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Europe readies video eye in the sky
Europe looks to be on the cusp of taking a dramatic step forward in its ability to oversee military operations from space, as Airbus Defence & Space readies satellite technology capable of streaming real-time video from geostationary orbit.
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Volotea to add six routes from Venice
Volotea plans to open six new routes and base seven Boeing 717s at Venice Marco Polo airport from April 2015.
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A350 MRO 'not a challenge' for Air France-KLM
Establishing MRO capabilities for the Airbus A350 appears to have been less taxing for Air France-KLM's maintenance division than the build-up of its support programme for the Boeing 787.
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Maiden Leap-1C flight lasted nearly 3h
CFM International has confirmed the maiden test flight of its Leap engine family, beginning with a configuration to be used exclusively by the Leap-1C on the Comac C919.
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INTERVIEW: Simon Tudge – sending strategy into orbit
Simon Tudge is senior director of global satellite strategy for Rockwell Collins, and is responsible for deciding where to invest in new satellite communications technologies. He’s based in Sussex, UK.
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Lufthansa Technik plans new model of inspection robot
Lufthansa Technik is developing a second generation of its fuselage-inspection demonstrator robot.
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CFM starts test flights with C919's Leap-1C: source
Test flights have commenced with the CFM International Leap-1C powerplant, according to a source familiar with the effort.
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Survey ships set to grapple with MH370 search
As the underwater search for the lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 resumes, Australian authorities have underlined the challenges inherent in finding the aircraft.
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New data, refined analysis nudge MH370 search southwards
As the deep water search for the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER missing since March commences, Australia has released an updated flight path analysis.
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Stored Rafale M completes F3 upgrade
One of the French navy’s first Dassault Rafale M combat aircraft has been returned to the nation’s DGA defence procurement agency, following the completion of an upgrade activity to bring it to the latest F3 operating standard.
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Alenia picks FJ44 for M-345 trainer, mulls SF-260 replacement
Alenia Aermacchi has selected the Williams International FJ44-4M turbofan to power its M-345 intermediate trainer, with the engine supplier having beaten rival proposals from Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney.
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FAA approval accelerates G650ER deliveries
Gulfstream expects to start deliveries of an extended range version of the G650 slightly early by year-end.
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Lufthansa to transition A340s to new ‘Jump’ platform
Lufthansa will launch a new denser mainline platform dubbed ‘Jump’ internally with Airbus A340-300 aircraft by the third quarter of 2015, says chief commercial officer Jens Bischof.
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USAF pilot escapes UK F-15 crash
A US Air Force Boeing F-15 has crashed near RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, the service has confirmed.
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Red Wings to take second-hand Superjets
Red Wings has signed a deal with Sukhoi to take three used Superjet 100 regional airliners to complement a fleet of Tupolev Tu-204s.
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EPCOR to maintain Air Canada's 787 APUs
Air Canada has hired MRO provider EPCOR to maintain the auxiliary power units (APU) on the Toronto carrier's fleet of Boeing 787s, EPCOR announces.
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Air France-KLM puts cost of strike at €500 million
Strike action by Air France pilots in September will hit full-year EBITDA to the tune of €500 million ($633 million), the parent group warns.
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Russia's re-engined Il-76MD makes flight debut
Russia’s air force remains on track to receive its first Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A airlifter before the end of this year, after the type completed a 4h 20min flight debut from the Aviastar SP production site in Ulyanovsk on 3 October. The aircraft’s crew performed checks on its general handling, engine performance ...
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Pipistrel powers up all-electric trainer
Slovenian light aircraft developer Pipistrel Aircraft has joined forces with Siemens to produce an all-electric design.
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Magnetic MRO looks to expand beyond airframe checks
Newly rebranded Estonian maintenance provider Magnetic MRO is broadening its services having deemed traditional airframe heavy maintenance capabilities insufficient to sustain the business in the long term.