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Use of winglets are growing on world airlines

Seattle, Washington-based Aviation Partners Boeing is racking up sales of its efficiency-enhancing Blended Winglets, with new orders from Air China and She
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Hawker Beechcraft signs with Indian software firm

Hawker Beechcraft has signed a multi-year contract with Satyam Computer Services, India’s fourth-largest software exporter, to provide design and other ser
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Next Gen V-22 Interface Units Nearing Flight Testing

GE Aviation’s Systems division expects to complete testing the interface units for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey some time in the next few weeks, after which
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IS&S lands big Boeing retrofit deal

Be sure to glance left the next time you step aboard an American Airlines Boeing 757 or 767.
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Sukhoi draws first Western Superjet buy

Sukhoi has secured its first Western customer for the Superjet 100 regional jet with a $283 million order for 10 firm aircraft from Italian low-cost carrie
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UPS says ADS-B will save $3 million a year

United Parcel Service will save millions of dollars a year by introducing technology that is designed to provide improved aircraft spacing for arriving air
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Chile’s LAN takes new PW6000 aloft in A318

The first Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW6000-powered A318 aircraft has been delivered to engine-launch customer LAN Airlines, and marked the powerplant’s entry i
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Klimov puts its VK-800 up against P&WC PT6

Russian engine designer Klimov has revealed its first all-new helicopter turboshaft since the end of the Soviet era and said the powerplant will be aimed p
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Kawasaki rolls out two aircraft

New aircraft rollouts are all too rare these days, so the double unveiling by Kawasaki Heavy Industries of its C-X transport and P-X maritime patroller was
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Saab Still Supporting its 105 Jets

The Austrian air force has signed a new deal with Saab Aerotech, covering the long-term support of the Saab 105OE.
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Engine for A400M transport lags in tests

It seems there is no slack left in the Europrop TP400-D6 turboprop engine program for the Airbus A400M military transport.
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IndiGo to represent Hawker Beechcraft

Hawker Beechcraft has appointed India’s InterGlobe Enterprises, owner of low-cost carrier IndiGo, to be its sales and servicing agent in India effective Ju
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Antonov 148 seeks EASA approval

The first deliveries of the Antonov An-148 are imminent, general designer Dmytro Kiva said on Tuesday during a press conference here at the Paris Air Show.
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Heron TP UAV goes public for the first time

Dominating IAI’s exhibit area here at Le Bourget is the Heron TP, a turboprop-powered medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV.
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Diamond Twin Star adds MPP family

Derived from the Dimond DA42 Twin Star widely used by flying schools, the DA42 MPP is developing into a family of aircraft that are capable of carrying all
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Boeing keeping C-17 line going on its own

Boeing decided on Tuesday that it would shoulder the risk of keeping the C-17 supply chain going for the additional 10 aircraft, which it hopes will be app
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India’s Tejas missed the show because of tests

Among the most eagerly awaited show participants listed in pre-Paris releases was the HAL Tejas–India’s Light Combat Aircraft.
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EngineAlliance anxious to power Airbus A350XWB

The GE Aviation /Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance, which builds the GP7200 powering the Airbus A380 flying at the show, is ready to offer a powerplant s
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Maybe it should be first class plus?

For travellers with deep pockets or generous expenses allowances–or simply an interest in how the other half lives–Indian carrier Jet Airways is showing of
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BAE still supports Jetstreams

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft reports a “major service expansion” this year at London City Airport, where 44 percent of daily departures involve its BAe 14
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Super Hornet growing in export stature

Boeing test pilot Ricardo Traven is flying his usual impressive routine here in the Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet.
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Bahrain launches UH-60M exports

Sikorsky announced Tuesday that the kingdom of Bahrain had signed a letter of acceptance for nine  Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, the first e
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Unmanned combat aircraft making strides

Two of Europe’s manned combat air vehicle programs have taken significant strides in recent times.
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Athena control can take a hit and keep going

Athena Technologies (Hall 6, Stand B1/C1), a maker of flight controls for unmanned aerial vehicles, successfully demonstrated a “damage tolerant” automatic
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Airbus Aluminum Supplier Signs Agreement

Alcan and Airbus have signed a long-term agreement covering the supply of high-performance aluminum products for the entire range of Airbus aircraft, inclu
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Rolls Coating Can Stand 2,100 Degrees F

Rolls-Royce’s U.S.
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Derco Signs with STA, Senior Aerospace

Derco Aerospace has won a contract from Singapore Technologies Aerospace to install new auxiliary power units and improved environmental control systems on
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Boeing hi-tech research has many irons in the fire

Hummingbirds are incredibly aerobatic, can hover, fly backward and can even hover and fly upside down.
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Sundstrand supplying APUs to Lufthansa

Lufthansa has selected Hamilton Sundstrand, a United Technologies company, to supply its APS 3200 auxiliary power unit (APU) for 30 new single-aisle Airbus
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Thales satcom will be put on new corporate aircraft

The TopFlight satellite communications terminal that Thales launched at last year’s Farnborough airshow will be installed later this year on new-build corp