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PICTURE: Andes introduces first 737 with new livery
Argentina’s Andes Lineas Aereas has placed into service its first Boeing 737-800, which features the airline's new livery.
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PARIS: Al Baker unconvinced by middle-of-market talk
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker does not see any need for an all-new "middle of the market" aircraft and believes Boeing should concentrate on developing the 787 instead.
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PARIS: Air Baltic considers CSeries as Q400 replacement
Latvia's Air Baltic is evaluating additional orders for Bombardier CSeries jets as replacements for Q400 turboprops.
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PARIS: Qatar chief outlines impact of ban and its network plan
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has indicated that around a tenth of the carrier's daily flights have been affected by the airspace ban implemented from 5 June by some Middle Eastern countries.
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PARIS: Derco announces raft of contracts
Lockheed Martin unit Derco has announced several new deals, in the defence and commercial arenas.
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PARIS: SureFly debuts personal helicopter
US electric truck maker Workhorse is giving a Le Bourget debut to its SureFly personal helicopter, which it hopes will enter service in 2019 – and has already taken pre-orders at the show.
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PARIS: TAI celebrates as Hurkus makes Le Bourget debut
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) officials packed the balcony of the company's chalet to witness the first Paris display conducted with its Hurkus turboprop trainer on the opening day of the show.
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PARIS: TAI sets out bold ambitions for helicopter market with T625
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is targeting September 2018 for a first flight of the indigenous T625 intermediate twin-engined helicopter, with certification to follow 18 months to two years later.
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PARIS: Boeing and Monarch seal MRO joint venture
Boeing and and UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines have formed a joint venture to collaborate on finding new third-party maintenance customers.
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PARIS: Lockheed Martin commits to building F-16 in India
Lockheed Martin has committed to manufacturing the F-16 in India should it win the air force’s single-engined fighter competition, and has signed a deal with Tata Advanced Systems to carry out this work in-country.
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PARIS: KAI aiming for international FA-50 sales
Korea Aerospace Industries continues to promote its FA-50 fighter on the international market, as it also attempts to gain a toehold on the global helicopter market with its Surion platform.
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PARIS: Qatar firms 737 Max order, finalising Leap A321neo deal
Qatar Airways has firmed up its order for Boeing 737 Max aircraft and is close to finalising a deal for CFM International Leap-1A-powered Airbus A321neos.
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PARIS: Lion commits to 50 Max 10s
Indonesia's Lion Air Group has committed to 50 Boeing 737 Max 10s.
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PARIS: Onera validates future electric design
French aerospace research centre Onera has a unique model on its stand, a one-fifth-scale replica of a new all-electric light aircraft design.
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NewsArgentina approves Raisbeck STC for Hartzell King Air 300 prop
Hartzell Propeller and Raisbeck Engineering have secured supplemental type certification (STC) from Argentina for a swept-blade turbofan propeller on the Beechcraft King Air 300 series.
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NewsPARIS: Leonardo touts operational pedigree of T-100 for T-X
Leonardo DRS will submit all required flight data for its T-100 trainer offering on or before the US Air Force's 28 June deadline, with chief executive Bill Lynn describing its M-346-based solution as "low-risk, low-cost and operationally-proven".
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Tecnam secures repeat P2006T order from IFT
Tecnam has secured a repeat order for four P2006Ts from US-based IASCO Flight Training (IFT), as part of its fleet replacement programme.
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PARIS: Philippine Airlines firms seven Q400 options
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has firmed seven options for the Bombardier Q400, taking its orderbook for the turboprop type to 12.
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NewsPARIS: Syrian shoot-down marks first 'kill' for Super Hornet
A US Navy Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet shot down a Syrian air force Sukhoi Su-22 in an engagement over Syria on 18 June. The US aircraft had been supporting Syrian opposition forces near Ja'Din, south of Tabqah, when the Su-22 released bombs against them.
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PARIS: Rafael talks up hard-hitting ground attack weapons
Israeli defence firm Rafael is reaching the end of the development process for its Spice 250 air-to-ground weapon system.