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Airbus Launches A380plus Development Study

Airbus is offering its customers an enhanced version of the A380 as it seeks to regain market traction with its biggest aircraft.

 

Boeing To Launch 737-10 At Paris Air Show

Boeing will officially launch the 737-10 on the first day of the Paris Air Show, marking the go-ahead of the fourth major member and fifth derivative of the MAX family.

 
 

Study Says More Range But Not Much More Capacity Needed For NMA

Airlines not only want the aircraft, they want it fast – around two thirds would ideally like to take delivery by 2021, years before the earliest realistic entry-into-service dates the manufacturers can offer.

 

Textron’s NightWarden Emerges from Shadow

Unveiled by Textron Systems today at Paris, the NightWarden is a new Group 3 tactical unmanned aircraft system designed to offer capabilities found in larger, more expensive Group 4 medium-altitude, long-endurance UAS.

 

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U.S. Delegation Puts Aerospace Jobs at the Forefront

In an effort to boost the exports of aerospace companies, the U.S.-based Aerospace Industries Association is talking numbers of something the American president would love—jobs. 

 

Embraer Marks 'Transformative Year'

Embraer is marking “an exciting and transformative year” with the Paris Air Show debut of three of the world’s top aircraft in their class—all fly-by-wire.

 
 

Controp: Growing Smart Vision

With increasing demand for electro-optical equipment for surveillance and security, Israel’s EO specialist Controp Precision Technologies is set on a growth path.

 

U.S. Army Expressing Interest In AW609

Leonardo says it has entered exploratory discussions with the U.S. Army to investigate potential missions for its AW609 commercial tiltrotor.

 

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IAI Invests to Maintain Edge

Israel Aerospace Industries maintains its position as provider of weapon systems and capabilities that establish some of Israel’s strategic pillars - yet most of the companies’ revenues come from export.

 

Saab Upbeat About New Sales

Sweden’s jack-of-all-trades and master of many, Saab Group, arrives at the Paris Air Show with a lineup of new airborne weaponry, from fighter jets to trainers and early-warning and submarine-hunting aircraft.

 
 

Workhorse Enters eVTOL Race

Electric-drive truck manufacturer Workhorse will unveil a hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft at the Paris Air Show.

 

Kamov Ka-62 Starts Flight Trials

Russian Helicopters has not brought any of its rotorcraft to Le Bourget this year. But a few weeks before the Paris Air Show, the Russian manufacturer reported the first horizontal flight of its newest Kamov Ka-62 medium twin.

 

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New Narrowbodies Rule at Airbus and Boeing

New narrowbodies dominate at Paris this year, as Airbus and Boeing face continue weakness in demand for their “Show”ier widebody jets.

 

Taqnia To Build An-132D In Saudi Arabia

​Taqnia plans to begin building the aircraft in-country from 2020. The aircraft’s first flight took place from Antonov’s Gostomel facility near Kiev on March 31.