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HELI-EXPO: Bell’s new 505 faces possible market shift
Bell Helicopter on 25 February introduced a huge Heli-Expo audience to the newly-branded 505 JetRanger X, the short light single (SLS) launched last June that faces a suddenly tightening market.
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NewsRolls-Royce to develop two new Trent-based engines
Rolls-Royce is developing two new Trent-based engines – ready for service in 2020 and 2025 – which it says will deliver fuel efficiencies of up to 10% over the Trent XWB engine for the Airbus A350.
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NewsHow Hagel spending plan will transform US military
After months of speculation, the US Department of Defense on 24 February outlined a plan to ground some of the oldest aircraft in its fleet in the coming years.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Robinson R66 certification Europe still delayed
European regulators have raised a new roadblock to delay Robinson’s four-year quest to obtain certification for the R66 light-single helicopter, says chief executive Kurt Robinson.
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HELI-EXPO: Enstrom targets trainer market with new TH-180
Michigan-based manufacturer Enstrom Helicopter will enter the light-piston training market with a new, scaled-down version of the 280FX aircraft called the TH-180.
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HELI-EXPO: Avicopter displays new light twin
Chinese manufacturer Avicopter displayed a new light twin-engined helicopter called the AC3X2 at Heli-Expo.
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Israir enters line maintenance pact with LHT
Israeli carrier Israir has agreed a co-operation with German maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik covering the airline's Airbus A320s.
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Royal Jordanian to cut three cities from network
Oneworld alliance member Royal Jordanian Airlines is to axe Colombo and Milan, as well as the city of Alexandria, from its route network.
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NewsAirbus to raise A320 production rate to 46
Airbus is to increase production of its single-aisle family to 46 aircraft per month in early 2016, from the current level of 42.
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New Delhi looks for IJT alternatives
India’s defence ministry has issued a request for information for a new intermediate jet trainer (IJT), the latest sign of its displeasure with the long-delayed Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) HJT-36 Sitara.
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NewsPICTURE: China Southern receives first Boeing 777-300ER
China Southern Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 10 Boeing 777-300ERs it has on order.
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MRO market to grow to $86.8b by 2024: Team SAI
The global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market is sized at $57.7 billion in 2014 and will grow to $86.8 billion by 2024, a new forecast from US aviation consultancy Team SAI shows.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Airbus Helicopters reveals progress on X4 development
Airbus Helicopters confirmed on 25 February that ground testing has started on the 4t-6t twin-engine X4 family of helicopters, providing a rare glimpse inside its most highly anticipated development programme.
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NewsLockheed/Piasecki move beyond flying cars with ARES
A Lockheed Martin/Piasecki team will build and fly a new kind of unmanned, vertical take-off and landing aircraft in mid-2015 that will seek to replace helicopters on a wide range of military missions.
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NewsPhilippines edges closer to FA-50 deal
The Philippines appears to be moving closer to a long-awaited deal to obtain 12 Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 fighter aircraft.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: AgustaWestland expects to reach parity with European rival
AgustaWestland expects to equal or surpass Airbus Helicopters in overall value of commercial aircraft delivered for the first time when official results for 2013 are released later this year, says chief executive Daniele Romiti.
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Airbus Military extends India A330 MRTT bid until July
Airbus Military has extended the validity of its bid for six A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport’s (MRTT) for the Indian air force till July this year. The bid was extended at the request of the Indian government.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Israel could double V-22 order size, Bell says
Israel could double the size of a potential order and buy 12 V-22 Osprey and form part of a plan to preserve production of the tiltrotor aircraft for several more years, Bell Helicopter chief executive John Garrison says.
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NewsUSAF confident F-35A will reach IOC in December 2016
Despite fresh F-35 delays, a top US Air Force official says he remains confident the USAF version of the fighter will meet initial operational capability (IOC) by December 2016, as planned.
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ROUTES: Southwest and JetBlue hint at new markets from Washington
Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways will likely use most of their freshly won slots at Washington National airport to launch new markets.