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Commercial Aviation

Opinion: Why Boeing vs. Bombardier Is Really About China

Boeing’s complaints about C Series subsidies are getting the media attention, but Bombardier’s willingness to transfer technologies and knowhow to China is at the heart of this trade dispute. 

Business Aviation

Safran Engine Issues Cause Further Dassault Falcon 5X Delay

The long-delayed Falcon 5X jet development program faces a further holdup after Safran revealed it had encountered new problems with the aircraft’s Silvercrest turbofans during recent ground and flight tests.

 

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Propulsion

Aerojet Rocketdyne To Demo Combined-Cycle Hypersonic Engine

DARPA has awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne a contract to demonstrate a turbine-based combined cycle engine that could power a reusable high-speed aircraft from takeoff to beyond Mach 5.

 

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Air Traffic Management

Bespoke Separations Could Ease European Congestion

Additional capacity could be created at Europe’s most congested airports by further-optimizing separation times, according to new research by UK air traffic management provider NATS.

MRO

AAR Looks At Blockchain For The Aftermarket

Application of the new technology blockchain to the aviation aftermarket is moving beyond the theoretical stage. The big global MROs are taking a much closer look.

 

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Large Jets

Airliner-derived business jets have seen a falling-off of demand, although the CCAC StarLiner has shown no recent signs of action, and its countryman, the ARJ21, is scarcely more healthy.

 

Midsize And Super-Midsize

A question mark hangs over China’s ambitions and intentions. The sole newcomer is from Nextant, albeit a refurbishment, rather than a revelation. But is there room, by 2023, for the rumored Gulfstream G400NG and Bombardier Challenger 700?...

 

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