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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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IS&S announces cockpit upgrade for Boeing 767
Through an agreement with cargo airline ABX Air of Wilmington, Ohio, avionics maker Innovative Solutions & Support announced an upgrade program for replace
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Hi-tech seats help A380 fly lighter
Aircraft cushion specialist Celso says interest is rising for its Soly’t lightened cushion.
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Western 100-seaters meet their match
Airlines around the world in the market for equipment to serve the emerging 100-seat sector have no fewer than five choices to evaluate here at the Paris A
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Airbus nearing fuel glitch fix for A340-500/600
Airbus believes it is close to correcting a fuel management software glitch that contributed to a Virgin Atlantic Airways A340-600 diversion earlier this y
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Airbus spells out A380 training culture
“Safety is not a book, not software; it’s a culture,” said Airbus training and flight operations support and services vice president Jean-Michel Roy, descr
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New Firefighting Role for BAE146
When Minden Air contacted BAE Systems’ regional aircraft division to ask about leasing a 146 jetliner to use as a water-bomber, it came as something of a s
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Airbus will defy U.S. block on A350 funds Headline here Head
Airbus will launch the A350 airliner in September regardless of whether the transatlantic trade dispute over airliner subsidies has been settled by then.
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Control Surfaces Separated Before Grob SPn Crash
Structural failure appears to have caused the fatal crash of the second Grob SPn prototype light jet near the company airfield in Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Ge
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Honeywell’s Apex Will Go into Grob’s SPn Utility Jet
Grob’s SPn Utility Jet, a carbon-fiber light business twinjet introduced here on Monday, will enter production with the Honeywell Apex avionics system, acc
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Aerion SSBJ on track for launch next year
A market research study commissioned by Aerion Corp.
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Qinetiq Enables Harrier to Land Itself
Technology developed by Qinetiq has allowed a Harrier jump jet to complete the world’s first automatic vertical landing on a ship.
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C-series RJs boast comfort
Acknowledging that airlines are concerned about more than bottom-line operating costs when it comes to choosing airplanes, Bombardier unveiled the airplane
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DFS is where Falcons roost
When the Dassault Falcon 7X arrived at Le Bourget on Friday to begin its debut appearance at the Paris Air Show, pilots Yves Kerherve’ and Philippe Deleume
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Does the U.S. Army have a Spartan in its future?
The Alenia C-27J Spartan that features in the daily flying display here is a far better fit for the U.S.
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MD-80s are legalized by hushkits
A new Pratt & Whitney noise-reduction kit will permit operators of McDonnell Douglas MD-80 twinjets to meet Chapter 4 International Civil Aviation Organiza
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Dassault Flamingo spreads its wings
Here at the Paris air show on the static display, visitors can see a rebuilt Dassault Flamant (Flamingo) MD-312 light military transport.
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M-D landing gears gives aviators a soft touchdown
Messier-Dowty, here at Le Bourget in Hall 2 Stand D14, is highlighting a wide variety of landing gear technology for a range of commercial and military air
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Italian Finance Police Get Piaggio P166 DP1
Piaggio Aero Industries presented its first P166 DP1 maritime patroller to the staff of Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (financial police) during a ceremony her
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MA60 may become freighter
Xi’an Aircraft Industry is showing a model here at Le Bourget of a proposed cargo version of its MA60 regional turboprop.
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
The Pilatus Porter never won any beauty contests and may look as if a committee designed it.
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New Grob jet features quick-change luxury
Selected by Grob to design and engineer the cabins for both the new SPn Utility Jet and the G-160 Ranger, Germany’s Rücker Aerospace could draw on the expe
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Piaggio makes French Avanti sale
Piaggio Aero Industries yesterday sold a Piaggio P.180 Avanti II to an undisclosed French customer.
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Grob Bases HALE Aircraft on New SPn Jet
Grob is developing a new high-altitude long-endurance aircraft based on the new SPn Utility Jet.
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FlyBe Exercises Option on Four More Q400s
Bombardier Aerospace announced yesterday that Exeter, UK-based FlyBe has converted four options on the Bombardier Q400 turboprop airliners to firm orders.
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SSBJ at least a decade away, Gulfstream says
Gulfstream Aerospace President Bryan Moss made his company’s position on supersonic business jets clear at a Paris press conference yesterday when he said,
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Sun fuels aircraft for Piccard
The dream of solar-powered, long-distance flight is taking shape.
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A380 graces Dubai after visits to Europe and Asia/Pacific
With almost 150 flights and well over 500 hours of test flying behind it, the Airbus A380 very large airliner’s participation at Dubai 2005 marks only its
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From Russia, with fighters and more
Celebrating the fifth anniversary since its formation, Rosoboronexport has successfully promoted the sale of Russian aerospace products, valued at more tha
