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Hawker Pacific to support Cessna Caravans in the Philippines
Hawker Pacific has been appointed as an authorised service facility provider in the Philippines for Cessna Caravan aircraft.
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Airbus Helicopters poised for sales under US budget proposal
While orders for US-made aircraft would decline sharply under the Defense Department’s latest budget proposal, the US arm of Europe’s Airbus Group would come out on top.
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German army receives final ASGARD-standard Tiger helicopter
Airbus Helicopters has delivered to the German army the last of 12 Tiger UHT support helicopters upgraded to the ASGARD configuration for deployment to Afghanistan.
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AeroVironment swings on US defence budget volatility
Fiscal third-quarter revenues surged 53% to $59.6 million, and operating profit rose by 40% to $23.9 million at unmanned air systems manufacturer AeroVironment.
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CAE to upgrade Israeli Black Hawk simulator
The Israeli air force has contracted CAE to upgrade a simulator for its CH-53 transport and UH-60A Black Hawk utility helicopters.
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Germania grows fleet for holiday season
Germania is to lease a fourth Airbus A321 for its summer 2014 schedule.
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NASA renames Dryden research centre after Neil Armstrong
NASA has renamed its Dryden Flight Research Center (pictured) at Edwards AFB after Neil Armstrong, who served as a test pilot at the centre from 1955 to 1962, amassing more than 2,400 flight hours in 48 types, including the X-15.
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Large MC-21 model to undergo windtunnel tests
Aerodynamics specialists are preparing to analyse a large-scale model of the Irkut MC-21 using a Moscow windtunnel.
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BAE advances Captor-E radar integration on Typhoon
BAE Systems has performed the first test flight of a Eurofighter Typhoon fitted with a mass model replicating the type’s future active electronically scanned array radar.
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Gazpromavia puts long-range Superjet into service
Russian carrier Gazpromavia has put its long-range version of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 into service, the first commercial operation with the variant.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Can Rolls-Royce find a way back into narrowbodies?
Despite committing the thrust of its development energies in a two-step evolution of its Trent family – the target being a widebody engine in the 2020s featuring extensive composite structures and geared technology – Rolls-Royce is reaffirming its determination to return to the single-aisle market.
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China Southern flight passes near North Korean missile test
A China Southern Airlines A330 aircraft passed through the vicinity of North Korean ballistic missile test yesterday.
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Singapore confirms A330 MRTT buy
Singapore will obtain the Airbus Military A330 multi-role tanker transport to replace its Boeing KC-135R fleet.
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Flight tests of Xian Y-20 proceeding well
Flight tests of China’s Xian Y-20 transport aircraft are proceeding well, with the designer of the type claiming the aircraft has “set new records” for China.
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Field Aviation achieves first flight of Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
A Bombardier Challenger 604 demonstrator of Boeing's Maritime Surveillance Aircraft achieved first flight on 28 February, according to Toronto-based aircraft modifier Field Aviation.
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Apache AH-64E enters full-rate production
Boeing has received a contract modification from the US Army that will move its AH-64E Apache attack helicopter into full-rate production, according to a contract announcement from the US Department of Defense (DOD).
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RwandAir receives EDC funds for Q400
RwandAir has agreed to C$15 million ($13.6 million) to C$25 million in financing from Export Development Canada (EDC) for Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft.
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Next decade set for $75bn civil helicopter deliveries: Ascend
Around $75 billion of new civil turbine helicopters are expected to be delivered globally within the next decade a helicopter fleet forecast from Flightglobal advisory service Ascend predicts.
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Standard Chartered closes 10-year financings on Cebu A320s
Standard Chartered Bank has closed a finance lease transaction for two new Airbus A320 aircraft with Philippines’ Cebu Air.
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PICTURE: Qatar unveils new first class with A380 cabin reveal
Qatar Airways has unveiled the cabin interior of its Airbus A380s at the ITB travel trade show in Berlin today, which features a new first-class product. The airline plans to put the superjumbo into service this summer between Doha and London Heathrow.