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Airbus A321neo Flies for the First Time
The first Airbus A321neo equipped with CFM International Leap-1A engines completed its maiden flight on Tuesday from Hamburg, Germany. During the five hour, 29 minute flight experimental test pilots...
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Belarus To Receive Sukhoi Su-30SM Fighters
Belarus and Russia have reached agreement in principle on the sale of Sukhoi Su-30SM twin-seat multirole fighters, Belarus deputy defense minister Major General Igor Lotenkov said. Reportedly, the...
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Mitsubishi Resumes MRJ Testing
Mitsubishi Aircraft (MITAC) has modified the first MRJ90 regional airliner since its initial three flights last November and has resumed flight tests, the company announced Wednesday. The company...
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Bizjet Deliveries Inch Up, but GAMA Billings Dampened Last Year
Slumping piston and turboprop deliveries and a slight weakening in some pockets of the large-cabin business jet market combined to drive down industry billings last year, despite the boost new models...
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Flaris Preps To Fly Conforming LAR 1 Jet this Spring
Podgórzyn, Poland-based Flaris completed installation of a Williams FJ33-5 turbofan in the first conforming LAR 1 (S/N 7) and expects to begin engine testing on the five-seat single-engine jet later...
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Package Contract for UK Military Pilot Training Is Now Signed
The contract to provide new aircraft for the training of British fixed-wing military pilots has now been placed with Affinity Flying Training Services. It will provide 23 Grob G120TPs for elementary...
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Indonesia on the List of Interested Sukhoi Su-35 Buyers
The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) appears, at least on a preliminary basis, to have chosen the Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E multirole fighter to equip one squadron – 16 aircraft. If Jakarta carries the move...
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HAL Finally Rolls Out Its Turboprop Trainer
Hindustan Aeronautics has rolled out the prototype of the HTT-40 basic trainer. HTT stands for Hindustan Turbo Trainer. The project has been under way for some years, and the design was previously...
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Russia Moving Ahead With MA-60 Production
Chinese investors recently signed a “framework agreement” with Russia’s ministry for development of eastern regions (MinVostokRazvitia) to establish a new assembly line in the Russian city of...
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Singapore Airlines Broadens Portfolio To Meet Gulf challenge
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is continuing to add subsidiaries, joint ventures and partnerships to its portfolio to meet the challenge of stiffening international competition on the Kangaroo route and in...
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Lockheed Martin Confirms New T-50 Variant for T-X
Lockheed Martin (LM) confirmed that it will offer a new variant of the Korean T-50 Golden Eagle jet trainer for the U.S. Air Force T-X advanced pilot training (APT) competition. The new variant was...
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Airbus Has a Sweet Home for U.S. A320 Production
Airbus’s U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama, opened last September, could augur well for increased production in Southeast Asia. A320-family airliners are already assembled in Tianjin,...
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China Continues with Ambitious Air Transport Growth Plans
Compared to the U.S., China could be seen like a late bloomer when it comes to the development of its aviation industry. For the last several years, the country has been playing catch-up, especially...
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Rolls-Royce (R-R) has expanded its involvement in the Asia/Pacific aerospace industry with arrangements for producing Trent 1000 engine fan cases in Malaysia. The engine maker has signed a 25-year...
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KL Exhibition Sees Focus on Lower-cost Surveillance Solutions
With many countries facing fiscal crunches, aerial surveillance solutions that meet budgetary constraints or leverage more out of existing assets are being increasingly offered by smaller companies....
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Malaysia Airlines Faces Turbulent Weather
Rising domestic and regional competition, depreciation of the ringgit and a battered image could hinder Malaysia Airlines Berhad’s (MAB) aim of turning itself around in 2017 after an already difficult...
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Ruag to Kick Off Dornier 228NG Production in Mid-2016
From mid-2016, Ruag Aviation (Stand CD17) is set to begin serial production of its modernized “NG” version of the Dornier 228 twin turboprop. The aircraft is intended for a variety of applications,...
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Italian Jet Trainer Finds New Cost-Saving Roles
Alenia Aermacchi (Finmeccanica, Stand G55) is promoting two new roles for the M346–companion training, and dissimilar air combat training (DACT). “Our existing customers told us it would make an...
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Cirrus Expanding Asia Pacific Presence
As Cirrus Aircraft nears FAA certification of its Vision SF50, the first modern civil single-engine jet, the company is highlighting a growing presence in the Asia-Pacific region. Regional sales...
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Airbus Strives for Smooth Production Ramp-up
For Airbus, 2016 will see a strong emphasis on strengthening the production process as the European airframer deals with heavy delivery commitments for several programs. Announcing the 2015 results at...
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