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AIRSHOW CHINA: Bombardier open to Chinese assembly line
Building a final assembly line could be “the next logical step” for Bombardier in China, the president of its commercial aircraft division believes.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Airbus pushes regional A330 to ease constraints
Airbus believes its regional A330 is the best short-term solution to ease the main constraints in the China market.
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Bristow delays S-76D deliveries
Bristow Group has delayed taking delivery of seven Sikorsky S-76D helicopters until its 2016 financial year, while three of the type already handed over to the operator are yet to enter service.
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ANALYSIS: Bell 525 Relentless cutaway and technical description
If everything goes to plan and Bell Helicopter delivers its first 525R Relentless rotorcraft in 2016 to an as-yet unannounced customer, it will mark the end of the first chapter in the battle for market supremacy in the emerging segment for super-medium rotorcraft. Rivals AgustaWestland and Airbus Helicopters have already ...
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IAG boss spells out concerns over airport expansion costs
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh says he will not be supporting any of the three shortlisted options to expand Gatwick or Heathrow because of concerns over the potential for their construction costs, and consequently airline charges, to rise.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Reignwood signs LOI for 50 Bell 505s
Bell Helicopter has followed up on this week's successful maiden sortie of its new 505 Jet Ranger X by sealing a tentative commitment for 50 examples of the light single from Chinese company Reignwood Investment.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Rolls-Royce to power EA-500
Rolls-Royce has signed a long-term contract to supply Chinese light aircraft manufacturer Jiangsu A-Star with turboprop engines to power the Extra EA-500 it will manufacture.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Honeywell taps Air China Technics for APU repairs
Honeywell Aerospace has authorised Air China Technics as a warranty repair station for its 131-9A/B auxiliary power units (APUs).
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Loong Airlines picks P&W for APU support
Zhejiang Loong Airlines has signed an auxiliary power unit (APU) maintenance support agreement with Pratt & Whitney AeroPower (P&W).
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AIRSHOW CHINA: AVIC announces MA700 launch customers
AVIC has announced that Joy Air and Okay Airways are the launch customers for its in-development MA700 turboprop programme.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: CFM starts building Leap-1Cs for C919 flight test
CFM International says it is “very pleased” with the performance of its Leap-1C engine so far, and it has started building engines to be delivered for Comac’s C919 flight test programme.
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Tornado departure ends UK's fast jet role in Afghanistan
The UK has concluded a decade-long commitment of fast jet combat aircraft to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, with its last Panavia Tornado GR4s having left Kandahar airfield for the final time.
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US seeks to purchase small UAS for battle against Islamic State
US President Barack Obama has asked for $55 million worth of small, tactical unmanned air vehicles as part of a $5.6 billion request to Congress for the US fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Gulfstream optimistic on G500/600 in China
Gulfstream is bullish on the outlook of its latest two offerings, the G500 and G600, in the Chinese market.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: AVIC to build empennage tips for 777
Boeing has awarded a contract to AVIC to produce composite empennage tips of the 777 programme starting in 2017.
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ANALYSIS: Bumps on Dema's path to tier one status
Becoming a tier one in the aerospace supply chain is a tough business, and the 21-year rise of Dema from $2 million-turnover boutique design house to one of Italy’s foremost aerostructures players has not been without growing pains. Alongside a succession of acquisitions and investment in facilities and equipment have ...
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AIRSHOW CHINA: AVIC sees large amphibian as niche aircraft
AVIC hopes for its AG600 amphibian to complete its first flight around the end of 2015, with the aircraft mainly to serve in the search and rescue (SAR) and firefighting roles.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: AVIC studying large ground effect vehicle
AVIC is conducting a proof of concept review into the costs and technology related to the development of a large-sized ground effect vehicle.
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Australian official confirms Taranis test location
A senior Royal Australian Air Force official has confirmed that flight testing of the BAE Systems-led Taranis unmanned combat air system demonstrator took place at the nation’s Woomera test range, removing a classification status previously imposed by the UK Ministry of Defence.
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Austrian veers toward CSeries: report
Austrian Airlines appears to be preparing an order for Bombardier’s CSeries to replace its ageing Fokker regional jet fleet.