All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 96
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DUBAI: Bell targets Middle East sales of AH-1Z
Bell Helicopter is confident that the Middle East can deliver a sales boost across its military product line, with a number of campaigns currently active.
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Czech Republic shortlists UH-1Y and AW139 for helicopter acquisition
The Czech Republic has shortlisted bids from Bell Helicopter and Leonardo Helicopters for a 12-unit requirement for multirole rotorcraft.
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Zodiac accelerates modernisation as crisis abates
Interiors and aircraft systems specialist Zodiac Aerospace believes the worst of an industrial crisis is behind it and that it is on the way to recovery, demonstrated by strong sales momentum in the second half of its financial year.
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Slovakia receives first C-27J Spartan
Slovakia has received the first of two Leonardo Aircraft C-27J Spartan medium transports, with the initial aircraft arriving in Kuchyni on 24 October.
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ANALYSIS: Airbus Helicopters lines up orders for H160 to match output ramp-up
Airbus Helicopters is confident of securing sufficient orders for its new H160 medium-twin to match an ambitious ramp-up target that will see it produce up to 45 aircraft a year by 2021, even as it works through the final 12 months of flight testing.
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CFM hits new nine-month production record
CFM International shipped a record number of engines in the first nine months of 2017, delivering a combined 1,333 Leap and CFM56 powerplants, up from 1,326 in the same period a year earlier.
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France gearing up for HIL helicopter development
France is likely to issue a preliminary development contract for its hélicoptère interarmées léger (HIL) programme by the end of the year, to allow manufacturer Airbus Helicopters to begin initial risk-reduction activities.
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Gearbox troubles leave some Dauphin helicopters grounded
Supply chain shortages on the back of a safety-driven retrofit programme have left 20 Airbus Helicopters Dauphin medium-twins temporarily grounded as they wait for the delivery of spare parts.
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Russia eyes new military variants of Mi-38 helicopter
Russia may develop medevac and electronic warfare (EW) variants of the Mil Mi-38 helicopter, but has so far ruled out an armed model.
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Airbus Helicopters flies third H160 prototype
Airbus Helicopters has flown the third prototype (PT3) of its H160 medium-twin, with the maiden sortie taking place on 13 October from the airframer's headquarters in Marignane, France.
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Eastern Airways takes first ATR 72-600
UK regional carrier Eastern Airways has taken delivery of the first of two ATR 72-600s which it will use to support the oil and gas industry.
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BAE Systems reveals Qatar Hawk order amid cutbacks
BAE Systems has revealed a tentative order from Qatar for six examples of its Hawk trainer, but the manufacturer is cutting output of the type, as well as of the Eurofighter Typhoon, in a bid to maintain production into the next decade.
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Paramount Group bolsters Dassault Mirage F1 fleet
South Africa's Paramount Group has acquired four twin-seat Dassault Mirage F1s from the French government to support aggressor training.
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Belgium casts doubts on Rafale offer
France's bid to offer the Dassault Rafale to Belgium appears increasingly doomed following comments from the latter's defence minister.
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Lessor LCI optimistic on future demand
Lessor LCI believes the market for medium and heavy helicopters is beginning to recover after several consecutive years of downturn.
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LCI downbeat on H225 prospects despite rehabilitation efforts
Lessor LCI sees little prospect of any return in the offshore energy sector for Airbus Helicopters' troubled H225, despite the airframer's ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the reputation of its heavy-twin.
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Safran nears certification for Arrano helicopter engine
Safran Helicopter Engines has now accumulated 700h of flight time with its developmental Arrano engine, which will power the Airbus Helicopters H160 medium-twin.
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First tests complete for City Airbus propulsion system
Airbus Helicopters has completed the first full-scale tests for the electric-powered propulsion system on its City Airbus demonstrator, ahead of a planned maiden flight next year.
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H160's maximum take-off weight finally confirmed
Airbus Helicopters has finally confirmed more performance parameters of its developmental H160 medium-class rotorcraft, just as the third flight-test prototype is prepared for its maiden sortie.
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P&WC gains approval for AW609 tiltrotor engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada has secured Canadian certification for the variant of its PT6C engine which will power the Leonardo Helicopters AW609 tiltrotor.