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Airlines

Philippine Airlines Converts Q400 Options to Firm Orders

Operator will now take one dozen of the turboprops in a new dual-class 86-pax configuration.
Aircraft

UPS To Add First 767 BCFs

Boeing to convert three aircraft by 2019.
Rotorcraft

Turkish Utility Helicopter Goes on Show

TAI has unveiled a demonstration airframe for the T625, an indigenously designed utility helicopter that could be the start of a growing family
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Rockwell Collins and Comlux Sign Cabin Solution LOI

The agreement leverages Rockwell Collins's expertise with interior systems, thanks to its purchase of B/E Aerospace in April.
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Aircraft

Billions in Deals Signed on First Day of Show

Order activity led by A320neo deal from GECAS, Max 10 commitments from several customers
Aircraft

Airbus reveals A380plus Details

Package of retrofittable interior reconfigurations can boost capacity by up to 80 pax, while aerodynamic enhancements reduce operating costs.
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Aircraft

Embraer Demo Flight Highlights KC-390 Capabilities

Embraer expects to begin deliveries of the KC-390 to the Brazilian air force in 2018.
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Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Reacts to 'Hypoxia like' Incidents Affecting F-35As

The investigation into the root cause of a series of physiological incidents at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona was ongoing.
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Aircraft

Boeing Lands New AerCap Order for Thirty 787-9s

Commitment valued at $8.1 billion at list prices

MBDA Launches Glide Weapon Family

European missile house MBDA has unveiled a new family of precision-guided weapons with long glide ranges to provide stand-off capability
Aircraft

100-Aircraft GECAS Order Boosts A320neo Backlog

Lessor to take A320neos and A321neos; no A321LR commitment yet
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AIN's Business Jet Traveler Takes Home Two Awards

Best International Publication and Best Business Aviation submission honors for Paris Airshow News sister publication.
Avionics

First Flights with Safe Landings

Meggitt’s prominent position in the supply of wheels and brakes is underlined by the high number of new aircraft programs it's on.
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Engines

GE Ready for CFM Ramp-up

Airbus and Boeing have tasked the CFM International joint venture of GE and Safran with building 800 more engines over the next four years.
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Aircraft

Boeing Launches Max 10 with Raft of Order Commitments

Airframer announces deals with 16 customers at the show
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Maintenance and Modifications

EFW, DHL Ink More Pax-to-Freighter Conversions

Delivery service orders four firm and ten optional A330-300P2Fs, in addition to the four ordered last year.
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Aircraft

L3 Shows New Light Strike System Based On Agplane

The AT-802L is a conversion of Air Tractor's cropduster, with attack mission avionics and weapons
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Aircraft

Fast as Lightning

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force have brought two F-35A stealth fighters to Paris.
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Aircraft

Mirage Testbed Showcases New Capabilities

The French military flight test organization is testing equipment and weapons that are due to feature in the Miirage 2000D update program
Aircraft

Safran Shareholders Pave Way To Zodiac Acquisition

Safran has its work cut out to turn Zodiac around but new CEO has been charged with the task, as acquisition is approved.
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Aircraft

Debutantes Take Bow at Paris Salon

The list of new aircraft that were flown to the Paris Air Show is surprisingly large this year.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UMS Skeldar Lands Contract for Maritime Mission

Swiss/Swedish joint venture UMS Skeldar is to supply its V-200 UAV for operations on behalf of the European Maritime Safety Agency.

Network-Enabled Spike Unveiled

Rafael has delivered 27,000 missiles of the Spike family to more than 26 countries. The latest version is being unveiled at the Paris Air Show.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Textron Systems, Boeing Win U.S. Special Ops Tasking Contracts

The Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems III program has a potential value of $475 million.
Security

RT LTA Teams With SES For Global Comms

SES and RT LTA are showing off a collaboration in which surveillance imagery from an aerostat can be transmitted around the world.
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Rethinks, Rationalizes Production

Starting with the H160, the European rotorcraft producer has new plans for the future.
Avionics

GE Launches New Partnership for Open Flight Deck

Open architecture to enable a new “ecosystem’ of flight deck apps
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Aircraft

MRJ Making Air Show Debut

FTV-3 appears in colors of launch customer ANA
Rotorcraft

With CH-53K in Production, Lockheed Martin Looks to Future

Legacy CH-53 customers Germany, Japan and Israel among others are considered potential customers of the new CH-53K King Stallion.
Avionics

Rockwell Collins Introduces Airbus Comms Solutions

The new aircraft-tracking system and messaging solution will help Airbus operators fly more safely and efficiently.