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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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India’s Tejas missed the show because of tests
Among the most eagerly awaited show participants listed in pre-Paris releases was the HAL Tejas–India’s Light Combat Aircraft.
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Maybe it should be first class plus?
For travellers with deep pockets or generous expenses allowances–or simply an interest in how the other half lives–Indian carrier Jet Airways is showing of
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BAE still supports Jetstreams
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft reports a “major service expansion” this year at London City Airport, where 44 percent of daily departures involve its BAe 14
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Super Hornet growing in export stature
Boeing test pilot Ricardo Traven is flying his usual impressive routine here in the Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet.
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Bahrain launches UH-60M exports
Sikorsky announced Tuesday that the kingdom of Bahrain had signed a letter of acceptance for nine Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, the first e
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Unmanned combat aircraft making strides
Two of Europe’s manned combat air vehicle programs have taken significant strides in recent times.
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Athena control can take a hit and keep going
Athena Technologies (Hall 6, Stand B1/C1), a maker of flight controls for unmanned aerial vehicles, successfully demonstrated a “damage tolerant” automatic
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Airbus Aluminum Supplier Signs Agreement
Alcan and Airbus have signed a long-term agreement covering the supply of high-performance aluminum products for the entire range of Airbus aircraft, inclu
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Derco Signs with STA, Senior Aerospace
Derco Aerospace has won a contract from Singapore Technologies Aerospace to install new auxiliary power units and improved environmental control systems on
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Boeing hi-tech research has many irons in the fire
Hummingbirds are incredibly aerobatic, can hover, fly backward and can even hover and fly upside down.
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Sundstrand supplying APUs to Lufthansa
Lufthansa has selected Hamilton Sundstrand, a United Technologies company, to supply its APS 3200 auxiliary power unit (APU) for 30 new single-aisle Airbus
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Austrian saga may be resolved next month
Eurofighter’s first export sale–to Austria–has not been a happy experience, although the company has met all its schedule and performance commitments to da
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Northrop Grumman selects own radar for BAMS entry
Northrop Grumman has selected the Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) radar from the corporation’s Electronic Systems division to equip its entry in the BA
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Socata To Make A330-200F’s Nose Fairing
EADS Socata said Airbus has selected it to manufacture the nose fairing for the A330-200F freighter.
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Avianca Places $500M CFM Engine Order
Adding to impressive sales tallies announced here this week, engine maker CFM said it landed South America’s Avianca as a customer for the CFM56B-5B engine
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Airliner buying spree unabated
This week’s spate of large-airliner orders, many confirming previous announcements, continued on Wednesday as Airbus and Boeing unveiled further business.
Engines
Rolls-Royce working on new two-shaft engine
Rolls-Royce has revealed exclusively to Aviation International News details of an entirely new family of two-shaft engines under development to power busin
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NetJets buys new Cessnas worth $1B
NetJets, the founder of fractional aircraft ownership and the world’s biggest purchaser of business jets, put some more distance between itself and mere ma
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Saudi deals done for helos and Typhoons
Saudi Arabia and the UK have already concluded the huge contract for 72 Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets that has been in negotiation for 18 months, informe
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Sukhoi set to defend itself in the global export market
Sukhoi plans to supply 30-odd combat aircraft this year and sell more than $1.5 billion worth of its products, said Mikhail Pogosyan, the company’s general
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Thales unveils UK Watchkeeper, joins Dassault on French UAV
The final configuration of the Thales Watchkeeper UAV for the British Army is unveiled here, outside the Thales pavilion.
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Grumman testing new E-2D Hawkeye
As the final E-2C Hawkeye 2000 proceeds down the Northrop Grumman production line at St.
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Embraer Cuts Legacy Maintenance Costs
Embraer has completed a new revision of the Legacy 600 business jet’s maintenance planning guide.
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Northrop Grumman Thwarts Missile
Northrop Grumman’s laser directional infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) system has successfully thwarted simulated heat-seeking missile attacks on an AH-64D A
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Boeing sees need for 28,600 new jetliners over next 20 years
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UAV paraglider could replace current drones
French-based Flying Robots is here showing an unusual unmanned air vehicle (UAV) that looks like a paraglider with a powered payload.
