All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 90
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FARNBOROUGH: Bell close to revealing architecture for urban air vehicle
Bell is moving closer to revealing the rotor system that will equip its future urban air mobility vehicle, with the manufacturer now settled on its preferred architecture.
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FARNBOROUGH: TAI shows off Hurjet light-attack mock-up
Turkish Aerospace Industries is showing for the first time a full-size mock-up of its planned Hurjet light attack/advanced jet trainer aircraft.
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FARNBOROUGH: VSR700 nears first unmanned flight
Airbus Helicopters will in the coming days perform the first unmanned flights of the optionally piloted demonstrator of its VSR700 surveillance asset.
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Pakistan orders 30 T129 attack helicopters
Pakistan has concluded a long-awaited deal with Turkish Aerospace Industries for the latter's T129 ATAK attack helicopter.
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Leonardo receives Italian order for ATR 72MP
Italy's Guardia di Finanza customs body has ordered an ATR 72-600 for maritime patrol missions, to be outfitted by prime contractor Leonardo.
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Leonardo targets Polish attack helicopter deal with AW249
Leonardo Helicopters is to pitch its AW249 attack helicopter – currently being developed for the Italian army – to Poland for its nascent Kruk procurement programme. The manufacturer has detailed the offer as part of a collaboration agreement with Polish defence firm PGZ.
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Romanian plans on hold for Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters remains locked in an impasse with the Romanian government over a possible order for new rotorcraft which has left the manufacturer's industrial plans in the country on hold.
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Airbus urges pan-European solution to future combat air system
Airbus Defence & Space has urged Europe to come together to work on a future combat air system, warning that the bloc cannot support the development of several competing platforms.
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Era settles H225 helicopter lawsuit for $42 million
Airbus Helicopters has agreed to pay $42 million in compensation to settle a legal claim brought against it by US operator Era Group in relation to the safety of the manufacturer's H225.
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Norwegian investigators recommend H225 gearbox redesign
Norwegian investigators have recommended that Airbus Helicopters redesign the main gearbox on the Super Puma family in order to improve its "robustness, reliability and safety" following the fatal 2016 crash of an H225.
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UK gives BAE Systems 12-month contract for FCAS work
BAE Systems has been awarded a 12-month single-source contract by the UK to continue work on a future combat air system.
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Honeywell to provide MRO services for Ethiopian
Honeywell has been selected by Ethiopian Airlines to provide maintenance support for the cockpits, auxiliary power units and mechanical systems of its Boeing 737s and 777s.
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Hungary orders 20 H145M helicopters with HForce
Hungary has become the second confirmed customer for Airbus Helicopters' HForce common weapons platform, with an order for 20 H145M medium-twins equipped with the system.
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Kongsberg nears end of JSM development activity
Kongsberg's Joint Strike Missile is in the last stages of its qualification, with development activities due to be completed this autumn.
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PICTURE: Switzerland's Rega receives first H145 helicopters
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first two of six H145 medium-twins to Swiss rescue and emergency medical services provider Rega.
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AWHero UAV 'seriously damaged' in test crash
One of Leonardo Helicopters' SD-150 AWHero rotary-winged unmanned air vehicles has been severely damaged during testing.
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Bidders line up for Tokyo's AH-X contest
Airbus Helicopters and Bell have both expressed interest in bidding for Japan's emerging AH-X attack helicopter contest.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: H175 SAR delivery offers lift to programme
Delivery ceremonies in the aviation industry are not all created equal. An airline spending billions of dollars on a new fleet demands razzmatazz and a lavish lunch, while in the rotary wing world, where list prices are many orders of magnitude lower, you might expect a few speeches and then ...
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Bell and Safran to collaborate on hybrid-electric power
Bell and French powerplant specialist Safran Helicopter Engines are to collaborate on a new hybrid-electric propulsion system designed for urban mobility vertical take-off and landing applications.
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CFM gains approval for VIP narrowbody Leap models
European safety regulators on 30 May approved four new sub-variants of the CFM International Leap engine series that will power VIP versions of Airbus and Boeing's re-engined narrowbodies.