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PARIS: HammerHead shown in Italian air force livery
The Italian air force’s future unmanned air vehicle has been touted in its true colours at the show, with the 28º Gruppo UAV sqn markings – a witch on a broom – appearing on the side of the Piaggio Aerospace P.1HH HammerHead.
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PARIS: Chinese medevac operator, 999, selects Falcon 2000LX for fixed wing missions
Chinese medical evacuation provider, Beijing Red Cross Emergency Medical Center (999) has selected Dassault's Falcon 2000LX for air ambulance operations. When the large cabin business jet and former demonstrator enters service in September, it will be the first fixed-wing aircraft in China equipped to perform air ambulance missions.
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PARIS: Lockheed introduces new hybrid airship design
Lockheed Martin has introduced the new LMH1 hybrid airship, a commercialised variant of its half-sized P-791 demonstrator that it first flew in 2006.
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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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PARIS: Chinese lessor Minsheng signs for 30 737s
China's Minsheng Financial Leasing has signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase 30 Boeing 737s, a mix of 737NGs and 737 Max jets.
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PARIS: MBDA on target for Meteor introduction
With MBDA’s Meteor missile on target for service introduction next year, the company is looking to also score its first hit on the export stage.
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PARIS: Ruili commits to 30 737 Max jets
Ruili Airlines has committed to purchase 30 Boeing 737 Max jets with financial support from AVIC International Leasing, the airframer confirms.
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PARIS: Gulfstream bullish on European sales prospects
Gulfstream says its decision to return to Paris in 2013 after a break of eight years paid dividends, and now airframer is planning to make the biennial event a permanent fixture on its already packed airshow calendar.
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PARIS: Canadian Coast Guard trials UAVs
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is partnering with the Canadian Coast Guard to trial the use of commercial unmanned aerial vehicles in its coastal patrol operations.
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PARIS: France plans Alpha Jet replacement
France is gearing up to replace its fleet of aged Dassault Alpha jet trainers under an initiative provisionally dubbed “Project Cognac”.
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PARIS: Labinal Power Systems sparks onboard energy efficiency
At Labinal Power Systems, there's more than a spark of excitement – about power electronics computers that boast 99% electrical energy efficiency.
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PARIS: Neos to take Trent-powered 787s
Italian operator Neos has been disclosed as a customer for three Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787-8s.
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PARIS: Lockheed and Terma sign MOU laced with caveats
As Denmark prepares to select a fighter jet to replace its aging F-16s, Lockheed Martin and Terma have signed an agreement that secures the Danish firm’s continued participation on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme so long as the Lightning II is downselected.
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PARIS: Airbus Helicopters launches X6 concept phase
Airbus Helicopters has announced further renewal of its product line with the launch at Paris this morning of a two-year concept development phase for a new heavy helicopter provisionally called the X6.
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PARIS: 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: US firms team for F-16 component repair offering
Four US defence firms have joined forces to provide a web-based component MRO offering for operators of the Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
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PARIS: LHT partners with GE for GE9X and GEnx-2B overhaul
Lufthansa Technik is building a joint-venture overhaul shop with General Electric to service the engines of its parent carrier's Boeing 747-8 and on-order 777X fleet.
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PARIS: Cebu Pacific orders 16 high-density ATR 72-600s
Cebu Pacific Air has ordered 16 ATR 72-600s which will be the first aircraft of the turboprop model to be fitted with the manufacturer's high-density Armonia cabin.
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PARIS: Boeing, Saab test ground-launched small diameter bomb
Boeing and Saab have extended their cooperation agreement – which already includes working on a clean-sheet jet trainer design for the US Air Force’s T-X contest – to trial a novel new application for the former’s SDB I small diameter bomb.
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PARIS: Antonov quietly launches new heavy transport
Ukraine's Antonov appears to have quietly launched a new programme at Paris for a jet-powered military and civil transport.