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Controp Adds To Sensor Payload Range

Israeli EO/IR expert Controp has added a number of new products to its extensive range of sensor payloads, and they are on display here on its stand in the
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Sukhoi’s 5th-gen fighter takes shape, nears flight

Sukhoi’s long-anticipated fifth-generation multirole fighter is nearing the start of flight trials as work continues on the prototype aircraft, the famed R
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R-R nets 44-engine order from Gulf Air for A330s

Gulf Air has selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 700EP turbofan to power 20 previously ordered Airbus A330 aircraft, along with a TotalCare long-term service ag
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Embraer bounces back with new orders

Embraer yesterday announced the conversion of options and purchase rights for several E-Jets into firm orders.
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ATR targets 50 deliveries and 72-600 maiden flight in 2009

Regional turboprop manufacturer Avions de Transport Regional intends to deliver 50 aircraft this year, a number that is only slightly below that produced i
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Qatar boosts Airbus with A320 orders

Qatar Airways signed a firm contract yesterday for 24 Airbus A320-family aircraft in a deal that included the conversion of an option the operator placed d
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New 777 wing is Boeing move against A350

Boeing Commercial Airplanes has begun to study the possibility of redesigning the wing on the 777 in an effort to more effectively compete against the Airb
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Vietnam ATR Deal Keeps Asian Growth Alive

ATR landed a firm order yesterday for a pair of new ATR 72-500s from Vietnam Airlines, bringing to 16 the number of the 68-seat turboprops the Asian custom
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Dassault rethinks SMS; questions engine choice

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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Orders drop at CFM, but LEAP-X goes on

New engine orders slumped badly for CFM International during the first five months of this year.
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Air Nostrum boosts Bombardier with new deal for CRJ1000s

Bombardier Aerospace yesterday announced a new firm order for 15 CRJ1000s from Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrum.
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Pilot optional for L-3’s new Mobius aerial vehicle

Long-established as a major supplier of systems for a wide range of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programs, L-3 Communications is moving up a step to offer
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Delta, Japan Airlines Select GE for Engine Service

GE Aviation has signed two separate 10-year OnPoint engine service agreements with Delta Air Lines and Japan Airlines subsidiary J-Air.
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C-17 Engine Wash Helps To Improve Reliability

Pratt & Whitney’s EcoPower engine wash for the F117 turbofan is helping the worldwide C-17 fleet achieve an 85-percent mission-capable rate, despite the ai
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Superjet 100 soars onto international stage

Sukhoi’s new Superjet 100 airliner is making a triumphant international debut here at the Paris Air Show.
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Crunch time next week for A400M lifter

Defense ministers from the seven A400M partner nations are heading for Seville next week for a crucial meeting with the EADS and Airbus leadership.
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LM ready to supplant A400M with C-130J

Lockheed Martin can deliver C-130J military transports to the nations affected by the A400M debacle within 36 months, on a sale or lease basis.
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Safran/GE progress new nacelle venture for future powerplant

Safran and General Electric are stepping up activities at their newly formed nacelle joint venture with the appointment of Steve Walters as president.
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Piaggio Notches Three Orders for Avanti II

Piaggio has received three firm orders for the P.180 Avanti II twin turboprop–two from the United Arab Emirates military and another from Susi Air in Indon
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Korean Air Opts for P&W Engines for Six A330s

Korean Air has selected Pratt & Whitney’s PW4170 Advantage70 engine to power six new Airbus A330s it has on order.
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Saft Li-ion batteries for Chinese, Russian RJs

Saft has been selected to supply batteries for both China’s AVIC ARJ21 regional jet and its Russian competitor, the Sukhoi Superjet.
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Finmeccanica shifts priorities but avoids making cutbacks

The world financial crisis is hitting military budgets as well as commercial aviation, forcing Finmeccanica, Italy’s leading defense and aerospace group, t
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Bental’s branches into civil market and shows off MicroBat payload

Having carved out a reputation in the military field for high-performance actuators, auxiliary power units and other power/motion systems, Bental Industrie
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An-148 enters service; stretch version in works

Ukrainian airline AeroSvit launched passenger service with an Antonov An-148-100 regional jet prototype on a June 2 flight between the capital Kiev and Kha
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How Europe’s A400M airlifter failed to take off

Six years ago, the team from Airbus Military promoting the A400M came to the Paris Air Show full of confidence and good intentions.
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ATRr’s 600 Series is close to first flight

Royal Air Maroc is one of the most recent customers to sign up for the new 600 Series of ATR-42s and ATR-72s being developed by Avions de Transport Regiona
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Flurry of recent export orders bolsters Israel Aerospace sales

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) hopes that new export orders, such as a $50 million deal to supply unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia, will bolste
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Second-generation GTF is already on Pratt’s radar

The downturn in demand in some of its markets has not dented the ardor of engine maker Pratt & Whitney for developing new technology.
Regulations and Government

House Gives Aviation More Say In TSA Proposals

An amendment to the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act approved last week will allow the aviation industry to review and provide inpu
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Cirrus Jet Resumes Flying, Some Deposits Returned

As Cirrus Aircraft’s prototype Vision jet single resumes flight testing with a new Garmin G1000 avionics suite, some buyers seeking refunds of deposits for