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DUBAI: Lockheed lays down the law on F-16 upgrades
Lockheed Martin believes that its status as the original manufacturer of the world’s F-16 fleet gives it an edge in the competitive market to upgrade the venerable type.
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DUBAI: LHT eyes airframe MRO in Middle East
Lufthansa Technik expects base maintenance to become a key growth driver in the Middle East and would consider setting up a facility in the region with a local partner, the German MRO specialist says.
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DUBAI: Air Serbia to take 10 A320neos from Etihad order
Air Serbia is to acquire ten of the Airbus A320neos ordered by shareholder Etihad Airways earlier during the Dubai air show for its own fleet renewal.
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NewsSweden hopes to avoid Swiss referendum on Gripen E
Sweden expects to know by no later than the fourth quarter of 2014 whether the Swiss public will clear a planned acquisition of 22 Saab Gripen E fighters.
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NewsEC175 attains time-to-climb milestones
Eurocopter is claiming a pair of time-to-climb records for its developmental EC175 super-medium helicopter as it pursues certification for the type in early 2014.
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NewsDUBAI: MBDA hits target with Brimstone sustainment deal
MBDA secured a new deal at the Dubai air show linked to the dual-mode Brimstone air-to-surface missile used by the UK Royal Air Force’s Panavia Tornado GR4s, as it also seeks export deals for the design.
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NewsDUBAI: ATR still waiting to launch 90-seater turboprop
ATR is still awaiting shareholder approval to launch a 90-seat turboprop, which is planned to enter service towards the end of the decade.
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DUBAI: Art meets aviation history at next year's Farnborough Airshow
The world of fine arts will meet aviation history in June 2014 with the arrival at Farnborough of Artliner’s Wind Tunnel Project.
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NewsDUBAI Jet Aviation picks Rockwell's Venue for A340CJ
Jet Aviation Basel has picked Rockwell Collins' Venue cabin management and entertainment system and its Airshow 3D moving map system for an Airbus A340CJ VVIP business jet.
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NewsDUBAI: Start-up Libyan Wings signs for A350s and A320neos
Start-up carrier Libyan Wings is to take three Airbus A350-900s and four A320neos for its operations.
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NewsDUBAI: GECAS orders up to ten ATR 72-600s
Aircraft lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has placed an order for five ATR 72-600s together with options for five more turboprops during the Dubai Air Show.
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NewsNo survivors from Tatarstan 737 crash
Russia’s emergencies ministry has confirmed 50 fatalities from the accident at Kazan involving a Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500.
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NewsDUBAI: Cassidian starts work on unmanned Sagitta
Cassidian used the opening day of the Dubai air show to detail its plans to in 2015 fly a sub-scale demonstrator intended to prove future unmanned air system technologies.
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NewsKazan crash involves Tatarstan 737
Forty-four passengers and six crew were on board a Boeing 737-500 which has crashed at Kazan in the republic of Tatarstan.
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DUBAI: LHT, Aerolite team on new patient transport unit
Lufthansa Technik is developing a new intensive care patient transport unit (PTU) in partnership with Swiss medical aircraft interior specialist Aerolite Max Bucher.
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NewsDUBAI: Boeing formally launches 777X family with 259 commitments
Boeing has formally launched its new 777X family with orders and commitments by four airlines for 259 aircraft at the Dubai air show today.
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NewsDUBAI: LHT develops VIP cabin floor initiative
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has developed a method to punctually reinforce the cabin floor of carbon-composite airframes, which should make the installation of bespoke VIP interiors more flexible on aircraft such as the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350.
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NewsBelgium to launch F-16 replacement process
Belgium’s defence ministry will issue a request for information in early 2014 to potential suppliers of a replacement for its air component’s Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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NewsEurocopter facing 'softer' sales environment
EADS is predicting a "softer" commercial environment for its Eurocopter division for the remainder of the year and into 2014, leading to a buildup of excess inventory thanks to previous moves to increase production.
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NewsRAF Grob trainer groundings pinned on propeller issue
UK investigators believe that a pair of forced landings involving Grob Aircraft G115E basic trainers being operated on behalf of the UK Royal Air Force were likely caused by a problem with the counterweight assembly on the type's Hoffmann three-blade propellers.