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NewsBabcock to pay £1.6 billion for Bond parent Avincis
Engineering support services provider Babcock will snap up up helicopter operator Avincis - the Bond Aviation and Inaer parent - for a total of £1.6 billion ($2.6 billion) from its private equity owners Investindustrial and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
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NewsQatar plans €2bn NH90 acquisition
Qatar has signed a letter of intent covering the possible acquisition of 22 NH Industries NH90 helicopters in a deal worth around €2 billion ($2.8 billion).
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Kenya’s Fly-SAX starts Lokichoggio route
Kenya’s Fly-SAX has started flights from Nairobi to Lokichoggio.
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NewsObjects sighted in revised MH370 search zone
Three weeks since the departure of ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur, investigators have yet to identify or retrieve a single item of debris from the Boeing 777.
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Qatar picks Thales for optionally-piloted aircraft project
Qatar’s armed forces have signed a memorandum of understanding with Thales linked to the development of an optionally-piloted aircraft capability.
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NewsSouth Korea accepts new-generation Hercules
Lockheed Martin delivered its first pair of C-130J-30 tactical transport to South Korea’s air force during a ceremony at its Marietta final assembly site in Georgia on 27 March.
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NewsNew helmet technology could be used on most USAF aircraft
The US Air Force confirms that its digital helmet-mounted display (DHMD) project seeks to develop technology for use in a variety of aircraft, including tankers, transports and most jet fighters.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Deep ties help Boeing win out in Japan
All Nippon Airways, a Boeing stalwart for many years, on 27 March placed a series of tentative commitments that will have disappointed and pleased Airbus in almost equal measure.
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NewsIndian air force C-130J crashes, killing five
A Lockheed Martin C-130J operated by the Indian air force has crashed 72 miles west of the Indian city of Gwailor.
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NewsPICTURES: Asiana A380 emerges from Hamburg paint shop
Asiana Airlines’s first Airbus A380 aircraft has emerged from the paint shop in Hamburg, Germany.
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NewsMH370 search area moved after aircraft speed data revised
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has shifted the search area for the lost Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER northeast from the previous location owing to revised calculations of the aircraft’s speed.
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NewsFA-50 buy puts Manila back in the jet business
The Philippines has signed a contract for 12 Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 fighter aircraft.
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NewsAlaska plans on independent future: Tilden
Alaska Air plans to remain independent, even as it faces challenges from its codeshare partner Delta Air Lines.
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Qatar air force selects Airbus to supply A330 MRTTs
The Qatar Emiri Air Force has selected Airbus to supply two A330 multi-role tanker transports (MRTT), potentially adding a seventh customer for the type.
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NewsUSAF must modernize at expense of legacy aircraft: USAF general
Defence spending cuts have left the US Air Force with two options.
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FIDAE: Avianca Brazil 'advancing' on E2 order
Avianca Brazil is "advancing" in talks with Embraer to place an order for the re-engined E2 regional jet, says the airline's majority owner German Efromovich.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters 'cements ties' with Avicopter
Amid the higher-profile agreements covering commercial airliners signed on 26 March by Airbus and its Chinese partners, France’s rotorcraft industry was also busy with its Beijing counterparts.
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NewsBombardier sells special mission CRJ700 in Latin America
An undisclosed customer in Latin America has signed a purchase agreement for one CRJ700 NextGen special mission aircraft in a deal valued at about $67 million.
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NewsFIDAE: LATAM reveals new cabin interiors
LATAM Airlines Group has unveiled a new cabin interior design for its incoming Boeing 787-9s, Airbus A350s and new deliveries of Airbus A320 family aircraft.
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EasyJet launches Naples base
EasyJet formally opened its base at Naples, marking the low-cost carrier's third in Italy.