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NewsPARIS: Airbus Helicopters launches X6 concept phase
Airbus Helicopters has announced further renewal of its product line with the launch at Paris this morning of a two-year concept development phase for a new heavy helicopter provisionally called the X6.
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NewsPARIS: Egypt's Cleopatra Group acquires a Gulfstream G600
Gulfstream has notched up another order for its new G600 large cabin long-range business jet. This time the buyer is Egypt’s Cleopatra Group.
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NewsPARIS: US firms team for F-16 component repair offering
Four US defence firms have joined forces to provide a web-based component MRO offering for operators of the Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
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PARIS: LHT partners with GE for GE9X and GEnx-2B overhaul
Lufthansa Technik is building a joint-venture overhaul shop with General Electric to service the engines of its parent carrier's Boeing 747-8 and on-order 777X fleet.
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NewsPARIS: Cebu Pacific orders 16 high-density ATR 72-600s
Cebu Pacific Air has ordered 16 ATR 72-600s which will be the first aircraft of the turboprop model to be fitted with the manufacturer's high-density Armonia cabin.
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NewsPARIS: Boeing, Saab test ground-launched small diameter bomb
Boeing and Saab have extended their cooperation agreement – which already includes working on a clean-sheet jet trainer design for the US Air Force’s T-X contest – to trial a novel new application for the former’s SDB I small diameter bomb.
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NewsPARIS: Antonov quietly launches new heavy transport
Ukraine's Antonov appears to have quietly launched a new programme at Paris for a jet-powered military and civil transport.
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NewsPARIS: SMBC tops up Max order
SMBC Aviation Capital has added 10 Boeing 737 Max 8s to the 80 it already had on order.
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Korean Air cancels plans to resume Seoul-Nairobi service
Korean Air has cancelled plans to resume its Seoul Incheon-Nairobi service, after suspending it since 20 August 2014.
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NewsPARIS: AerCap to take 100 Max 8s
AerCap has placed an order for 100 Boeing 737 Max 8s, joining the customer list for the manufacturer's re-engined narrowbody family.
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PARIS: Elbit talks up benefits of its BrightNite solution
Elbit Systems’ new BrightNite solution will enable utility helicopters to perform degraded visual environment (DVE) missions on more than 90% of night flights, says the Israeli company.
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NewsANNOUNCEMENT: Flight International recognised as best publication at Aerospace Media Awards
Members of the editorial team from Flight International were present at the annual Aerospace Media Awards to accept the award for Best International Publication.
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NewsPARIS: Pratt calculating savings from potential F-35 block buy
Pratt & Whitney is running the numbers on how much the Pentagon could potentially save on the propulsion side by block-buying the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and moving to a performance-based logistics arrangement (PBL).
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Revamped production line allows ATR to ramp up
It is possibly not a problem ATR thought it would ever have to face when its annual output languished in single figures a decade ago. But buoyant demand for the Toulouse-based airframer’s twin turboprops – it took a record 160 orders in 2014 – meant it has had to find ...
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WestJet to fly to London Gatwick
WestJet will launch flights to London Gatwick airport in spring 2016 using newly-acquired Boeing 767-300ERs, the carrier announces.
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NewsPARIS: Sagem and DCI team to offer surveillance aircraft
French companies Sagem and Défense Conseil International (DCI) have agreed to team to offer manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft to domestic and international markets.
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NewsPARIS: French MoD renews TBM 700 fleet support contract with Daher
The French Ministry of Defence yesterday renewed a multi-year contract with Daher for the continued operational support of its TBM 700 fleet. The deal was awarded by the French military procurement agency’s SIMMAD maintenance organisation following a –month tender process. It covers the airframe, engine and propeller on all 27 ...
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NewsPARIS: Weakening ruble revives VIP Tu-204 sales pitch
If there is any silver lining to Russia's recent economic woes, it has revived interest in a VIP version of the Tupolev Tu-204.
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NewsPARIS: UAC reaffirms plan to export Su-35 to China
China could still become Russia's first export customer for the Sukhoi Su-35 by the end of the year.
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PARIS: MBDA unveils modular missile concept
In an effort to provide the correct balance of air power projection for military operators in future conflict, MBDA is envisioning a modular approach to weapon use.