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HondaJet Sustains Minor Damage in Tire Incident

First conforming HondaJet suffered a blown tire after landing.
Maintenance and Modifications

Group Seeks New Classification for Maintenance Techs

A group of trade associations would like to see aviation maintenance professionals categorized more specifically.
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters H160 Enters Flight-test Phase

Turbomeca Arrano engines to replace Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210Es in a few months.
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FBOs

New FBO in New Mexico

Former owners of the Santa Fe and Scottsdale Jet Centers open new FBO at SAF in competition with Landmark Aviation.
Aircraft

I’m Backing American Jobs, Al Baker Tells U.S. Critics

Qatar Airways has ordered 10 Boeing 777-8Xs and four 777 Freighters.
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Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Selects FLIR Imaging Turrets

Star Safire 380-HD selected as preferred electro-optical system for the H145 T2 and H135 P3/T3.

New Airshow To Be Launched in Chengdu, China

From 2017 the Sichuan capital of Chengdu expects to host a major new international airshow in the booming region of southwest China.
Engines

Turkish Aerospace picks LHTEC engine for light utility helicopter

Officials signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday at the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft

Saudi is A330-300 Regional Launch Customer

Airbus now has a launch customer for its A330-300 Regional model.
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Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Touts ‘Block Buy’ Option for F-35

Lockheed Martin seeks more certainty over production rates for the F-35 fighter.
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Aircraft

Airbus Sees 20-year Demand for 32,600 New Jets

Emerging economies and urbanization will power air traffic growth, says European airframer.
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Aircraft

New Aggressor Role for Aermacchi M346

Aermacchi’s M346 is established as an advanced/tactical trainer, but recent tests have opened up a new career as an aggressor aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

GE and LHT Sign MoU for New Engine Overhaul Venture

GE Aviation and Lufthansa Technik are cooperating to boost support for GEnx-2B and GE9X turbofans.
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Aircraft

Pilatus Jet Gets Off to a Flying Start

Pilatus has brought both its PC-12 turboprop single business/utility aircraft and PC-21 trainer to the Paris Air Show
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Aircraft

Swiss Boosts Bombardier With CSeries Order Upgrade

Swiss is to take 10 CS300s in addition to 20 CS100s
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Aircraft

Embraer Stacks Up Paris Orders

Embraer announced a range of E-Jet orders on the first day of the 2015 Paris Air Show.
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Selex ES Unveils Smallest Ever Thermal Pixels

Superhawk detector employs more than a million pixels to create a detector that can produce a 1280x1024-resolution, blur-free image in total darkness.

Stand-off Missile Gets Ready for JSF

Roketsan is developing a version of its SOM stand-off missile to equip the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
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Aircraft

Piaggio Looks To Bounce Back with Evo and Hammerhead

Piaggio CEO Carlo Logli is seeking to transform the corporate culture at the Italian manufacturer
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French Fighter Testbed Makes Public Debut

Retired Fokker airliner modified to make it a platform for testing advanced systems for the Dassault Rafale.
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Rotorcraft

Milestone Signs Deal for Airbus, Bell Helos

Milestone ups order with Airbus Helicopters, while signing LOI for 20 Bell 525 Relentless.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Textron Awaits Key UAV Decisions

Textron’s UAV range is being considered for a number of competitions, including France’s tactical UAS requirement.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Foresees $650 Billion Market for 60- to 150-seat Airliners

Manufacturer of Q400, CRJ1000 and CSeries sees robust growth
Aircraft

Airbus Books ACJ319neo Order

The aircraft will expand Alpha Star's VIP charter operation.
Avionics

Crane's Transformers Selected for Comac C919, Gulfstreams

Crane has the latest in transformer rectifier units.
Training and Workforce

Gulf Aviation Event to Focus on Pilot Human Factors

Will address the issue of whether airlines should revise their training standards and operating procedures in the light of recent accidents.
Aircraft

Embraer Predicts 6,350 Narrowbody Deliveries Over Next 20 Years

Company sees a demand for 2,250 units in the 70- to 90-seat segment and 4,100 in the 90- to 130-seat category.
Aircraft

Starburst Provides Startup Acceleration

Twenty of the 30 startups that have benefited from the Paris office’s business acceleration services are represented at Salon du Bourget this year.

Elbit Launches Combined Signal Intelligence/Electronic Warfare Solution

Elbit Systems has unveiled a new airborne system at the Paris air show that combines Sigint and soft-kill EW capabilities

Business Aviation Pioneer Otto Pobanz Dies at 93

Pobanz leaves a legacy as a long-time business aviation pilot, safety expert and acoustic specialist.