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Engines

CFM Rate Hikes Limited by Timing, Not Numbers

Talks with Airbus and Boeing over production increases continue
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Avionics

Honeywell, Boeing Demo Cat III GPS Landings

Tests established that aircraft can safely land in weather conditions that allow for no decision height and a minimum visual range as low as 150 feet.
Aircraft

Change at the Top as Daher Pushes for the Big Time

TBM 900 manufacturer Daher’s priority is to increase its footprint in the key U.S. market.
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Engines

EDAC Technologies Inks Long-term Agreements with Snecma

Agreements support the development and production of outer guide vanes and bleed valve ducts for the CFM Leap 1-A and 1-B turbofans.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airbus picks Zodiac’s High-bandwidth BFE

Zodiac to supply equipment for Inmarsat Global Xpress service on A320, A330 and A380.
Training and Workforce

L-3 Link to Supply 787 Training for Virgin

Company’s division is providing a range of training tools and services under a 12-year deal.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Kuwait Selects Avant IFE for Its Airbus A330s

Thales’ Android-based system delivers a wide variety of on-board entertainment and applications such as 3-D maps.
Avionics

Saudi Arabia Approves CMC’s Cockpit 9000 LPV Option for L-100

Augmented-GPS approaches now available on C-130 civil variant.

Raytheon Begins Block IIA SM-3 Flight Trials

Missile features an improved kinetic energy kill vehicle and larger rocket motors.
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Germany Selects MEADS Air Defense System

System will replace the current Patriot-based defenses by 2025.
Engines

Ground Testing on Pratt-powered A320neo To Resume This Week

A retainer ring issue that delayed the P&W engine’s progress towards flying on the neo has required a fix.
Aircraft

Bombardier Announces CSeries Performance Boost

CS300 now at 3,300 nm range, Bombardier hopes to attract more airlines.
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Avionics

Elbit, Nicarnica Volcanic Ash System Wins European Funding

Eurostars program provides funding for innovative research projects that have partners from two or more participating countries.
Aircraft

Superjet Touts New Financing Options To Boost SSJ Sales

The SSJ100 Russian regional jet has now been in revenue passenger service for four years.
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Boeing Predicts 38,000 Airliner Deliveries over Next 20 Years

World fleet to double in next 20 years, growth representing 60% of deliveries.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

With the UK Sorted, Thales Touts Watchkeeper Prospects in France

New Payloads Offered and Sovereign Requirements Addressed in Export Drive.
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UVision’s Heros Loiter for Attacks

Company debuting a new family of smart munitions that can loiter over the target area before making an accurate attack on pop-up targets.
Rotorcraft

New Russian helicopters designs to offset decline in shipments

The constantly evolving Mi-8/17 family of helicopters accounted for more than half of all shipments in the past several years.
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ATC

Existing Products, Services Meet ICAO’s Aircraft Tracking Requirement

Range of suppliers say that 15-minute standard is doable as future GADSS system is developed.
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Safety

FAA Addresses Converging Runway Operations

Some mitigations might not be necessary for a facility to conduct independent non-intersecting converging runway operations.
Safety

Great Lakes Wildlife Strikes on the Rise

Airport operators should review and evaluate a wildlife hazard management plan once a year.
Aircraft

Embraer Rides ‘Next Wave’ of E2 Development

Company has now passed the point in development at which any particular aspect of design for its new E2 jets represents a so-called watch item.
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Aircraft

Mitsubishi Plays Catch Up with MRJ Program

First delivery is still scheduled for the second quarter of 2017.
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Under New Leadership, India Adds Defense Work

In the first five months of this year, the nation has signed a number of agreements to provide defense equipment for international customers.
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Aircraft

'Make in India' Push Means More Open Offsets

India has a great chance to grow its aerospace footprint in the world, and moves are afoot to make it more transparent and efficient.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UAS Conference in U.S. Ushers in New Drone Order

Upstart and legacy manufacturers of unmanned aircraft systems exhibit side by side at AUVSI conference.
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Aircraft

The Revolutionary but Thorny U.S. Predator-Reaper Program

There are many improvements to the Reaper UAS that are being considered, while the Predator-C continues as a classified program.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Israel's UAVs Find New Roles as Hunters and Data Gatherers

European industrials and operators can learn from Israeli experience with UAVs.
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Aircraft

Dassault’s Rafale Fighter Jet Flying Display At Paris Air Show 2015

Dassault’s Rafale Fighter Jet Flying Display At Paris Air Show 2015
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Regulations and Government

House Rejects Burbank Curfew, OKs East Hampton Measure

House bars FAA from taking action in East Hampton as part of controversial fiscal 2016 transportation appropriations bill.