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Airbus Helicopters edges closer to Polish H225M deal
Airbus Helicopters believes it is close to finalising an order with Poland for 50 H225M rotorcraft – some 18 months after the Caracal was provisionally selected for the tri-service deal.
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Cessna secures exclusive contract with Pan Am International Flight Academy
Pan Am International Flight Academy has selected Cessna as its exclusive provider of new, non-complex single-engined trainers.
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Emirates appoints ex-MAS chief Mueller to innovation role
Christoph Mueller is to join Emirates as chief digital and innovation officer.
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Babcock wins Northern Ireland air ambulance deal
Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore has been selected to provide helicopters and crew for a new air ambulance service to be launched in Northern Ireland.
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PICTURES: Spain's first A400M gets airborne
Airbus Defence & Space has performed the first flight of an A400M tactical transport for the Spanish air force, with the service on course to accept the aircraft later this year.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Swarming UAVs set to disrupt battlespace and marketplace
As the United States continues its two flagship multi-billion acquisition programmes – the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Northrop Grumman B-21 bomber – the Department of Defense’s research arms have their eye on cheaper, disposable drones that would overwhelm the enemy in contested environments.
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Aeronautics prepares for first flight of Orbiter 4
The first flight of the Orbiter 4 unmanned air vehicle developed by the Israeli manufacturer Aeronautics Defense Systems has been scheduled for late October.
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Data entry error caused AirAsia X A330 diversion
The incorrect entry of longitudinal information prior to an AirAsia X flight on the Sydney-Kuala Lumpur route caused serious issues with aircraft's systems after it became airborne.
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MRJ sensor investigation holds up US ferry flight
Mitsubishi Aircraft says the anomalies detected on its MRJ regional jet prototype are not due to faulty systems, but that it is nonetheless working to “uncover the cause” that forced it to abort two attempts to fly the aircraft to the US late last month.
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PICTURES: India’s Light Utility Helicopter has maiden flight
The Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) has conducted its maiden flight.
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AirAsia wet-leases two Indonesia AirAsia X A330s
AirAsia has taken two Airbus A330-300s on a wet-lease basis from Indonesia AirAsia X (IAAX).
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PICTURES: Aeromexico's first 787-9 rolls out in special livery
Aeromexico's first Boeing 787-9 has rolled out with a special livery on its fuselage.
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American adds Qantas feeder codeshare
American Airlines is expanding its codeshare with Qantas to include feeder routes in Australia and New Zealand.
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New Zealand starts airlift, maritime patrol renewal study
New Zealand’s Ministry of Defence has released requests for information covering the acquisition of future air mobility and air surveillance capabilities.
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Bombardier slashes CSeries ramp-up on engine delay
Bombardier will deliver less than half of the CSeries family aircraft as expected this year due to production ramp-up delays by the engine supplier, the Canadian manufacturer says.
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TAP MRO arm retrofits sharklets to corporate A319
Portuguese-based TAP Maintenance & Engineering has retrofitted an Airbus A319 executive jet with ‘sharklet’ wing-tips, the first such modification for the corporate type.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Andrew Hellen chief systems engineer at Aerion
Andrew Hellen is chief systems engineer for supersonic business jet developer Aerion
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Emirates 777 crash inquiry details chaotic evacuation
Investigators have detailed the extraordinary evacuation of the crashed Emirates Boeing 777-300 at Dubai, disclosing that cabin crew had to cope with problems at all 10 exits.
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Air Namibia to serve Durban via Gaborone
Air Namibia will on 30 October start flights to Durban in South Africa from Windhoek, with a stopover in Botswana's capital Gaborone.
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Tunisair orders A320neos after rejigging backlog
Tunisair has ordered five Airbus A320neo twinjets, the airframer’s latest backlog figures have disclosed.