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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Israel gave birth to a plethora of aerospace innovations
Seventy years ago, just after the surviving architects of the Holocaust faced grim justice at Nuremberg, a few hundred thousand idealists – many refugees from post-war Europe’s ruins and committed to creating a Jewish homeland in the Holy Land – established the state of Israel. At first, the new nation ...
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Lufthansa picks FL Technics for A320 base checks
FL Technics has won a contract to conduct base checks on Airbus A320-family jets operated by Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings Europe.
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SINGAPORE: Airbus Helicopters could offer armed H145M to US Army
Airbus Helicopters believes it may be possible to sell an armed variant of the H145M to the US Army – almost five years after the service cancelled its armed aerial scout (AAS) programme.
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United selects Viasat for connectivity upgrade
United Airlines will install Viasat Ka-band satellite connectivity on at least 70 aircraft, as it works to upgrade its inflight connectivity service.
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Sikorsky partners with Rheinmetall for German CH-53K bid
Rheinmetall has partnered with Sikorsky to jointly offer the CH-53K King Stallion for a German air force requirement for around 60 new heavy lift helicopters against a rival bid from the Boeing CH-47 Chinook.
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SINGAPORE: Vallair signs as A321P2F launch customer
German modification and maintenance specialist Elbe Flugzeugwerke has won a contract from aviation services company Vallair to start passenger-to-freight (P2F) conversions of Airbus A321 jets.
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SINGAPORE: Airbus Aerial unit opens shop in Singapore
Airbus will set up a regional base of its new Airbus Aerial unit in Singapore, adding to its existing locations in Atlanta and Munich.
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SINGAPORE: SIA, UTC extend A380 component support deal
UTC Aerospace Systems and Singapore Airlines have extended their asset management and repair services agreement covering the carrier’s Airbus A380s by a further 15 years.
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ANALYSIS: Poland's helicopter manufacturers look to new opportunities
Other than the home nations of Airbus and Leonardo, Poland is the only OEM for rotorcraft in Europe, and the only country in which a non-European airframer has a presence. Romania might beg to differ, but Airbus Helicopters is still waiting for an order from the domestic customer to instigate ...
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Early 2019 targeted for Superjet winglet upgrade
Sukhoi is debuting its "saberlet" winglets on the Superjet 100 at the Singapore air show as it flight-tests the upgrade ahead of certification and planned introduction next year.
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ANALYSIS: Israel Aerospace Industries pushes into commercial market
The Singapore air show remains one of the most important events on the calendar for Israel’s aerospace and defence industry. The island state has been a major customer of Israeli equipment since Israeli Defence Force officers helped establish Singapore’s military after independence in 1965. The nations have many similarities – ...
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SINGAPORE: Boeing bets big on autonomous future
Boeing is actively pursuing the development of autonomous technology, which it sees benefiting virtually all of its future commercial, defence, space, and other programmes.
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SINGAPORE: UTAS commits to support SIA's growth
UTC Aerospace Systems and Singapore Airlines have been long-term partners in Asia, and the relationship continues to evolve and grow.
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SINGAPORE: Bell nets first commercial sale in Vietnam
Bell Helicopter has racked up its first commercial sale in Vietnam, with an order for a pair of 505 Jet Ranger X light-singles.
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PICTURES: A330-800 emerges from painting
Airbus's first A330-800 has emerged from painting bearing the airframer's livery for the A330neo test fleet.
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SINGAPORE: Farnborough show to debut host of new features
Farnborough air show organisers are in Singapore to talk up this year’s event, which will feature a host of new features as well as the site’s first permanent exhibition hall.
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SINGAPORE: General Atomics promotes un-manned MPA mission
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) is confident of a strong market for large UAVs in Southeast Asia and East Asia despite prevailing export limitation issues.
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SINGAPORE: Bell floats idea of EMS helicopters in city state
Bell Helicopter sees a long-term opportunity for emergency medical services (EMS) helicopters in Singapore, a wealthy country that presently lacks this capability.
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Airbus US outpost starts VTOL taxi flight tests
Airbus's Silicon Valley-based advanced projects unit A³ has started flight tests with an autonomous vertical take-off and landing aircraft that has been designed to serve as an air taxi for a single passenger.