Phoenix headquarters.
Airlines

Qatar Airways Wants Compensation for Lost Airspace Access

An International Court of Justice Tuesday ruling that ICAO can hear Qatar’s case against four Arab neighbors emboldens Qatar Airways.
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