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Northrop starts production of first Australian MQ-4C Triton

Northrop Grumman has commenced production work on the first MQ-4C unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The company marked the production start in a broadcast to a virtual audience that comprised key American and Australian...

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SIA Engineering flags ‘material impact’ on first-half earnings

SIA Engineering will recognise a non-cash impairment provision against its base maintenance assets in its upcoming financial results for the six months ended 30 September, where it expects a “material impact” from the coronavirus crisis.  Releasing its profit guidance for...

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Taiwan’s Starlux launches new routes to Bangkok, Osaka, Tokyo

Taiwanese carrier Starlux has announced three new destinations in Thailand and Japan to bolster its fledgling operation. Starlux started flying in January with three routes from Taipei Taoyuan, to Macau, Da Nang and Penang. Source: Wikimedia Commons A Starlux A321neo...

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Nok receives no objections to entering business rehabilitation

Nok Air looks set to be allowed to restructure under court supervision, after nobody raised objections during a court hearing today, according to a 27 October filing to the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The Thai budget carrier says the order...

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Technical description: Why Dassault’s latest Falcon has 6X appeal

Following its launch in 2018 as a replacement for the ill-fated 5X, Dassault’s latest, highly advanced twinjet is set to make its first appearance ahead of a planned entry into service in 2022. Dassault Aviation’s newest business jet, the Falcon 6X,...

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Hawaiian posts $97m Q3 loss, details 787 delivery delays

Hawaiian Airlines posted a $97 million loss in the third quarter, as the state’s coronavirus-driven quarantine requirements hampered air travel demand – and the airline’s recovery. Hawaiian Airlines posted a $97 million loss in the third quarter as the state’s coronavirus-driven...

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More aircraft production rate cuts coming? Perhaps, analysts say

Some financial analysts suspect airframers might further cut aircraft production in 2021 owing to the depth of the pandemic-driven aerospace downturn. Some financial analysts suspect airframers might further cut aircraft production in 2021 owing to the depth of the pandemic-driven...

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Texas A&M to lead $100m hypersonic research consortium for Pentagon

The US Department of Defense has awarded Texas A&M University’s Engineering Experiment Station a 5-year contract worth $20 million per year to establish and manage the University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics. The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Texas...

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JetBlue reports sharply lower Q3 but sees leisure rebound

JetBlue Airways reported sharply declining third-quarter financial results but remains optimistic that the coming weeks will bring recovery as customers begin planning travel for the end-of-year holiday season. JetBlue Airways reported sharply declining third-quarter financial results but remains optimistic that...

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P&W ships more commercial engines in Q3, eyes lower-cost production in Asheville

Pratt & Whitney shipped 114 large commercial aircraft engines in the third quarter of 2020, up slightly from the previous period. Pratt & Whitney shipped 114 large commercial aircraft engines in the third quarter of 2020, up slightly from the...

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