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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Heron UAV to receive sense and avoid capability
Israel Aerospace Industries and Honeywell have teamed to provide a sense and avoid system for the former’s Heron unmanned air vehicle fleet; a development that could eventually lend itself to the former’s offering for the German air force.
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FARNBOROUGH: Textron advances UAV control innovation
Textron is working on a new ground control system that will be able to switch between its Aerosonde and Shadow unmanned air systems with merely the flick of a switch.
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FARNBOROUGH: Air show launched in Turkey
There is a new air show on the calendar – in Turkey. Farnborough International is teaming with local company Medyacity to launch the Eurasia Airshow at Antalya Airport on 25-28 April 2018.
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FARNBOROUGH: GE wins raft of MRO follow-up deals
General Electric has won maintenance contract extensions with several airlines already supported under its aftermarket programme.
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FARBOROUGH: Leonardo confident on armed AW149 sales
Leonardo believes it is close to securing a launch deal for its AgustaWestland AW149 super-medium-class helicopter, which is displayed at Farnborough for the first time in a new armed configuration.
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FARNBOROUGH: Thales introduces Malaysia's new ship-launched UAV
Thales has revealed its new Fulmar X unmanned air vehicle at the Farnborough show, and is preparing to deliver the first two systems to launch customer the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency by the end of the year.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus predicts surge of Chinese A350s for 2020-25
Airbus is expecting the A350 to form a good part of the Chinese airlines' widebody fleet in the medium term, though the A330 continues to serve as their widebody workhorse for now.
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FARNBOROUGH: Bell tilits V-280 towards exports
Get all the coverage from Farnborough Air Show on our dedicated landing page
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FARNBOROUGH: Comac eyes ARJ21 production certification this year
Comac is confident it will be able to secure production certification for the ARJ21 in the second half of the year, which will allow it to speed up the assembly of the regional jet.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus reveals A320neo dispatch reliability
Airbus is claiming dispatch reliability on the in-service A320neo fleet has reached 99.7%.
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PICTURES: Air show rain of terror
The first day of the Farnborough air show ended early after a passing summer storm dumped a deluge of heavy rain on the show grounds.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: USN carries out MQ-25 aerial refuelling surrogate testing
Surrogate tests are under way by the US Navy’s precision strike weapons programme office to prepare the service’s aerial refuelling pod for integration on its future MQ-25 carrier-based aerial refuelling (CBARS) unmanned air vehicle.
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ANALYSIS: GKN keeps playing it big
When considering GKN Aerospace, one does not get very far before concluding that the UK-headquartered Tier 1 is an acquisitive company – and that it is very good at acquisitions.
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FARNBOROUGH: CAE announces C$180 million in simulator deals
CAE has announced a series of contracts valued at C$180 million ($137 million), the majority of which involve airlines in the Asia-Pacific.
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FARNBOROUGH: AW609 close to resuming flight testing
Leonardo’s helicopter division appears poised to resume flight testing of its AgustaWestland AW609 civil tiltrotor after a largely self-imposed grounding in the wake of an October fatal crash of the second flight-test article.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus still in talks on higher-weight A330neo
Airbus is still in discussions over raising the maximum take-off weight of the A330neo, indicating that there might be room to pushing it above 245t.
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FARNBOROUGH: RUAG eyes more special missions sales for Do228
Swiss manufacturer RUAG expects that government agencies will account for close to half of the sales of its Do228 utility turboprop in the near future.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: UK firms up two big military buys
The UK Ministry of Defence has firmed up two expected orders at the Farnborough air show, committing to the purchase of both the Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and AH-64E Apache attack helicopter.
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FARNBOROUGH: Rockton signs for 10 MRJ90s
Mitsubishi Aircraft has attracted its first European customer with Swedish lessor Rockton's signing of a letter of intent that covers a firm order for 10 MRJ90s plus options on an additional 10.
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FARNBOROUGH: Comac wins deals for 90 ARJ21s
Comac has disclosed commitments for 90 ARJ21 regional jets from two Chinese lessors, with both deals targeted at putting the Chinese aircraft with foreign customers.