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  • H225
    News

    PARIS: Airbus Helicopters nears launch for H225 replacement

    2015-06-15T07:34:00Z

    ​Airbus Helicopters has given the clearest indication yet that it is gearing up to launch the successor to its best-selling H225 11t-class rotorcraft.

  • Swiss Helo
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    PARIS: RUAG showcases Swiss precision in military MRO

    2015-06-15T07:29:00Z

    ​RUAG Aviation is showcasing its Swiss precision in the military upgrades market, with an example of its work available for inspection in the static display.

  • Flaris
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    PARIS: Metal Metal Master plans family of Flaris LAR business jets

    2015-06-15T07:25:47Z

    ​Polish engineering company Metal Master has returned to Paris with its Flaris LAR-1 personal jet where it declared that the five-seat single will eventually be joined by a family of business jets, all following the LAR nomenclature.

  • UVision
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    PARIS: UVision introduces loitering munition family

    2015-06-15T07:19:00Z

    ​UVision has revealed its family of loitering munitions at the show, ranging from man-portable soldier-level short range variants up to a gasoline-powered 97kg system.

  • B-52 ALCM 200
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    PARIS: P&W developing upgrade package for B-52 engine

    2015-06-15T07:08:00Z

    ​Pratt & Whitney is developing a proposal for a package of performance upgrades for the existing Boeing B-52 engine after the US Air Force again postponed a plan to replace the venerable bomber’s 60-year old TF33 engine.

  • News

    PARIS: P&W evaluates options for T-X requirement

    2015-06-15T07:06:00Z

    ​Pratt & Whitney is evaluating engine options in the 10,000lb-thrust to 15,000lb-thrust range for the US Air Force’s next-generation T-X training requirement, says P&W military engines president Bennett Croswell.

  • US Marines F-35
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    PARIS: P&W on track with F135 USMC retrofit

    2015-06-15T07:01:00Z

    ​Pratt & Whitney is on track to retrofit more than 10 F135 propulsion systems needed to support the US Marine Corps’ plan to achieve initial operational capability (IOC) for the Lockheed Martin F-35B.

  • 787-10
    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Cost challenge rises as 787 ramps up

    2015-06-15T06:31:00Z

    A familiar and at times unsettling rhythm of crisis management has gripped the 787 programme since it entered production. A major issue – say, a fastener shortage, a side-of-body redesign, a systems reliability breakdown, a production bottleneck – emerges, seizes global headlines and then… subsides. The 787 orderbook, meanwhile, might ...

  • News

    Tigerair Taiwan to launch Kaohsiung-Osaka service on 3 July

    2015-06-15T03:18:30Z

    ​Tigerair Taiwan will launch a Kaohsiung-Osaka Kansai service on 3 July.

  • News

    PARIS: Elbit launches pilot health-monitoring system

    2015-06-15T00:00:00Z

    ​Elbit Systems has unveiled a new system that will monitor a pilot’s body condition in extreme phases of flight.

  • A320neo first flight
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    PARIS: Airbus wrangled with A320neo display options

    2015-06-14T16:22:00Z

    Airbus had been discussing options for a fly-past of the A320neo at the Paris air show but scaled back its plans after technical snags halted testing with the Pratt & Whitney-powered variant.

  • JF-17
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    PARIS: JF-17 wins first export order

    2015-06-14T16:08:00Z

    ​The Chengdu/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex JF-17 Thunder fighter has secured its first confirmed export deal.

  • News

    PARIS: Esterline CMC shows off new former Barco range

    2015-06-14T16:00:00Z

    ​There are some unfamiliar avionics products on the Esterline CMC stand at Paris. It follows the acquisition by Esterline of the aerospace and defence division of Belgium-based Barco. The former Barco avionics displays activities, as well as the training and simulation business, are being intergrated within CMC, and the Canadian ...

  • 67P by Rosetta c ESA
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    Rosetta mission boost as comet lander wakes up

    2015-06-14T15:42:03Z

    ​The European Space Agency's Rosetta comet-chasing mission has taken another dramatic turn with the awakening after seven months of hibernation of the lander it sent down to the surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko – which had operated for just 60hr before running out of power.

  • CSeries
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    PARIS: Bombardier still considering stretched 'CS500'

    2015-06-14T15:10:49Z

    Bombardier continues to consider developing a third, larger variant of its CSeries aircraft, though the Canadian manufacturer's prime focus remains certification of its CS100 and CS300, an executive disclosed at the Paris air show today.

  • Honeywell 757
    Opinion

    OPINION: How feasible is a 757 replacement?

    2015-06-14T14:27:00Z

    There would have to be a market of at least 2,000 aircraft to prompt one of the big airframers to launch a product to fill the middle-of-the-market gap between their largest narrowbodies and smallest twin-aisles, Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy concludes in a new white paper.

  • News

    PARIS: CFM confirms Leap maintenance network will be open

    2015-06-14T14:16:55Z

    CFM International president Jean-Paul Ebanga has reconfirmed at the Paris air show that the manufacturer's maintenance network for its new Leap engine will be open, allowing customers and third-party MRO providers to compete freely on servicing the type.

  • A400M PAS15
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    PARIS: Airbus waits on approval to resume A400M deliveries

    2015-06-14T14:14:00Z

    ​Airbus test pilots Ignacio “Nacho” Lombo and Tony Flynn are putting the A400M through its full display paces this week, as the company continues to wait on a Spanish military decision on whether to allow it resume flight testing the type for its customers.

  • News

    PARIS: Bombardier works to boost appeal of CRJ, Q400

    2015-06-14T14:11:40Z

    ​Bombardier plans to reinvigorate its marketing efforts on the Q400 turboprop and CRJ regional jet after admitting that it has neglected the two aircraft in recent years. In addition, it is evaluating future engine options and other changes for both types in a bid to drive performance improvements.

  • CSeries
    News

    ​PARIS: CSeries ferry flight operated 'typical airliner' profile

    2015-06-14T14:07:10Z

    Bombardier's CSeries operated at "typical airliner" cruise speeds for its first transatlantic flights to make its appearance at Le Bourget, test pilot Mark Elliott has revealed.