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ILA: Getting ready for Clean Sky 2
Thursday’s ILA programme will bring together top European aerospace technology experts to discuss the objectives of the €4 billion ($5.5 billion) Clean Sky 2 next-generation aircraft research programme, which was given the green light earlier this month by EU member state governments.
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ILA: How Tecnatom looks beneath the surface
Non-destructive testing systems specialist Tecnatom (Hall 1, stand 1115) is on hand to talk about laser ultrasonics – the technology it says is opening a new era of speed and precision in examining complex composite parts for flaws.
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NewsILA: International Suppliers Centre opens for business
The ILA Berlin air show’s International Suppliers Centre (ISC) has opened its doors for business, with the ‘fair within a fair’ proving to be more popular than ever.
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NewsILA: Tanan UAV bulks up for naval service
Airbus Defence & Space is gearing up for the first flight of a new, higher-weight variant of its Tanan vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsILA: Diehl touts GILA rocket for Tiger
Guided weapons producer Diehl Defence is promoting its guided intelligent light armament at the ILA Berlin air show, with the design being a proposed addition for the German army's Airbus Helicopters Tiger combat rotorcraft.
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ILA: 999 no emergency for Hawk
BAE Systems is promoting its new-generation Hawk advanced jet trainer at the ILA Berlin air show, as it anticipates breaking through 1,000 aircraft sold over the life of the programme.
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Biman reissues 777 crew, maintenance and insurance tender
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has reissued a tender seeking a company to provide crewing, maintenance and insurance services to operate two of its Boeing 777-300ERs on services to the US.
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NewsUnited begins regional refleeting with E175 introduction
United Airlines has launched service on its new Embraer 175 aircraft, beginning a long-awaited programme to upgrade its regional fleet to 76-seat dual-class aircraft.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Ryanair slips but still the biggest European LCC
As European low-cost carriers continue to expand increasingly outside their home markets, it is perhaps inevitable that there will be more direct competition between rivals from the sector.
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NewsAmedeo to grow A380 portfolio and become type’s primary lesssor
Amedeo expects to establish itself as the primary leasing specialist for Airbus A380s and will look to expand its portfolio through the acquisition of second-hand aircraft as their initial lease terms expire.
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EBACE: Honda reveals first production HondaJet
Honda Aircraft revealed the first production HondaJet at the show. The aircraft is in final assembly with the first set of production GE Honda HF120 engines installed.
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NewsEBACE: Embraer Legacy 500 makes last appearance before certification
In a return visit to the EBACE static park, Embraer is taking out the Legacy 500 for perhaps the final time before achieving a scheduled certification milestone by mid-year.
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NewsEBACE: Gulfstream announces world's longest-range conventional business jet, the G650ER
Gulfstream today announced a new version of the G650 that will become the world’s longest-range, conventional business jet.
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NewsEBACE: Dassault launches Falcon 8X, its largest, longest-range jet
Dassault has turned up the heat in the competitive ultra-long range sector with the launch at EBACE of its longest range and largest cabin Falcon – the 8X.
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Iberia to convert more A330 tankers
Iberia has received a new contract from Airbus Defence & Space for the conversion of three A330s to the multi-role tanker transport configuration.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters unveils weight boost for EC175
Airbus Helicopters plans to increase the maximum take-off weight of its flagship EC175 rotorcraft to 7.8t, giving operators the choice between 300kg (660lb) of extra payload or a 40nm (75km) range boost.
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ILA: Trio advance plans to field European MALE by 2020
The latest attempt in the protracted effort to create a common European unmanned air system (UAS) has moved a step forward.
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NewsILA: DLR working at dawn of new technological era
To describe 2014 as a high-profile year for Germany’s aeronautics and space research agency is to risk understatement. Next week, German astronaut Alexander Gerst will strap himself into a Soyuz rocket and begin a six-month stint aboard the International Space Station. And, as Gerst is preparing to come back home ...
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NewsILA: Premium Aerotec gears up to meet the demands of parent Airbus
It was a very European compromise. Back in 2007, reeling from a feeble dollar, the A380 debacle and the need to fund development of the A350, bosses of the then-EADS launched a drive to cut costs and streamline the Franco-German group’s cumbersome vertically-integrated organisation. Part of the solution involved divesting ...
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NewsPICTURES: Lion Group's first A320 in final assembly
Lion Group’s first Airbus A320 aircraft has entered final assembly, which will be operated by its full service unit Batik Air.