viernes, 15 de agosto de 2014
jueves, 14 de agosto de 2014
miércoles, 13 de agosto de 2014
Incident Report Released In June K-Max Unmanned Aircraft Accident | Aero-News Network
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=07d6162d-f49b-4d00-8885-bba56267ceab
A report released by the U.S. Marine Corps indicates that civilian contractors employed by Lockheed Martin remotely piloting a K-Max unmanned helicopter in Afghanistan June 5, 2013 lost control of the aircraft because it had been programmed to anticipate a 15 mph headwind at its dropoff point, and encountered a tailwind instead.
Boeing Tactical Surveillance Aircraft Receives Additional FAA Certification [feedly]
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Boeing Tactical Surveillance Aircraft Receives Additional FAA Certification
// MediaRoom
Supplemental Type Certification clears the way for international demonstrations and sales
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Sikorsky, Boeing Selected to Build Technology Demonstrator for Future Vertical Lift [feedly]
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Sikorsky, Boeing Selected to Build Technology Demonstrator for Future Vertical Lift
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SB>1 Defiant expected to fly in 2017
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HAL looks to increase domestic content in Tejas [feedly]
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HAL looks to increase domestic content in Tejas
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Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) hopes to increase the number of locally-produced line replacement units (LRU) in its Tejas Light Combat Aircraft.
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Sikorsky-Boeing team to continue the development of the SB>1 Defiant
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., and Boeing have been selected to build a helicopter for the U.S. Army's Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator Phase 1 program (JMR TD), paving the way for the next generation of vertical lift aircraft.
Alitalia joins Etihad’s constellation of equity partners [feedly]
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Alitalia joins Etihad's constellation of equity partners
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Alitalia's route network plans show the Italian carrier being pulled into orbit around the fast-growing, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, following the closing of a long-awaited major investment deal.
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Russia to deploy fifth-gen fighters, S-500 missiles in 2016 [feedly]
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Russia to deploy fifth-gen fighters, S-500 missiles in 2016
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In 2016, the Russian military will start deploying two advanced weapons, the fifth-generation fighter jet PAK FA and the long-range surface-to-air missile systems S-500, chief of the Russian Air Forces said. Lieutenant General Viktor Bondarev gave an outline of his […]
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USAF awards hosted payloads contract to Airbus [feedly]
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USAF awards hosted payloads contract to Airbus
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Airbus Defense and Space has secured a contract for the provision of services related to hosting US Air Force (USAF) communications systems onboard commercially operated satellites.
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New Indian-Singapore airline to be named Vistara [feedly]
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New Indian-Singapore airline to be named Vistara
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The full-service airline planned by India's Tata Group and Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be named Vistara, the companies announced Tuesday.
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martes, 12 de agosto de 2014
Embraer recorta estimaciones de ventas - Estrategia & Negocios [feedly]
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Embraer recorta proyecciones - Estrategia & Negocios
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Embraer recorta proyecciones
Estrategia & Negocios
El fabricante brasileño de aviones Embraer rebajó sus estimaciones de ventas globales para la próxima década, pero mejoró las de aeronaves para ejecutivos en América del Norte, resaltando la importancia del mercado estadounidense para la ...
Embraer reduce proyecciones de ventas globales
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First Leap-1As For A320neo Enter Production - Aviation Week [feedly]
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First Leap-1As For A320neo Enter Production - Aviation Week
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First Leap-1As For A320neo Enter Production
Aviation Week
The A320neo flight-test engines are being assembled at General Electric's production facility in Durham, North Carolina, at the same time as the first Leap-1C for Comac's C919 is prepared for evaluation on the company's 747-100 flying testbed in ...
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Overlooked possibilities for the A330neo [feedly]
The A330neo might give new life to the poor-selling A330-200F program and, perhaps more importantly better position Airbus to compete for the next round of the USAF Air Force Tanker competition, the KC-Y program. Full story :
Overlooked possibilities for the A330neo
// Leeham News and Comment
Overlooked possibilities for the A330neo
UK's first A400M powers toward flight debut [feedly]
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UK's first A400M powers toward flight debut
// Aircraft news
The UK's first Airbus A400M tactical transport remains on track for a September delivery, with the Royal Air Force's lead "Atlas" having performed its first low-speed taxy trial in Seville, Spaing.
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Multiple UAVs perform autonomous formation flight - ECNmag.com [feedly]
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Multiple UAVs perform autonomous formation flight - ECNmag.com
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Multiple UAVs perform autonomous formation flight
ECNmag.com
These days, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) typically fly alone with a team of ground operators controlling their activities through teleoperation or waypoint-based routing. But one aircraft can only carry so many sensors, limiting its capabilities ...
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Commercial UAV market set to take off in China: report - WantChinaTimes [feedly]
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Commercial UAV market set to take off in China: report - WantChinaTimes
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Commercial UAV market set to take off in China: report
WantChinaTimes
Commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is expected to be an emerging line of business in China, set to be worth billions of yuan within a few years as more companies show interest in entering the market, with a Shenzhen-based UAV company ...
Get hands-on with drones in the city
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Quote the Raven: Poland’s Attack Helicopter Competition
After Ucrania events, Poland wants a more modern army
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/quote-the-raven-polands-attack-helicopter-competition-026306/
lunes, 11 de agosto de 2014
viernes, 8 de agosto de 2014
Russia bans Ukrainian airlines transit [feedly]
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Russia bans Ukrainian airlines transit
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Russia has banned flights by Ukrainian airlines over its territory.
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Swiftair MD-83 lost speed before rapid spiral descent [feedly]
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Swiftair MD-83 lost speed before rapid spiral descent
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French investigators have determined that a Swiftair Boeing MD-83 lost over Mali entered a rapid spiral descent from which it failed to recover.
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Premium Aerotec to introduce 3D printing technology [feedly]
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Premium Aerotec to introduce 3D printing technology
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Premium Aerotec is planning to employ additive layer manufacturing technology for regular component production from 2016.
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Airbus widebody jet orders so far in 2014 = -27!
RT @ dominicgates: With cancelations, Airbus widebody jet orders so far in 2014 = -27!
A330neo committments last month not yet finalized http://t.co/UrIOcy7VQV
jueves, 7 de agosto de 2014
For sale: Focke Wulf FW-190D-9 $650,000 - WAR HISTORY ONLINE
http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/sale-focke-wulf-fw-190d-9-650000.html
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For sale: Focke Wulf FW-190D-9 $650,000
on August 7, 2014 at 15:00
This aircraft has been restored to static condition. FW 190 D9 WNr. 400616, formerly flown by Uffz. Koch of the famous JG 54 "Greenhearts". This is one out of only two surviving FW 190 D9 worldwide with authentic serial number and battle history. The aircraft even features the original Jumo 213A previously used on this Serial number.
F-35B Successfully Completes Wet Runway And Crosswind Testing [feedly]
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F-35B Successfully Completes Wet Runway And Crosswind Testing
// Revista de prensa aeronáutica: Feed de feeds de Revistas Aeronáuticas | recopiladas por www.noticias-aero.info
Conducted Over 41 Days And 37 Missions In an important program milestone enabling U.S. Marines Corps Initial Operational Capability (IOC) certification, the Lockheed Martin F-35B recently completed required wet runway and crosswind testing at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
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Bombs away: US bomber fleet upgraded for the 21st century [feedly]
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Bombs away: US bomber fleet upgraded for the 21st century
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Billions of dollars are being spent to upgrade and modernise the US Air Force's ageing fleet of Cold War strategic bombers. With several technological enhancements, it is hoped the B-1B, B-2 and the venerable B-52 will remain effective platforms for …
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Boeing Partners with South African Airways to Turn New Tobacco Plant into Jet Fuel [feedly]
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Boeing Partners with South African Airways to Turn New Tobacco Plant into Jet Fuel
// MediaRoom
Hybrid tobacco from SkyNRG will make sustainable aviation biofuel, not cigarettes
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Boeing Awarded $250 Million Contract to Modernize NATO AWACS Fleet [feedly]
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Boeing Awarded $250 Million Contract to Modernize NATO AWACS Fleet
// MediaRoom
Move from analog to digital flight deck and avionics technology boosts mission efficiency by increasing access to worldwide airspace
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Boeing apuesta por biocarburantes a base de tabaco - El Economista [feedly]
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Boeing apuesta por biocarburantes a base de tabaco - El Economista
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Boeing apuesta por biocarburantes a base de tabaco
El Economista
Boeing, que se presenta como el líder en el desarrollo del biocarburante, subraya que la utilización de queroseno verde permite reducir las emisiones contaminantes de los aviones hasta en un 80% en comparación al petróleo. Las compañías han realizado ...
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Antonov survives regime change attempt - IHS Jane's 360 [feedly]
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Antonov survives regime change attempt - IHS Jane's 360
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Antonov survives regime change attempt
IHS Jane's 360
Ukrainian government officials have attempted to resolve a long-running dispute over the leadership of aircraft manufacturer Antonov, but have been forced to retreat, the company told IHS Jane's on 5 August. A 16-strong team led by Ukrainian Deputy ...
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UK faces engineering skills crisis [feedly]
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UK faces engineering skills crisis
// Airlines news
UK industry now has a deficit of 10,000 engineering students and apprentices a year, despite importing international students, according to training organisations Semta and the Aviation Skills Partnership which are attempting to bridge the gap.
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The A350 XWB makes its debut in New Zealand [feedly]
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The A350 XWB makes its debut in New Zealand
// Airbus All news
World tour in final phase of testing to reach certification
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The A350 XWB arrives in Santiago for the first time ever [feedly]
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The A350 XWB arrives in Santiago for the first time ever
// Airbus All news
World tour in final phase of testing to reach certification
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Kamov to create Ka-175 rotary UAV - IHS Jane's 360 [feedly]
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Kamov to create Ka-175 rotary UAV - IHS Jane's 360
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Kamov to create Ka-175 rotary UAV
IHS Jane's 360
Kamov have revealed details of their new Ka-175 vertical takeoff and landing reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which could make its maiden flight within a year. Kamov's general designer, Sergey Mikheyev, provided details on the ...
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miércoles, 6 de agosto de 2014
martes, 5 de agosto de 2014
Hackers chinos habrían robado tecnología de la "Cúpula de hierro" de Israel
Elisra Group, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) y Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, son tres compañías de defensa militar que habrían sido víctimas de un importante ataque informático durante el último par de años, afectando nada menos que al sistema de defensa israelí "Cúpula de hierro" que inter...
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Navy planning to put laser weapons on helicopters - Defense Systems [feedly]
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Navy planning to put laser weapons on helicopters - Defense Systems
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Navy planning to put laser weapons on helicopters
Defense Systems
In a presolicitation released yesterday, the Navy announced that the High Energy Fiber Laser (HELF) Project Office of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division is looking to procure systems engineering and technical assistance for the development ...
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Tethered Blimps Could Be Legal Alternative to Drones - LiveScience.com [feedly]
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Tethered Blimps Could Be Legal Alternative to Drones - LiveScience.com
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Tethered Blimps Could Be Legal Alternative to Drones
LiveScience.com
A company that makes tethered blimps for the military is now developing them for commercial uses, from surveillance of bridges and roadways to assistance after natural disasters. Free-flying drones, or unmanned aircraft systems, have also been proposed ...
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Are Mind-Powered Drones Next? - Worldcrunch [feedly]
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Are Mind-Powered Drones Next? - Worldcrunch
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Are Mind-Powered Drones Next?
Worldcrunch
MUNICH — As the pilot sits in the cockpit with his hands in his lap, the airplane's control stick moves all by itself. The plane lands perfectly. Automatic pilot? No, the pilot controls the flight simulator — using only the power of thought. From ...
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Aviation to boost Dubai’s GDP 32% by 2020 [feedly]
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Aviation to boost Dubai's GDP 32% by 2020
// Revista de prensa aeronáutica: Feed de feeds de Revistas Aeronáuticas | recopiladas por www.noticias-aero.info
Aviation and aviation-related activities will derive nearly one-third of Dubai's entire gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020, according to the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA).
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Boeing, All Nippon Airways Finalize Order for 40 Widebody Airplanes [feedly]
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Boeing, All Nippon Airways Finalize Order for 40 Widebody Airplanes
// MediaRoom
ANA renews long-haul fleet with 777X, 787-9, 777-300ER
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Unidentified A320 order includes 28 re-engined jets [feedly]
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Unidentified A320 order includes 28 re-engined jets
// Airlines news
Airbus's newly-disclosed order for 45 A320-family aircraft, attributed to unidentified customers, includes 28 re-engined models.
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The A350 XWB makes its debut in Australia [feedly]
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The A350 XWB makes its debut in Australia
// Airbus All news
World tour is final phase of testing to reach certification
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Bombardier In Talks with Chinese about Q400 Production - Aviation International News [feedly]
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Bombardier In Talks with Chinese about Q400 Production - Aviation International News
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Bombardier In Talks with Chinese about Q400 Production
Aviation International News
Bombardier already participates in a partnership with Chinese state-controlled Comac, under which the companies collaborate on advancing program commonalities between the C919 and CSeries. Roughly a year ago Bombardier announced it had reached ...
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Antonov reports second quarter loss - IHS Jane's 360 [feedly]
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Antonov reports second quarter loss - IHS Jane's 360
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Antonov reports second quarter loss
IHS Jane's 360
Ukrainian aerospace group Antonov has reported a loss of UAH16.4 million for the second quarter of the year, although it claimed that revenue climbed 84% year-on-year to UAH885.79 million (USD71.1592). The loss in the second quarter follows a strong ...
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PICTURES: Pilatus PC-24 is rolled out at Stans ceremony [feedly]
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PICTURES: Pilatus PC-24 is rolled out at Stans ceremony
// Aircraft news
Switzerland's Pilatus has rolled out the first example of its new PC-24 business aircraft - kicking off an anticipated two year certification campaign for the airframer's first jet-powered type.
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Hybrid airship flight test campaign to begin next year [feedly]
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Hybrid airship flight test campaign to begin next year
// Aircraft news
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) is to begin the flight test campaign of its Airlander 10 hybrid airship in the May timeframe following a delay in raising the required funds to support the effort.
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China TA-600 amphibian eyes first flight in 2015 [feedly]
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China TA-600 amphibian eyes first flight in 2015
// Aircraft news
China could conduct a maiden flight for the developmental AVIC TA-600 amphibious aircraft in 2015.
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One Year of Success with Airbus Managed Inventory for Latin America MRO Aeroman [feedly]
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One Year of Success with Airbus Managed Inventory for Latin America MRO Aeroman
// Airbus All news
Aeroman, an El Salvador based Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) operation, is celebrating its...
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ANA Holdings firms up order for A320neo Family [feedly]
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ANA Holdings firms up order for A320neo Family
// Airbus All news
ANA to become first A320neo operator in Japan
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IAG firms up for 8 Airbus A350-900 [feedly]
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IAG firms up for 8 Airbus A350-900
// Airbus All news
World's most modern Widebody airliner joins Iberia's long-haul fleet
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The A350 XWB arrived in Johannesburg for the first time ever [feedly]
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The A350 XWB arrived in Johannesburg for the first time ever
// Airbus All news
The world's newest, most modern and efficient aircraft, the Airbus A350 XWB, has just wrapped up...
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Springwater cierra la compra de Daorje para crecer en ingeniería - Cinco Días [feedly]
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Springwater cierra la compra de Daorje para crecer en ingeniería - Cinco Días
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Springwater cierra la compra de Daorje para crecer en ingeniería
Cinco Días
Junto a esto, también se ha hecho con un 30% del capital del grupo aeronáutico Aernnova a Banco Espírito Santo. Junto a todas estas inversiones, el presidente de Springwater, ha asegurado que no descarta entrar en otros sectores, como los medios de ...
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Brazilian company Flight Tech claims country's first UAV export deal - IHS Jane's 360 [feedly]
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Brazilian company Flight Tech claims country's first UAV export deal - IHS Jane's 360
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Brazilian company Flight Tech claims country's first UAV export deal
IHS Jane's 360
Joining an increasingly crowded field of countries vying for sales in the international unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market, São Paulo based Flight Tech (FT Sistemas) announced a deal to provide Horus FT-100 Mini-UAVs to an undisclosed African nation.
Brazil sells UAV to Africa
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Italy ponders Hammerhead UAV as Predator replacement - Flightglobal [feedly]
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Italy ponders Hammerhead UAV as Predator replacement - Flightglobal
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Italy ponders Hammerhead UAV as Predator replacement
Flightglobal
Italy is evaluating the Piaggio Aero P1HH Hammerhead unmanned air vehicle (UAV) as a likely replacement for its air force's fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator As from later this decade. The medium-altitude, long-endurance type is ...
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Brazil sells UAV to Africa - defenceWeb [feedly]
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Brazil sells UAV to Africa - defenceWeb
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Brazil sells UAV to Africa
defenceWeb
A Horus FT-100 UAV. Brazilian company Flight Tech has sold Horus FT-100 mini-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to an African country, in a first for Brazil. The three UAVs will be delivered late this year to the undisclosed customer, with options for ...
Brazilian company Flight Tech claims country's first UAV export deal
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Pro-Russian Militants Shot Down This Soviet-Era UAV Over Ukraine - Gizmodo Australia [feedly]
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Pro-Russian Militants Shot Down This Soviet-Era UAV Over Ukraine - Gizmodo Australia
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Pro-Russian Militants Shot Down This Soviet-Era UAV Over Ukraine
Gizmodo Australia
This weekend, Ukraine's band of pro-Russian militants bagged themselves a big old bird when they knocked this Soviet-era reconnaissance UAV out of the skies over Shahtersk. "Today we have shot down 'something' over our skies," an unidentified fighter ...
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