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PARIS: ESA chief confident in Galileo launches
European Space Agency director general Jean-Jacques Dordain has expressed growing confidence in achieving the planned 20 October launch of the first two of Europe's Galileo navigation satellites.
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PARIS: Thales delivers SESAR progress report and calls for funding
Thales is pressing the EU to release funds for the deployment phase of the SESAR programme, aimed at boosting efficiency and capacity in the continent's air traffic management system.
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NewsPARIS: Ryanair in talks with Comac to acquire C919 - O'Leary
Irish low-cost carrier giant Ryanair is in talks with Chinese company Comac to acquire the Comac C919 narrowbody and could order hundreds of aircraft, said the airline's chief executive Michael O'Leary.
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NewsPARIS: Russian Helicopters throws down gauntlet to Robinson
Russia is pitching hard to win international orders for its Mi-34C1 light multipurpose helicopter, arguing the type's superiority to the Robinson Helicopter...
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PARIS: Hamilton Sundstrand and Microturbo together in electric dreams
Hamilton Sundstrand and Safran unit Microturbo have agreed to work as partners on the development of new-generation electrical and bleed auxiliary power units
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PARIS: Comac formally seals CFM deal
Chinese company Comac has formally signed an agreement with engine manufacturer CFM International, making its Leap-X1C engine the sole powerplant to launch...
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NewsATR 42MP Surveyor makes a splash
Turboprops are proving their worth as cost-effective platforms for maritime patrol
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PARIS: GKN driving new technology revolution
GKN Aerospace is in Paris with a clear message about new technology and the future - watch out for a "fundamental shift" in the way airframes are designed and made.
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NewsPARIS: Daher polishes up ENAC’s Trinidad cockpits
France's ENAC national school of civil aviation has contracted Daher-Socata to upgrade its 37-strong TB20 Trinidad fleet with Garmin's...
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PARIS: China and Safran extend long and fruitful friendship
China has extended its strategic partnership agreement with technology group Safran (hall Concorde). The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)...
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Opinion
Comment: To Mars and back – or a bust-up?
Five hundred days locked in a windowless container outside Moscow sounds like some sort of Soviet-era re-education scheme. It would certainly be enough to...
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Sydney and Melbourne flights hit by ash cloud
Disruptions to Australian air services have continued, affecting the country's two biggest cities Sydney and Melbourne, as an ash cloud resulted in the cancellation...
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NewsPARIS: President Sarkozy opens Paris 2011
French president Nicolas Sarkozy shares a joke with Serge Dassault at the opening of the 49th Paris air show yesterday.
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PARIS: Selex to unveil Falco Evo
Selex Galileo is at Paris to unveil the enhanced version of its Falco tactical unmanned air vehicle, along with a new electronic support measures payload.
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PARIS: GE-AVIC accelerate Shanghai staffing for avionics joint venture
GE says its integrated avionics joint venture with China's AVIC is on track to gain final approval by the Chinese government by year's end as the two companies accelerate staffing and readying facilities in Shanghai.
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PARIS: AT-6 gets enhanced avionics suite
Hawker Beechcraft and Esterline CMC Electronics have enhanced the modular, integrated Cockpit 4000 for Hawker Beechcraft's AT-6 light attack and armed reconnaissance aircraft to make it suitable as an advanced trainer
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PARIS: Jet Aviation Paris receives EASA 145 for Gulfstream aircraft
Jet Aviation Paris Le Bourget has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 145 approval to provide line maintenance services to large-cabin Gulfstream aircraft.
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PARIS: GE promotes fuel, time-saving airports demo
GE Aviation Systems is promoting a comprehensive performance-based navigation (PBN) demonstration at two medium-sized airports, in part to verify an internal analysis that revealed significant savings from a broader version of the test.
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PARIS: New PPG treatment for aviation's largest passenger window
PPG Aerospace is showing off a new treatment for Gulfstream G650 passenger cabin windows, which the company says are the largest in the aviation industry to date.
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PARIS: Hampson signs satellite tooling deal
Santa Ana, California-based Hampson Aerospace has signed a long-term contract with a "major" satellite manufacturer to supply reflector moulds.