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Paris 2011: Concept Airliner Highlights Founding of German Biofuel Association

Bauhaus Luftfahrt created a model of a concept airliner to highlight ecofriendly aircraft of the future, as well as the recent establishment of the Aviat

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June 23, 2011

Paris 2011: U.S. Customs Agency Showcases Guardian UAS

The U.S.

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June 23, 2011

Paris 2011: Cobham Delivers Converted King Airs for UK Royal Navy Training

Cobham(Hall 2B EF167) delivered four converted Hawker Beechcraft B350ER King Air special mission aircraft to Ascent Flight Training for the UK Military Fly

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June 23, 2011

Paris 2011: Chinese Chengdu J-20 Fighter Still Shrouded in Mystery

Nearly a year after the Sukhoi T-50 made its first flight, another fifth-generation fighter program made its debut, in the form of Chengdu’s J-20.

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June 23, 2011

Paris 2011: Antonov Charts Its Own Course as It Plots Production Growth

Ukraine’s Antonov has come a long way since it was last here at the Paris Air Show, but it still has a long way to go.

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June 23, 2011

Paris 2011: Airbus A400M Will Soon Be the Atlas

According to the latest speculation, the A400M will soon gain an official name: Atlas.

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June 23, 2011

Paris 2011: Solar Impulse To Perform Le Bourget's Greenest Flying Display (but only if it stops raining)

The world debut of solar-powered Solar Impulse airplane could hardly have happened in less auspicious weather conditions.

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June 23, 2011

Paris 2011: Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Guardian Pod on KC-135

Northrop Grumman, named to supply its large-aircraft, infrared-countermeasures (LAIRCM) system on the U.S.

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June 23, 2011

Paris 2011: Private Captial Fund Raises $1.5 Billion To Help Kick-start NextGen ATM in U.S.

A public-private financing construct designed to assist airlines in equipping their fleets for next-generation air traffic operations is nearing realizati

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June 23, 2011

Paris 2011: Rockwell Collins Shows Off CSeries Flight Deck

Rockwell Collins (Hall 4 A18, and Chalet B19) held an official unveiling of its Pro Line Fusion flight deck for the Bombardier CSeries yesterday at Le Bour

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June 23, 2011

Paris 2011: BAE Systems Tests ‘Brownout’ Landing Aid in U.S. Army Helicopter

One of the biggest dangers facing helicopter crews around the world, and in current operational theaters in particular, is “brownout.” Rotor downwash can

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June 23, 2011

Paris 2011: UTair To Buy 40 Boeing 737s

Boeing and Russia’s UTair announced an “agreement” yesterday calling for the purchase of 33 new 737-800s and seven 737-900ERs.

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June 23, 2011

Paris 2011: Elop To Play MUSIC in Italy

As the culmination of a jointly funded cooperation program between Italian electronics house Elettronica and the Elop business of Elbit Systems, the Isra

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June 23, 2011

Sukhoi and Alenia Launch Bizjet Version of Superjet 100

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and Alenia Aeronautica announced the launch of an executive version of the <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/ar

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June 23, 2011

Paris 2011: Azul Lanhas Aéreas Converts 10 ATR 72-600 Options to Firm Orders ATR’s 78-order “strip tease”

ATR revealed yesterday that Brazilian carrier Azul Lanhas Aéreas had signed up for another 10 ATR 72-600s, and that the European turboprop manufacturer, in

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June 22, 2011

Paris 2011: Sukhoi and Alenia Launch Business Jet Version of Superjet 100

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and Alenia Aeronautica yesterday announced the launch of an executive version of the SSJ100.

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June 22, 2011