Middle East – Page 136
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Israeli UAV crashes over Lebanon
Another Israeli unmanned air vehicle has crashed in Lebanon and has been destroyed by a manned air force aircraft, according to local reports.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Paris air show 2015 order tracker – update
Order activity continued on the second day of the Paris air show with a large deal involving aircraft lessor AerCap, which signed up for 100 Boeing 737 Max 8s. The lessor had signed for the Airbus A320neo at last year's Farnborough air show.
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ANALYSIS: Flight-tracking software gaining traction post-MH370
Three major carriers are to install flight-tracking software across their fleets this month.
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El Al confirms interest in Israir merger
El Al is negotiating a possible takeover of Tel Aviv-based Israir and could absorb the airline’s assets into either its charter or low-cost divisions.
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NewsPARIS: Urban Aeronautics prepares for AirMule free flights
Urban Aeronautics is continuing flight tests on its AirMule UAV prototype in preparation for free flights, which are scheduled to take place in the third quarter.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Thales eyes further military market growth
At the end of March, Thales announced that it had achieved a 36% increase in order intake performance compared to the previous year, an achievement that it credits largely to military aerospace sales in emerging markets.
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PARIS: Air France-KLM's MRO unit gains another 787 customer
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance has won component support contracts from Vietnam Airlines for Boeing 787s and from Gulf Air for the Bahraini carrier's Airbus fleet.
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NewsPARIS: Egypt's Cleopatra Group acquires a Gulfstream G600
Gulfstream has notched up another order for its new G600 large cabin long-range business jet. This time the buyer is Egypt’s Cleopatra Group.
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PARIS: Elbit talks up benefits of its BrightNite solution
Elbit Systems’ new BrightNite solution will enable utility helicopters to perform degraded visual environment (DVE) missions on more than 90% of night flights, says the Israeli company.
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PARIS: Aeronautics sees demand for ship-launched Orbiter
Israeli unmanned air systems manufacturer Aeronautics is in negotiations with “a number” of potential customers for its Orbiter 2/3 to be operated from ships.
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PARIS: Aeronautics vies for Israeli brigade-level UAV contract
Israeli unmanned air systems manufacturer Aeronautics is using its Orbiter 3 to compete for a contract to supply a brigade-level UAV for the ground units of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF).
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PARIS: Rafael reveals latest air-to-air missile
Rafael has unveiled its longest range air-to-air missile, the I-Derby ER.
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NewsPARIS: Qatar's Al Baker again threatens to exit Oneworld
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has reiterated a threat to leave the Oneworld alliance if the ongoing subsidies dispute between Gulf carriers and three US mainline carriers is not resolved.
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PARIS: ITP to produce LPT for Trent 7000
ITP is to produce the low pressure turbine (LPT) for the Trent 7000 engine for the Airbus A330neo, as a risk and revenue sharing partner through the entire life of the programme. The Spanish company will be responsible for the design, manufacture and assembly of the LPT module. In addition, ...
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NewsPARIS: Qatar orders 10 777-8Xs and four more 777Fs
Qatar Airways has placed an order for 10 777-8Xs and four 777 Freighters.
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PARIS: CAE announces slew of airline training and simulator contracts
CAE has announced a slew of more than 30 airline contracts at Paris. They include cadet training programmes with EasyJet, Air China and Eva Air for the supply of 120 cadets and pilot type-rating solutions for carriers including West Atlantic, AeroContractors of Nigeria, Hong Kong Airlines and Braathens Regional Airlines. ...
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NewsPARIS: Saudia taking 20 regional A330s plus 30 A320s
Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia is committing to 20 of the regional version of the Airbus A330-300, under an agreement which will also include 30 baseline A320s.
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PARIS: Elbit launches pilot health-monitoring system
Elbit Systems has unveiled a new system that will monitor a pilot’s body condition in extreme phases of flight.
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NewsFirst A350-1000 for Qatar achieves definition freeze
Qatar Airways’ first Airbus A350-1000 has reached the stage of contractual definition freeze.
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IATA sees profits increasing across all regions in 2015
While North American carriers are driving the improved financial fortunes of the airline industry, IATA is seeing reasons for optimism in other regions.