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FARNBOROUGH: Qatar unveils first 787 at show
Qatar Airways (chalet C27-28) chief executive Akbar Al Baker unveiled his new Boeing 787 during the opening day of the Farnborough air show, but he will...
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FARNBOROUGH: Italy's Mecaer pushes 'integrated aircraft solutions' after landing Bell 525 deal
Italian aerospace always has a big presence at Farnborough and among the country's contingent this year is Mecaer Aviation Group. The diversified company...
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FARNBOROUGH: Russia pitches KA-62 with scale mock-up
Russian Helicopters (H1/E10) is displaying a full scale mock-up of the developmental Kamov KA-62 transport helicopter at its stand.
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FARNBOROUGH: Moyola Precision Engineering is first firm from Northern Ireland to win ADS's SC21 award
Moyola Precision Engineering (H2/B15), the Northern Ireland-based aerospace manufacturer, is celebrating being the first company from the province to win...
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FARNBOROUGH: US Navy's Super Hornet AESA radar retrofit enables legacy upgrade
As the US Navy retrofits its older Block II Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets with the Raytheon AN/APG-79 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar,...
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FARNBOROUGH: Oman taps GE F110 for 12 new F-16s
Oman has selected the General Electric F110-GE-129D for the 12 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 50 fighters it ordered in 2011, with engine deliveries to commence...
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FARNBOROUGH: Volvo sees future growth under GKN
Volvo Aero is optimistic it will expand its engine component production range as a result of a planned takeover by UK aerostructures specialist GKN Aerospace....
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FARNBOROUGH: Vulcan joins Red Arrows for opening flypast
Two icons of the UK aerospace sector provided a stunning opening to the show yesterday, when Avro Vulcan XH558 flew overhead in formation with nine BAE Systems...
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NewsIN FOCUS: How Sukhoi is transforming Superjet programme
Fifteen months ago, a new Russian-built regional jet performed its first revenue flight with a small Armenian airline, making a return journey between the...
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus patent details ejectable flight recorders
Flight recorders that are jettisoned when aircraft dynamics suggest a crash is imminent could speed up air accident investigations, according to a US patent...
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FARNBOROUGH: Aero GB receives Airborne Technologies MMA
Special missions operator Aero GB has become the first UK-based owner of an Airborne Technologies Tecnam multi-mission aircraft (MMA), following the handover of the twin-engined aircraft this morning.
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FARNBOROUGH: Circor selects Aero Precision as international distributor
US landing gear and actuator manufacturer Circor Aerospace has inked an international distribution deal with California-based military parts stockist Aero Precision.
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FARNBOROUGH: Elbit broadens aircraft anti-missile platform
Israel's Elbit Systems has developed a new version of its C-Music anti-missile system, adapting the platform for medium-to-large transports and tankers.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Diamond’s HK36 re-cast in surveillance role
The Diamond HK36 MPP has made its air show debut near the company's chalet on the static line.
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FARNBOROUGH: Stray comment hints at 787-9 assembly plan in Charleston
A Boeing customer may have given away a secret plan to assemble the 787-9 at the airframer's new factory in North Charleston, South Carolina. While...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Israel's Arkia signs for A321neo
Airbus is broadening its presence in Israel after the second-largest operator, Arkia, became the first in the country to sign for the re-engined A320 family.
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British Airways launches Heathrow slot-backed bond issue
British Airways has launched a £454 million ($704 million) financing package backed by slot pairs at London Heathrow airport and its new wholly-owned transatlantic...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Swiss chooses Rockwell Collins' dual head-up display for CSeries
Swiss International Air Lines has selected Rockwell Collins' dual head-up guidance system for its new fleet of 30 Bombardier CSeries aircraft, which will be delivered from 2014.
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NewsDelta to introduce Boeing 717 in 2013
Delta Air Lines has finalised an agreement with Southwest Airlines and Boeing Capital to lease 88 Boeing 717-200s beginning in August 2013. The Atlanta-based...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Air Lease boss Udvar-Hazy credits engine tweak for clearing 737 Max scepticism
A major design change transformed an influential skeptic of the 737 only three months ago into one of its biggest advocates today. Steven Udvar-Hazy,...