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PARIS: Raytheon takes aim at Lockheed’s LRASM
Raytheon is taking exception to the US Department of Defense's apparent push to adopt the Lockheed Martin Long Range Anti-ship Missile (LRASM) as its next-generation air-launched anti-ship weapon.
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PARIS: Bahrain promotes its role as Saudi gateway
Bahrain is the gateway to aerospace business in the largest market in the Middle East and the country's transport minister was at the Paris air show to encourage exhibitors to accept its open invitation.
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PARIS: Aerolia and Canada's NRC sign research agreement
Canada's National Research Council signed a five-year collaborative research agreement with EADS subsidiary Aerolia at Paris to conduct research and development in advanced machining and various metallic and composite technologies.
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NewsPARIS: Magellan agrees F-35 tail supply contract
Magellan Aerospace has signed an agreement with BAE Systems for work on the F-35 Lightning II programme.
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NewsPARIS: UAC set to deliver 18 Yak-130s in 2013
Russia's United Aircraft Corporation is set to deliver 18 Yak-130 trainers to the Russian air force in 2013, say company officials speaking at the Paris air show. The Russian air force has ordered 55 airframes of the type.
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NewsPARIS: Aerolia partner with Canada's NRC research institute
EADS' French aerostructure subsidiary Aerolia has partnered with Canada's national research council NRC to explore new production processes for metallic and composite airframe components.
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GKN wins case for turbine contract
GKN Aerospace will provide low pressure turbine cases to Safran subsidiary Snecma as part of Silverjet's contract to supply engines for Cessna's upcoming Citation Latitude business jet.
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NewsVIDEO: O’Leary explains fleet decision as targets rise
Ryanair has upped its growth target and revealed plans to return €1 billion ($1.3 billion) to shareholders, a day after chief executive Michael O'Leary arrived...
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NewsPARIS: United orders 35 A350-1000s via -900 conversion
United Airlines is ordering 35 Airbus A350-1000s which will include conversion of 25 previously-ordered A350-900s to the larger model.
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NewsPARIS: TBM850 operator Voldirect gets French IMC approval
There was an air of optimism within Europe's single-engined aircraft camp yesterday after Rennes-based Daher-Socata TBM850 operator Voldirect received approval from the French civil aviation authority to operate the aircraft commercially in instrument meteorological conditions.
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PARIS: AAR to establish Russian MRO facility
USA-based maintenance firm AAR has signed a letter of intent to establish a commercial aircraft maintenance centre in Ulyanovsk, Russia.
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NewsPARIS: Eurocopter test pilots bid farewell to experimental X3 rotorcraft
Although Eurocopter's test pilots think flying the X3 high-speed compound rotorcraft is "a dream come true", they will soon have to wake up to reality, as the manufacturer retires the experimental aircraft.
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PARIS: Hong Kong lessor tentatively orders 60 A320neos
Asian lessor Hong Kong Aviation Capital is intending to order 60 Airbus A320neo-family twinjets.
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NewsPARIS: Milestone C295 ready to support Omani training
Airbus Military is displaying the 100th production example of its C295 medium transport at the show, and says the twin-engined type is ready to be delivered to future operator the Royal Air Force of Oman.
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NewsPARIS: Pogosyan outlines Superjet 100 production rate
Sukhoi will be turning out three Superjet 100s per month from July, which will lead to a total annual output of 26 of the regional jets.
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NewsPARIS: Bell rings changes with revised 525 specifications
Bell Helicopter has upped the capabilities of its in-development 525 Relentless on the back of favourable data generated from the design review process.
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Incheon airport names new CEO
Incheon International Airport has appointed Jung Chang Soo as its president and chief executive, effective from 4 June. He will be responsible for...
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NewsPARIS: EASA approval of EC225 fixes 'within days', says Eurocopter
Eurocopter expects EASA certification in a "matter of days" for the temporary fixes it has developed on the EC225, which should enable the grounded portions of the Super Puma fleet to return to service by "the end of this month or early July".
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NewsPARIS: Pogosyan sees market for 200 Su-35s
The mighty Sukhoi Su-35 lancing through the Le Bourget sky this week is just the beginning of the type's international exposure, according to Mikhail Pogosyan.
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PARIS: Etihad becomes Taleris launch customer
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways has become the first customer of US-based predictive maintenance specialist Taleris.