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Jul. 27, 2018 01:16PM EST

The L3 Q400 multi-mission aircraft made its international debut at the Farnborough airshow. (Photo: Chris Pocock)

L3 Shows Multi-mission Conversion of Bombardier Q400

Bombardier: "Seeing this aircraft at Farnborough was a privilege. Civil aircraft modifications are gaining traction thanks to reliability, operating costs and worldwide service networks that make it easy to access spare parts and engineering. Bombardier (Specialized Aircraft and Commercial Aircraft) is proud to collaborate with L3!"

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July 26, 2018 - Chris Pocock for AIN Online

Andurance flight of up to 12 hours

L3 Aerospace Systems flew its Q400 multi-mission aircraft (MMA) demonstrator to the Farnborough Airshow to make its international debut last week. The company has been developing this conversion of the Bombardier twin-turboprop airliner for more than five years.

It has identified nine missions that can be performed, ranging from maritime surveillance through ISR to firefighting. There are "several interested customers," Cliff Henry, senior program manager for airborne multi-mission systems, told AIN.

Henry said that L3 evaluated the ATR42/72 and Airbus C235/C295 turboprops and the Embraer KC-390 jet airlifter before choosing the Q400. The winning criteria included a robust airframe with good climb and cruise performance, plus no need for modifications to the electrical or cooling systems. L3 took delivery of a green airframe from Bombardier as long ago as November 2012, to conduct initial flight tests. The modified MMA demonstrator made its first flight last November.

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WASHINGTON/SEATTLE/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) failed to submit certification documents to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) detailing changes to a key flight control system faulted in two fatal crashes (MCAS), a long-awaited government report seen by Reuters has found.

The 52-page report by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General (IG), dated June 29 and set to be made public Wednesday, laid bare mistakes made by both the planemaker and FAA in the development and certification of Boeing's top-selling aircraft.

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Airbus Slashes 15,000 Jobs

Biggest single cut in passenger jet business since creation will see 15% of workforce axed

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June 30, 2020 - by Peggy Hollinger in London, David Keohane in Paris and Claire Bushey in Chicago for ft.com

Airbus is slashing 15,000 jobs, marking the biggest single reduction in its passenger jet business since the creation of Europe's flagship aircraft maker 20 years ago.

The cuts, forced by the collapse in air travel as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, come as Guillaume Faury, chief executive, warned that he did not expect air traffic to recover to 2019 levels before 2023 and potentially as late as 2025.

The job cuts account for roughly 15 per cent of the group's 90,000 strong commercial aerospace workforce and have been carefully calibrated to avoid rivalry between unions in France and Germany.

Roughly 5,000 jobs will go in each country, with a further...

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The F-35 Lightning II is now the world's most dominant multi-role fighter. Its detection range, geolocation, threat identification, and system response capabilities allow the jet to precisely fix and destroy the most advanced threats in the world including every layer of Russia's latest SA-20 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system.

While it still has several rough edges, the F-35 has now crossed several thresholds that make it the most lethal and cost-effective fighter in or nearing production within the NATO Alliance.

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June 29, 2020 - by Helena Hanson for narcity.com

The airline isn't blocking middle seats anymore.

Air travel is about to look a little more familiar. Starting July 1, Air Canada will no longer block adjacent seats on its flights, meaning that you could be sitting beside a stranger again. In addition, meal services will be returning to some routes, and wider drinks selections will soon be available.

In a news release shared on June 29, Air Canada confirmed that they'd made some updates to their COVID-19 flight policies.

We're advancing our industry-leading bio-safety measures, offering flexible rebooking options to Economy Class customers on full flights, adding more touchless processes and re-introducing some inflight services like meals designed by our culinary panel: https://t.co/is0NTXO9uc pic.twitter.com/TGxCZ9bHTO
— Air Canada (@AirCanada) June 29, 2020

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This New Bombardier Business Jet Can Travel From LA to Moscow Nonstop - Completion In Wichita, Kansas

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June 29, 2020 - by MICHAEL VERDON for robbreport.com

The first Global 5500 business jet has entered into service, after completion at the Bombardier manufacturing facility in Wichita, Kansas.

The Global 5500 has a 5,900-nautical mile range—200 nautical miles more than originally planned—and 700 more nautical miles than its nearest competitor at the same speed. In announcing the delivery, Bombardier said the new owner is an "undisclosed customer."

The impressive range gives the business jet the ability to connect from Sao Paulo to Paris, or Los Angeles to Moscow nonstop. The 5500's Rolls Royce Pearl engines deliver a top speed of Mach 0.90.

It has an optimized wing with a reprofiled trailing edge to deliver a smoother rid

The 5500 also has the...

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Boeing 737 MAX Certification Flight Tests To Begin On Monday - Today

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June 29, 2020 - by Eric M. Johnson, David Shepardson

SEATTLE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pilots and test crew members from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co (BA.N) are slated to begin a three-day certification test campaign for the 737 MAX on Monday, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The test is a pivotal moment in Boeing's worst-ever corporate crisis, long since compounded by the novel coronavirus pandemic that has slashed air travel and jet demand.

The grounding of the fast-selling 737 MAX in March 2019 after two crashes in five months killed 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia triggered lawsuits, investigations by Congress and the Department of Justice and cut off a key source of Boeing's cash.

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June 28, 2020 - by JOSEPH TREVITHICK AND TYLER ROGOWAY for www.thedrive.com

Last year, reports emerged about Navy fighter pilots having numerous encounters with unidentified flying objects while flying in restricted airspace off the East Coast of the United States.

Details remain limited, though The War Zone has been steadily collecting more and more information that could help explain many of those incidents. At the same time, curiously, there haven't been virtually any revelations about similar encounters with other U.S. military services' flying branches, especially the Air Force, which is the entity primarily responsible for safeguarding America's airspace.

In May, The War Zone was first to publish details from a number of hazard reports from the Naval Safety Center, obtained via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). regarding interactions between that service's aircraft and unknown aerial craft that offered an additional look into what might be happening, why, and how these encounters were or weren't getting reported. We can now share information from 25 similar reports obtained through the FOIA from the Air Force Safety Center.

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