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NewsFARNBOROUGH: KC-390 moves off the drawing board
Embraer is pushing forward on the KC-390 tactical transport and tanker programme, with the first prototype scheduled to make its maiden sortie by year-end.
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NewsFLIGHT TEST: Tecnam P2010 triumphs
The Tecnam P2010 is on course to receive European and US Part 23 certification this month.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Merlin HM2 enters service after 'Deep Blue' test
One of the world’s most sophisticated maritime helicopters has entered service four months ahead of schedule, as the Royal Navy has expressed its delight with the type’s performance during a key exercise.
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Emirates to launch Budapest flights
UAE carrier Emirates is to launch daily flights to the Hungarian capital Budapest this winter using Airbus A330s.
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FARNBOROUGH: Test site has big potential for UAV use
The US government has approved an unmanned air vehicle test site near Grand Forks, North Dakota because geography and existing infrastructure gives it advantages in UAV science and potential usage, and the local department of commerce is at Farnborough International Air Show to spread the word about the North Plains ...
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FARNBOROUGH: Fokker 120 edges closer to go-ahead
Long-running plans to resurrect production of the Fokker 100 twinjet appear to be gaining momentum as the Netherlands Aircraft Company works on securing the financing and supply chain partners to launch the aircraft, dubbed the F120NG.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: ASTRAEA approaches UAV airspace acceptance
Industry research body ASTRAEA is nearing approval to fly unmanned air vehicles (UAV) in any airspace as years of development begin to bear fruit.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: BAE fights for more F-16 upgrade competitions
BAE Systems is looking to Greece, Turkey and Chile as the next likely targets for its assault into the market for upgrades of legacy Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Raven selected for Gripen E
Selex ES’s Raven ES-05 active electronically scanned array radar has been selected to equip the next-generation Saab Gripen E combat aircraft.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Boeing eyes European unmanned potential
A senior Boeing figure has said that the company is well positioned to penetrate the European unmanned market, following good experiences with other types of kit.
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FARNBOROUGH: Aircraft bomb threat? Call Cobham
Cobham has come up with a new means of finding, defusing and recovering suspected unexploded bombs without risking human life.
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FARNBOROUGH: Avio Aero powering through first 'eventful' year under GE's wing
When Riccardo Procacci says it has been “an eventful year”, the Avio Aero boss knows of what he speaks.The Italy-based maker of jet engine components is just a couple weeks shy of its first year inside the GE Aviation business, which bought it on 1 August 2013 for $4.3 billion ...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: TAI orders Martin-Baker seats for Hurkus B
Martin-Baker is to supply the crew escape system for the Turkish air force’s Hurkus B turboprop trainers, under a deal signed on the opening day of the Farnborough air show.
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FARNBOROUGH: Funding windfall for UK defence projects
Royal Air Force operations with the Sentinel R1 and Shadow R1 intelligence aircraft are to be extended until 2018, as part of a £1.1 billion ($1.8 billion) funding boost for the Ministry of Defence announced at the show. Also included is money to acquire an active electronically scanned array radar ...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: E2 to be star of Embraer's show
Embraer will be putting its E-Jet E2 family centre stage this year, as it works to bag new orders and tout the programme's rapid development
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FARNBOROUGH: Saab expects first 340MSA sale soon
Saab expects to close the sale of its first 340 Maritime Security Aircraft to an Asian nation in the coming months.
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FARNBOROUGH: World Cup lift for in-flight television
Panasonic Avionics believes its in-flight television service has received a huge boost in awareness from the FIFA World Cup, estimating that around 40,000 passengers watched live Germany's late win over Argentina in last night's finale.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus Helicopters picks Thales Scorpion
Airbus Helicopters has selected Thales’s Scorpion helmet-mounted sight and display system for integration into its future Helicopter Weapons System.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Kazakhstan's Bek Air to take Superjets
Kazakhstani carrier Bek Air has agreed to take delivery of seven Sukhoi Superjet 100s, all of which will be configured in an all-economy layout.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Lessor Avolon to take 787-9s
Leasing company Avolon has tentatively signed to take six Boeing 787-9s, under an agreement it values potentially at $1.5 billion.



















