Europe – Page 751
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Russia ponders easing fleet-size rules for Q400 operators
Russian regulators intend to facilitate entry of locally assembled Bombardier Q400 turboprops to the domestic market.
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Safran positioned for growth in onboard electrical systems
No-one should be surprised that United Technologies, the parent company of Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky and Hamilton Sundstrand, redrew the aerospace industry competitive landscape when it bought Goodrich in 2012 for $18 billion. The largest M&A deal in aerospace industry history could hardly have gone down without repercussions, and naturally ...
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NewsDate set for Swiss Gripen referendum
Switzerland’s planned purchase of 22 Saab Gripen E fighters will be put to the public vote on 18 May, the nation’s Federal Council has confirmed.
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Air Astana and Rossiya select Boeing for 767 MRO
St Petersburg-based Rossiya Airlines and Kazakhstan’s flag carrier Air Astana have separately contracted maintenance specialist Boeing Shanghai to undertake C-checks on Boeing 767s.
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NewsUK launches commando role transition for AW101
Seven of the UK’s AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin rotorcraft will receive an initial set of modifications to ensure a continuation of support for the Royal Navy’s Commando Helicopter Force once the service’s last Westland Sea King HC4/4+ transports are retired in 2016.
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NH90 closes in on 200th delivery milestone
NH Industries is ramping up production of its NH90 transport helicopter and is closing in on the 200th delivery of the type as it looks to put the delays and contract disputes that have dogged the programme behind it.
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Galileo services 'available from year-end' – Brussels
Europe’s much-delayed Galileo satellite navigation system is set to offer its first services around year-end, with 10 spacecraft in orbit to make a functional constellation.
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New identity, new fortunes for company formerly known as Eurocopter
Airbus Helicopters - the rebranded Eurocopter - believes the launch of its new identity will help to mark a reversal of fortunes as the manufacturer strives to recover from what its chief executive describes as a "very difficult year".
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MAI selects Air France-KLM’s MRO arm for CFM56 support
Myanmar Airways International (MAI) has contracted Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance to service its CFM International CFM56-powered Airbus A320s.
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NewsPower asymmetry triggered Cork Metro's fatal roll
Significant torque split between the throttle levers of a Fairchild Metro contributed to the pilots’ losing control of the aircraft during a low-visibility approach to Cork, a fatal accident inquiry has disclosed.
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CTC links with Lufthansa academy for US training
UK pilot school CTC Aviation is co-operating with Lufthansa’s US flight-training arm to train pilots in Arizona.
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Satena extends ATR MRO contract with Barfield
Colombian regional carrier Servicio Aéreo a Territorios Nacionales (Satena) has extended its component maintenance agreement with Sabena Technics’ US subsidiary Barfield to cover three additional ATR 42-500 turboprops.
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NewsUK analysing Reaper results with Brimstone missile
A potential alternative weapon for the Royal Air Force’s General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Reaper remotely piloted air systems has undergone initial firing trials, in co-operation with the US Air Force’s Big Safari programme office.
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Marshall names executive to grow commercial business
UK maintenance provider Marshall Aerospace and Defence has appointed James Dillon-Godfray as vice-president of business development for the group’s commercial aviation arm.
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NewsSuperjet stretch still years away: Sukhoi
Sukhoi ‘s civil aircraft division is playing down the likelihood of near-term emergence for a stretched Superjet, although the proposal remains under examination.
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NewsA350 heads to Canada for cold-weather tests
Airbus’s second flight-test A350 aircraft has departed Toulouse on a transatlantic sortie to Canada where it will undergo cold-weather testing.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Lessors' mixed views on growth of leased fleet
Today, more than 35% of the world's airline fleet is leased, but not all lessors are convinced that the figure will grow to 50% by the start of the next decade as expected by various market observers, including Boeing.
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NewsF-35 awaits capability boost from Block 4 software
Testing will soon begin on the next-generation Block 4 software expected to provide a significant capability boost to Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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NewsDassault completes first test flights of new 'heavily armed' Rafale
Dassault has completed the first test flights of its Rafale combat type in what it describes as a "heavily armed" configuration, featuring a number of new weapons and larger fuel tanks.
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NewsATR chief predicts rise in turnover for 2014
ATR chief executive Filippo Bangnato expects 2014 turnover to reach $1.8 billion, versus $1.63 billion last year, and wants to continue holding the company’s backlog steady despite rising deliveries.