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Iberia to convert more A330 tankers
Iberia has received a new contract from Airbus Defence & Space for the conversion of three A330s to the multi-role tanker transport configuration.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters unveils weight boost for EC175
Airbus Helicopters plans to increase the maximum take-off weight of its flagship EC175 rotorcraft to 7.8t, giving operators the choice between 300kg (660lb) of extra payload or a 40nm (75km) range boost.
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ILA: Trio advance plans to field European MALE by 2020
The latest attempt in the protracted effort to create a common European unmanned air system (UAS) has moved a step forward.
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NewsILA: DLR working at dawn of new technological era
To describe 2014 as a high-profile year for Germany’s aeronautics and space research agency is to risk understatement. Next week, German astronaut Alexander Gerst will strap himself into a Soyuz rocket and begin a six-month stint aboard the International Space Station. And, as Gerst is preparing to come back home ...
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NewsILA: Premium Aerotec gears up to meet the demands of parent Airbus
It was a very European compromise. Back in 2007, reeling from a feeble dollar, the A380 debacle and the need to fund development of the A350, bosses of the then-EADS launched a drive to cut costs and streamline the Franco-German group’s cumbersome vertically-integrated organisation. Part of the solution involved divesting ...
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NewsPICTURES: Lion Group's first A320 in final assembly
Lion Group’s first Airbus A320 aircraft has entered final assembly, which will be operated by its full service unit Batik Air.
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Cathay Pacific to launch Zurich flights in 2015
Cathay Pacific will launch direct services from Hong Kong to Zurich from 29 March 2015.
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Czech government signs Gripen lease extension
The governments of the Czech Republic and Sweden have signed a new agreement to extend the NATO nation’s lease deal for 14 Gripen C/Ds by a further 12 years.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Demon days for Malaysia Airlines
Speaking to Malaysia Airlines’ (MAS) chief Ahmad Jauhari Yahya six months ago, one gets the idea that the carrier is working hard towards profitability, with progress to be made slowly but surely.
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Etihad acquiring Horizon arm to set up training school
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is planning to acquire part of Horizon International Flight Academy in order to set up a flight-training school in the United Arab Emirates.
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NewsQatar’s chief ‘very satisfied’ with A350 progress
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker remains confident that his airline will take delivery of its first Airbus A350 in the fourth quarter, and says his is “very satisfied” by the twinjet type’s performance in testing.
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Qatar Airways chief reveals initial A380 plans
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker says that the airline intends to use its Airbus A380s for “increasing frequencies to our current network”, and that routes to Paris, Frankfurt, New York and “destinations in the Far East” are among those on which the double-deckers will be operated.
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NewsRyanair full-year profits slip 8% to €523 million
Full year net profits slipped 8% at European low-cost carrier Ryanair to €523 million ($716 million) for the 12 months to March 2014 as weaker fares ate into its profitability.
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NewsPICTURES: Air Canada receives first 787
Air Canada has received its first Boeing 787 aircraft – the -8 variant – on 18 May.
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Crash of Lao air force An-74 kills 20
A Lao air force Antonov An-74 TK-300 crashed while on final approach to Laos’s Xieng Khoang Airport on Saturday 17 May.
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NewsSaab responds to Swiss Gripen defeat
Saab's Gripen E programme has suffered a setback, with the Swiss government having narrowly lost out in a public referendum on whether to fund a planned 22-aircraft acquisition of the Swedish-built type.
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Israel details Lavi trainer benefits
The introduction of the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 "Lavi" advanced jet trainer aircraft into the Israeli air force's inventory will enable the service to reduce the time of its pilot training course by six months.
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Indian firms seek PC-7 bid extension
Indian companies seeking to answer a request for information for the procurement of an additional 106 Pilatus PC-7 Mk II basic trainers for the nation's air force have requested a further extension to the date by which responses need to be submitted.
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NewsElbit to support USMC Cobra upgrade
Elbit Systems of America has been awarded contracts worth a combined $20.1 million to support the upgrade of Bell AH-1W Cobra attack helicopters for the US Marine Corps.
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Amedeo sees potential for A380 cargo conversions
A380 leasing specialist Amedeo believes an A380 passenger-to-freighter [PTF] conversion could be developed a decade from now, and it may use an internal lift system for loading containers to each deck rather than conventional maindeck doors.