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Qantas Joins Trend to Permagard Fleets

Qantas Airlines has signed up for Permagard’s bio-coating technology.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

Quick-change Surveillance Sensor Fitted to Some U.S. Navy C-130s

A novel means of adding surveillance sensors to the C-130 quickly and with minimum modification is on display here at the Dubai Air Show.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

Total Eclipse Gains UAE Certification

clipse Aerospace has received a United Arab Emirates type certificate for its Total Eclipse twin-engine light jet.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

Korea F-16 Radar RFP-issue Is Imminent

South Korea is expected to issue a request for proposals for an F-16 radar retrofit this week.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

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Could Flydubai Be Front of the Queue for Boeing 737 MAX?

Flydubai is a prime sales prospect for Boeing’s re-engined 737 MAX airliner.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

A400M Testing on Track, with First Deliveries Set for 2012

The A400M enters a new phase of turbulence, with Germany looking to slash its purchase to 40 from 53 and France looking to renegotiate a maintenance.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

ATR To Cease ATR 72-500 Production in 2012

ATR will cease ATR 72-500 production in 2012.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

Avic’s MA600 Makes International Debut at Dubai 2011

China-based manufacturer Avic is debuting its MA600 twin turboprop at the 2011 Dubai Air Show.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

Avic Pitches Y-12F Aircar for 19-seat Market

Avic unveiled the Y-12F Aircar 19-seat twin turboprop at the 2011 Dubai Air Show.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

Irkut Introduces MS-21 as Alternative to Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX

Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut announced its MS-21 family of short- and medium-range twin-engine passenger jets at Dubai 2011.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

Pilatus Selects AMAC As Exclusive Distributor

Pilatus Aircraft has selected Amac Aerospace as its fully authorized service center and exclusive sales center for the Pilatus PC-12 in the Middle East.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

Comlux Places Airbus ACJ321 Launch Order

Comlux Aviation placed the first-ever order for an Airbus ACJ321 at the Dubai Air Show.

Charter & Fractional

November 14, 2011

Falcon 7X To Get OnAir Cabin Phone System

OnAir is working on a supplementary type certificate for the Dassault Falcon 7X.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

Eurofighter, Rafale or Neither for UAE?

Has the Eurofighter Typhoon really unseated Dassault’s Rafale as the UAE Air Force’s fighter-of-choice for a 60-plane order?

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

L-3 Spins SPYDR's Web at Dubai Air Show

The SPYDR aircraft here is similar to the MC-12W, but Smith claims that L-3 is unique in being both sensor and platform-agnostic.

Aircraft

November 14, 2011

Dassault Sees Changing Middle East Bizjet Market

Dassault is here at the Dubai Air Show exhibiting two of its latest models–the Falcon 2000LX and Falcon 7X

Aircraft

November 13, 2011

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.

Aircraft

November 13, 2011

CFM Steps Up Efforts to Maximize the 737’s Power

CFM International is busy developing the Boeing 737 MAX’s version of its Leap turbofan and is zeroing in on specifications.

Aircraft

November 13, 2011

Hawker Beechcraft Delivering Factory-backed XPR Retrofits for Hawker 400 and 800

Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support will make available factory-completed Hawker 400 XPR and 800XPR business jets.

Aircraft

November 13, 2011

Emirates Places Massive 777-300ER Order

Emirates orders 50 Boeing 777-300ERs.

Aircraft

November 13, 2011