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Delta completes wi-fi install on first regional jet
Aircell's Gogo internet service has been installed on the first Delta Connection regional jet, a Bombardier CRJ700 operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines.
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PARIS: PICTURE - Boeing has put the initials of Joe Sutter on its new 747-8
Boeing has painted the initials "JFS" on the front landing gear doors of its new 747-8 Intercontinental jetliner, which made its air show debut here yesterday.
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NewsPARIS: Engine Alliance cuts another 50 pounds from GP7200
Engine Alliance partners GE and Pratt & Whitney say they have cut another 22.7kg (50lb) from the 6,712kg (14,800lb) weight for its GP7200 turbofan for the Airbus A380, part of a larger Airbus programme to trim five tonnes of excess weight from the jumbo.
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PARIS: CropCam to reap benefit of power boost
Canada's MicroPilot is revamping its CropCam small unmanned aircraft, which is used for agricultural surveillance.
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PARIS: Farnborough air show promises 2012 summer stunner
Farnborough International is launching its sales and marketing drive for the next Farnborough International air show with a promise that FIA 2012 will be the best show yet.
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PARIS: USAF’s irregular warfare strategy under new attack
US lawmakers are threatening to wipe out most of a three-year investment by the US Air Force to stand up a small corps of conventional aircraft and flight crews dedicated to irregular warfare missions.
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NewsPARIS: Hawker Beechcraft boss wants to double King Air special mission sales
Get selling. That was the message from Hawker Beechcraft chief executive Bill Boisture to his executives after the company's unveiling of a special mission demonstrator for its King Air 350ER earlier this week.
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PARIS: S-100 UAV gets go-ahead for French Gowind corvette
France's navy will employ the unmanned Camcopter S-100 rotorcraft by Vienna-based Schiebel on board its new Gowind-class offshore patrol vessels.
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NewsPARIS: Euro Hawk nearly ready for Germany flight
Northrop Grumman and Cassidian have confirmed that the Euro Hawk testbed, the German version of the RQ-4 Global Hawk, will fly to Germany for payload integration and testing.
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BA and cabin crew settle long-running dispute
British Airways (BA) and members of its cabin crew have formally settled their long-running industrial dispute after staff accepted a deal hammered out between...
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NewsPARIS: Repaired A380 takes flight at Le Bourget
Three days after a taxiing prang temporarily grounded it, an Airbus A380 test aircraft was flown at Le Bourget yesterday. "Love is in the air again!" crowed the manufacturer on Twitter.
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NewsPARIS: India set to order six more C-130Js
India is poised to sign a letter of request for six additional Lockheed Martin C-130J aircraft, which would bring its total fleet of the type to 12.
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NewsParis: Boeing and American Airlines join forces for EcoDemonstrator
Boeing and American Airlines are joining forces for the EcoDemonstration programme, aimed at evaluating technologies for implementation on the existing 737, as well as a conceptual New Small Airplane.
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PARIS: In the Moog for fighting
Among the slick fighters and large airliners on static display it would be easy to overlook the unglamorous Air Tractor AT-802U single-engined turboprop.
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NewsPARIS: Alenia launches gunship variant of C-27J
Alenia Aeronautica has launched a programme aimed at providing a special forces variant of its C-27J airlifter for the Italian air force.
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PARIS: Alafco intends to take 30 A320neos
Kuwaiti leasing firm Alafco has tentatively signed for 30 Airbus A320neo twinjets, adding to its deal for six more A350-900s at the Paris air show.
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NewsPARIS: Northrop F-35 sensors tested in major exercise
Northrop Grumman's contribution to the Lockheed Martin joint strike fighter programme was tested in the recent Northern Edge 2011 joint military exercise.
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PARIS: IndiGo firms A320 MOU
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has firmed up its order for 180 Airbus A320s, including 150 A320neos, following a memorandum of understanding signed in January.
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PARIS: Fuchs develops coolant for titanium machining
Fuchs' global aerospace team has developed Ecocool S761B, a soluble oil coolant for use in both ferrous and non-ferrous metalworking applications, primarily designed for machining hard metals such as titanium including Ti 6-4 and Ti-5553.
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PARIS: ST Aerospace eyes new airframe for PTF conversion
ST Aerospace aims to add an additional aircraft type to its passenger-to-freighter conversion portfolio to increase its capabilities in the sector. The...