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OBITUARY: Roger Beteille – father of Airbus
Roger Beteille viewed the decision whether Airbus Industrie should launch the A320 as a simple one: “We just had to do it,” he told Flight International in 1984.
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AnalysisWho ordered what at the Paris air show
Lower levels of business from the big-two airframers meant the Paris air show was one of the quietest in recent years for commercial aircraft order commitments.
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Berlin obtains modified A319 for arms control monitoring flights
Germany's defence ministry on 21 June took delivery of a converted Airbus ACJ319 to operate international arms control observation flights under the Treaty on Open Skies between NATO and nations of the former Warsaw Pact.
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PARIS: Airbus ends show with over 240 A321XLR commitments
The new Airbus leadership team kicked off its first Paris air show with the launch of the long-range A321XLR twinjet which has ended the week backed by orders and commitments for over 240 aircraft.
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OpinionHow will Boeing respond to A321XLR launch?
Ask Airbus about the Boeing NMA and you might start to believe the acronym stands for No More Argument.
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OpinionEnvironmental concerns powering electric shift
Twenty years ago, electric or hybrid-electric cars seemed unlikely to catch on. Worries about their performance and reliability, high prices, and a lack of charging infrastructure slowed take-up even among the environmentally concerned.
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PARIS: Airbus happy to play NMA waiting game
Airbus remains convinced that its two-pronged assault on the middle-of-the-market sector is sufficient and it will wait to see whether Boeing reacts with its New Mid-market Airplane (NMA).
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NewsPARIS: Eurofighter launches long-term enhancement programme
The long-serving Eurofighter Typhoon could soon see additional enhancements as part of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) effort, which aims to boost the platform’s capabilities until next-generation assets – such as the Franco-German New Generation Fighter revealed earlier this week – are brought into service.
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PARIS: Airbus smooths A220 relationship with Leonardo
Airbus's A220 programme manager believes the airframer has improved its relationship with Italian supplier Leonardo, after a legal spat over aerostructures for the type.
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PARIS: Parker strikes partnership deal on 787 component MRO
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance and Parker Aerospace have arranged a partnership to service the US manufacturer's hydraulic equipment on Boeing 787s.
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Airbus recruits Korean's aerospace arm for future-wing programme
Korean Air Aerospace has become a partner in Airbus's Wing of Tomorrow programme aimed at developing manufacturing methods for a composite wing on a future A320-family replacement.
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Start-up Great Dane sees Jutland market opportunity
Start-up Great Dane Airlines has outlined plans for rapid growth.
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AnalysisAirbus wins order race – but Boeing steals the show
Boeing won a key battle, if not the war, at this year’s Paris air show. Airbus marked its 50th anniversary by disclosing more business than its Seattle rival, but the event will ultimately be remembered for a show-stopping order from IAG that is set to revive the grounded 737 Max programme.
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PODCAST: Airline Business at Paris air show 2019 – wrap-up
Join Airline Business managing editor Lewis Harper and executive editor Graham Dunn as they take you through all the key airline-related developments at this year’s Paris air show.
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PARIS: Airbus defence chief targets technological edge
After six months in position as Airbus Defence & Space’s head of military aircraft, Alberto Gutierrez is at the show in upbeat mood, buoyed by a new contractual agreement with customers of the A400M tactical transport, and swift progress being made with a Future Combat Air System programme for France, ...
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PARIS: GE partners LHT for electrical component MRO
Lufthansa Technik has been selected by GE Aviation as authorised service centre for some of the US manufacturer's electrical equipment on the under-development Boeing 777X.
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MTU to move Canadian MRO operations
German engine specialist MTU is to consolidate most of its Vancouver maintenance operations – currently spread across three sites – at a newly acquired facility on the Canadian city's outskirts.
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NewsPARIS: Lockheed Martin buoyed by European spending boost
Lockheed Martin is enjoying a busy show, thanks to an upturn in defence spending among European nations and increased interest in products including the F-16 and F-35 fighters and C-130J tactical transport.
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PARIS: Lessor BBAM signs with EFW for A321 converted freighter
Conversions specialist EFW has secured a letter-of-intent commitment from lessor BBAM for an Airbus A321 freighter.
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PARIS: A220 weight hike mainly a paperwork change
Airbus's maximum take-off weight increase for the A220 is effectively a paperwork change, rather than a structural adaptation.