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NewsPARIS: Bell stays silent on 525 certification timeline
Bell continues to work through the final stages of certification testing on its 525 Relentless super-medium-twin but has declined to provide a timeline for a milestone previously scheduled for this year.
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PARIS: Additional nations poised to try CH-53K, Sikorsky says
Sikorsky has been cleared to host demonstration flights of its CH-35K heavylift helicopter for additional nations, as the company eyes sales prospects beyond its long-held interest in re-equipping the air forces of Germany and Israel.
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PARIS: Avolon orders Leap engines for 70 A320neos
Avolon has ordered 140 CFM International Leap-1A engines to power 70 on-order Airbus A320neos.
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PARIS: GE Aviation and Leonardo go digital to track parts
GE Aviation and aerospace giant Leonardo are jointly developing digital products intended to help Leonardo better manage components for the UK's fleet of Leonardo Helicopters AW101s and Eurofighter Typhoons.
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PARIS: AirAsia seals deal for 200 Leap engines
AirAsia has firmed an order for 200 CFM International Leap-1A engines to power its 100 on-order Airbus A321neos.
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PARIS: Leonardo nets extra five-unit AW139 order
Leonardo has received an order for five additional AW139 intermediate twin-engined helicopters from Italy's Vigili del Fuoco fire corps.
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PARIS: Siemens sells eAircraft business to Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has agreed to acquired Siemens' electric and hybrid-electric aerospace propulsion activities, furthering a stated ambition to play a "major role in the third era of aviation".
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NewsPARIS: Leonardo unveils Falco Xplorer UAV
Dominating Leonardo’s Le Bourget static exhibit is the company’s newest unmanned air vehicle, the Falco Xplorer, which was unveiled at the show today with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in attendance.
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PARIS: Industry addresses sustainability challenge
The aerospace industry’s ambitious efficiency goals clashed with the realities of market economics and propulsion technology on the second day of the Paris air show.
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PARIS: Collins announces $1.5 billion in MRO deals
Collins Aerospace has secured $1.5 billion in power control and aerostructures maintenance agreements from commercial aircraft operators, including its first MRO deal with Ethiopian Airlines.
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PARIS: Spirit AeroSystems pitches composite manufacturing process
Spirit AeroSystems has developed a new, lower-cost composite manufacturing process for commercial aircraft fuselages it expects will be ready for production as soon as 2025.
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NewsPARIS: Collins Aerospace unveils retrofit fly-by-wire kit
Collins Aerospace has launched a retrofit flight-control system that can offer fly-by-wire performance to a range of rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft.
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PARIS: China Southern's first A350 to arrive with CTT humidifiers
China Southern's first A350, set to enter service imminently, will come with CTT Systems in-flight humidifiers for crew and business-class passengers.
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NewsPARIS: Largest show on record with over 2,450 exhibitors
This year’s Paris Air show – the 53rd outing in its 110 year history – is the biggest ever, with the number of exhibitors at the longest-running and largest aerospace event in the world exceeding 2,450. “We sold out within weeks of opening the booking in October 2018,” says ...
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NewsBoeing sticks to 777X timeline despite GE9X delays
Boeing insists its 777X programme remains on track for 2020 deliveries despite fresh engine issues that seemingly push the certification timeline toward the outer edge of the airframer’s expectations.
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PARIS: Rolls-Royce authorises Trent 700 MRO provider Sanad
Rolls-Royce has appointed Sanad Aerotech as an authorised maintenance centre (AMC).
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PARIS: Collins to open Singapore MRO 'innovation hub'
Collins Aerospace is expanding its MRO presence in Singapore, announcing plans to open an "innovation hub" there dedicated to developing advanced maintenance techniques and technologies.
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ST Engineering and Air NZ trial drones for aircraft inspections
ST Engineering Aerospace arm has teamed up with Air New Zealand to use its unmanned drone system for aircraft inspection trials.
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PARIS: CH-53K only solution for Germany, says Sikorsky
Sikorsky arrives at Paris with a simple message: if you want a 21st century heavy-lift helicopter, then the only solution is the CH-53K King Stallion.
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PARIS: Sikorsky defiant on SB-1 timeline
Sikorsky hopes that it can re-invigorate the test programme for the SB-1 Defiant high-speed helicopter it is developing in partnership with Boeing, after a delayed maiden sortie and sluggish start to flight evaluations.