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NewsFARNBOROUGH: First A320neo parts tested as detailed design phase begins
Initial components for re-engined twinjet's pylons already undergoing testing as Airbus freezes concept for first two models
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Airbus stress-tests A320neo assembly line
Airbus intends to pressure-test the assembly line for the A320neo with several preliminary airframes to ensure it can support production ramp-up demand.
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FARNBOROUGH: Eaton pushes latest fuel pump
Eaton has announced the development of a variable displacement fuel pump aimed at improving fuel efficiency. The pump, known as VDRP, will also reduce maintenance...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Malaysia Airlines A380 shows up on schedule
Malaysia Airlines' second A380 (MSN81) has arrived at the show to participate in the flying display, a week after the carrier's first superjumbo entered service.
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FARNBOROUGH: Aero Sekur hands out safety handbook
Aero Sekur (H4, B8) is offering visitors to its stand a new handbook giving an overview of the company's helicopter safety, survival expertise and product...
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FARNBOROUGH: Hamilton Sundstrand signs MRO agreements at Farnborough
Hamilton Sundstrand (chalet D14-16) has signed a trio of maintenance and repair agreements at Farnborough. The company has been chosen to provide maintenance...
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FARNBOROUGH: US Navy fits Raytheon MALD-J onto Super Hornet
The US Navy is integrating the Raytheon-built Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J) onto the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter. "MALD...
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FARNBOROUGH: GKN wins Bell 525 airframe part deal
Bell Helicopter (chalet L2) has contracted UK aerostructures specialist GKN Aerospace (Innovation Zone) to provide fuselage components for the 525 Relentless...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Hawker Beechcraft touts UK capabilities
Hawker Beechcraft (chalet J3) reports rising interest in the Blackhawk engine upgrade it is offering for King Air 200 series aircraft from its UK facility...
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FARNBOROUGH: Singapore Airshow on the up
Air show organisers love big orders at their events and they don't come much bigger than Lion Air's $22.4 billion deal for the Boeing 737 Max and 737-900ERs...
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FARNBOROUGH: L-3 doubles customer count for 747-8 completions
L-3's platform integration arm (chalet A9-14) has won its second contract to covert a Boeing 747-8 to VVIP configuration. But as to the identity of...
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FARNBOROUGH: ASV, UTSL ink partnership on surface and aerial targets
Uk-based firms Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) and Universal Target Systems Ltd (UTSL) have teamed up to fulfil domestic and international surface and...
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FARNBOROUGH: SSBV unveils ACRIDS precision airdrop system
SSBV (H3/SZ8) has unveiled its aerial cargo rider system, dubbed ACRIDS, for precision airdrop systems. According to the Dutch aerospace and technology...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Lockheed ready to deliver UK's first F-35
Lockheed Martin will deliver its first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to an international customer on 19 July, with the UK to formally accept short take-off and...
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FARNBOROUGH: CFM predicts $3-4 million cost advantage for Leap engine on A320neo
CFM International predicts a $3 million to $4 million advantage in net present value for each A320neo powered by a Leap-X instead of a Pratt & Whitney PurePower...
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FARNBOROUGH: Bombardier dual-sources early CSeries centre fuselage barrels
Bombardier confirms that a risk mitigation strategy for the centre fuselage barrel of the CSeries includes spreading work on the earliest shipsets to suppliers...
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FARNBOROUGH: Dunlop displays ATR tyres
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres is displaying tyres for ATR turboprops at the show. The UK-based specialist manufacturer is showcasing its new radial main wheel tyre...
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FARNBOROUGH: Civil and defence prospects 'farther apart than ever'
The $500 billion cut to the US military budget looming in January 2013 is threatening to reshape the defence industry, but the impact of the so-called sequestration...
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FARNBOROUGH: Blakey: time to invest in the special relationship
Keep investing in aviation or risk losing our hard-won position of world leadership. That's the message from Marion Blakey, former head of the Federal Aviation...
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FARNBOROUGH: Engineering role models for Farnborough Futures Day
Futures Day at the Farnborough Innovation Zone will star two young GKN Aerospace engineers, Laura Cundy and Karen Murphy, who plan to inspire an audience...