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United Technologies, Raytheon announce massive merger
The aerospace units of United Technologies - Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney - are to be merged with Raytheon.
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NewsTesting continues for deployable flight data recorders
Long or even futile post-crash searches for flight data recorders may soon be a thing of the past
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NewsAirbus looks deep into long-haul future
Airbus will enter this year’s aeronautical salon at Le Bourget for the first time with the A380 representing a part of its history rather than a part of its future. Centre-stage at the major air shows for much of the past 15 years – physically, if not in terms of ...
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NewsBelugaXL fleet goes from five to six
Bigger needs bigger – so Airbus is enlarging its planned fleet of mega-transports to connect its far-flung assembly operations
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NewsCost reduction central to Airbus future-wing programme
Airbus is preparing to start assembling in June a first demonstrator structure for its “Wing of Tomorrow” technology programme, which is aimed at developing a composite wing manufacturing concept for a next-generation single-aisle airliner.
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NewsLockheed Martin eyes 500 F-35 fighters in Europe
With the Pentagon wavering over the number of F-35s it wants to buy, Lockheed Martin has turned its gaze on Europe.
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PICTURES: BA and Airbus share images of airline's first A350-1000
British Airways has tweeted a photo of its first Airbus A350-1000, newly painted with the Oneworld carrier's livery.
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Henkel grows aerospace activities with new plant in Spain
German chemicals company Henkel has opened a new manufacturing facility dedicated to aerospace products, near Barcelona.
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Airbus orders slow to trickle but Paris air show beckons
Airbus's slow order activity failed to pick up in May, during which the airframer gained business for just a single A320neo.
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La Compagnie to show off A321neo at Paris air show
All-premium transatlantic carrier La Compagnie is to display its Airbus A321neo during the upcoming Paris air show.
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MRO growth drives expansion of MTU's Brandenburg site
German engine specialist MTU has opened a new logistics facility at its maintenance site in Ludwigsfelde near Berlin.
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Investigators to release initial Superjet accident analysis
Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee has managed to reconstruct the entire ill-fated flight of the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 destroyed in a fatal fire at Moscow Sheremetyevo, as it prepares to release a preliminary analysis of the accident.
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Lufthansa seeks political backing in aviation data debate
Lufthansa is calling for action from politicians to ensure that airlines retain free access to the vast amounts of data generated by their aircraft.
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LHT extends lease on facility at Berlin Schonefeld
Lufthansa Technik has extended the lease on maintenance facilities at Berlin Schonefeld airport until the end of 2022.
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Aireon gets EASA approval for space-based aircraft tracking
US company Aireon has had its space-based aircraft tracking system endorsed by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
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One-time checks ordered for Superjet fleet
Russian authorities have ordered carriers to conduct a one-time inspection of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 fleet, in the wake of the fatal Aeroflot accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo last month.
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Corrosion cuts life limit of A220 and E2 compressor hubs
Airbus A220 and Embraer E2 operators are being advised of cycle limit amendments to the high-pressure compressor hub on their Pratt & Whitney engines.
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SAS scraps on-board duty-free to cut aircraft weight
Scandinavian operator SAS is to scrap duty-free sales on board its aircraft in a bid to trim weight and save fuel.
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IAI launches smaller Tactical Heron UAV
Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled a smaller version of its Heron unmanned air vehicle (UAV), which has been specifically designed for deployment by mechanised forces in the field without access to dedicated airfields.
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Latecoere to demonstrate light-based IFE system at Paris air show
French aerospace group Latecoere will at the upcoming Paris air show use an Air France cabin mock-up to demonstrate its light-based LiFi data transmission system for in-flight entertainment and communications.