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NewsPARIS AIR SHOW: Qatar Airways set to announce major A320 deal today
The order, which is likely to comprise 20 A320s and four A321s, is expected to be announced by the airline's chief executive Akbar Al Baker during a press conference at Le Bourget today. It would have a value at list prices of around $1.8 billion.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Boeing shakes off tough year for 747-8
Despite seemingly lukewarm support earlier this from top company executives and a lack of orders, Boeing is firmly committed to the 747-8
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Middle East brings joy to Paris opener
Middle Eastern exhibitors are again dominating the scene as the Paris air show opens this morning to predictions that the major orders will be coming from...
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NewsPARIS AIR SHOW: Dassault reopens engine competition for Falcon SMS
Dassault has gone back to the drawing board with plans for its super mid-size Falcon business jet, codenamed the SMS. The French airframer has had...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: CFM starts Leap X core tests
But engine manufacturer is still unsure about two-stage high-pressure turbine
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PARIS AIR SHOW: 'Difficult year' ahead for Eurocopter, admits Bertling
The downturn that followed the banking system meltdown of September 2008 has had a "brutal impact" on the civil helicopter market, and 2009 has seen the...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Face the facts with Snecma's Philippe Petitcolin
Face the facts with Philippe Petitcolin, chief executive of French engine manufacturer Snecma
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Face the Facts with Huntsville Chamber of Commerce
The latest round of base realignments mean that the Missile Defense Agency is transferring thousands of jobs to Huntsville
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Parker system removes water from fuel
In January 2008 a British Airways Boeing 777 force-landed short of the runway at London Heathrow airport because ice in the fuel feed system meant the engines...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: GKN steps up technology investment
Engineers at GKN Aerospace (Hall 6 A24) are pushing forward the boundaries of current technology and is in the final stage of developing one piece acoustic...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Price Induction raises certification funding for small turbofan
Privately owned French turbofan development company Price Induction will this week buck the difficult capital...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: India's HAL seeks export markets for helicopters
Hindustan Aeronautics is promoting its helicopters to prospective international customers in Paris. HAL hopes to secure more orders from South America, Africa...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Rockwell Collins plunges into crowded pool
Rockwell Collins (hall 4, B17) has plunged into the crowded waters of the civil airline training market with its Core flight simulation system, showing at...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Volvo Aero unveils 20% lighter fan frame
Volvo Aero (hall 2A, stand B114) has manufactured two 180kg (396lb) 2m (6.5ft) diameter commercial aircraft turbofan engine frame demonstrators that use...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Innocon's Micro Falcon UAV gets MicroBat payload
The integration of Bental Motion Systems' MicroBat 275 electro-optical payload on Innocon's Micro Falcon unmanned air vehicle was announced here on 15 June
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Crane device eases the pressure
Crane Aerospace & Electronics is offering live demonstrations of a wireless tyre pressure monitoring system at its stand in hall 5A (24). The system...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: EADS goes green with Bluecopter
EADS's Bluecopter concept demonstrator is making its debut at this year's show. Developed as part of the company's research into "greener helicopter...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Boeing to stand up unmanned air systems unit
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) will formally announce today the standing-up of a new unmanned aircraft systems business unit under the company's...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Air Nostrum raises CRJ1000 order to 35
Spanish regional operator Air Nostrum has kicked off this year's show order tally, announcing it will take a further 15 Bombardier CRJ1000s and convert five...