All articles by Greg Waldron – Page 133
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PARIS: F-35 goes from zero to hero
The Lockheed Martin F-35 is steadily becoming a mainstay of big air shows, with its planned high-g performance to mark a key turning point in its show attendance record.
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PARIS: A400M makes howitzer transport look easy
A French air force crew has demonstrated the unloading of a Nexter Caesar self-propelled howitzer system.
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PARIS: Tokyo's four-engined MPA makes waves
The Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft has made its Paris debut, as Tokyo eyes upgrade opportunities for the four-engined type.
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ANALYSIS: China's mixed signals on military aircraft exports
On the second day of the 2015 Dubai Air Show, reporters crowded into the Avic chalet. Expectation was high: a sign outside a day earlier had proclaimed there would be a briefing on the CAIC WZ-10 attack helicopter. Minutes passed while Avic officials avoided eye contact. The time set for ...
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Rostec, Avicopter near heavy-lift helicopter contract
Rostec and Avicopter are making progress toward a contract signing in regard to the pair's planned Advanced Heavy Lifter (AHL) helicopter.
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Qatar orders 36 F-15QA fighters
Qatar has signed a deal for 36 Boeing F-15QA fighter aircraft.
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Gulf Air chief executive tenders resignation
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air has accepted the resignation of chief executive Maher Salman Al Musallam.
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ANALYSIS: Arianespace guns for Asia communications market
The Paris air show is famously attractive to Asia-Pacific customers of commercial airliners and military aircraft, but the region is also one of the world’s hottest markets for a higher-altitude aerospace segment: commercial satellite launches. Here, European launch operator Arianespace is a world leader and vying for business.
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Pentagon raises specter of improving China airpower
The US Defence Department's annual report on Chinese military capabilities underlines the evolution of Chinese airpower.
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Search continues for survivors of crashed Myanmar Y-8
A Shaanxi Y-8 transport operated by the Myanmar air force has crashed, with around 100 persons likely to have perished.
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PICTURES: Mitsubishi rolls out first Japanese-built F-35
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has rolled out the first Japanese-assembled Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter aircraft.
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ICAO yet to decide when Thai safety red flag will be lifted
ICAO has not set a firm date for removing Thailand's red flag status, but says the country's procedures for awarding air operator's certificates have improved.
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ANALYSIS: The torrid tale of Thai and Nok
Some relationships are smooth from day one, some are on-again/off-again, finally ending in a breakup. Thai Airways' relationship with Nok Air probably fits the latter category.
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Sriwijaya 737-300 in runway excursion at Manokwari
A Boeing 737-300 aircraft operated by Indonesian carrier Sriwijaya Air has suffered a runway excursion in West Papua province.
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Pakistan to obtain three more Saab 2000 AEW&C aircraft
Pakistan will obtain three new Saab 2000 airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft.
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Thai's Nok stake halved to 21.6%
Thai Airways stake in low-cost carrier Nok has fall to just 21.57% following its desicision not to invest in new shares.
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Airbus Helicopters breaks ground on China H135 assembly line
Airbus Helicopters has broken ground on a final assembly line in Qingdao, China that will assemble H135 light twin-engine helicopters.
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VietJet again hints at overseas listing
Low-cost carrier VietJet Air is still interested in an overseas listing, with three options on the table.
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Second HAL Light Utility Helicopter takes flight
The second prototype of the Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Light Utility Heicopter (LUH) has conducted its first flight.
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ANALYSIS: Five pain points in airline tech and distribution
Flight Events and research company T2RL recently held the annual Technology & Innovation in Airline Distribution Conference in Bangkok, Thailand.