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Poland snaps up E175s for VIP transport
The Polish government is purchasing two Embraer E175-200LR airliners from LOT Polish Airlines to replace its Tupolev Tu-154M fleet.
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ILA: Piedmontese players unite to promote region
Six companies have united at ILA to showcase the aerospace industry of Italy's Piemonte region, in the north-west of the country. Manufacturing giant...
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Air France to begin Tokyo A380 service on 1 September
Air France will deploy its fourth Airbus A380 on the Paris-Tokyo Narita route from 1 September. The carrier will operate the route three times a week...
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ILA: EADS in student recruitment drive at show
Several of EADS's top bosses are at ILA this week to persuade students to consider a career with Europe's largest aerospace player.
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ILA: Eurocopter unveils medevac NH90
EADS's rotorcraft unit Eurocopter has brought to ILA a new medical evacuation variant of its NH90 helicopter, developed "with a view to future German military requirements".
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NewsFirst flight for F-35C keeps Lockheed on track
Lockheed Martin's long-delayed F-35 flight-test programme faces a new level of pressure to perform this year, but so far the company is keeping on track. First...
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IATA AGM: Air Malta braces for total revamp
Hosting next year's IATA annual general meeting to cap big year for EgyptAir Air Malta chairman Sonny Portelli is preparing to take his island carrier...
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ILA: German military highlights UAV capabilities at show
Germany's military services are displaying a range of operational unmanned air vehicles at the show, with growing experience with the systems in Afghanistan ...
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ILA: Medium Extended Air Defence System nears target
The transatlantic Medium Extended Air Defence System (MEADS) programme has completed 75% of its critical design review approval events
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Winnipex River Aircraft gets GE authority
Winnipeg River Aircraft of Manitoba, Canada is now a General Electric authorised service centre for M601 and H80 turboprop engines.
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IATA AGM: Thai counts cost of political violence
After turning the corner in its restructuring, fresh political troubles in the country dealt a new blow to Thai Airways. Siva Govindasamy reports.
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IATA AGM: BOC Aviation on the blocks for growth
BOC Aviation is carefully watching what chief executive Robert Martin calls extremely "uncertain" market conditions this year before embarking on the next phase of the Chinese-owned lessors growth.
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ILA: UK Sea Kings to get upgraded radios
The UK Royal Air Force is to equip its Westland Sea King HAR 3 helicopters with Rohde & Schwarz M3AR series air traffic control radios to help maintain their...
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AirAsia X to have IPO in 2011
Malaysia-based low-cost carrier group AirAsia is planning to list its longer haul operation AirAsia X on the stock exchange next year and make the business...
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Comment: Airlines are required to manage technical and operational risk, so why not fatigue risk?
Fatigue risk management is about to become an established way of coping, globally, with one of the major causes of modern accidents. And about time too. In...
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NewsIATA AGM: IATA chief dreams of a new industry by 2050
An industry that has a 10% profit margin, airports that pay airlines to come, the scrapping of bilaterals and foreign ownership laws, a very near zero accident rate and the halving of carbon emissions. These are the ambitious targets in Giovanni Bisignani's "Vision 2050", outlined yesterday in his final state ...
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ILA: Boeing returns to Berlin as exhibitor
Boeing is back in Berlin as an exhibitor for the first time in a decade as part of efforts to raise the profile of its recently rebranded...
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ILA: Patrouille de Suisse show Swiss precision
Among the more colourful aircraft on show this week are the Northrop F-5s of the Swiss air force's Patrouille de Suisse aerobatic display team ...
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IATA AGM: Oneworld looks to overcome China Eastern disappointment
The oneworld alliance is reviewing its strategy for the mainland China market after failing to get one of the country's three main airlines to become a partner.