All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 174
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NewsInvestigators probe fatal German police helicopter crash
German accident investigators are probing a fatal collision between two helicopters operated by the Bundespolizei federal police during a 21 March training...
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NewsIncorrect specification caused EC225 emergency lube fault
Incorrect specifications supplied to a company manufacturing the pressure switches used in the emergency lubrication system of certain Eurocopter EC225s...
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NewsAlitalia faces four-hour strike over Carpatair outsourcing
Alitalia will face a four-hour strike by its pilots and cabin attendants on 22 March in protest at the airline's refusal to permanently halt the outsourcing...
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NewsLatest Super Puma variant battles for utility deals
Although better known for cutting-edge innovation in its new helicopters, Eurocopter hopes that by taking a different approach to one of its latest programmes it is gaining acceptance in a new market at the bottom end of the price segment.
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NewsGermany finalises cuts to NH90, Tiger helicopter orders
Germany has massively reduced its orders for troop transport and attack helicopters under a long-discussed "reorientation" plan for its armed forces ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: How IAE is planning for life after 30
Joint ventures, says Jon Beatty, president and chief executive at engine maker International Aero Engines, “don’t normally have a very long shelf-life, particularly those in aerospace”.
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Norwegian adds Fort Lauderdale to long-haul network
Low-cost carrier Norwegian will bolster its fledgling long-haul network with the addition of services to Fort Lauderdale in Florida from Copenhagen and Stockholm...
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NewsPICTURE: Joint Strike Missile makes F-35 debut
Kongsberg's developmental Joint Strike Missile has been attached to a Lockheed Martin F-35 for the first time ...
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NewsVirgin freezes pay as it battles economic challenges
Virgin Atlantic has imposed a pay freeze for the financial year that began on 1 March as the carrier battles rising fuel costs and a recession-dogged global...
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NewsPICTURES: Second RNLAF F-35 rolled out
Lockheed Martin has rolled out the second F-35A Joint Strike Fighter which will eventually be used by the Royal Netherlands Air Force for pilot and maintainer...
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NewsPICTURE: First production A400M makes maiden flight
Airbus Military's first production A400M has performed its maiden sortie as the airframer targets delivery of the airlifter to the French air force later...
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NewsPICTURE: Flight testing begins on uprated Puma HC2
Test and evaluation flights using the first Royal Air Force Eurocopter Puma in the upgraded HC2 configuration have begun at Qinetiq's Boscombe Down, Wiltshire facility.
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NewsPICTURE: Bristow's first S-92s for Gap SAR arrive in UK
Two of the four Sikorsky S-92s that will be operated by Bristow Helicopters for the UK's Gap Search and Rescue requirement have arrived in Scotland ahead...
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NewsPICTURE: First flying A350 moves to next stage of ground tests
Airbus has released a picture showing the first A350 XWB - MSN001 - emerging from the Roger Béteille final assembly line in Toulouse as it moves to the next...
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NewsEmirates to fly one-off A380 service to Gatwick in March
Gulf carrier Emirates will perform a scheduled passenger flight of an Airbus A380 into London Gatwick on 24 March to test the Sussex airport's newly completed...
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Finmeccanica continues management shake-up in wake of arrests
Finmeccanica has continued its management shake-up in the wake of the arrests by Italian police of two top executives in a corruption probe
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NewsAgustaWestland and Sikorsky set to win out in UK SAR contest
AgustaWestland and Sikorsky look set to be the big winners in the UK's long-running search and rescue contest as it emerged that none of the shortlisted operators for the 10-year-plus deal, worth up to £3.1 billion ($4.7 billion), have proposed Eurocopter's EC175 for the requirement.
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NewsUK CAA plays down chances of early return for grounded EC225s
Eurocopter's hopes that its EC225 can make an early return to unrestricted overwater operations appear to be fading after the UK Civil Aviation Agency poured...
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Pansa replaces Orsi as Finmeccanica CEO
Reeling from yesterday's arrest of chief executive Giuseppe Orsi as part of a bribery probe, Italy's Finmeccanica has moved swiftly to change the company's leadership following a board meeting on 13 February.
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NewsAirbus Corporate Jets pins 2013 hopes on market rebound
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) hopes for a stronger sales performance during the coming 12 months after a "soft" market for VIP airliners in 2012 contributed to it adding only five gross orders to its backlog.