Content Archive: September 2019

Aircraft

China’s Comac Inches Forward, C919 Timeline Still Uncertain

Comac expects six C919 prototypes to have flown by year-end.
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Bell's Hastings Honored for Continued Service to U.S.

Hastings has more than 30 years of government and military service, and has held leading roles with Bell, Northrop Grumman, BAE and DOD.
Airlines

Foreign Carriers Reluctant To Move to New Beijing Gateway

The decision to give airlines a choice of airports has led to complications for Chinese aviation authorities.
Engines

Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Issues Linger

Rolls-Royce warned that reaching the target of fewer than 10 AOGs is now delayed to the second quarter of 2020.
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik's Tulsa Facility Expands Capabilities

Company expects faster turnaround and improved reliability of aircraft component repair with facility's new EASA designation.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Stingray Takes to the Air

Boeing’s MQ-25 unmanned carrierborne tanker gets flight trials under way at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport
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Airlines

Thomas Cook Needs £1.1 billion to Avoid Collapse

The integrated UK tourism group owns airlines in Germany, the UK, Scandinavia, and Spain.
FBOs

Redbird Skyport Calls It Quits

The FBO at Texas' San Marcos Regional Airport was an experiment of a hybrid flight service provider/ flight training lab.
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Aircraft

Assembly for Japan’s First KC-46A Begins; Problems Continue for USAF Program

Japan is the first export customer for the KC-46, and expects to get its first of an initially approved batch of four aircraft in 2021
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Raytheon Unveils Peregrine Air-to-air Missile

The new weapon aims to fill the middle ground between the AIM-9X and the AIM-120, combining good range performance with the AIM-9X’s agility
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