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PARIS: Lockheed Martin commits to building F-16 in India
Lockheed Martin has committed to manufacturing the F-16 in India should it win the air force’s single-engined fighter competition, and has signed a deal with Tata Advanced Systems to carry out this work in-country.
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NewsArgentina approves Raisbeck STC for Hartzell King Air 300 prop
Hartzell Propeller and Raisbeck Engineering have secured supplemental type certification (STC) from Argentina for a swept-blade turbofan propeller on the Beechcraft King Air 300 series.
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Tecnam secures repeat P2006T order from IFT
Tecnam has secured a repeat order for four P2006Ts from US-based IASCO Flight Training (IFT), as part of its fleet replacement programme.
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PARIS: Video inside the Le Bourget Boeing 737 Max 9
Boeing has brought the first 737 Max 9 to Le Bourget. FlightGlobal went on board to learn more out about the Max 9 certification programme, its test cabin and the cockpit systems. We spoke to Boeing's 737 programme general manager Keith Leverkuhn, 737 Max chief pilot Ed Wilson and engineer ...
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PARIS: Air Lease orders another batch of A321neos
US lessor Air Lease is ordering another dozen Airbus A321neo twinjets.
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PARIS: New 30-unit order makes AerCap the 787's largest customer
AerCap has ordered 30 Boeing 787-9s at the Paris air show.
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PARIS: GECAS maintains preference for larger narrowbodies
US lessor GECAS believes larger single-aisle aircraft in its portfolio have the greatest prospects, following its decision to order another 100 re-engined Airbus A320neo-family jets.
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PARIS: GECAS converts 20 orders to 737 Max 10
Leasing company GECAS has converted 20 existing Boeing 737 Max orders to the newly launched Max 10 variant.
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PARIS: Video on board the Boeing 787-10 at Le Bourget
The Boeing 787-10 is making its show debut at Le Bourget. FlightGlobal visited the latest and largest Dreamliner to take a look on board, find out about the programme's progress and hear what awaits 787 pilots. We spoke to Boeing's deputy chief project engineer 787 derivatives development Wayne Tygert and ...
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PARIS: Boeing launches 737 Max 10
Boeing has launched the 737 Max 10 as the fourth major version of the re-engined single-aisle family with more than 240 firm orders and commitments from more than 10 customers.
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PARIS: Airbus hikes 20-year demand outlook
Airbus has hiked its 20-year demand forecast by 5% to nearly 35,000 aircraft, compared with just over 33,000 last year.
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PARIS: GE ups production target to meet Boeing and Airbus demand
Airbus and Boeing have asked GE Aviation to produce an additional 800 engines over a three-year period beginning in 2018, the powerplant manufacturer's chief executive has disclosed.
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PARIS: IAG picks P&W to power part of A320neo order
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG has tentatively selected the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G powerplant for 47 of the Airbus A320neos the company has ordered.
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PARIS: Rockwell flight-tracking to be standard on A350
Airbus is to implement a flight-tracking system as standard on the A350 and A380 designed to transmit alerts automatically in the event of an abnormal flight situation.
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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: Production for Qatar F-15s could stretch into 2022
Boeing is in the midst of contract negotiations with Qatar after signing a letter of authorisation last week, a potential contract that could stretch F-15 production for Qatar out to 2022, Boeing’s executive vice-president said this week.
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PARIS: 737 Max 9 testing on course for Q1 2018 certification
The 737 Max 9 on show at Paris is the first of two aircraft which will undertake the flight-test programme for the larger Max variant.
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PARIS: Boeing completes a third of 787-10 testing
The 787-10 appearing at the Paris air show is one of three of three in the flight-test programme, which is on course to clear certification by mid-2018.
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PARIS: Raytheon makes gains on F-35
Raytheon has made a number of gains in its weapons programmes that will see them eventually integrated onto the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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PARIS: 787-10 and 737 Max 9 formate in air-to-air video
Boeing has released a video of the 787-10 and 737 MAX 9 flying together in stunning display.