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KLM to debut premium-economy cabin on North America routes later this year
KLM will launch its premium-economy cabin on routes to North America later this year, the SkyTeam carrier confirmed on 27 May, as it starts to roll out the new product across its widebody fleet.
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Air France commits to first class with cabin refresh for winter 2023
Air France has underlined its commitment to a first-class product offering by detailing its intention to debut a refreshed La Premiere cabin for the 2023/24 winter season.
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Parker sells wheels business to Kaman to meet Meggitt merger conditions
US technology firm Parker-Hannifin is to divest its wheel and brake operation to aerospace company Kaman, to meet the requirements of competition regulators following its decision to acquire UK-based Meggitt.

Leonardo Helicopters rocked by sudden departure of UK chief as NMH campaign kicks off

Leonardo Helicopters’ bid to secure the long-term future of its Yeovil plant by winning the UK’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement has hit early turbulence with the abrupt departure of its UK managing director Nick Whitney.

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Airbus Corporate Helicopters shows off Aston thriller

Little more than two years after launch Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) has sold all but one of its initial production run of Aston Martin Edition ACH130s and has now committed to a second batch of the exclusive light-singles.

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Airbus Helicopters outlines schedule for Tiger MkIII upgrade

Airbus Helicopters will use three prototypes for its Tiger MkIII upgrade programme for France and Spain as development work begins in earnest following contract signature with procurement body OCCAR in March.

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Airbus Helicopters looks to firm up ‘concrete’ export interest in H160M

Airbus Helicopters is already having “concrete discussions” with potential export buyers of its H160M Guepard medium-twin, as development activities for launch customer France accelerate.

MRO

Qantas 787 VH-ZNJ-c- Bidgee Creative Commons

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Engine static ports left covered on transpacific Qantas 787

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E175 operators ordered to check for tip cracks after winglet-loss incident

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Boeing highlights defence MRO in India

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SIA Engineering swings to net profit as recovery gathers pace

Engine static ports left covered on transpacific Qantas 787
E175 operators ordered to check for tip cracks after winglet-loss incident
Boeing highlights defence MRO in India
SIA Engineering swings to net profit as recovery gathers pace

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Virgin Orbit boosts 747 launcher fleet with L3Harris deal

L3Harris Technologies is to acquire a pair of Boeing 747-400s for Virgin Orbit as the small satellite launch specialist boosts its fleet of modified jumbo jets to meet increasing customer demand.

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UK MoD launches space-based surveillance push with Carbonite+ contract
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ordered the first part of a future space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance constellation, with Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) awarded £22 million ($27.9 million) to provide the Carbonite+ spacecraft.
Why Apollo 16’s Charlie Duke is still a lunar rover
Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke says private spaceflight encourages smaller firms to think big and develop technologies the whole world could benefit from in future.
ANA, Virgin Orbit to use Japan as Asian base for 747 RocketOne launches
ANA Holdings plans to enter the space launch business through a tie up with Virgin Orbit, which has developed the capability to launch its LauncherOne rocket from a 747-400.

Civil UAVs

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Skyports partners Jurong Port in ship-to-shore drone operations trial
Skyports has signed a memorandum of understanding with Singapore port operator Jurong Port to explore infrastructure for ship-to-shore drone delivery operations.
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2Excel, IAI showcase Maritime Heron for UK requirements
2Excel Aviation and Israel Aerospace Industries have demonstrated the latter’s Maritime Heron unmanned air vehicle in pursuit of UK requirements including supporting civilian search and rescue operations.
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Embraer and Thales collaborate on Eve
Embraer has entered into a strategic partnership with global technology company Thales for its in-development electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, Eve.