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AgustaWestland Helicopters at Farnborough Epitomize Dual-role Concept
The technologies and materials adopted in the AW139 were selected according to safety standards that are equal to or higher than military requirements.
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Italian Air Force Testing M346s
AgustaWestland Promotes AW139 Family Concept
AgustaWestland hopes that the sales success of its AW139 helicopter bodes well for its in-development AW169 and AW189.
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Italians Test UAVs in Bid for Leadership Role
Leading Italian exhibitors at the Dubai show are demonstrating the company’s increasing capability in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Paris 2011: AgustaWestland asserts its independence in the cockpit
AgustaWestland’s new common cockpit concept is being adopted on all of it
Paris 2011: Varied surveillance experience shows ATOS improving with age
Grifo 15, one of the four ATR 42MP aircraft operated by the Maritime Exploration Squadron of Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (GdF) customs police takes o
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On Cusp of Certification, Superjet Gains Big Order
Superjet International secured a key export order for the SSJ100 in January, while SSJ manufacturer Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) acknowledged that certific
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Mexico's Interjet Orders SSJ100s as Delayed Certification Approaches
SuperJet International has secured another key export order for the SSJ100 airliner, while acknowledging that certification of the type has stalled once ag
AW’s helo support center promises 24/7 coverage
AgustaWestland is boosting its customer-support capability with the opening of a new fleet operations center.
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Superjet 100 sees deliveries by year-end
Superjet International insists that it will meet its commitment to deliver the first of its Superjet 100s to Aeroflot and Armavia before year-end despite a
Selex slims down helo obstacle warning system
Since almost one third of helicopter accidents with fatal casualties are caused by impact with obstacles and cables, developing and improving anti-collisio
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Alenia adopts new tech to build M-346 trainer
Alenia Aermacchi is stepping up the pace on the production line for its new M-346 Master jet trainer at the Venegono Superiore factory in northern It
AW works toward common cockpit
A preview of what future AgustaWestland helicopter cockpits will look like was seen in the AW149 mockup exhibited at the Paris Airshow last June.
AW’s cockpit of the future is based on open architecture
A preview of what future AgustaWestland helicopters’ cockpits will look like was seen in the AW149 mockup exhibited at the Paris airshow last June.
Mubadala set to exploit Alenia’s composite skills
Alenia Aeronautica plans to begin training, early next year, employees of Strata, the new composites aerostructures company formed by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala
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Mideast is primed for stylish Piaggio Avanti
Dubai Airshow shoppers looking to buy an aircraft made by a locally owned company need look no further than the Piaggio Avanti II.
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Aermacchi eager to sign UAE deal
Alenia Aermacchi is reorganizing the layout of its Venegono plant in Italy in preparation for the start of serial production of its M-346 lead-in fighter t
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Alenia Aeronautica awaits imminent B787 first flight
Alenia Aeronautica is one of three companies within the Italian Finmeccanica group that deal with fixed-wing aircraft production.
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Finmeccanica shifts priorities but avoids making cutbacks
The world financial crisis is hitting military budgets as well as commercial aviation, forcing Finmeccanica, Italy’s leading defense and aerospace group, t
Piaggio riding out turbulent skies
Piaggio Aero Industries’ new management team is still refusing to go public on long-rumored plans that it will launch a new jet program.
Alenia’s EM test chamber nearly ready
Electromagnetic (EM) compatibility testing, which has become increasingly important with the advent of new technologies such as fly-by-wire controls, the s
Takeover by Finmeccanica could open door in U.S.
Italy’s Finmeccanica agreed to acquire U.S.
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Bombardier reacts to surging backlog
At the Finmeccanica exhibit here at Farnborough (Outside OE2) visitors once again can find Alenia Aermacchi’s M-346 lead-in fighter trainer.
Piaggio marks milestone, while increasing output
Piaggio Aero is about to deliver the 150th P180 Avanti II to a customer and the Italian airframer at last seems to be coming to grips with an unacceptably
