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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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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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Finns receive upgraded Hawk

On Tuesday Patria handed over the first serial production upgraded Hawk trainer to the Finnish air force here at the Paris Air Show.
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HAROP loiters with intent

One of the more unusual debutants at this year’s airshow is Israel Aerospace Industries’ HAROP loitering munition.
Maintenance and Modifications

PAMA, SAE International Affiliation Ends

The July 2005 affiliation of the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) was intended to help PAMA pro
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Issues SAFO on Tire Inflation Risks

After issuing a proposed Airworthiness Directive that will require operators of Learjet 60s to revise flight and maintenance manual tire inflation informat
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Partners brace to bite bullet on A400M costs

Airbus has presented “a realistic development and production schedule” to the A400M partner nations, CEO Tom Enders said here in Paris on Tuesday.
Aircraft

Boeing IDS on schedule with P-8 Poseidon naval patroller

With the recent handover flights from the commercial factory to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) in Seattle, the P-8A Poseidon next-generation marit
Safety

Dassault Falcon’s Brazil Service Center Certified

Brazilian regulatory authority Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil granted repair station certification to the new Dassault Aircraft Services São Paulo servi
Maintenance and Modifications

Continuum Releases Version 9 of Corridor Software

Version 9 of Continuum Applied Technology’s Corridor aviation service software includes a new multi-currency module for companies that serve international
Maintenance and Modifications

AircraftLogs Adds Maintenance Features

Features added to the online aircraft tracking system AircraftLogs include a new meter-reading capability that allows users to update and adjust Hobbs and
Aircraft

More A330/340 upgrades coming

Orders for more than 1,400 A330s and A340s has been the Airbus reward for 15 years of continuous innovation, including the introduction of A340-600-technol
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Alenia Aeronautica awaits imminent B787 first flight

Alenia Aeronautica is one of three companies within the Italian Finmeccanica group that deal with fixed-wing aircraft production.
Aircraft

Ruag’s new-generation Do 228 on track for 2010 deliveries

Ruag Aerospace, the Swiss company that now holds the type and production certificates for the Dornier 228 NG, recently held its third operators’ conference
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Gulfstream G250 Edges Toward First Flight

The first Gulfstream G250 super midsize business jet had its Honeywell HTF7250G engines mounted on June 1 at Israel Aerospace Industries’ factory near Tel
Engines

Honeywell Engine Deal for USAF Worth $400M

Honeywell is celebrating a further $400 million worth of orders for its TPE331 engine following a U.S.
Aircraft

Next-phase Osprey Support Contract Awarded

Bell Boeing has just received a new contract to add to its existing support contract for the V-22 Ospreys operated by the U.S.
Aircraft

Parker Hannifin Scores A350XWB Work

Parker Hannifin has signed two agreements with major aerospace companies, which could net the company some $7.5 billion over the life of the programs.
Aircraft

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
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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
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
Aircraft

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
Engines

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
Aircraft

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
Aircraft

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.
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New Asian deals get show orders rolling yet again

AirAsiaX has placed firm orders for 10 Airbus A350-900 airliners.
Aircraft

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.
Engines

Geared turbofan is green leader, says MTU

German-based engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines is here at the Paris Air Show (Hall 2 Stand AB 151) exhibiting a cutaway mockup of a geared turbofan.
Aircraft

Su-35 bridges gap between current and next-gen fighters

Sukhoi believes it is within two years of making first deliveries of its new Su-35 fighter as it prepares to add a third prototype to the flight-test progr
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Russian aerospace firms look to Western markets

Russia’s defense industry is looking both to compete and cooperate with its western European counterparts as it bids to expand its international customer b