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PARIS: Interview - Rafael chairman Ilan Biran
Rafael chairman Maj Gen (ret) Ilan Biran talks to Flightglobal about the Israeli company's growth strategy, the latest technology it is developing and proposals for the consolidation of the nation's defence industry.
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NewsPARIS: Saudi Arabian picks Goodrich for 777-300ER wheels and brakes
Middle-Eastern carrier Saudi Arabian Airlines has selected Goodrich to provide wheels and carbon brakes for the airline's fleet of 12 Boeing 777-300ERs.
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NewsPARIS: PICTURE - Wingtip hit grounds A380 demonstration flight
Airbus has scrapped plans for the flying display of its A380 superjumbo jet at the Paris air show after the aircraft’s wingtip "touched a structure" during ground manoeuvres at the Le Bourget airport. The airframer stated the incident on A380 flight test aircraft, MSN 004, occurred near taxiway "Victor" on ...
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PARIS: CFM rolls out more CFM56 upgrades
While its new Leap project is grabbing the headlines here at Paris, CFM is rolling out performance upgrades to its existing CFM56 engine family.
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PARIS: Loganair goes live with Commsoft’s module
Scottish airline Loganair has gone live with Communications Software's Oases open aviation strategic engineering system line maintenance control (LMC) module.
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PARIS: 787 inches ever closer to delivery
Boeing has completed 97% of 787 flight testing and its dedicated six-aircraft test fleet is no longer flying for certification credit, said Boeing Commercial...
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NewsPARIS: Global Hawk takes Washington beating
The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk programme enters the Paris air show after a series of setbacks in the political and acquisition process.
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Paris: CAE remains on offensive in military market
Martin Gagné, group president military simulation products at CAE, explains how the Canadian business is positioning itself for a downturn in global defence spending and why it remains buoyant about opportunities in tankers, trainers and unmanned systems
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PARIS: Face the facts with Huntsville mayor Tommy Battle
Huntsville is the nerve centre of the half-million-strong metropolitan area and has been represented by Mayor Tommy Battle since 2008. Mayor Battle is in Paris as part of Alabama's full-strength push to attract more business to the state.
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PARIS: Interview - Northrop Grumman vice-president international business John Brooks
Northrop Grumman international head John Brooks speaks in slow, measured tones. His carefully spoken insights reflect a thoughtful, probing intellect - decades of experience in the defence industry.
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PARIS: Interview - P&W commercial engines president Todd Kallman
Todd Kallman is president for Pratt & Whitney commercial engines and global services. He talks to Flightglobal about progress in developing the geared turbofan engines that will power four separate airliner programmes, the status of testing and preparations to support the engines in service.
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News'Flying' the 787 full flight simulator
Flightglobal's operations and safety editor David Learmount tested the Boeing 787 simulator at Boeing UK Training and Flight Services near Gatwick, and gives his impressions:
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NewsPARIS: Rolls-Royce prepares to support 787 service entry
Rolls-Royce is preparing to power the Boeing 787's service entry with All Nippon Airways, scheduled for the third quarter, as it simultaneously starts work on a third package of improvements for the Trent 1000 aimed at the stretched -9 variant of the aircraft.
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PARIS: TE Connectivity to showcase ‘ruggedised’ fibre optics
TE Connectivity, provider of engineered electronic components, connectors and network services, will display its "ruggedised" fibre optics at the Paris air show.
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NewsPARIS: Rolls-Royce plans major Trent 1000 upgrade within five years
Rolls-Royce aims to introduce a major revision to the Trent 1000 for the Boeing 787 within five years that will "open clear daylight relative to the competition", said the company's civil aerospace president Mark King.
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PARIS: Safran boss expects many A320neo Leap orders
A "significant number" of orders will shortly be announced from customers selecting the CFM International Leap-X1A engine for the Airbus A320neo, according...
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NewsVIDEO: Cuffs and winglets on tap for Cessna Caravan
Canadian aircraft modification specialist Arctic Aerospace is working with the National Research Council of Canada to certificate a Cessna Caravan wing leading edge cuff and winglets system that Arctic says will cut drag, boost performance and reduce ice accretion.
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PARIS: Piaggio breaks ground on new manufacturing facility
Piaggio has broken ground on its new facility in Villanova d'Albenga. The 49,300m² (530,680ft²) plant will house parts, subassembly and engine manufacture, repair and overhaul for the Italian airframer's P180 Avanti II business aircraft.
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PARIS: Eaton shows lightweight lighting strike solution
Power management specialist Eaton believes it has solution to one of the tricky problems of engineering aircraft in carbonfibre: lightning strike protection....
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Paris: Interview - Yves Leclere executive vice-president Safran
Visitors to the Safran exhibit at Paris are unlikely to dispute executive vice-president, aircraft equipment Yves Leclère's claim that the Paris-headquartered aerospace, defence and security group is strong in the technology department.