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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

USAIG Unveils Safety Program for Small Drone Operators

The initial offering under its new Performance Vector Unmanned program is an online small UAS ground school course provided by Argus Unmanned.
Rotorcraft

U.S. Interior Department Awards Contract for Quadcopters

The cabinet-level department will make the small rotary-wing drones available for use by its constituent agencies.
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Accidents

Hybrid Airship Damaged in Hard Landing on Second Flight

Pilots appeared to lose control of the vehicle as it nose-divd from 100 feet
Aircraft

First LM-100J Commercial Freighter Nears Completion

Lockheed Martin expects to finish assembling the civil variant of the C-130J Hercules in the next few months and to fly the aircraft next year.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Ground Segment Upgrade Is Latest for RQ-4 Global Hawk

Raytheon will install modernized 'building-based' ground stations for the Global Hawk at Beale and Grand Forks air force bases.
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Engines

U.S. Army Awards Contracts for Turbine Engine Design

GE Aviation and the ATEC joint venture of Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney will complete preliminary designs of a new 3,000 shp engine.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Stemme Subsidiary Ramps Up for Patroller Production

Ecarys will deliver 15 ES15 fixed-wing airframes to France's Sagem, which will convert them into the unmanned Patroller for the French army.
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Aircraft

Air Force Awards Contract for KC-46 Production Start

Boeing will deliver 19 low-rate initial production tankers over two production lots by August 2018.
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Intel Unveils 'Aero' Drone Development Platform

The semiconductor manufacturer will make the platform available to drone application developers later this year.
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CNN Announces 'CNN Air' Dedicated Drone Unit

The cable television news organization has been an early adopter of using small unmanned aircraft for newsgathering.
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Airlines

A4A: Airlines Edge Closer to Average Corporate Profitability

The 10 major carriers analyzed by Airlines for America collectively reported pre-tax profit of $12 billion during the first half of 2016.
Aircraft

UK To Acquire New ASRAAM Variant for F-35B Fighters

The Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile will be the first British-designed missile to enter service on the F-35.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Predator Bs Tested for Ballistic Missile Defense

General Atomics said two MQ-9 Predator Bs participated in the Pacific Dragon naval exercise off Hawaii in late June.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Navy Deploys Puma UAS From Patrol Ships, Destroyers

The hand-launched drone supports surface ships that do not have their own organic helicopter or aircraft capability, according to the Navy.
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ATC

New Entity Assumes Responsibility for Argentina's ATC System

EANA is a Ministry of Transport company that provides air navigation services separately of Argentina's Civil Aviation Administration.
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Regulations and Government

Budget Delay Could Slow Programs, Air Force Secretary Warns

The U.S. Air Force and Boeing potentially would have to renegotiate the KC-46 tanker program, says Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James.
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Aircraft

F-16s Operate With Virtual F-22s During Training Event

The 'Distant Frontier' training event was a live, virtual and constructive system first, according to developer Northrop Grumman.
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Airlines

Second Airline Equipment Failure Points to IT Issue

Weeks after Southwest Airlines cancelled 2,300 flights over a router failure, Delta Air Lines reported a system-wide failure affecting flights.
Engines

ICAO Is the Forum for Emissions Standards, Industry Says

Facing a possible U.S. regulation governing aircraft engine emissions, aerospace manufacturers said they are committed to global benchmarks.
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Rotorcraft

Presidential Helo Program Completes Critical Design Review

The VH-92A program now moves to assembly, test and evaluation of the modified Sikorsky S-92 commercial helicopter.
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Airlines

Pilots' Federation Calls for 'Just Culture,' Fatigue Management

Carriers should implement data-driven fatigue risk management systems, says the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Army Evaluates One of a New Breed of Tethered Drones

The Army's Rapid Equipping Force will study the CyPhy Works Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications System, a tethered hexrotor.
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Airlines

Boeing Increases 20-Year Forecast for New Pilots, Technicians

The need for new airline pilots and technicians will grow by double digits in both categories, the manufacturer said.
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Accidents

Authorities: MH370 Search Will Be Suspended, Not Abandoned

Hampered by poor weather, and with a diminishing search area, authorities from Australia, Malaysia and China have agreed to suspend the search.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Facebook Reveals First Flight of Solar-Powered Aquila Drone

The social networking company is developing the high-flying aircraft to close gaps in global Internet coverage.
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Airlines

Lufthansa, Honeywell, Airbus Partner on Runway Safety System

The parties will develop a new system combining the Airbus Runway Overrun Protection System and Honeywell's SmartLanding technology.
Airlines

Nav Canada Announces Rate Reductions for ATC Services

The Canadian air navigation service provider last revised its rate structure in 2007, the year after it was established.
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Aircraft

Boeing, U.S. Air Force Successfully Test KC-46A Boom Fix

After trying to resolve an axial boom loading issue with software, Boeing has developed a hardware fix for the KC-46A Pegasus tanker.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

The Commercial Applications—and Considerations—of Flying Small Drones

AIN looks at the biggest opportunities for growth in small-drone flying.