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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Boeing eyes European unmanned potential
A senior Boeing figure has said that the company is well positioned to penetrate the European unmanned market, following good experiences with other types of kit.
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Israel shoots down Hamas-operated UAV
An Israeli air force Patriot surface-to-air missile has shot down a small unmanned air vehicle that had been launched by Hamas militants from inside the Gaza Strip.
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FARNBOROUGH: Aircraft bomb threat? Call Cobham
Cobham has come up with a new means of finding, defusing and recovering suspected unexploded bombs without risking human life.
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FARNBOROUGH: AerCap sees no 'order bubble'
AerCap president Philip Scruggs has denied the existence of a global aircraft order bubble, arguing that manufacturers are too rational to allow a situation that could “kill the industry”.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Pitching its UAV engines, Lycoming makes Farnborough debut
Lycoming Engines has not historically attended the Farnborough airshow, but the Textron unit is flying its colours this year and is pushing its range of engines for the unmanned air vehicle (UAV) market.
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FARNBOROUGH: Avio Aero powering through first 'eventful' year under GE's wing
When Riccardo Procacci says it has been “an eventful year”, the Avio Aero boss knows of what he speaks.The Italy-based maker of jet engine components is just a couple weeks shy of its first year inside the GE Aviation business, which bought it on 1 August 2013 for $4.3 billion ...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: TAI orders Martin-Baker seats for Hurkus B
Martin-Baker is to supply the crew escape system for the Turkish air force’s Hurkus B turboprop trainers, under a deal signed on the opening day of the Farnborough air show.
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FARNBOROUGH: Funding windfall for UK defence projects
Royal Air Force operations with the Sentinel R1 and Shadow R1 intelligence aircraft are to be extended until 2018, as part of a £1.1 billion ($1.8 billion) funding boost for the Ministry of Defence announced at the show. Also included is money to acquire an active electronically scanned array radar ...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: F-35 deployment hinges on safety board decision
A US military safety investigation board will have the final say on whether to approve the Lockheed Martin F-35 for a return to flight as soon as this week, as inspection work continues on the Pratt & Whitney engine which caused a fire in late June.
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FARNBOROUGH: US airport selected for MRJ flight tests
Mitsubishi Aircraft will be using Grant County International airport in the United States as a flight test centre for its MRJ regional jet programme.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Qatar in ‘impasse’ with Airbus on A380
Qatar Airways remains in a deadlock with Airbus over the ongoing delay to its A380s, and chief executive Akbar Al Baker is remaining tight lipped about the likely delivery schedule.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Textron’s big hopes for its small guided bomb
Textron Systems thinks big things can come in small packages and the company has used Farnborough to unveil its newest munition - a 27in (0.7m) precision-guided glide weapon called Fury.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Pratt & Whitney, Alcoa forge blades partnership
Pratt & Whitney and Alcoa have sealed a partnership that underpins the Pure Power PW1000G geared turbofan engine programme – by signing a 10-year, $1.1 billion deal for forged aluminium fan blades.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: E2 to be star of Embraer's show
Embraer will be putting its E-Jet E2 family centre stage this year, as it works to bag new orders and tout the programme's rapid development
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FARNBOROUGH: Saab expects first 340MSA sale soon
Saab expects to close the sale of its first 340 Maritime Security Aircraft to an Asian nation in the coming months.
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FARNBOROUGH: World Cup lift for in-flight television
Panasonic Avionics believes its in-flight television service has received a huge boost in awareness from the FIFA World Cup, estimating that around 40,000 passengers watched live Germany's late win over Argentina in last night's finale.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: TAI nears Anka export deal
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) expects the first export deal for its Anka unmanned air vehicle to be signed ‘before the end of the year’, a company executive has revealed.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus Helicopters picks Thales Scorpion
Airbus Helicopters has selected Thales’s Scorpion helmet-mounted sight and display system for integration into its future Helicopter Weapons System.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Kazakhstan's Bek Air to take Superjets
Kazakhstani carrier Bek Air has agreed to take delivery of seven Sukhoi Superjet 100s, all of which will be configured in an all-economy layout.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Eastern Air Lines signs for 20 MRJ90s
Eastern Air Lines has signed a memorandum of understanding covering 20 Mitsubishi Regional Jets, and taken purchase rights for an additional 20.