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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Kuwait Selects Avant IFE for Its Airbus A330s

Thales’ Android-based system delivers a wide variety of on-board entertainment and applications such as 3-D maps.
Avionics

Saudi Arabia Approves CMC’s Cockpit 9000 LPV Option for L-100

Augmented-GPS approaches now available on C-130 civil variant.
Aircraft

Change at the Top as Daher Pushes for the Big Time

TBM 900 manufacturer Daher’s priority is to increase its footprint in the key U.S. market.
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Avionics

Honeywell, Boeing Demo Cat III GPS Landings

Tests established that aircraft can safely land in weather conditions that allow for no decision height and a minimum visual range as low as 150 feet.
Engines

CFM Rate Hikes Limited by Timing, Not Numbers

Talks with Airbus and Boeing over production increases continue
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

CAE To Provide Predator Trainer for Italy’s Air Force

CAE and General Atomics developing the high-fidelity mission trainer specifically for Italian Air Force Predator A and MQ-9 Predator B.
Engines

Leap Success Means Busy Times for Safran

All of the Leap engine’s parts are doubled-source to avoid a break in the supply chain.
Aircraft

Show Has Plenty of Star Quality, but Some Absentees

Debut appearances include the Bombardier CSeries, Dassault Falcon 8X and Textron AirLand Scorpion.
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Aircraft

Dassault Boss Reviews Rafale’s Great Year

India expected to sign soon for 36, may still agree 90 more for in-country production.
Aircraft

IFC Ready to Compromise on CSeries Cancellation Threat

Russian leasing group IFC wants to stand by CSeries orders and also is committed to Superjet, the MC-21 and the MA-700.