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Air Austral agrees 777-300ER leases with ALC
Indian Ocean carrier Air Austral has agreed lease terms with operating lessor Air Lease (ALC) for two new Boeing 777-300ERs.
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NewsStudy shows armed UAV exports limited despite demand
An arms transfer study from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) claims that only the UK and Nigeria have been the recipients of armed unmanned air vehicles, despite “widespread interest” in their acquisition.
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Turkish launches long-awaited EETC for three 777s
Turkish Airlines has launched $328 million in secured enhanced equipment trust certificate (EETC) notes, coming to the market after a nearly two-year wait.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: 'Radical change well under way' at Finmeccanica
Finmeccanica looks to be rising strongly out of a five-year slump, with 2014 figures showing its first positive net result since 2010 and a strong performance in its aerospace and defence core.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Experts urge MROs to prepare for innovation wave
In recent years, the North American MRO business has been relatively stable and predictable, growing modestly in line with carriers’ fleet plans while capturing incrementally-more work from overseas operators, says experts.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Viking Air's Twin Otter gamble paid off
About as far west as you can go from the aerospace corridor around Montreal and Toronto and the Twin Otter’s original manufacturing site, Canada’s other original equipment manufacturer is proving its gamble to bring the type back to life is more than paying off. Viking Air – based on Vancouver ...
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NewsFinmeccanica heralds 'significant turnaround' in finances
Finmeccanica on Wednesday, 18 March unveiled a set of 2014 financial results it heralds as a “significant turnaround”, with profit (EBITA) in its core aerospace, defence and security businesses rising nearly a quarter to €833 million ($890 million) on sales up nearly 10% to €11.1 billion.
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Israel seeks way back into Polish UAV contests
Israel's defence ministry is trying to create a "formula" that will allow the nation's unmanned air system manufacturers to sell their products in Poland.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Solar Orbiter mission heats up for the European Space Agency
To get a sense of the challenge in designing the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter mission, consider that the surface temperature on the planet Mercury gets up to 427°C – nearly twice the melting point of tin.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Strength of UK's offensive fleet hangs on upcoming SDSR
The island state of the UK is positioned – both politically and geographically – within a number of ongoing international conflicts.
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NewsLIMA: Airbus promotes A400M as humanitarian workhorse
Airbus Defence & Space has highlighted the suitability of the A400M tactical transport as a humanitarian relief aircraft.
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NewsLIMA: Weststar General Aviation to acquire four helicopters
Malaysia’s Weststar General Aviation (WGA) has signed two agreements to acquire four helicopters from AgustaWestland and Sikorsky, in a deal valued at MYR150 million ($40.8 million).
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ANALYSIS: Gloves come off in US-Gulf open-skies spat
When Etihad Airways chief executive James Hogan accepted an invitation months ago to speak at a high-level aviation event in Washington DC, he wasn't expecting to end up defending his airline's business strategy to hundreds of people in a packed ballroom.
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NewsIndustry asks US Army, one shaft or two for new helicopter engine
Competition for the US Army’s improved turbine engine programme (ITEP) is shaping up to be a head-to-head match-up between single-spool and double-spool turboshaft powerplant designs.
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NewsUS Army's improved helicopter engine enters design phase
The US Army’s quest for a more powerful and fuel efficient drop-in replacement for the General Electric T700 that powers most of its helicopters is moving from the experimental technology realm to preliminary design review (PDR).
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NewsUS Predator 'shot down' over Syria, says local news agency
Images released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) depict a crashed General Atomics Aeronautical Systems unmanned air vehicle, which it claims was shot down over Lattakia in Syria on 17 March.
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EASA awards contract for cabin air contamination research
EASA has commissioned a pair of German organisations – one a medical school and the other an applied research establishment – to research cabin air quality. The agency says the research will start with in-flight work to identify suitable instrumentation to measure cabin and cockpit air contamination.
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RAF Hercules get extended-range upgrade
Several of the Royal Air Force’s Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports have been upgraded for extended-range operations, the UK Ministry of Defence says.
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NewsDutch Apache crew killed in Mali crash
Both crew members aboard a Netherlands Defence Helicopter Command Boeing AH-64D Apache were killed when their aircraft crashed during a training exercise in Mali on 17 March.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Bombardier's woes eased as CSeries production takes shape
A visit to Bombardier’s newly-expanded Mirabel complex, just north of Montreal, does not give the impression of a company in crisis, although the past few months have seen a succession of grim news stories about Canada’s biggest manufacturer. Even local taxi drivers fret about the company’s problems and the effect ...