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IAI tanker program advances

While Boeing and Northrop Grumman/EADS prepare to lock horns again for the U.S.
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Tanker protagonists square off for round three of U.S. bid

Battle lines were drawn here this week for round three of the Great Tanker War.
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GE to test open-rotor fan engine

GE Aviation and NASA are to ground test five sets of new subscale blades for open-rotor engines at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

Quick-fit anti-missile unit offers protection for helos

Ruag Aerospace and Saab Avitronics are launching a low-cost protection system for helicopters that can be rapidly installed to provide a range of protectiv

Airbus offshoot starts aircraft dismantling business in Tarbes

Tarmac Aerosave–an Airbus joint venture with waste treatment specialist Sita, engine maker Snecma, engineering firm Aeroconseil, maintenance company Equip’

Product life cycle is key to end project chaos

Managing aircraft programs is a complex process that should not be underestimated.

Jet Republic goes green with Bombardier

New private jet fractional ownership partner Jet Republic yesterday joined Bombardier Aerospace’s Offset Program for its initial fleet of 25 Learjet 60XRs
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Hermes 90 targets U.S. forces

Hermes 90, the latest member of Elbit’s UAV family, is on show here at Paris for the first time.
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TP400 nears Fadec trials, certification

Engine consortium Europrop International (EPI) is now just 300 test hours away from certification of its 11,000-shp TP400 turboprop for the Airbus A400M mi

ITT Aids Fight Against Global Warming

On Tuesday the ITT Corporation hosted a round-table of climate-change and climate-monitoring experts here at the Paris Air Show.

Messier-Dowty To Cooperate with Chinese Firm

Messier-Dowty yesterday announced that it has signed a letter of intent to cooperate with Landing Gear Advanced Manufacturing Corp.

Saab Off the Hook Over Gripen Deal

This week the Swedish chief prosecutor, Christer van der Kwast, decided to close the preliminary investigation into alleged illegal methods concerned with
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First A320 Prestige Joins Private Asian Fleet

A private Asian customer has placed a firm order for an Airbus A320 Prestige, becoming the first in the region to order the type.

Embraer Extends Service and Support Options

Embraer has signed a variety of agreements for regional jet support with customers across the world.

Schiebel nearing first order for civil Camcopter UAV customer

Schiebel (Hall 4 Stand A24) is poised to announce a civil customer for the Camcopter S-100 unmanned rotorcraft to be used for pipeline surveillance.

Enders stirs up subsidy row again

Calling Boeing’s 787 “probably the most subsidized airplane ever,” Airbus CEO Thomas Enders nevertheless feels comfortable with the €11 billion ($15 billio
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New Asian deals get show orders rolling yet again

AirAsiaX has placed firm orders for 10 Airbus A350-900 airliners.
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Israel F-35 Sale Might Drive Down Export Prices

Israel intends to order 25 Lockheed Martin F-35 fifth-generation fighters, with an option for 50 more.

Raytheon’s new radar is ready for first orders

Raytheon’s RACR low-cost AESA upgrade radar for tactical aircraft is now ready for installation in the F-16 Fighting Falcon and awaiting its first order.
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Qatar could scrap 787 orders as Al Baker berates Boeing

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker is threatening to pull the plug on a contract for up to 60 Boeing 787s due to what appear to be serious objections to the
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Etihad blesses engine makers with historic $14B in orders

Etihad Airways has completed engine selections for the massive aircraft orders it revealed at last year’s Farnborough airshow, in deals now totaling $14 bi
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Avialeasing firms order for 24 Superjets

Russian aircraft lessor Avialeasing yesterday converted a letter of intent for 24 Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional airliners signed at last July’s Farnborough

Tata Takes Over S-92 Cabin

In a three-way deal that first came to light as a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last year, Sikorsky announced on Friday that it completed an agreement
Engines

Engine Choice Still Up in the Air for Falcon SMS

Dassault Aviation CEO Charles Edelstenne on Friday made it clear that all design choices for its next Falcon business jet, a super-midsize aircraft codenam
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Spectrum Aero Unveils First S.40 Fuselage

Spectrum Aeronautical sister company Rocky Mountain Composites has completed a test article version of the all-composite S.40 Freedom midsize jet fuselage

Bombardier Bullish in 10-year Bizjet Forecast

Bombardier said at the Paris Air Show yesterday that it expects total deliveries of 11,500 business jets worth $256 billion between this year and 2018.
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ATR soaring as orders gush in; $300M in sales in first two days

Franco-Italian regional turboprop maker ATR continued to defy predictions for a tepid sales showing at Le Bourget yesterday when it inked a purchase contra

Eurocopter could use diesel to power future rotorcraft

Eurocopter is here exhibiting its “Bluecopter” diesel engine concept on the static display.