Europe – Page 765
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NewsAirbus overbooks on current A320 production
Airbus is beginning to see overbooking on the baseline A320, leaving the airframer confident that it will be able to maintain its monthly production rate of 42 aircraft as it transitions to the A320neo.
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NewsEADS puts full-year Airbus deliveries at 620
Airbus will deliver up to 620 commercial jets this year, under the latest outlook from parent EADS, while the airframer has already exceeded a revised net order forecast of 1,200 aircraft.
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NewsAriane 6 rocket clears next programme hurdle
Europe’s next-generation Ariane 6 launcher has passed its preliminary requirements review, paving the way for completion of a first design analysis cycle by the end of February.
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NewsEasyJet plans to trial Avoid ash detection systems on fleet
Budget carrier EasyJet along with partners Airbus and Nicarnica Aviation have completed the final test of their jointly developed Avoid ash-detection system in the skies above the Bay of Biscay.
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NewsFatigue failure suspected in F-27 blade-off accident
French investigators have revealed evidence of fatigue on a retaining bolt from the Fokker F-27 that sustained serious damage when a propeller blade passed completely through the fuselage.
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3D design going to the cloud
Dassault Systemes, the software house behind the aerospace industry-standard CATIA computer-aided design tools, is promising a new era of digital design collaboration and product lifestyle management from January 2014, when its full suite of 3D applications will be available on the cloud.
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Airports IT spend to rise again in 2013
Airports increased their total spend on information technology to nearly 5% of revenues in 2012, this year's Airport IT Trends Survey shows.
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NewsBell delivers first 429s to Turkish police
Bell has delivered the first seven of 15 Bell 429s to the Turkish National Police. The remaining aircraft will be delivered throughout 2014. The twin-engined types will be used for a wide array of law enforcement missions, including surveillance, personnel transport and air support of ground operations. The 429s ...
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NewsMubadala and Tata increase equity in Piaggio Aero
Mubadala and Tata are injecting an additional €190 million ($253 million) into Italian airframer Piaggio Aero, increasing their combined stakes to 85.5%.
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NewsPICTURES: First RAF Rivet Joint aircraft arrives in UK
Ahead of its entry into service next year, the UK Royal Air Force has received the first of three Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft acquired under the Airseeker programme.
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Working Week: Major Gerremy Goldsberry
Major Gerremy Goldsberry is a pilot with the US Air Force. He is stationed at Aviano Air Base, in Italy, where he flies Lockheed Martin Block 40 F-16s for the 510th Fighter Squadron
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FL Technics parent branches out into helicopter MRO
Lithuania’s Avia Solutions Group is taking over local rotorcraft support specialist Helisota. The parent of Vilnius-based MRO provider FL Technics is acquiring 96.2% of Helisota, partly through the transfer of newly issued Avia group securities. The transaction will be conducted in stages, but is to be complete by year-end.
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Indian AW101s sold on to avoid potential loss
The already strained relations between India and AgustaWestland on the back of its stalled purchase of 12 VVIP-roled AW101 helicopters look set to worsen after it was revealed that three of the aircraft originally destined for New Delhi have now been sold to "other customers".
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NewsLondon Thames Estuary airport plans unveiled
A UK consortium has outlined plans for a new Thames Estuary airport to replace Heathrow as London’s hub.
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NewsFrance accepts second A400M Atlas
France has accepted its second A400M Atlas tactical transport from Airbus Military, with the aircraft due to touch down at its air force’s Orléans base later this week.
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Austrian completes cabin revamp with regional fleet
Austrian Airlines has completed upgrading the cabins of its regional aircraft as the final phase of a fleet-wide interior revamp programme over the past three years.
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NewsRostec flies first Russian-built Diamond trainer
Russia’s Ural Works of Civil Aviation has assembled and flown the first license-built Diamond DA40 NG trainer aircraft, one of the first batch of 49 to be delivered to local flight training schools, parent company Rostec says.
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NewsAgustaWestland closes on Norway SAR deal
AgustaWestland is closing in on an order from Norway for as many as 22 search and rescue-configured AW101s after the nation's Ministry of Justice and Public Security announced it was beginning final negotiations with the manufacturer.
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NewsPilatus builds PC-24 sales and service centre network
In preparation for the service entry of its PC-24 business jet in 2017, Pilatus Aircraft has begun to strengthen and expand its sales and service network for the superlight twin. The network so far includes six established service centres in the USA: Western Aircraft in Boise, Idaho and Epps Air ...
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NewsRomanian F-16 acquisition plan detailed
Romania is looking to advance its proposed acquisition of 12 surplus Lockheed Martin F-16s from the Portuguese air force, with permission being sought via the US government.