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PARIS: C-5M weighs in at Paris
The Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy is the king of the US Air Force's transport fleet. For this week's show it carried the Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter...
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Business briefs
First-quarter net earnings at Toronto-headquartered helicopter and engine maintenance provider Vector Aerospace slumped 38% to C$6.1 million ($6.3 million) on revenue essentially flat at C$127.3 million
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Locked on to big targets
Israel Aerospace Industries is taking aim at the USA, Brazil, India - and its own government
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PARIS: Engine problems prevent A400M flying at show
Engine gearbox problems mean the Airbus Military A400M will not take part in the flying display during its Paris debut. Instead, the European military transport - billed as one of the stars of the show - will appear in a brief fly-past and remain on static display.
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PARIS: Interview: Alenia chief executive Giuseppe Giordo
Giuseppe Giordo is chief executive of Alenia Aeronautica and responsible for Finmeccanica's Aeronautics division. He talks to Flightglobal about the company's presence at the show, the status of current programmes and the company's plans for the future.
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PARIS: A160 Hummingbird set for its biggest test
A decade-long investment in the unmanned, long-endurance A160 Hummingbird helicopter is set to enter a final proving phase at the end of the month.
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A400M engine set to propel Ratier-Figeac's fortunes
The A400M's giant propellers are Ratier-Figeac's most high-profile piece of kit. But the company's products go under the skin
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Air show showcases France's front-line equipment
With French armed forces in combat in Afghanistan and Libya, their current equipment is experiencing heavy demand ...
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PARIS: Russia's air force gets real
Senior officers in Russia's air force can see glimmers of light after the gloom of the 1990s and early 2000s. The question is whether these glimmers are yet another false dawn.
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Russian Helicopters set to sign new contracts
Russian Helicopters is close to signing major new contracts with the country's defence ministry and major civil operators and expects to make details public at Le Bourget this week.
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Aero Sekur bets on innovation and MRO for growth
Aero Sekur is moving on with its plans for a helicopter crash airbag and flotation system, but other existing products are at the heart of the firm's expansion strategy, as new maintenance facilities are added in Italy, India and the USA.
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France's Safran and Thales look to join forces
Could consolidation and co-operation boost the competitiveness of France’s aerospace and defence sector?
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Italian air force chief details Libyan operations
Almost 100 days since the launch of coalition air operations over Libya, the Italian air force's chief of staff has for the first time detailed his service's involvement in the NATO campaign.
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PICTURES: How to salvage a downed Mirage in Afghanistan
Dramatic images have emerged showing how the wreckage of a French air force Mirage 2000D was recovered following an ejection over Afghanistan ...
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PICTURES: Two more C-130Js head for Indian home
Lockheed Martin has delivered its third and fourth C-130Js to the Indian air force from a six-unit order ...
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India issues RFI for multi-role naval helicopters
India has issued a request for information for a naval multi-role helicopter (NMRH) to complement its existing fleet of Westland Sea King 42 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters.
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PICTURES: New-look A400M readied for icing trials
Airbus Military is to launch a campaign of icing trials using A400M "Grizzly One", which has also gained a new-style logo ...
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F-22 grounding continues as oxygen safety probe widens
More than six weeks after the US Air Force indefinitely grounded all Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptors, the scope of the safety investigation has widened beyond the Honeywell-supplied onboard oxygen generating system (OBOGS).
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PARIS: Ontic hones legacy parts strategy
MATURE IDEAS Ontic allows original equipment manufacturers to focus on what they do best - develop new products by DAN THISDELL When an...
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Australia inks A$3bn deal for 24 MH-60R naval helicopters
A Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky team will deliver 24 MH-60R naval combat helicopters to the Royal Australian Navy ...