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Turkish operator takes first H145 Mercedes-Benz Style
Turkish operator Körfez Aviation has received the first Airbus Helicopters H145 configured with the Mercedes-Benz Style interior, following its launch in October.
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Ascend conducts valuation study on 787-8 for president of Mexico
Ascend Flightglobal Consultancy has conducted a valuation study for the government of Mexico, to support the decision made to purchase a new Boeing 787-8 for the nation's president, Enrique Peña Nieto.
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IAI and Hankuk Carbon team to develop VTOL unmanned systems
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Korean composite manufacturer Hankuk Carbon will form a joint venture to new vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicles.
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PICTURE: First glimpse of Israel's Impact UAV
Flightglobal has obtained first details and an image of the Impact unmanned air vehicle being developed by new Israeli company Meteor Aerospace.
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ANALYSIS: F-35 revolutionises multi-role operations for IAF
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has accelerated its preparations for the delivery of the first Lockheed Martin F-35I Adir at the end of the year.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Gary Forster -Growing business aviation in Bali
Gary Forster is the general manager for ExecuJet's fixed base operator in Bali, Indonesia. He is seeking to exploit growth opportunities for the business aviation services provider in this nascent, yet promising market
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UK reveals sharp increase in Reaper Hellfire use
A sharp surge in the number of Lockheed Martin AGM-114 missiles deployed from the Royal Air Force’s unmanned air vehicle fleet was seen between 2014 and 2015, marking a rise in the type's use from the drawdown from intervention in Afghanistan, to current operations in Iraq and Syria.
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Interview: Katherine Wallace - Flying the dream with Southwest Airlines
Katherine Wallace worked for four operators before securing her current position of Boeing 737 captain for Southwest Airlines – a company she had set her sights on sometime earlier
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Comlux orders three executive A320neos
Business operator Comlux has ordered three of the corporate version of the Airbus A320neo re-engined jet.
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PICTURES: Tigerair Australia unveils first 737-800
Tigerair Australia has unveiled the first Boeing 737-800 painted in its livery, ahead of the airline starting international services on 23 March.
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Boeing receives first contract of Air Force One recap
One year after being announced as prime contractor, Boeing is formally on contract to replace America’s 747-200-derived "Air Force One" fleet with up to three modified 747-8 widebodies.
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VIDEO: Boeing 737 Max completes maiden flight
Boeing’s lead 737 Max the “Spirit of Renton” defied Seattle’s seasonal drizzle to complete its maiden flight today, taking off over Lake Washington in front of thousands of cheering employees, who the company is hailing for having completed an “extremely clean airplane” marginally ahead of schedule.
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US commission urges tweaks to Army aviation restructure
A two-year-old US Army plan to restructure the aviation branch over the next five years while saving billions of dollars is overall a “well-crafted” approach, but should be tweaked, says the National Commission on the Future of the Army.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Dassault's chief on the benefits of a balanced business
Any chief executive has to take the rough with the smooth, and for Dassault Aviation’s Éric Trappier, the past 12 months have provided plenty of both. The company has seen its once-turbocharged Falcon business clock up its lowest deliveries in a decade on the back of slumps in markets such ...
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Dassault confirms two-year delay for 5X
Dassault Aviation has confirmed a two-year delay and production freeze on its all-new Falcon 5X because of ongoing problems with the Snecma Silvercrest engine.
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Opinion
OPINION: Dassault excels in balancing act
“We had the impression the crisis was over and the world was back to recovery.” The downturn in markets that as recently as 2014 were darlings of Dassault, and its rivals in large-cabin business jets, surprised the French firm’s boss Éric Trappier, but it illustrates the fragility of a sector ...
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Boeing secures deal for 20 US and Australian P-8 Poseidons
Boeing will supply 16 more armed P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to the US Navy and four to the Royal Australian Air Force under a $2.5 billion contract announced this week.
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Opinion
OPINION: Diversity in airline leadership brings success
Lack of leadership diversity in global airlines undermines their commercial success and prospects, writes Christoph Wahl of Egon Zehnder
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Upgraded Coyote UAV contracted for hurricane hunting
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will continue to use Raytheon’s tube-launched Coyote unmanned air vehicle to track hurricanes, following a successful upgrade to the system that has increased its endurance and range.
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Norwegian secures PDP financing for 50 A320neos
Norwegian's wholly owned subsidiary Arctic Aviation Assets has arranged pre-delivery payment financing for 50 Airbus A320neos scheduled for delivery in the period 2016-19.