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PARIS: Finnish competition could line up with Block 3 F/A-18 production
Boeing could put forward its Block 3 F/A-18 Super Hornet for the Finnish air force competition, assuming the recapitalisation lines up with Boeing’s Block 3 production for the US Navy.
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PARIS: Airbus VSR700 begins flight trials
A demonstrator version of Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 has begun autonomous flight trials, some eight months after work began on the optionally-piloted vehicle.
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PARIS: Safran, Hanhwa power up engine for new helicopter
Safran and Hanhwa Techwin have conducted the first ground run of the Arriel 2L2 turboshaft engine that will power the developmental Korea Aerospace Industries' (KAI) Light Armed Helicopter (LAH).
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AerFin takes last three A340s from Cathay
UK-based teardown specialist AerFin has taken delivery of the last three Airbus A340-300s from Cathay Pacific, marking the retirement of the type from the airline's fleet.
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PARIS: SIAEC and GE to form engine MRO joint venture
SIA Engineering and GE Aviation will establish a joint venture to maintain GE90 and GE9X engines.
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PARIS: AirAsia X to receive its first A330neo in 2019
AirAsia X expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A330neo in 2019.
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PARIS: Momentum building behind 3D printing
Airbus’s 3D printing technology business has teamed up with software house Dassault Systemes to streamline the process for designing and series manufacture of flight-approved metal parts – which could help bring printed structural components inside airliner cabins within a year.
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NewsPARIS: Lockheed unleashes C-130J for international special forces
Lockheed Martin has launched an additional variant of its C-130J optimised to perform missions supporting the special operations forces (SOF) of international customers.
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PARIS: Satair and MTI target 2018 introduction for cockpit laser protection
A technology that protects pilots from optical laser strikes could be in service next year following an agreement signed at the Paris air show.
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NewsPARIS: Picture of Sino-Russian widebody interior
China's Comac has unveiled the interior layout of the long-range widebody airliner it is planning to build with Russia's United Aircraft, in a scale model of the twinjet on display at the show.
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Supplier mistake delays PW1100G deliveries up to three weeks
A quality mistake by a supplier will delay deliveries of Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines to Airbus for up to three weeks, but the powerplant manufacturer remains committed to delivering 350-400 geared turbofans by the end of the year.
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PARIS: MiG-35 gives new hope to RAC MiG
Staged 11 years after the launch of the original demonstrator, there was something anti-climactic about the official roll-out ceremony of the RAC MiG-35 on 27 January at the manufacturer’s factory in Lukhovitsy near Moscow.
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Dubai signs Volocopter for autonomous air taxi trials
German start-up Volocopter has signed an agreement with the Dubai government to begin testing its pilotless, electric multicopter in the emirate from the fourth quarter.
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PARIS: An-132 draws on long history, opens new international cooperation
One of this year’s Paris debutants has a familiar look, but is an almost entirely new aircraft, albeit one developed from a long pedigree of light transport aircraft.
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United plans growth with incremental 777 order
United Airlines announced an incremental order for four Boeing 777-300ERs today, adding widebody growth capacity in 2018.
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PARIS: Airbus Helicopters not chasing records with Racer concept
Airbus Helicopters is unlikely to repeat the record-breaking speeds of its X3 compound rotorcraft with its Racer demonstrator, as it looks to successfully validate the new configuration.
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PARIS: Ethiopian studying how A350-1000 would cope at Addis
Ethiopian Airlines is evaluating the A350-1000 to see how the type would perform under the demanding high-altitude conditions of its Addis Ababa base.
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PARIS: Airbus shelves further A350 stretch
Airbus's management has given its firmest indication that it is shelving a proposed further stretch of the A350.
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PARIS: Gulfstream gives G500 Le Bourget show debut
Soaking up the sunshine on the static display, Gulfstream’s G500 is making its Paris air show debut, although it is not the new twinjet’s first time at Le Bourget.
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PARIS: GE Additive details major laser-powder initiative
GE Additive has outlined a new project to develop a laser-powder additive manufacturing machine for aluminium and titanium parts with an industry-leading volume of one cubic meter.