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Aeronautics touts Orbiter 3 UAV for shipborne use
Israeli unmanned air vehicle manufacturer Aeronautics Defense Systems is offering the option to operate its Orbiter 3 from surface ships, with the addition of a net recovery system.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Where next for BAE's military aircraft unit?
As the UK’s largest remaining defence contractor, BAE Systems is in a state of flux, with its domestic market continuing to experience reduced spending, but the need to provide a sovereign capability staying at a consistent high.
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Ryanair board approves transatlantic plans
Ryanair is in talks with manufacturers with a view to ordering long-haul aircraft after its board approved plans to begin transatlantic flights.
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NewsBombardier lands Malaysian LOI for 40 CS100s
New Malaysian carrier, flymojo, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Bombardier for up to 40 CS100s.
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ROUTES: Shenzhen airport plans for low-cost terminal
Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport is working on plans to convert part of its old terminal into a dedicated low-cost facility.
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ROUTES: Hong Kong Airlines preps for return to long-haul
Hong Kong Airlines is working on developing its medium and long-term network, ahead of the entry into service of its Airbus A350s in 2017.
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NewsRussia's Rostec proposes 2t hovering amphibious UAV
Russia’s state-owned Rostec is reportedly developing a larger 2t variant of the Chirok amphibious hovering unmanned air vehicle that it revealed in 2014.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: European carriers' battle for profits continues
A string of one-off restructuring, labour relations, fuel hedging, and currency hits in 2014's fourth quarter – and in the year as a whole – makes for difficulty in unpicking the financial health of European carriers.
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Modified A320 could feature 195 seats: EASA
European regulators have disclosed that the Airbus A320 can potentially be modified to increase capacity to 195 seats.
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NewsKorean Air seeks $1bn Boeing financings
Korean Air has approached financiers for the financing of five upcoming Boeing 747-8 deliveries after receiving approval from the US Export-Import bank.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A400M Atlas delivers the goods for RAF
As it touched down at the Royal Air Force’s Akrotiri base in Cyprus on the evening of 3 March, aircraft ZM400 became the first Airbus A400M to deliver a payload of “vital freight” for the service.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters to work with KAI on LCH/LAH programme
Airbus Helicopters has been tapped as the foreign partner to help Korea Aerospace Industries develop a five-tonne rotorcraft under the country’s requirement for a Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) and Light Armed Helicopter (LAH).
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ROUTES: Mactan-Cebu airport to grow international network
Mactan-Cebu International airport is forecasting a passenger growth of between 4-4.5% over the next 10 years, as construction of a new terminal is due to commence this year.
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ROUTES: Spring keeps eye on legacy airlines’ low-cost arms
Spring Airlines says it is keeping a keen eye on China’s full-service carriers, as some attempt to enter the low-cost space as part of the government’s push to develop the sector.
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ROUTES: HK Express in talks for A321s, targets 15 aircraft fleet
Budget carrier Hong Kong Express plans to grow to a fleet of about 15 aircraft this year, and add its first Airbus A321.
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NewsPICTURES: Two Indonesian KT-1s collide in display practice
Two Korea Aerospace Industries KT-1 basic trainers flown by Indonesia’s Jupiter Aerobatic Team have crashed while practicing for the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace exhibition in Malaysia.
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GE Aviation reveals new hybrid composites in GE9X
Carbonfibre-based composite first migrated into production-rated turbofan engines 20 years ago out of necessity. The sheer size of the GE90-94B made it impossible to design hub-mounted dove tails to be large and strong enough to contain a solid metal fan blade. GE had already experimented with carbonfibre blades on a ...
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NewsTen-day endurance UAV completes first flight test
Vanilla Aircraft has carried out the first flight of its long-endurance VA001 unmanned air vehicle, completing a NASA-funded research and development phase.
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NewsJet Aviation secures completion contract for two BBJ 777-300ERs
Boeing Business Jets has selected Jet Aviation to complete two BBJ 777-300ERs at its facility in Basel, Switzerland. Work on the widebody airliners, owned by a undisclosed Asian customer, will commence imminently and the project is expected to take over three years to complete.
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NewsDelivery nears for first UK-built AW189 SAR variant
AgustaWestland appears to be days away from delivering the first UK-assembled AW189 configured for search and rescue operations.