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IDEX 2019: UAE stocks up on military kit (video)
Editor-in-chief Richard Thomas and deputy editor Beth Maundrill discuss the highlights from IDEX 2019. On land, wheels have been stars of the show, from the ...
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The latest general defence news from across the globe.
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MBDA encouraged by orders from ‘complex and challenging’ year
Weapons manufacturer MBDA is taking heart from a 2018 orders intake which amounted to €4 billion ($4.6 billion), equivalent to €2.5 billion from domestic markets ...
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Podcast: US budget, driving the Bronco 3 and special ops growth
Welcome to Episode 8 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert ...
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France pours cold water on Trump's NATO Brazil musings
On 20 March 2019 France appeared to nix US President Donald Trump's suggestion that Brazil could become a NATO member while opening the door to ...
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Germany to miss NATO spending target despite short-term rise
German defence spending will rise next year but then drop off again as a percentage of GDP, Berlin said on 18 March 2019, in news ...
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IDEX 2019: China's presence, UGV overload and new vehicles (video)
As IDEX 2019 gets started the Shephard News team takes a look at some of the platforms and programmes that will be highlighted throughout the ...
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Jet Airways and Kingfisher fly wing-to-wing
16th October 2008
TWO of India’s most go-ahead and pro-IFE/connectivity airlines have decided to work together to combat the latest round of crises assailing the global air transport ...
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TriaGnoSys outlines vision of DVB-based Internet and TV
16th October 2008
EVEN as the new wave of Ku-band satellite connectivity services inches its way towards introduction, one technology provider is already thinking about the best way ...
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Copa Airlines Takes Delivery of their 14th Embraer 190
16th October 2008
Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A. , has taken delivery of its 14th Embraer 190 aircraft. The acquisition brings the total number of ...
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Goodrich Signs with Boeing to Manufacture and Sell Landing Gear Spare Parts
16th October 2008
Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) has entered into a data license with The Boeing Company allowing the use of detail engineering design to obtain Parts Manufacturing ...
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Airbus kicks off long term flight test research with P&W Geared Turbofan concept
16th October 2008
As part of Airbus' on-going, extensive research and development into future technology options, Airbus and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) have commenced a series of flight ...
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Croatia Airlines flies paperless with Lido eFlightBag from Lufthansa Systems
16th October 2008
Croatia Airlines will be the latest carrier to equip its fleet with the Lido eFlightBag. By introducing this electronic flight bag solution from Lufthansa Systems, ...
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Ryanair terminates Expedia hotel deal
15th October 2008
Ryanair, Europe?s biggest low fares airline today (14th Oct) confirmed that it has given 30 days notice to Expedia that its hotel contract will end ...
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Ryanair calls on EC to reduce regulatory burden
15th October 2008
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline today (14th Oct) called on the European Commission to reduce the regulatory burden and costs on airlines and tackle ...
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Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services Receives FAA Certification
15th October 2008
Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services Co., Ltd. (Boeing Shanghai) has received its U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Repair Station Certification. ...
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Delta goes flat-out on Heathrow routes
14th October 2008
FROM next summer business-class passengers on all Delta Air Lines flights between London Heathrow and the United States will be able to count on the ...
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Mexico: Volaris takes delivery of its first Airbus A320
14th October 2008
Volaris, a Mexican low-fare airline based in Toluca, Mexico, has received its first Airbus A320 from Airbus. The aircraft was handed over to Dr. Pedro ...
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B/E Aerospace flies short-term storm flags
13th October 2008
SEATING and cabin systems juggernaut B/E Aerospace forecasts a strong result for the third quarter of its financial year but warns that the outlook for ...
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Book now for Crystal Cabins
12th October 2008
ENTRIES for the third running of the Crystal Cabin Awards are now open. First presented at Aircraft Interiors Expo in 2007, the awards are organised ...
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NBAA 2008: High finance and high-definition
11th October 2008
TWO things were readily apparent from a walk round last week’s National Business Aviation Association exhibition in Orlando, Florida. Credit crunch or not, the business ...
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SilkAir Signs Long-Term Flight Hour Agreement with Goodrich for A320 Nacelles
10th October 2008
Goodrich Corporation has signed a long-term Flight Hour Agreement (FHA) with SilkAir, a regional airline wholly owned by Singapore Airlines, for spares and maintenance support ...
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TAM Airlines to join Star Alliance
10th October 2008
The Chief Executive Board of Star Alliance has unanimously voted to accept Brazilian carrier TAM Airlines, the largest carrier in South America, as a future ...
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Wizz Air Ukraine launches international flights to Germany and the UK
10th October 2008
Wizz Air Ukraine, the first Ukrainian low fare – low cost airline announced today that it would open flights from Kiev Boryspil to Dortmund and ...
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TrueNorth Simphone selected for Sikorsky helicopters
10th October 2008
OTTAWA-based TrueNorth Avionics has secured a first forward-fit position for its Simphone cabin communications system, on Sikorsky’s S-76++ and S-76D helicopters. The company has also ...
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NICEview brings HD to moving-maps
9th October 2008
ONE of the main themes of NBAA 2008, which ended yesterday in Orlando, was the coming of high-definition video to the cabin. While avionics giants ...
