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Interjet to add Superjet simulator within a year
Mexican low-cost carrier will add a Sukhoi Superjet 100 simulator to its pilot training centre at Toluca International airport within a year, say executives.
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ANALYSIS: Airlines see used serviceable materials driving savings
As airlines look to widen their profit margins, aircraft maintenance is a line item where operators have opportunities to cut down on costs. Some of these airlines are finding substantial savings through used serviceable parts procured from a previously used engine and refurbished to the standard of a new part. ...
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Australia tightens rules for helicopter night flying
Australia is continuing the process of tightening the rules governing helicopter flights in the wake of the fatal 18 August 2011 crash of a Eurocopter AS355F2 Twin Squirrel at Lake Eyre in South Australia.
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NewsPeru to sign for two C-27J Spartans
Peru is poised to join the C-27J operators club, once Alenia Aermacchi has finalised a roughly €100 million ($135 million) contract to supply its air force with two of the tactical airlifters.
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ANALYSIS: How the Gulf carriers are reshaping airliner design
It should be no surprise that the Gulf’s mega-carriers – and Emirates in particular – played such a huge role in the launch of Boeing’s 777X family at November’s Dubai air show.
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CAE, InterGlobe open new Indian training centre
CAE and IndiGo parent company InterGlobe Enterprises have opened a new joint venture pilot training facility in India, and announced a new long-term training agreement with carrier GoAir.
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Boeing, Korean Air break ground on Incheon training centre
Boeing and Korean Air have held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of a new aviation training facility being built at the Incheon Free Economic Zone.
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NewsAustralian police force orders Bell 412EPI helicopter
Hawker Pacific has sold the first Bell 412EPI destined to an Australian customer, with the New South Wales police ordering one example.
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NewsGEnx icing issue prompts 747-8, 787 restriction, route withdrawals
Boeing will temporarily ban airlines from flying 747-8s and GE Aviation-powered 787s within 50nm of high-altitude, convective weather systems to prevent thrust loss caused by ice crystals build-up.
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A-10 Thunderbolt debate continues amid potential budget cuts
The debate about the future of the US Air Force’s A-10 Thunderbolts continues, with one of the creators of the aircraft programme insisting the US will lose its entire cadre of experienced close-air-support airmen if the service retires its battle-tested but ageing A-10s.
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Swarm launch is triple play success for ESA
The European Space Agency (ESA) racked up a triple success today with the launch of its three-satellite Swarm mission, a four-year quest to study the Earth’s magnetic field in unprecedented detail.
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Galileo back on launch path after technical delay
The European Space Agency (ESA) expects to get its Galileo satellite navigation system deployment back on track to provide a functional service from early 2015, if final tests of the first two new-generation satellites go to plan.
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Navy, Marines look for small UAV with quadrupled range
The US Navy and Marine Corps are tapping industry for an all-environment small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) that weighs less than 13.6kg (30lb) but can fly for 8h, carrying both day and night video cameras.
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LAN Peru begins operating 767 full-flight simulator
LAN Peru and CAE have started operating a new Boeing 767 full-flight simulator in a training centre near Lima's Jorge Chavez International airport that opened in 2012.
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NewsDUBAI: Lockheed retains hopes of replacing UAE Hercules fleet
Lockheed Martin still has hopes of seeing the United Arab Emirates replace its current fleet of C-130H Hercules and L-100 transports with new-generation C-130Js.
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NewsFirst Australian C-27J clears assembly phase
Australia’s first C-27J Spartan tactical transport has cleared the final assembly stage at Alenia Aermacchi’s Caselle site in Turin, Italy, the manufacturer has announced.
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Bombardier to build MRO facility in China
Bombardier is planning to set up a maintenance facility for commercial and business aircraft in Tianjin by 2016.
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NewsSouth Korea to obtain 40 F-35As
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff has announced an intention to obtain 40 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters under the F-X III requirement.
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Cathay appoints Rupert Hogg as COO
Cathay Pacific Airways has announced that Rupert Hogg will take over as chief operating officer of the carrier from March 2014.
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Tigerair to launch Singapore-Male service
Tigerair will be launching services from Singapore to Male, Maldives starting 24 January.