Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is pioneering military flight safety with the introduction of its Collision Warning System (CWS), an innovative, lifesaving solution designed to warn combat pilots in situations when potential collision with commercial and civilian aircraft is imminent. CWS was developed by IAI’s MALAM Division and will be on display at the I/ITSEC exhibition […]
Airbus Helicopters has achieved Factory Acceptance of the last six of the EC135T2+ for the Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) for the Australian Defence Force (ADF), completing on-time deliveries of the full fleet of 15 helicopters. Under the JP9000 Phase 7 HATS project, a new joint helicopter training program for Navy and Army aircrew will
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Advanced Ceramic Coatings (ACC), a 50/50 joint venture between GE Aviation and Turbocoating Corp., selected Duncan, South Carolina, as the location for its new environmental barrier coating facility for jet engine components. Formed in 2014 and headquartered in Hickory, North Carolina, ACC combines Turbocoating’s proprietary coatings technologies and industrial processes with GE Aviation’s coatings processes
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Introduced in 2011, aviation taxes in Austria have become a burden for the Austrian aviation industry and are understood to have had a substantial negative impact on tourist numbers. This situation will now be partially rectified through two 25% reductions in these taxes in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Currently, passengers boarding a plane in Austria
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Boeing has presented its Current Market Outlook for the Southeast Asia and Oceania regions last week, during the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines’ 60th annual Assembly of Presidents meeting in Manila. Over the next 20 years, the company forecasts a demand for 3,860 new airplanes, valued at US$565bn, in Southeast Asia; while an investment of
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Lockheed Martin was awarded a US$1.2bn contract to upgrade 134 F-16 aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). The upgrades are based on the advanced F-16V configuration. Among the enhancements are an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, a modern commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)-based avionics subsystem, a large-format, high-resolution center pedestal display and a
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Flying Colours Corp., the North American MRO, completion and refurbishment specialist, has delivered two CRJ 200 aircraft conversions to Resorts World of Malaysia. The CRJ200 regional airliners have been converted from regular airline format to corporate shuttle configuration and will be used by Resorts World to transport customers between its leisure resorts in Malaysia. The
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Embraer has received the Provisional Type Certificate for the KC-390 Basic Vehicle, issued by the Instituto de Fomento e Coordenação Industrial – IFI (Industrial Fostering and Coordination Institute), the Brazilian Air Force organization responsible for military certification, attesting that the KC-390 in this basic configuration complies with the certification basis requirements. The joint work of
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AerCap Holdings has completed the closing of a new US$0.6bn secured credit facility. The facility will primarily be used to acquire new narrowbody and widebody aircraft as they deliver from Boeing and Airbus through 2017. The facility was signed to finance a portfolio of eight aircraft and matures in 2024. The total amount of financing
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Dutch private equity firm Antea acquired a 30% stake in Aircraft Part-Out Company Europe B.V. (APOC Aviation). APOC Aviation is located in Delft, The Netherlands. It is engaged in the supply of spare parts for the aircraft industry. The company purchases aircrafts that have been taken out-of-service, outsources the disassembly and then sells the parts.
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