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Air Maroc, Air France in MRO deal

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and Air France Industries yesterday signed a shareholder agreement to create a joint-venture MRO facility at Casablanca Mohammed V In
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GP7200 to power Air Austral’s Airbus A380s

Air Austral selected the Engine Alliance GP7200 to power the pair of Airbus A380s it has ordered.
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MIG Aviation Opts for Eight Q400 T-Props

Bombardier Aerospace announced that MIG Aviation 3 Limited, subsidiary of Greece’s Marfin Investment Group Holdings., has signed a firm order for eight Q40
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Ilyushin Finance inks $1.2B lease deal for An-148s, Tu-204s

Leasing company Ilyushin Finance yesterday did a deal to supply up to 45 airliners to Russian airline Atlant-Soyuz.

Mubadala’s ADAT signs up to service GE, IAE engines

Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT) will take a central role in maintaining General Electric engines–including those ordered by Etihad Airways here at t

All systems go for Bahrain Air Show

The inaugural Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS), which will take place Jan.
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Lynx goes wild as first flight approaches

After a difficult period in which the whole program’s future lay in doubt, AgustaWestland’s Future Lynx has emerged with a new name–AW159 Lynx Wildcat–and
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GPS Location Downlink Completes TestingAeroMechanical Services has completed testing of an upgrade to its automated flight information reporti
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Flying the Airbus A380

Airbus engineers are never satisfied, and customers of the European airframe builder should have only one response: thank goodness.
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Mitsubishi keeps MRJ on course; critical design review under way

Development of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation’s MRJ regional jet continues on schedule, as some 800 engineers, designers and subcontractors in Nagoya, Jap

F-35 Partner nations gather at paris

Another airshow, another photo opportunity with the F-35 partner nations.
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Boeing joins sales parade

Boeing joined in the sales action yesterday at the Paris Air Show when MC Aviation Partners (MCAP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp., finalize
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Airbus orders still flow, but now just a trickle

Cooling down somewhat from a red-hot commercial start at this year’s Paris Air Show, Airbus yesterday won a pair of modest but significant firm orders–one

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Daher Wins Pair of Major Deals at Paris’09French aerostructures supplier and integrator Daher won a pair of major deals here this we

Airbus adds Spice to save weight

Economic pressure on airlines has led Airbus to work with them along with caterers and galley suppliers to develop what it has dubbed space-innovative cate

Dubai Airshow expects record exhibitor turnout

The organizers of this year’s Dubai Airshow (November 15 to 19) expect to break all existing exhibition space records with the addition of a fourth hall, s
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Civilians can check out this Mirage themselves

“Une fois Mirage, toujours Mirage!” insists Thierry Goetschmann.

Sabena Wins P.180 Avanti Paint Work

Piaggio Aero has signed an memorandum of understanding with Sabena Technics that sets the framework for a contract to paint part of its P.180 Avanti twin b

Organizer strategizes for F’boro 2010

Next year’s Farnborough International airshow (July 19-25, 2010) is to benefit from the results of a comprehensive strategic review completed by show organ

CMC Electronics Satcom Antenna Certified on A380

The CMC Electronics CMA-2102SB high-gain satcom antenna has been certified on the A380 and A330/340.

Cobham Lands Airbus Satcom Antenna Deal

Satellite communications system supplier Cobham (Hall 2 Stand E83) has secured a contract to supply high-gain antennas for use on single-aisle and long-ran
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Premium Aerotec To Build Part of A350 Fuselage

German aerostructures specialist Premium Aerotec (Hall 1 Stand E197) has signed a contract with Airbus to provide the fuselage structure for the European m

Bahrain Mumtalakat Buys More CAE Sims

CAE has sold two full-flight simulators to Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Co., the investment arm of the Kingdom of Bahrain and owner of national carrier Gulf
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Saudi Arabia Joins the Sniper Family

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has announced that it is to supply the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod to the Royal Saudi Air Force.
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Eurofighter working on E-scan radar, support

Eurofighter hopes that the four partner nations will agree the technical specification for an active array radar for the Typhoon by year-end.

Honeywell Avionics, APUs for ACG’s 68 A320s

Honeywell will supply avionics and auxiliary power units (APUs) for Aviation Capital Group’s fleet of 68 new Airbus A320s in a deal valued at more than $40

SEI Shows Silens for AW139 Helicopter

Italy’s Servozi Elicotteristici Italiani (SEI) is exhibiting its new Silens cabin and noise-abatement system for the AgustaWestland AW139 VIP on static dis
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C Series supply chain locked; focus turns to production prep

Bombardier has moved into the next stage in the development of its new C Series aircraft, having secured the supply chain and completed the selection of al

Dassault looms large over Thales

Thales, Europe’s third largest civil and defense aerospace group, makes its first appearance at Le Bourget since it acquired a new shareholder and executiv

Visitors up for Asian Aerospace in Hong Kong

The 2009 Asian Aerospace show in Hong Kong is set to achieve significant growth in visitor numbers with organizers reporting that pre-registrations are mor