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Daher to announce business aviation aerostructures contract at EBACE
French aerostructures firm Daher is poised to secure a significant new contract with a business aircraft manufacturer as part of a push to expand its US customer base.
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NewsBombardier confirms Swiss as CSeries launch operator
Bombardier has identified Swiss International Air Lines as the launch carrier for the CSeries twinjet, with the airline taking delivery in the first half of 2016.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Insatiable demand for connectivity in business aviation
Connectivity, both in the cabin and in the cockpit, has become a must-have item in business aviation. The proliferation of personal electronic devices such as smartphones and tablet computers has led to an expectation to be connected to the Internet at all times, whether on the ground or in the ...
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NewsEmirates Group profit surges despite runway interruption
Middle Eastern operation Emirates Group has achieved its second-highest full-year profit, up 34% to Dhs5.5 billion ($1.5 billion).
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Qantas, Asiana sign A380 MRO deals with LTP
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) has signed an “exclusive, long-term agreement” with Qantas Airways for the base maintenance of the latter’s Airbus A380 fleet.
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Lufthansa Technik Philippines details hangar extension plans
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) will complete its hangar expansion at Manila by the third quarter of this year, allowing it to ramp up its A380 and 777 base maintenance.
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AUVSI: IAI stresses big future for UCAVs
The head of Israel Aerospace Industries’ military aircraft division believes its future profits reside in the market for unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAV).
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NewsAUVSI: Lockheed urges more X-47B testing
Lockheed Martin wants to see the X-47B demonstrator programme led by Northrop Grumman continue as the US Navy’s unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) competition enters a “waiting period” with no firm requirements.
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NewsFirst overhauled Ka-31s returned to Indian navy
India’s navy has received the first two of its Kamov Ka-31 airborne early warning rotorcraft to undergo repairs at Russian Helicopters company Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise.
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AUVSI: Lockheed Martin unveils improved Desert Hawk
Lockheed Martin has unveiled its Desert Hawk IV, which is no longer designed to break apart on landing and has almost twice the endurance of the third iteration of the small UAV operated by the British Army.
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NewsAUVSI: NAVAIR focuses on sensor and autonomous capabilities
The recently-appointed lead for US Naval Air System Command’s unmanned aviation has prioritised sensor capability and controlled autonomy as his two main concerns for the future.
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NewsAUVSI: New tethered UAV for CNN
Drone Aviation has introduced a new rotary unmanned air vehicle that is connected to a tether, allowing it to simultaneously receive power and transmit data back to the ground.
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AUVSI: Unmanned Coanda-effect saucer makes debut
A saucer-shaped unmanned air vehicle with a unique approach to vertical lift and forward flight made its public debut at the Unmanned Systems convention.
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NewsAUVSI: FAA approves beyond line of sight, urban UAV flights
The US Federal Aviation Administration on 6 May announced an agreement to allow three organizations to begin unmanned air vehicle (UAV) flights on “extended” line of sight, beyond line of sight and urban operations.
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MRO providers Barfield and AMG merge sales organisations
MRO providers Barfield and Aero Maintenance Group (AMG), which were both acquired in recent years by Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance, have combined their sales divisions as part of an ongoing integration of the two companies.
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AUVSI: Airbus to continue weaponisation of Tanan UAV
Airbus Defence & Space is continuing development work on its Tanan vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle, including weaponising the platform, despite the lack of a confirmed customer.
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American expands streaming entertainment to Airbus fleet
American Airlines is adding streaming inflight entertainment to 200 Airbus A320 family aircraft in its fleet, upping the number of domestic aircraft with the amenity to 500.
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AUVSI: US lawmaker calls on UAV industry to increase lobbying
Getting Congress to act on loosening the regulatory restrictions covering commercial unmanned systems in the USA requires the industry to act, a key Republican lawmaker says.
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NewsAUVSI: Textron awaits results of international tenders
Textron Systems is currently awaiting the results of three international military tenders, for which it has offered its pair of unmanned air vehicles.