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ANALYSIS: How IT-led strategy is transforming airlines
As new technological developments affect every aspect of how carriers are run, IT departments are being integrated into the centre of the airline business structure.
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ANALYSIS: IATA's NDC dominates developments in distribution
Developments in distribution mean airlines have ever increasing ways to ensure their seats and products are the most in demand from consumers, but not all the new channels are here to stay
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PARIS: Raytheon AMRAAM exceeds new delivery schedule
Raytheon continues to exceed renegotiated delivery schedule requirements of the AIM-120 AMRAAM to the US Air Force, the company says.
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PARIS: Safran/Honeywell demonstrate 'green taxi' system in Le Bourget
Safran and Honeywell will demonstrate for the first time their jointly developed electric taxiing system on an Airbus A320 test aircraft...
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PARIS: Libyans to france for officer training
DCI, the French government-backed training arm (static T24), has been selected to provide training to 20 officers from the Libyan Air Force and Defence Force,...
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PARIS: Finmeccanica's Giovanni Soccodato talks strategy
Finmeccanica is implementing a deep restructuring plan and refocusing its product portfolio. Innovation is key to the group's transformation, says Giovanni Soccodato, executive vice-president strategy, business development and innovation.
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PARIS: Russia's United Aircraft brings a focus to country's diverse aerospace industry
Since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, experts have been writing obituaries for the Russian aerospace industry. When the Cold War ended, plummeting defence budgets and the loss of a captive market for its civil airliners in the Communist world meant a once-mighty sector was left starved of ...
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PARIS: Newly formed Selex ES makes show debut
Sensors, information management and systems integration business Selex ES is making its Paris debut following the amalgamation in January of Finmeccanica's...
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PARIS: The three aircraft that could transform the fortunes of Ilyushin Finance and Russian aerospace
That a Russian finance house set up to promote the domestic leasing of home-grown types such as the Ilyushin Il-96 in the industry's darkest days should end up as one of the biggest customers of the Bombardier CSeries illustrates how much the country's aviation industry has changed.
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PARIS: Helicopter leasing goes global
Walk down the assembly line for Eurocopter's Super Puma range at its Marignane plant and in front of each part-assembled aircraft there is a small board...
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PARIS: Eurofighter powering after fresh exports, says outgoing chief
After an eventful four years at the helm of Europe's best-selling combat aircraft programme, outgoing Eurofighter chief executive Enzo Casolini tells Flight...
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PARIS: GE takes flight on A350 wing
When the Airbus A350 first took to the skies last week, much attention was focused on the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB powerplants that made the flight possible....
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Baggage skid wins Airbus ideas challenge
An air-powered baggage handling concept scooped the €30,000 ($40,000) top prize at the Airbus Fly Your Ideas competition, with a team of students from the...
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Unmanned K-Max crashes in Afghanistan
An unmanned Lockheed Martin K-Max helicopter crashed near Camp Leatherneck in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on 5 June. One of only two aircraft in...
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Boeing reveals ultra-long-range 777-8X
Boeing will at the Paris air show unveil the 350-seat 777-8X as an ultra-long-range airliner with slightly more stamina than the 9,400nm (17,400km) capability...
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A350 completes 4h maiden flight
Airbus's prototype A350-900 has completed its maiden flight, having touched down after a sortie over southern France lasting just over 4h. It lifted...
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PICTURE: A350 lifts off on maiden flight
Airbus's prototype A350-900 has lifted off from Toulouse Blagnac on its maiden flight, becoming airborne at around 10:00 after a ground run from runway 32L. The...
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Airbus A350 first flight
Airbus's maiden flight of the prototype A350-900 from Toulouse Blagnac is set to take around 4h and test the basic handling and control characteristics of the twinjet.
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Pentagon procurement chief “cautiously optimistic” about F-35 production ramp-up
The Pentagon's top acquisitions official says that he is cautiously optimistic that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has made enough progress...
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GAO rejects Beechcraft protest, clears A-29 deliveries to Afghanistan
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) today rejected an attempt by Beechcraft to overturn a controversial, $427 million contract awarded to a Sierra...