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Magazine Issue

Paris ShowNews June 17, 2015

June 17, 2015

On The Cover

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Hazy: A380 Stretch ‘Would Be Nice To Have’

Jun 17, 2015
Hazy said a stretch of around six meters would allow Airbus to accommodate up to six additional rows on both the lower and upper deck.
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3-D Printing From Satair

Jun 17, 2015
Some exhibitors are giving away pens on their booths, but Satair Group has a more novel form of aide memoire of your visit: a miniature, future Airbus airliner produced by 3-D printer.

INSIDE DAY 3

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Finmeccanica Sees Improvement In Performance

Jun 17, 2015
Finmeccanica continues to push ahead with its industrial plan and reduce costs.
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CAE Brings Reaper Training to Europe

Jun 17, 2015
Current and future European operators will be able to conduct pilot and sensor-operator qualifications without leaving the continent.
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News In Brief, Day 3

Jun 17, 2015
A roundup of news from Day 3 at the air show.
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France Featured for Future Far East Flying Festival

Jun 17, 2015
Confirmed: France will be the Feature Country at the Singapore Air Show, 2016.
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Thales Unveils Head-Worn Display for Business Jets

Jun 17, 2015
Introducing helmet-mounted displays for business jets.
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Liebherr Named as Surprise Partner with Rolls on Geared UltraFan

Jun 17, 2015
Rolls-Royce reveals Liebherr-Aerospace as the partner with which it plans to develop a power gearbox for its future family of UltraFan engines.
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Aviation Week Honors Top Performers

Jun 17, 2015
The winners of Aviation Week's Top-Performing Companies study were recognized Tuesday at Aviation Week Network’s Paris AIr Show chalet.
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China’s Deyang to Host Air Show in 2017

Jun 17, 2015
Sichuan Province, China secures a biennial place Farnborough International Ltd. . The Deyang city fathers signed a framework agreement to manage the show in a chalet ceremony at the Paris Air Show.
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Revised Stake in Arianespace OK’d

Jun 17, 2015
Airbus Safran Launchers reached an agreement with the French government and CNES to give the new Airbus-Safran joint venture 74% ownership in the European launch consortium.
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Orders Announced On Day 2 Of The Paris Air Show

Jun 17, 2015
Our roundup of airplane orders announced on day 2 of the Paris air show.

Space

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New British Satellite Puts SAR in Reach

Jun 17, 2015
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. could put Britain at the head of a new market in low-cost SAR spacecraft.
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Avio Prepares for Fifth Vega Launch

Jun 17, 2015
As the Paris Air Show wraps up, Avio will be ready for a new milestone: the fifth launch of its Vega, to send a Sentinel 2 satellite into orbit on June 23.

Defense

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Synthetic Gains Equal Real Savings, Says CAE

Jun 17, 2015
Simulated training appears to be an idea very much in tune with affordability and cost reduction goals.
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U.S. Could Rotate F-22 into Europe

Jun 17, 2015
The U.S. Air Force is increasing its presence in Europe, including the possible deployment of the F-22 Raptor following Russia's additional show of force.
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Lockheed, Raytheon, Bombardier Team for USAF JStars

Jun 17, 2015
The team agreement was finalized last week and announced at the Paris Air Show.
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Russia’s Baltic Operations Burden Swedish Air Force

Jun 17, 2015
With Russian military aircraft operating over the Baltic Sea close to Swedish airspace, Sweden’s Gripen fighters and airborne and ground radars are being more heavily utilized.
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Swedish FMV Encouraged By Maritime NH90 Progress

Jun 17, 2015
The first NH90 fitted with Saab’s Tactical Mission System is due to be delivered to Sweden before the end of the year.
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Thales Has Eyes On Target

Jun 17, 2015
Just when you think a device is reaching an evolutionary plateau, it just keeps going instead.

Technology

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New EVS Camera Technologies Debut

Jun 17, 2015
The era of civil aviation’s dependency on cryogenically-cooled infrared enhanced flight vision system cameras is coming to an end.
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Thales Focuses On User Experience In Talios Pod

Jun 17, 2015
A new targeting pod from Thales is aimed at helping pilots manage advanced sensors.
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Elbit to Provide Enhanced Vision for China’s C919

Jun 17, 2015
Shanghai Avionics Corporation has signed a contract with Elbit Systems of America, LLC, to provide Kollsman enhanced vision system-superior performance infrared cameras for the new COMAC C919 jetliner.

Commercial Aviation

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Airbus Considers More A320neo Systems Upgrades

Jun 17, 2015
Airbus is moving into the next phase of its A320neo plan. If sanctioned, it will build on the interim A320neo Plus cabin and flight deck upgrade.
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GE, LHT Sign MoU for Large Engine Overhauls

Jun 17, 2015
Lufthansa Technik AG and GE Aviation have announced they will build a new technology engine overhaul facility for GE engines that power Boeing’s two largest jetliners.
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European Airlines Ponder New Lobby Group

Jun 17, 2015
The five largest European airline groups are in the process of defining the details of a new industry lobbying body that would supersede current organizations, industry sources tell Aviation Week.
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L-3 In Paris With Fresh Airbus Certifications

Jun 17, 2015
L-3 Aviation Products is at the Paris Air Show with fresh stamps of approval for its XS-950 Mode S Transponder and T³CAS surveillance system from Airbus.
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Far From Classical Gas, Hybrid Airship Venture Floated Here

Jun 17, 2015
Lockheed Martin is not the first to be enthused by the possibilities of the giant cargo airship for transportation.
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SMBC Buys $1.16 Billion of LEAP Engines

Jun 17, 2015
SMBC ordered 60 LEAP-1A engines and 20 LEAP-1B engines for 10 additional 737 MAX aircraft. The order is worth $1.16 billion.
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ATR Sales Slow, But Reach 1,500 Mark

Jun 17, 2015
ATR will most likely not set a new sales record this year and the start of 2015 has been “challenging,” CEO Patrick de Castelbajac acknowledged.

MRO

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Hexcel to Build French, UK Facilities

Jun 17, 2015
Construction of the new factory at Roussillon in the Rhone-Alpes region of France will support the company’s aerospace customers as demand grows for composite materials.

Rotorcraft

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Optica Sees A Chance Of Production

Jun 17, 2015
Could this be the exhibition at which the British surveillance aircraft meets a willing sponsor? After three decades, the economics still make sense.
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Super Pumas To Get Pro Line Fusion Retrofit

Jun 17, 2015
Airbus Helicopters, Vector Aerospace and Rockwell Collins have announced an agreement to equip vintage Airbus AS332 Mk1 Puma helicopters with Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics kits.

Business Aviation

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Piaggio’s Logli Charts Course For Turnaround

Jun 17, 2015
New CEO reorganizes C-suite, focuses on program execution, beefs up customer support.
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Egypt’s Cleopatra Group Signs for G600

Jun 17, 2015
Gulfstream records the sale of a G600 to Giza-based Cleopatra Group. Cleopatra already operates a G650, and the G600 will be delivered in the second quarter of 2019.
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Grown-Up Surveillance Capabilities For Junior-sized Aircraft

Jun 17, 2015
Airborne Technologies’ latest venture is a King Air for Croatia.