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Airbus: UK's exit decision is 'wake-up call' for Europe
Airbus Group is referring to the UK decision to leave the European Union as a “wake-up call”, but has yet to assess the competitive impact of the result.
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EasyJet urges prioritisation of UK access to EU market
UK budget carrier EasyJet is to concentrate on talks with European governments to ensure that its operations are not interrupted by the UK’s decision to break away from the European Union.
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New Spirit AeroSystems CEO sets no deadline for Boeing supply deal
Spirit AeroSystems’ incoming chief executive has set no timeline for completing a new long-term master contract with former corporate parent Boeing several months after the previous deal expired.
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Opinion
OPINION: Can Airbus bear weight of A400M Atlas?
By all rights, the Airbus Defence & Space A400M should be a soar-away success story in both the domestic and export markets – but at the moment the programme is looking dangerously vulnerable.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Spirit Airlines’ CFO Edward Christie
Spirit Airlines has spun an interesting story in recent years, report regular profits and double-digit operating margins annually.
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India considers additional 30-unit Hawk buy
India’s defence ministry is considering the acquisition of an additional batch of BAE Systems Hawk advanced jet trainers.
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CA-CIB records five-month aircraft finance volume of $5 billion
Credit Agricole CIB organised $5 billion-worth of aircraft finance transactions in the first five months of 2016.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing preparing 737 Max to avoid teething pains
Trouble-free introductions of a new aircraft type are rare. The industry’s borrowing of the term, “teething pains,” from child development suggests some level of early operating distress is viewed as inevitable. And indeed, despite more than a century of accumulated experience by a mature and sophisticated industry, all new aircraft ...
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Airbus studying manned successor for German Tornados
Airbus Defence & Space is eyeing a potential opportunity for European industry to develop a next-generation combat aircraft to replace the German air force’s Panavia Tornado fleet post-2030.
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First German Sea Lion to fly in fourth quarter
The German navy’s first NH Industries NTH90 Sea Lion rotorcraft is on schedule to make its flight debut in the fourth quarter of this year, as Airbus Helicopters prepares to bid the same type for another requirement for the operator.
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Ascend forecasts good growth in Asia helicopter deliveries
Flightglobal’s Ascend consultancy forecasts that the Asia-Pacific’s share of commercial helicopter deliveries will rise to 37% in 2025 from 26% in 2015.
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EgyptAir A320 recorders undergoing circuitry tests
Investigators are cleaning and testing the circuit boards of the crashed EgyptAir Airbus A320’s flight recorders ahead of attempting to extract their data.
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Indian deal for 36 Rafales moves forward
New Delhi is in the final stages of a process that could lead to a contract for 36 Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft.
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US pursuing smaller, hybrid block buy for F-35
Budget austerity and a resistant Congress is reining in a F-35 block buy for the US government that would include lot 12 of low-rate initial production, but the government is examining the potential of a hybrid block buy, the Joint Strike Fighter’s program executive officer said on 22 June.
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More F-35 orders remain on horizon for Israel
The Israeli Air Force’s chief of staff has recommended the purchase of an additional 17 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, but that decision is pending authorisation from the Israeli government.
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Rostec sells stake in Russian Helicopters for $600m
Rostec has reached an agreement to sell some of its stake in Russian Helicopters to a consortium of Russian and Middle Eastern investment funds for a figure of around $600 million.
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Japan eyeing fresh order of AW101 helicopters
Leonardo Helicopters is in discussions with the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force for a follow-on order of a dozen AgustaWestland AW101 rotorcraft.
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Eurofighter partners target fresh Typhoon sales
Eurofighter delivered a combined 47 Typhoons over the 12-month period to the end of May, with its partner companies now stepping up efforts to secure additional export sales of the multi-role combat aircraft.
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France receives first A400M with tactical capability
Airbus has delivered its first A400M capable of conducting tactical tasks such as the airdrop of supplies, with the French air force accepting the tactical transport on 8 June. Other new features include the addition of cockpit armour and defensive aids system equipment, plus clearance for the Atlas to transfer ...