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NewsSingapore signs 20-year support deal for M-346 fleet
Alenia Aermacchi and ST Aerospace have signed deals to support Singapore's future fleet of M-346 advanced jet trainers ...
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L-3's break up would be a sign of things to come
Few companies more than New York-based aerospace and defence giant L-3 Communications owe their existence to the consolidation frenzy of the last cyclical...
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Branson makes personal appeal to strike threat pilots
A personal appeal from Virgin Atlantic Airways founder Sir Richard Branson to pilots who are threatening strike action has received a cool response from...
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NewsPARIS: CSeries rides wave of momentum
In an air show dominated by Airbus A320neo orders, Bombardier's CSeries announcements - that it has signed a firm pact with an undisclosed carrier for 10 CS100s plus six options and a tentative agreement with Korean Air for up to 30 CS300s - may seem like small beer.
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NewsPICTURE: First Tibet Airlines A319 takes flight
Tibet Airlines's first Airbus A319 has started test flights at the airframer's Hamburg Finkenwerder plant, ahead of delivery to the carrier. The operator...
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PARIS: Defence industry stays quiet at Paris
Military aviation is nearly always overshadowed by the commercial news juggernaut of the Paris air show, but the global defence industry's biggest newsmakers seemed especially quiet at what is still the world's largest industry event this year.
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PARIS: Rolls-Royce to address cost impact of Trent XWB decision through Total Care programme
Rolls-Royce will address the maintenance cost impact of its decision to incorporate a new, scaled-up core in the Airbus A350-1000's Trent XWB - which eliminates commonality with -800/900's engine - through its Total Care support programme.
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SR Technics and GE sign two engine maintenance deals
SR Technics has signed two five-year engine maintenance agreements with GE Aviation for CFM International CFM56s. The first contract is a co-operation...
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NewsSupersonic theory accelerates in Paris
Like the cautious dipping of a toe into suspected hot liquid, UK-based HyperMach Europe tested the waters at the Paris air show by introducing a new concept programme that will either snap back in abject failure or, just maybe, might gain some traction.
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ANA braces for possible domestic flight disruptions
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has warned that a possible ANA Group Pilot Union strike on 28 June could cause 166 domestic flights to be cancelled and 36 delayed....
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PARIS: Test success strengthens MBDA's PARS 3 campaign for India
MBDA's PARS 3 long-range air-to-surface missile has undergone a firing campaign with a German Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter.
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JetBlue awaits further details A320 winglet retrofit
While JetBlue Airways management is expecting a "fairly short" payback on its investment in a new Airbus A320 winglet retrofit programme, the carrier does...
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PARIS: Buoyant ATR takes backlog to over 230
European regional turboprop manufacturer ATR has taken to 88 its total firm orders since the beginning of the year, notably after its landmark deal with...
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PARIS: L-3 Communications faces new break-up pressure
L-3 Communications faces new pressure to break up the company after an activist investor group acquired enough shares on 22 June to become the company's largest shareholder.
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PARIS: AFI KLM E&M eyes GEnx and Trent XWB engine MRO
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance plans to support General Electric GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines - or both of them. New-generation...
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PARIS: Ground manoeuvering concerns kept Saudi A330 tanker away
Airbus Military kept its A330 tanker away from Le Bourget due to concerns over restricted parking space ...
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PARIS: A400M buyers agree common support framework
Five partner nations for the A400M have agreed to support a common in-service configuration for the transport ...
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PARIS: Enhance Aero boosts footprint
French regional and business aircraft MRO provider Enhance Aero is growing its capacity with a new site in Italy and expansion plans at home.
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PARIS: Eurocopter flies upgraded Puma for RAF
Eurocopter has performed the first flight of an upgraded Puma transport for the UK Royal Air Force ...
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PARIS: Hamilton Sundstrand tests propeller
Hamilton Sundstrand has completed performance testing of its NP2000 propeller on a US Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130H, while operational evaluation of the eight-bladed prop on the New York Air National Guard'S LC-130's is almost complete