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Transaero picks Boeing Shanghai for 767 heavy maintenance
Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services has signed a heavy maintenance agreement with Transaero Airlines for the latter’s Boeing 767 fleet.
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NewsGoogle targets low-cost ADS-B Out avionics market
Google’s quest to introduce small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into low altitude airspace within a “few years” has driven the company to launch an unexpected foray into the avionics market, says Dave Vos, head of the Internet company’s Project Wing.
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Europe launches latest SESAR plans
Launching the latest phase of the Single European Sky air traffic management (ATM) operational concept, Eurocontrol says the plan is, by 2019, to deliver an intelligent, networked system capable of optimising individual flight efficiency while maximising traffic flow through finite airspace and airports. Known as Reference Period 2 (RP2) of ...
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NewsUS Army orders more Gray Eagle UAVs
The US Army has made a $133 million modification to a contract for its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned air vehicles to add 19 aircraft to the order.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Airbus is squeezing more seats into A330neo
A key component of the re-engined A330neo’s operating cost gains is Airbus’s project to squeeze up to 10 more passenger seats into the cabin, compared with its current-generation A330ceo equivalents.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can Airbus challenge 787 with A330neo?
Airbus added a dash of spice to the mid-range, mid-size market with last year’s launch of an updated version of its best-selling widebody, the A330. But in a sector where there are already several established types, is there enough room for another big twin to be dropped into the mix?
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OpinionOPINION: Why Airbus is wrestling with its 'A380neo' decision
With re-engining central to four successful airframe-refresh programmes, one could be forgiven for wondering why Airbus is wrestling with its decision about whether to update its flagship product.
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NewsZero-G flying means high stress for an old A310
Repeatedly pulling 1.8g in fiercely steep climbs and dives is no way for an airline to treat its customers, but for one of the world’s most specialised operators, that’s exactly what they’re paying for.
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Monarch selects AJW for component support
UK parts specialist AJ Walter Aviation has won a components maintenance contract covering Monarch Airlines' Airbus A320/A321 fleet.
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NewsNew report shows slow, steady unit cost drop for F-35
The overall cost of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II programme will come in at about $7.5 billion less than previously expected, according to the 2015 selected acquisition report.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Canada's Héroux-Devtek gears up for big time after landing 777X deal
Two years ago, Héroux-Devtek was a distant number three in the civil landing gear market, behind Safran’s Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (MBD) and the former Goodrich business of United Technologies (UTC).
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus enjoys fruits of a maturing space age
Like the Solar Orbiter it is building for ESA, Airbus Defence & Space is basking in sunshine
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OpinionOPINION: Has Finmeccanica ditched its 'troubled' tag?
Has Finmeccanica turned the corner? At the risk of tempting fate, all the indicators say it’s time to drop the modifier “troubled” when referring to Italy’s aerospace champion and start talking about profits and growth – and the bold moves they might enable.
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NewsPICTURES: VietJet receives first A321 aircraft
Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321 aircraft, which the airframer says also happens to be its 9000th delivery.
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Japan's Nishi Nippon takes new Bell 412EP
Nishi Nippon Airlines has taken delivery of a Bell 412EP helicopter, the first such transaction conducted through the manufactures new Tokyo office.
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Indonesian Aerospace lays out N219 specifications
Indonesian Aerospace (IAe) has laid out the specifications of its proposed N219 commuter aircraft.
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Qatar to open new Tanzanian route
Oneworld alliance partner Qatar Airways is to open services to the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar in the second half of the year.
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RAAF’s first F-35A pilot takes to the skies
The Royal Australian Air Force’s first pilot of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has completed his first flight.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Flymojo, international airline of mystery
Last week’s Langkawi International Aerospace & Maritime (LIMA) Exhibition was an unlikely venue for the birth of a new airline, Flymojo, and its letter of intent for up to 40 Bombardier CS100 aircraft.
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NewsHainan Airlines 737-800 makes biofuel flight
Hainan Airlines has become the first Chinese carrier to trial locally-sourced biofuel on a passenger flight.