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Leonardo confident on UK RWUAS programme
Leonardo Helicopters is hopeful that early next year it can begin development work on a clean-sheet, rotary-wing unmanned air system (RWUAS) for service entry in the mid-2020s.
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Nextant announces launch customer for Challenger 604XT
Nextant Aerospace has announced the launch customer for its remanufactured Challenger 604, which it is preparing for US and European certification in June 2018.
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Airberlin to cut all Caribbean long-haul routes
German carrier airberlin, which filed for bankruptcy last month, is to close all of its long-haul routes to the Caribbean from Sept. 25 because of cuts to its long-haul fleet.
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SAS faces Norwegian pilot strike
Pilots working for Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) in Norway have rejected a pay offer and called for strike action, just days after the airline sealed an agreement with its Danish flight-deck crews.
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Ryanair boosts Maltese involvement
Europe’s largest LCC, Ryanair, is holding talks with Air Malta over future areas of cooperation as the Irish airline steps up its involvement in the small Mediterranean island.
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Aer Lingus joins ‘basic economy’ movement
Ireland’s national airline, Aer Lingus, is introducing a “bare bones” transatlantic fare as it fights off growing competition on the North Atlantic run, notably from long-haul, low-cost carriers.
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Lufthansa to discontinue Qatar flights
Lufthansa will terminate its flights to Qatar in October.
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Gulf traffic flow accommodating Qatar rift: Emirates' Clark
While the Gulf political crisis centred on Qatar is continuing, Emirates Airline president Tim Clark believes traffic flows have stabilised to accommodate the situation.
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DHL launches twice a week B747 freighter from Oslo to Seoul and Shanghai
Norway’s Oslo Airport has teamed up with DHL Global Forwarding to establish a twice a week chartered Boeing 747-400 freighter link to Seoul and Shanghai, with the ambition of establishing a scheduled service.
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Air Astana is First Airline to Offer Inmarsat GX Aviation on Wide-Body Aircraft
Rockwell Collins’ cabin system is now on-board Kazakhstan-based Air Astana’s fleet of Boeing 767s, Rockwell Collins said.
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Miami International closes as Florida is hit by Irma
Miami International Airport (MIA) has announced it will be closed for the rest of the day (Monday) as a result of Hurricane Irma.
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Cancellations mount as Irma winds affect ATL; airports assess damage
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines canceled about 900 flights Sept. 11 as crosswinds from Tropical Storm Irma are expected to impact Delta’s hub at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). Delta said the expected strong winds will exceed operating limits on select mainline and regional aircraft.
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US State Department approves F-16V sale to Bahrain
The US State Department has approved the sale of 19 Lockheed Martin F-16V aircraft to Bahrain, offering a critical lifeline to the Falcon’s production line.
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UK plots fresh Chinook helicopter acquisition
The UK is considering a fresh acquisition of Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to replace the oldest examples in its current inventory.
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US Coast Guard searches for long-range UAV
Long-range and high-altitude unmanned air systems are back in the US Coast Guard's long-term acquisition interests, according to a newly-posted federal notice.
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Poland's WZL-2 reveals Dragonfly loitering munition
Poland's WZL-2 used the recent MSPO defence industry exhibition in Kielce to unveil its Dragonfly vertical take-off and landing loitering munition system.
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Aviation Quote
I belong to a group of men who fly alone. There is only one seat in the cockpit of a fighter airplane. There is no space alotted for another pilot to tune the radios in the weather or make the calls to air traffic control centers or to help with the emergency procedures or to call off the airspeed down final approach. There is no one else to break the solitude of a long cross-country flight. There is no one else to make decisions.
I do everything myself, from engine start to engine shutdown. In a war, I will face alone the missiles and the flak and the small-arms fire over the front lines.
If I die, I will die alone.
- Richard Bach, Stranger to the Ground, 1963.
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