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PARIS: Sapphire aims to produce commercial levels of algae fuel by 2018
Sapphire Energy is using the Paris air show to promote its algae-derived renewable jet fuel, which it aims to produce at commercially viable levels within seven years.
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Paris: CSeries geared turbofan takes off
Pratt & Whitney's Bombardier CSeries PW1524G turbofan has completed its first flight on the company's Mirabel, Canada-based Boeing 747SP testbed.
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PARIS: Jet Aviation lines up Gulfstream support at Le Bourget
Jet Aviation's Paris Le Bourget facility has gained European regulatory approval to conduct line maintenance on large-cabin Gulfstream aircraft.
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PARIS: Martin-Baker seats save in Spain
While Martin-Baker has been displaying its wares here at Le Bourget, the UK-based firm's ejection seats have saved two more lives in Spain.
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PARIS: Airbus signs up Parker for fuel cell APU replacement
Airbus has partnered Parker Aerospace to develop a hydrogen-based replacement system for today's auxiliary power unit that could find its first application on the projected next-generation single-aisle aircraft.
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PARIS: CMC upgraded Finnish air force Hawk Mk66 Trainer takes first flight
Canada's Esterline CMC Electronics upgraded Finnish air force Hawk Mk66 advanced trainer has taken its first flight.
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PARIS: Constellium ramps up Airware production and research
Paris-headquartered aluminium specialist Constellium plans to open this year two new foundries for its new Airware alloy, which Airbus and Bombardier selected for the A350 and CSeries.
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PARIS: Bulwell gears up for complex assignment
Bulwell Precision Engineers has invested in machining and equipment as it prepares to execute a contract to manufacture actuation equipment based on complex valve blocks.
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PARIS: Get off my jet!
Bordeaux-based OVIV Security Technologies has developed a motion sensor and video recording system to put an end to restless nights for owners of top-end business jets while their winged treasures are parked unsupervised at airports.
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PARIS: Elta delivers ISR aircraft to Latin American customer
Israel Aerospace Industries subsidiary ELTA Systems recently delivered an additional compact intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft to a Latin American customer.
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NewsPARIS: Northrop Grumman BAMS first flight in summer 2012
The first Northrop Grumman MQ-4C broad area maritime surveillance (BAMS) aircraft is on track for rollout in the spring of 2012, with first flight that summer.
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PARIS: Gulf Air turns to Panasonic for fleet-wide connectivity
Panasonic Avionics can add Gulf Air to its rapidly growing list of customers for in-flight high-speed broadband Internet, mobile connectivity and live television...
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PARIS: Saint-Gobain to showcase Meldin 7000 at air show
Polymer components manufacturer Saint-Gobain Performance Plasticsis displaying Meldin 7000, a lightweight high-temperature solution for aerospace finished parts, at the le Bourget exhibition centre.
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PARIS: ITT sharpens up for army duty
ITT has won two orders worth a total of $25 million to supply the US Army with image intensification tubes and night vision goggles.
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PARIS: Ontic to provide repairs on Hawker 800 blended wingtips
Legacy after-market components specialist Ontic is to provide repairs and product support to owners of Hawker 800 series aircraft fitted with Aviation Partners blended wingtips.
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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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NewsPARIS: AgustaWestland acquires Bell tiltrotor
AgustaWestland has accomplished its long-rumoured acquisition of Bell Helicopter's BA609 civilian tiltrotor, now called the AW609. "The acquisition...
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NewsPARIS: Boeing mulls 777-9X
With the show's attention focused on Boeing's as-yet undeclared plans for its 737, the airframer has revealed it is examining near- and long-term 777 improvements, including conceptual studies for aircraft it has dubbed the 777-8X and 777-9X, intended as a possible response to the updated Airbus A350-1000.
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PARIS: Interview: Thales defence SVP Pierre-Eric Pommellet
Pierre-Eric Pommellet is Thales's senior vice president of defence mission systems. He talks to Flightglobal about the growing importance of unmanned aerial vehicles, the significance of India's shortlisting of the Dassault Rafale fighter and the likely impact of the 'Arab Spring' on the global defence market
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NewsPARIS: PICTURE - John Travolta brings a touch of Hollywood to Paris
For the Hollywood movie star spotters among you, a walk past Breitling's stand yesterday could have proved a bonus as none other than Pulp Fiction's John Travolta was visiting.