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First Airbus Helicopters EC145 T2 handed to launch customer
Launch customer DLR Luftrettung has taken delivery of the first Airbus Helicopters EC145 T2, the newest variant of the medium-twin rotorcraft.
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IAG to firm eight A350s and take eight A330s for Iberia
International Airlines Group is exercising options on eight Airbus A350-900 and will also obtain eight A330-200s for Spanish carrier Iberia.
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UK spaceport plans geared to boost small satellite business
The UK is laying the groundwork for a commercial space transport industry by opening a consultation on a site for a spaceport. And it is looking across the Atlantic for guidance on how to regulate the nascent business of ferrying passengers into space – with operations possible from 2018.
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ANALYSIS: Bombardier looks to China, structures for growth
With its star commercial aircraft still grounded and once-promising partnerships with Russian industry less certain, Bombardier will shift attention to its neglected aerostructures business to drive revenue growth while continuing to attempt to unlock the Chinese market and return the CSeries to flight.
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Embraer's role grows in Brazilian Gripen programme
Embraer confirms the company’s role in Brazil’s F-X fighter programme has expanded since the air force awarded the $4.5 billion contract to Saab to deliver 36 Gripen NG fighters.
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Swiss and MRO unit lead Lufthansa profits in first half
Strong contributions from MRO unit Lufthansa Technik and Swiss International Air Lines helped Lufthansa overcome challenges elsewhere in the group to improve overall operating profit in the first half.
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Bombardier links Learjet 85 schedule to priority review
Bombardier is now linking an internal debate over the entry into service date of the Learjet 85 to a wide-ranging review of priorities that includes the flight test programmes of the Global 7000 and 8000.
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Airbus Helicopters launches reduced weight EC145
Airbus Helicopters has quietly launched a new reduced weight variant of its EC145 light-twin aimed at the fire-fighting and aerial work segments.
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Bombardier may query P&W on CSeries engine fix
Bombardier may seek more information before accepting Pratt & Whitney's proposed solution to the engine malfunction that has kept the CSeries flight test fleet grounded for two months, executives say.
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Italy ponders Hammerhead UAV as Predator replacement
Italy is evaluating the Piaggio Aero P.1HH Hammerhead unmanned air vehicle (UAV) as a likely replacement for its air force's fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator As from later this decade.
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FAA proposes S-92 oil pump failure prevention mandate
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed to mandate a series of actions that are already recommended by Sikorsky aimed at preventing a main gear box oil pump failure from causing an S-92 helicopter to crash.
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USAF debates future fighter requirement
The next generation of weapons technology that replaces the Lockheed Martin F-22 and F-35 may not be a single-seater or even a fighter, but the end result should have a deeper magazine, says the retiring head of the US Air Force’s Air Combat Command (ACC).
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BA crew autopsies show organophosphate poisoning
Cabin air contamination and its cumulative effect on flight crew health is once again in the spotlight as the findings of a post-mortem on a 43-year-old British Airways pilot are published.
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ANA firms order for 30 A320neo-family jets
Japan's ANA Holdings has firmed its agreement for 30 Airbus A320neo jets, and will become the first operator of the type in the country.
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ANALYSIS: Asia’s magically shrinking superjumbo orderbook
The termination of Skymark Airlines' order for six Airbus A380 aircraft, and the reclassification of 10 A380s due for Hong Kong Airlines, has cut the Asia Pacific region’s orders for very large aircraft by one third.
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ANA beats ANZ to first 787-9 scheduled flight honour
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has set 7 August as the date it will begin operating the Boeing 787-9 aircraft on a regular, scheduled basis.
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Crashed TransAsia ATR had requested runway change
Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) has denied reports that air traffic controllers at Magong airport had rejected TransAsia Airways GE222's pilot's request to change the direction of the turboprop's landing approach, moments before it crashed.
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ANA, Boeing finalise $13 billion widebody order
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has finalised an order with Boeing for 40 widebody aircraft comprising 20 777-9X aircraft, 14 787-9s, and six 777-300ERs.
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F-35B passes wet runway and crosswind tests
The Lockheed Martin F-35B has completed wet runway and crosswind testing, which comprised 37 missions over a 41 day period using aircraft BF-4.
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Conviasa cancels long haul flights amid currency crisis
Venezuela's state owned airline Conviasa has cancelled indefinitely its flights to Madrid and Buenos Aires after Italy's Blue Panorama Airlines terminated its Boeing 767-300 wet lease contract, reportedly over unpaid bills.