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Air Canada eyes government loan
Liquidity-challenged Air Canada has approached the Canadian government about a possible loan.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Boeing considering GEnx for KC-X tanker
GEnx family in frame for Boeing KC-X bid Boeing confirms the General Electric GEnx engine family is among the propulsion systems it will consider for...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Boeing's ATL scores first laser hit
The Lockheed Martin C-130H-based Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) platform fired a high-power laser for the first time in flight on 13 June, Boeing said late...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Vietnam Airlines 'can't get new Airbuses soon enough'
Vietnam Airlines wants delivery of its just-ordered 16 Airbus A321s "as soon as possible", according to a distinctly upbeat Pham Ngoc Minh, the carrier's president and chief executive, who signed the formal order for the aircraft in a ceremony at the Paris air show.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Pratt to deliver first enhanced F100 engine
Pratt & Whitney Military Engines will deliver its first enhanced engine package-configured F100-229s next...
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PARIS 2009: RAM's Atlas Blue brand to vanish in six months
Royal Air Maroc is to drop its Atlas Blue low-cost brand within half a year, instead integrating the Marrakech-based carrier's operations into the core airline. Speaking...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: MBDA reveals new chief for US operations
MBDA has advanced its plans to establish a meaningful presence in the USA, and presented Jerry Agee as the chief executive of its MBDA Inc company at the show
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Qatar Airways issues stern warning to Boeing to quickly resolve 787 delay issues
Qatar warns Boeing over delivery delays Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has warned Boeing that the airline could "walk away" from its...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Raytheon advances MALD-J, as UK eyes derivative
Raytheon is hailing a key advance in the development of a jamming variant of its miniature air-launched decoy (MALD) for the US Air Force, and is also talking...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: GEnx-2B for 747-8 close to completing testing
GE's GEnx-2B engine for the new Boeing 747-8 is close to completing the first phase of its flight tests on GE's 747 flying testbed. The engines have run...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Core focus for CTD
CTC to focus on Core business CTC Aviation Group will be the first customer to deploy simulators equipped with Rockwell Collins' Core simulation architecture....
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PARIS AIR SHOW: DGA announces urgent order for 10 Damocles pods
France takes 10 more Damocles pods France has placed a new order with Thales Optronique to produce a further 10 Damocles targeting pods for delivery...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Piaggio, Ruag partner on P180 MRO
Genoa, Italy-based Piaggio Aero Industries has announced certificating Ruag Aerospace as the authorised P180 Avanti business aircraft service centre for...
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Jet2 flies Boeing 737 with Pratt & Whitney parts in CFM56
Jet2 737 flies with PMA parts A Boeing 737-300 of UK leisure carrier Jet2 has become the first aircraft to begin flying with Pratt & Whitney-supplied...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Finmeccanica confident of M-346 contract 'this week'
Finmeccanica (hall 2A) expects Italy to sign a delayed production contract for the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced jet trainer within the coming days, and...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Boeing eyes further growth in India's defence market
Boeing IDS president Jim Albaugh believes that India will become one of its most important export markets for the company's military products in the coming...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Low-cost mini UAV launches at Paris
Southern France-based Aeroart has announced its first product at Le Bourget - a very low cost micro unmanned air system dubbed Featherlite. The company's...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: ATR boosts its -600 backlog
ATR chief Stephane Mayer has unveiled a further 20 orders for the turboprop manufacturer's new -600 derivative, at the...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Wireless at hand as Thales eyes future cabin
Wireless capabilities that would give flight attendants much better control of the cabin environment are envisioned by in-flight entertainment (IFE) manufacturer...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Susi Air receives third PC-6
Pilatus's Franz Odermatt hands over Susi Air's third PC-6 Porter yesterday to airline founder Susi Pudjiastuti. The type - at 50 years old...