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Sydney and Melbourne flights hit by ash cloud
Disruptions to Australian air services have continued, affecting the country's two biggest cities Sydney and Melbourne, as an ash cloud resulted in the cancellation...
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PARIS: EADS calls for consolidation of Europe's UAV efforts
Europe risks diluting its unmanned air system capabilities and delaying a key security asset if its biggest military spenders fund rival medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) programmes, believes EADS.
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PARIS: Boeing looks to increase 777+ wingspan
Boeing is advancing toward a mid-decade series of incremental improvements to the 777 aircraft - dubbed the 777+ - which include the possibility of increasing the wingspan of the long-range twin, said vice-president of Boeing Commercial Airplanes business development Nicole Piasecki.
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NewsPARIS: President Sarkozy opens Paris 2011
French president Nicolas Sarkozy shares a joke with Serge Dassault at the opening of the 49th Paris air show yesterday.
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PARIS: GKN seals CFRP recycling deal
GKN Aerospace took a step forward this month to cracking one of the big drawbacks of carbonfibre components: recycling.
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PARIS: AB Elektronik to showcase range of sensors
AB Elektronik, a division of TT electronics, will showcase its range of sensors for the aerospace sector at the Paris air show.
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PARIS: P&WC predicts engine step change
Pratt & Whitney Canada president John Saabas says a new turboprop engine being developed by the Montreal-based "small engine" arm of P&W US will exhibit a "step change" in performance over existing engines.
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PARIS: EADS targets Le Bourget for recruitment drive
EADS is on a mission at the show to recruit the best and brightest engineers that the industry has to offer. Jörg Kutzim, head of the EADS Recruitment Center, tells Flightglobal how the company is putting over 1,000 potential applicants through more than 20 workshops at Le Bourget as part ...
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NewsPARIS: Saab's Gripen NG demonstrator visits Le Bourget
Saab's Gripen NG was due to touch down at Le Bourget as the crowds drifted away on Monday evening, with the manufacturer to showcase its new-technology fighter demonstrator to several delegations over the next two days.
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Tu-134 crashes on landing in Russia
Russian investigators are to open an inquiry after a Tupolev Tu-134 crashed at the airport of Petrozavodsk.
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PARIS: Selex Galileo takes wraps off new-look Falco UAV, cites Italian interest
Selex Galileo took the wraps off its new-look Falco Evo unmanned air vehicle on Monday, and also revealed Italian military interest in the extended-range model.
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NewsPARIS: PICTURE - AEW-themed C-295 makes public debut
Airbus Military has brought a surprise debutante to the show, with its airborne early warning-styled C-295 having first been flown in modified form just three weeks ago.
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NewsPARIS: AgustaWestland unveils AW189
AgustaWestland has unveiled an 18-passenger, eight tonne-class twin-engined helicopter primarily for the oil and gas industry, where it will rival Eurocopter's EC175.
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PARIS: Airbus committed to A350-800 despite two-year delay
Airbus insists it remains committed to building the A350-800 despite delaying its entry into service by two years, from the second half of 2014 to mid-2016.
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PARIS: Thales presents single screen cockpit in Le Bourget
French avionics supplier Thales is showing a next-generation cockpit concept demonstrator that provides most of the pilot displays and functions via a single touchscreen covering the entire main instrument panel.
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PARIS: Martin-Baker conducts first deliveries for JSF partner nations
Martin-Baker has completed the first production configuration US16E ejection seat for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter for the partner nations.
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PARIS: IMI/Rafael merger to yield 'very advanced weapons'
The planned merger of Israel Military Industries and Rafael will result in the development of "very advanced weapon systems" based on the combined know-how of both companies
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PARIS: Sargent grows original equipment manufacturers business
Precision component specialist Sargent Aerospace & Defense is more than doubling the size of its footprint at its headquarters in Tucson, Arizona, as it expects a surge in production demand from original equipment manufacturers over the few next years.
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NewsMongolia's MIAT orders 767 and two 737s
Mongolian carrier MIAT has ordered a Boeing 767-300ER and a pair of 737-800s. The US airframer disclosed the agreement during the week of the Paris...
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PARIS: Selex to unveil Falco Evo
Selex Galileo is at Paris to unveil the enhanced version of its Falco tactical unmanned air vehicle, along with a new electronic support measures payload.