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The Dubai Airshow bets on the Covid-19 successor

The organizers of the Dubai Airshow, which will take place from November 14 to 18, 2021, are betting on a much more favorable schedule to occupy the post-Covid-19 space.

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Decarbonized aircraft: EcoPulse finally gives its news

Revealed during last Salon du Bourget, the EcoPulse distributed hybrid propulsion demonstrator, which brings together Daher, Airbus and Safran, has just completed its preliminary design review. This is a key milestone.

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09/12/2020

Salon du Bourget was delayed to June 2023

Covid-19 pandemic was the reason of Salon du Bourget delay which had to take place from june 21 to june 2023.
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09/12/2020

Computer hacking affects aircraft manufacturers

It is certainly not the aeronautic news which is the current main topic but IT employed by the aeronautic builder. Both Embraer and Leonardo were affected by computer hacking.
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07/12/2020

Russia : UAC, new Rostec’s centerpiece

Russia continues to consolidate its defence and now aeronautics industry around its largest public defence company, Rostec. The incorporation of United Aircraft Corporation will enable Rostec's aviation division to increase its turnover to around 15 billion euros, propelling the state-owned company among the world's leading aircraft manufacturers.
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02/12/2020

Airbus Helicopters begins to deliver its Chinese H135

Airbus Helicopters assembly line in China will deliver seven H135 during this year for his chinese clients. 11 H135 could be delivered in 2021.
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22/11/2020

Aurora wants to replace conventional flight control surfaces

Replacing the conventional flight control surfaces of an aircraft is what Aurora Flight Sciences is aiming at through a contract sponsored by DARPA (US Research and development agency). The goal is to develop the tools and technology to include this new type of aircraft control from the primary design of an aircraft and to build a technology demonstrator.
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17/11/2020

Irkut will test its first MC-21-310 airliner with Russian motors PD-14

First MC-21-310 with PD-14 engines was recently assembled, and will be tested and controled soon, at first on the ground and after during the flight
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16/11/2020

Leonardo discloses his last-generation Spartan

Leonardo’s C-27J Next Generation enters the final testing phase. This new aircraft, who will be delivered to an undisclosed customer in 2021, has new equipments, new avionic systems and Advanced Aerodynamic Devices which will improve Leonardo’s performances.
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16/11/2020

Rolls-Royce is experimenting with 100% sustainable fuels

In a few weeks Rolls-Royce will test a Trent engine with a sustainable aircraft fuel produced by the American company World Energy from inedible oil and fat residues.
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13/11/2020

Lilium's first vertiport will be in Florida in 2025.

The first hub of a high-speed electric air mobility network in America will be launched by 2025 in Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida, near the city's airport. Lilium, based in Munich and developing an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (ADAVe-eVTOL), Tavistock Development Company and the City of Orlando announced on November 11, 2020 the country's first urban and regional air mobility network as well as Lilium's first network in the United States.
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02/11/2020

Tianjin delivers its 500th Airbus A320 Family aircraft

The Airbus site in Tianjin, China, has been back in operation for several months. The 500th aircraft to come off the assembly line is an A320neo for China Southern Airlines.
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26/10/2020

Successful Taxiing for the Boeing Loyal Wingman

The Boeing Loyal Wingman UAV carried out low-speed taxiing tests to verify the proper operation of all its systems, prior to the first flight, which should take place before the end of this year.
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26/10/2020

VoltAero's Cassio 1 flies thanks to its hybrid electric module

VoltAero has just achieved a major milestone with Cassio 1, which first used its hybrid electric propulsion module on October 11, 2020. This module will be installed on the family of 4- to 10-seat regional jets currently under development, the Cassio 330, Cassio 480 and Cassio 600, the latter developing a total combined power of 800 hp.
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26/10/2020

A new concept of training aircraft for the Spanish Ejercito del aire

Airbus Spain has proposed a new concept of training aircraft to the Ejercito del aire, which could take over from C-101 and others F-5 currently in service. The plane, which is a two-seater mono-reactor in tandem, exists for the moment only on paper.
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13/10/2020

WTO to authorise tariffs on $4 billion of US exports to the European Union in the Boeing Subsidies Case

#WTO #EuropeanUnion #Boeing #Airbus
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22/09/2020

Decarbonised aircraft: Airbus unveils three concepts

The three decarbonized aircraft concepts presented by Airbus explore various technological runways and aerodynamic configurations with the goal of commissioning in 2035.
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22/09/2020

Bolloré Logistics delivers Airbus satellite in An-124

Bolloré Logistics delivers Airbus satellite in An-124
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18/09/2020

Boeing 737 MAX: Report accuses Boeing like the FAA

The congress committee on transport and infrastructure delivered its report "Design, development and certification of the Boeing 737MAX" on September 16, 2020. It clearly mentions that Boeing and the FAA share the responsibility for the development and final certification of a dangerous aircraft.
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18/09/2020

The first H160 flight simulator is ready

The Thales Reality H flight simulator for the brand new H160 helicopter from Airbus Helicopters has just passed a major milestone with the certification of its FFS (Full Flight Simulator) level D qualification by the DGAC. Equipped with high definition 4K imagery with a wide field of view, the simulator brings even more realism and sensations to the training exercises.
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21/07/2020

Safran Helicopter Engines and ZF Aviation Technology strengthen partnership within the European engine market

MoA strengthening collaboration to offer a turboprop engine suitable for European military applications.
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01/07/2020

Thierry Quillet is appointed Deputy Managing Director of GIFAS

#GIFAS #ThierryQuillet
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27/04/2020

The State to the rescue of Airbus Helicopters

The French government is considering helping Airbus Helicopters, which has been hit hard by order cancellations. Two ministries have begun to study the recovery of aircraft affected by these cancellations.
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17/03/2020

Airbus decided to temporarily pause production and assembly activities at its French and Spanish sites across the Company for the next four days

To allow sufficient time to implement stringent health and safety conditions in terms of hygiene, cleaning and self-distancing.
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10/03/2020

Safran to study biofuels production in southwest France

"Safran is committed to an industry that treats the environment with greater respect."
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04/03/2020

Saab bids for Canada’s future fighter

Saab offers Gripen E to Canada’s request for proposal for the country’s future fighter requirement of 88 new aircraft.
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04/03/2020

Spirit AeroSystems resumes production of Boeing 737 MAX fuselages

During the presentation of Spirit AeroSystems’ results, Tom Gentile, President and CEO, announced an agreement with Boeing. Production of the 737 MAX fuselages will be resumed in March and 216 will be manufactured in 2020.
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03/03/2020

Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN: problem solving on track

Despite the problems it encountered, the new Trent 1000 TEN will enter service in the first half of 2021. This was confirmed by Warren East, CEO of Rolls-Royce, during the presentation of the results of the year 2019 from the British engine manufacturer.
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03/03/2020

Europe: first MRO operations with 5G technology

Lufthansa Technik sets up 5G networks to perform maintenance operations in its Hamburg base.
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28/02/2020

CFMI will produce 10 Leap engines per week in 2020

In 2020, CFMI will produce ten Leap-1B engines per week, with the possibility of readjustment at Boeing request. Returning to normal could take some time, according to Philippe Petitcolin, CEO of Safran.
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27/02/2020

Zero Emissions Aviation: European industry and regulators meet in Norway

Key players from the European aviation industry met in Oslo to set the framework for a unique program that will transform Norwegian air transportation and serve as a learning ground for sustainable aviation on a regional scale.
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24/02/2020

FCAS: partnerships settled and launch of demonstrator phase

The governments of France and Germany award the initial framework contract for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) and Airbus further strengthens its partnership with Thales and MBDA.
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19/02/2020

Bombardier will exclusively focus on Business Aviation

Bombardier announced its strategic decision to focus on business aviation selling the transportation division to Alstom. This will accelerate deleveraging but only in part since its debt amounts to $9.3 billion.
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19/02/2020

Airbus A330-800 ready for service

The Airbus A330-800 receives joint EASA and FAA type certification at the end of a program including 132 missions and 370 flight hours.
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18/02/2020

Willis Lease launches a MRO Blockchain Alliance

Willis Lease Finance Corporation launch a global MRO Blockchain Alliance with several key industry partners to trace, track and record aircraft parts.
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18/02/2020

Tupolev conducts first Tu-160M test flight

The first Tupolev Tu-160M, M as modernized, flew on February 2, 2020. The four-jet engine took off from the Kazan aeronautical plant airport for a flight lasting 34 minutes.
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17/02/2020

The United States increases tariffs on EU-imported aircraft

The Trump administration is increasing the additional duty rate imposed on aircraft imported from the EU to 15% from 10%, effective March 18, 2020
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14/02/2020

Airbus A220: Bombardier withdraws from the program

Bombardier has just sold its shares in the A220 airliner program to Airbus and the government of Quebec.
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13/02/2020

Singapore Airshow 2020: Airbus anticipates $1.8 trillion for services in the Asia-Pacific region

This projection, over the next twenty years, represents more than a third of that concerning the world market for air services valued at 4.9 trillion dollars.
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11/02/2020

Dassault Aviation: Charles Wemaëre appointed Vice President Worldwide Spares

Charles Wemaëre is the new Vice President of Worldwide Spares, with responsibility for spare parts strategy and logistics efforts for the global Falcon fleet.
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11/02/2020

New delay for the Mitsubishi SpaceJet, formerly MRJ

The Mitsubishi SpaceJet program will experience another major delay. The parent company of Mitsubishi Aircraft has announced the first delivery of the SpaceJet in fiscal year 2021... or later.
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10/02/2020

PAK DA: production contract signed

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation signed every contract necessary for Tupolev to start the production of the Perspektivni Aviatsionni Kompleks Dalneï Aviatsii or PAK DA, to replace the Tu-95 Bear.
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06/02/2020

Bombardier's downfall

Bombardier continues to try to pay off its debts, which currently amount to $9 billion (about €8.16 billion). The Canadian company plans to leave the Airbus A220 program... but also to sell its business aircraft division to Textron. This would generate a deep change in the "bizjets" landscape.
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06/02/2020

Coronavirus affects Airbus China

After airlines, it is now the aeronautics industry’s turn to be impacted, and especially Airbus’ Chinese facility in Tianjin.
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30/01/2020

Jazeera’s LEAP-1As entrusted to CFM for $1.3 billion

CFM International will support the LEAP-1A engines that power the Jazeera Airways’ fleet of Airbus A320neo aircraft and provide spare engines.
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29/01/2020

Heli-Expo 2020: Leonardo acquires Kopter

Leonardo shakes up the Heli-Expo 2020 helicopter show by unveiling the acquisition of the Swiss Kopter in order to “further strengthen its worldwide leadership and position in the rotorcraft sector”.
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29/01/2020

Raytheon-UTC merger interests BAE Systems

BAE Systems intends to buy Collins Aerospace’s military Global Positioning System business for $1.9 billion and Raytheon’s Airborne Tactical Radios division for $275 million, to be sold for antitrust clearances.
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28/01/2020

Liebherr on the Boeing 777X

Liebherr-Aerospace supplies components for the folding wing tip system as well as electronic components of the main gear steering system, the power drive unit and the hydraulic motor of the Boeing 777X.
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24/01/2020

Saab starts production of T-7A’s aft

Saab starts to produce the aft fuselage section of the T-7A Red Hawk aircraft, the advanced trainer developed and produced together with Boeing for the United States Air Force.
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23/01/2020

Thierry Breton addresses the European space community

The European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services concluded the 12th Conference on European Space Policy. A much awaited speech.

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