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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.
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Paris 2011: Honeywell Record Flight Brings Biofuel to the Paris Air Show
Honeywell made history here in Paris on Saturday morning, landing its Gulfstream G450 jet at Le Bourget after the first transatlantic flight using biofuel.
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Paris 2011: GECI gets delayed Skylander back on track
Final assembly of GECI Aviation’s multi-purpose twin-turboprop
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Paris 2011: Irrational exuberance by airlines could spell trouble for OEMs
Sanguine projections for equipment demand by the air transport industry suggest good times ahead for the likes of Boeing and Airbus, and increasing produc
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Paris 2011: A350XWB shell structures take shape in Germany
One of the big changes when Airbus unveiled its market-driven XWB revamp of the A350 back in May 2007 was the new structural concept.
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Paris 2011: Big Frog to stake France’s claim to Reno glory
The Big Frog racer is getting attention for more than just its tongue-in-cheek patriotic name.
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Paris 2011: Next-generation Hawk vies for export sales
BAE Systems brings its Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT)
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Paris 2011: P-8 Production Advances; JSTARS Replacement Eyed
The P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft rep
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Paris 2011: Rostvertol’s Upgraded Mi-26T2 Looks for Sales in India
Rostvertol is at the show promoting its Mi-26T2, an upgraded version of its popular heavy-lift helicopter, in the hope of securing sales to India and other
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Paris 2011: Where Next for Russian Helicopters Following Share Flotation Flop?
Russian Helicopters has had to go back to the drawing board on plans to raise fresh capital, following last month’s failed attempt at a $500 million share
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Paris 2011: Gulfstream Selects Securaplane Lithium-ion Batteries for Its G650 Large-cabin Business Jet
Gulfstream Aerospace has chosen Securaplane’s lithium-ion battery as standard equipment on its new G650 business jet.
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Paris 2011: Thales Brings Consistency to Rafale Radar
Thales is “five years ahead of anybody in Europe or the U.S.” in active arrays for airborne radars, according to Jean-Nöel Stock, Thales vice-president UAV
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Paris 2011: Boeing’s 747-8 Freighter Makes Green Entrance to Paris
The Boeing 747-8 Freighter landed here at Paris Le Bourget Airport yesterday at 5:35 p.m., after completing the first transatlantic flight of a commercial
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Paris 2011: Hypersonic Hyperbole
HyperMach Aerospace Industries unveiled plans for its SonicStar V-tailed supersonic business jet (SSBJ) at the Paris Air Show.
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Paris 2011: Embraer Sees Strong 20-year Market, but Remains Noncommital on Entry on Narrowbody Airliner Segment
Embraer yesterday bypassed an opportunity to firm up its intentions in the widening campaign to challenge the dominance of Boeing and Airbus in the single
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AgustaWestland Buys Out Bell’s BA609 Stake
AgustaWestland is purchasing full ownership of the BA609 civil tiltrotor program from Bell Helicopter, the companies announced today at the Paris Air Show.
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HyperMach Takes Wraps Off Mach 3.6 SonicStar
HyperMach Aerospace unveiled plans for its 20-seat SonicStar V-tailed, supersonic business jet yesterday at the Paris Air Show.
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Paris 2011: Rockwell Collins delivers first software-defined ARC-210 radio
When Rockwell Collins officially celebrated the first full-rate production delivery of its ARC-210 RT-1939(C) Generation 5 radio to PMA 209, the air combat
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Paris 2011: Azul Lanhas Aéreas Converts 10 ATR 72-600 Options to Firm Orders ATR’s 78-order “strip tease”
ATR revealed yesterday that Brazilian carrier Azul Lanhas Aéreas had signed up for another 10 ATR 72-600s, and that the European turboprop manufacturer, in
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Paris 2011: Sukhoi and Alenia Launch Business Jet Version of Superjet 100
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and Alenia Aeronautica yesterday announced the launch of an executive version of the SSJ100.
