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Analysis
ANALYSIS: ARJ21 not the end, but the means
It has been a long time in the making, but finally, the Comac ARJ21 – China’s first indigenously designed and built commercial aircraft – is nearing service entry.
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Opinion
OPINION: Eight expectations for delayed ARJ21
Although delays to new aircraft programmes are not unexpected, an eight-year hiatus is at the extreme end of the range. That is where Chinese airframer Comac finds itself with the ARJ21 regional jet.
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Regulator acknowledges power of Aeroflot-Transaero tie-up
Russia’s competition regulator is to examine the impact of an Aeroflot acquisition of Transaero, after the flag-carrier’s board approved plans to take control of the struggling private airline.
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PICTURES: Indian LCH conducts hot-and-high tests
Hindustan Aeronautics has carried out hot-and-high flight testing with its Light Combat Helicopter (LCH).
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Malaysia Airlines continues to fine-tune business plan
Khazanah Nasional says that Malaysia Airlines’ is on track towards becoming a sustainably, profitable carrier.
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Airbus explores possible MRO in India
Airbus is exploring the setting up of an MRO facility in India, as it looks to support the growing number of aircraft in the country.
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Northrop calls for quicker JSTARS schedule as “E-8D” takes shape
Northrop Grumman says it shouldn’t take 16 years for the US air force’s to recapitalise the Boeing 707-based E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, and it doesn’t need an 11-month “risk reduction” phase to get started.
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Aircraft providers hold sway in USAF’s JSTARS recap competition
The US Air Force’s $6 billion programme to replace the Boeing 707-based Northrop Grumman E-8C “JSTARS” is shaping up as a battle between platform providers rather than the primes, with Boeing, Bombardier and Gulfstream locked in a three-way contest for the 17-aircraft order.
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USAF’s first combat-coded F-35s arrive at Hill AFB
The US Air Force’s first two combat-coded Lockheed Martin F-35As have touched down at Hill AFB in Utah, marking a new era in aviation for the base’s active-duty 388th and reserve 419th fighter wings, which are to receive 70 more jets through 2019.
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Slovakian police force receives first Bell 429
Slovakia's police force has taken delivery of the first of two Bell Helicopter 429s it has on order. The light, twin-engined rotorcraft will be deployed in a number of roles, including border protection, search and rescue, road traffic surveillance, and natural disaster relief, says Bell
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Russia withdraws offer for local Viking Twin Otter production plant
Russia's Ulyanovsk regional authorities have revoked an agreement to lease land to produce the Viking Air Twin Otter Series 400 under licence, blaming the move on weak local demand for the twin-engined turboprop.
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Reunion debris came from MH370: French justice ministry
French authorities have confirmed that aircraft wreckage recovered in July from the island of Reunion is from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
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Opinion
OPINION: Seamless transformation unlikely for 'TransAeroflot'
As Russia braces itself for a brutal winter, with economic conditions to match, Transaero and its prospective new owner Aeroflot must prepare for a similarly arduous journey toward integration and ultimate business transformation.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: UK combat air future hinges on SDSR decisions
One of the key areas of clarity anticipated with the publication next month of the UK government’s second Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) concerns the size and shape of its future combat aircraft fleet.
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Airbus Helicopters confident on Polish H225M contract
Airbus Helicopters remains confident of signing a final contract with Poland by year-end covering the country’s purchase of 50 H225M Caracals for all three branches of its armed forces.
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Polish firm unveils VTOL Manta with weapons fit
Poland’s WB Group has unveiled a new version of its Manta tactical unmanned air vehicle. The development is capable of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), which the company says would enable it to be operated from areas with limited space, such as an urban environment, the deck of a ship ...
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India approves third batch of Mi-17 V5 rotorcraft
India’s defence ministry has cleared the purchase of an additional 48 Mil Mi-17 V5 medium-lift rotorcraft from Russian Helicopters, for use by the nation's air force.
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TAI details Polish potential for T129 ATAK
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is working to place its T129 ATAK as front-runner in the nascent contest to supply new attack helicopters to Poland, against competition from Airbus Helicopters, Bell Helicopter and Boeing.
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Bell offers AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters to Poland
Bell Helicopter is planning to offer its AH-1Z attack helicopter to Poland for a forthcoming requirement to replace the Mil M-24s operated by the country’s land forces.
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Jet2 orders 27 737-800s
Budget carrier Jet2 has signed an order with Boeing for 27 737-800 aircraft worth about $2.6 billion at list price.