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Aircraft

Legacy 450 Bizjet Stretches Its Legs

Range extended by 329 nautical miles, to 2,904 nm.

Breathing Sensors and Smart Compressors

Sensors assess and record the pilot’s breathing to detect that sufficient oxygen is being delivered, guarding against hypoxia.
Avionics

EasyJet A320s to Get Thales/ACSS T3CAS

T3CAS incorporate collision and terrain avoidance capability.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Lightweight EW Protection for UAVs

Elbit Systems and Sigint–Elisra have developed a very lightweight self-protection/jamming system particularly suited to unmanned air vehicles.
Aircraft

Hurkus Trainer Good to Go

Turkish type approved by EASA.
Maintenance and Modifications

Ruag Touts New-build Do228 Turboprops

Swiss manufacturer breathes new life into a long-successful airframe design.
Maintenance and Modifications

Crane Announces SmartStem Win

Mix of military and commercial deals enhance bottom line as it also signs AAT as distributor.
Training and Workforce

Martin Baker Has Fix for F-35 Seat Safety Issue

Low-speed ejection testing in 2015 revealed an increased risk of neck injury for lightweight.
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Silk Ways Signs to Lease Antonov An-124 Freighter

Azerbaijan’s Silk Way is leasing the An-124 from Ilyushin Finance Co.
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Aircraft

FCS Takes Second Diamond DA62

Private air navigation calibration service adds second light twin piston one month after delivery of its first DA62.
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Avionics

Elbit Advances with Hercules Upgrades

The new system includes a large HUD that shows video imagery with flight and navigation symbology overlaid in 2D and 3D.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Mubadala-Solvay Venture Will Provide Composites for Boeing 777X

Plans call for the 50/50 joint venture to supply prepreg composite materials for the empennage and floor beams of the 777X beginning in 2021.
Aircraft

Raytheon Touts T-100 Jet as a Full Training Solution

Raytheon is pitching its T-100 proposal for the U.S. Air Force’s jet trainer replacement program as a robust training solution—with a jet attached.
Avionics

BAE Develops Laser Air Speed Sensor

The Laser Air Speed Sensing Instrument (LASSI) is on display at Farnborough Airshow.
Aircraft

Bravo Industries Orders 10 LM-100J

The Brazilian logistics group will use the commercial aircraft for cargo delivers once it receives FAA certification in 2018.
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Aircraft

Neo & Max Backlogs Beef Up As Show Orders Top $52 Billion

Both Boeing and Airbus have achieved significant new business so far this week at the Farnborough International Airshow.
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Spear Sets Course for F-35 Integration

MBDA has undertaken the first firing of the Spear advanced attack missile has it embarks on full development for the F-35.
Avionics

Leonardo Studies E-scan IFF For Typhoon

Leonardo has developed an innovative IFF arrangement to complement the AESA radar
Aircraft

Eurofighter Approaching True Potential

The UK has driven the integration timetable for air-to-ground weapons on the Typhoon, because the RAF is retiring its Tornado strike jet fleet in 2019.
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Aircraft

F-35 Flyaway Cost Targeted at $85 Million

Cost reductions and product enhancements in the offing for Lockheed Martin’ stealth fighter.
Aircraft

AirBaltic Readies for CS300 Service Launch

Latvian flag carrier to take first delivery in October, signs Smart Parts service agreement with Bombardier.
Aircraft

Comac Draws Record ARJ-21 Order

This is the biggest order for the Chinese regional jet so far.
Aircraft

Boeing Upscales 737 Max 7

Customer input leads to more seats and upgraded systems to accommodate them.
Aircraft

TRJet Names Key Suppliers for TRJet328 Series

Upgraded version of Dornier 328 will have Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion flight deck; P&WC’s PW127 will power the turboprop variant
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Training and Workforce

Scorpion Selected for ASDOT Proposal

An ASDOT contract is due to be awarded in September 2018, with delivery of the service to run for 15 years starting in January 2020.
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Avionics

Israel Aerospace Industries, Honeywell develop UAS ‘Sense and Avoid’ System

Israel Aerospace Industries and avionics manufacturer Honeywell will jointly develop a “sense-and-avoid”.
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Avionics

Airbus Creates New Flight-planning Company From Navtech Acquistion

Airbus Navtech have formed a new company, NavBlue, to provide flight operations and air traffic management services.
Aircraft

Qatar Executive Orders Three More G650ERs

When delivered, the three additional aircraft will make Qatar the largest G650 operator in the world

Qatar To Buy Into Latam

Qatar Airways will take up to a 10 percent stake in Latam Airlines Group.
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Gardner Grows Aerostructures Business

Contracts announced here at Farnborough suggest OEMs such as Airbus are happy with Gardner Aerospace, which continues to expand.