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OPINION: Can gadget-free H160 be a revolutionary success?
As the curtain dropped behind Airbus Helicopters’ beaming chief executive Guillaume Faury at the Heli-Expo show in Orlando, Florida, it revealed... well, what appears to be just another helicopter.
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Virgin Atlantic returns to profit
Virgin Atlantic made a pre-tax profit of £14.4 million ($21.7 million) last year – its first positive result since 2011.
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Solar Impulse: One stage down, 11 to go
Solar Impulse 2 is back on the ground, having arrived at Muscat, Oman, on completion of the first leg of its 12-stop, round-the-world flight.
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PICTURES: Malaysia receives first A400M
Malaysia has taken delivery of its first Airbus A400M tactical transport, making it the first country to receive the type beyond the aircraft’s launch nations.
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AirAsia to launch new India, Indonesia services
AirAsia will launch new services to India and Indonesia in the coming months.
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Australia gears up for A330 MRTT boom capability
Australia has removed the Airbus Military A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) from its ‘Projects of Concern’ list following remediation work related to the type’s aerial refuelling boom.
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ICBC Financial Leasing signs for 30 ARJ21s
ICBC Financial Leasing has signed a purchase agreement with Comac for 30 ARJ21-700 regional jets.
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CFM revamps Leap assembly ahead of ramp-up
As pressure grows to raise already peak production rates for single-aisle aircraft, CFM International has decided to roll out two major upgrades to the production system for the Leap engine series.
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CSeries past midway point of test programme
The CSeries programme has passed the midway point of the test programme with four to 10 months remaining before a scheduled entry into service, Bombardier’s top salesman says.
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Rockwell unveils global aircraft tracking system
One year after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, avionics company Rockwell Collins announces it has developed an system that can help airlines cost-effectively track aircraft nearly anywhere on the globe.
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Diamond DA42 TDI gets Continental CD-155 engine retrofit
Diamond Aircraft has clinched European certification for a third engine to power in-service versions of its DA42 TDI turbo diesel piston twin. US approval for the four-cylinder engine is pending.
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Italy set for Neuron tests as France completes its round
Testing of the pan-European Neuron unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator is due to transition to Italy following the completion of the French testing of the aircraft.
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Pegasus profit up more than a quarter in 2014
Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus boosted operating profit 26% to TL325 million ($125 million) last year as passenger numbers rose 17% to 19.7 million.
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PICTURE: Airbus unveils first higher-weight A330-300
Airbus has released photographs of its first higher-weight variant of its A330-300 in the colors of Delta Air Lines.
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Eva Air expands MRO partnership with Lufthansa Technik
Taiwan's Eva Air has extended its component maintenance contract with Lufthansa Technik to include equipment on its Boeing 777 fleet.
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OPINION: Why search for MH370 could come to an end
A year after it disappeared, not a trace of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been found. Tantalising but vestigial satellite links with the aircraft have enabled Australian Transport Safety Bureau-led searchers to reach a consensus on where it is worth looking for the Boeing 777’s remains – but ...
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VIDEO: Solar Impulse 2 aloft on first stage of round-world voyage
Solar Impulse, the Swiss-based initiative to demonstrate the power of advanced technologies to tackle global energy challenges, has finally begun its bid to fly round the world on solar power alone, taking off from Abu Dhabi at 0712 local time this morning for a 12hr, 400km first leg to Muscat, ...
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GMF AeroAsia to maintain three MaxAir 747s
GMF AeroAsia will undergo C-check maintenance on two MaxAir Boeing 747-300 aircraft from mid-March.
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PICTURES: Vietnam Airlines reveals new livery on first A350
Vietnam Airlines' first Airbus A350-900 aircraft has left the paint shop, revealing a new livery for the carrier.
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PICTURES: Qantas’s first 747-400 makes final flight
Qantas Airways’ first 747-400 has flown into retirement after completing an historic ferry flight to Illawarra Regional airport on 8 March.