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Cathay Group orders 32 more A320neos

Cathay Group has firmed up an order for 32 additional Airbus A320neo aircraft to be split between its airlines including Cathay Pacific and HK Express. The additional aircraft are made up of A320neo and A321neo variants and brings the total on order to 64. The aircraft will be used to [read more]

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ATR wins order for two new ATR42 aircraft

French regional turboprop specialist ATR has been awarded an order for two new ATR42-600 aircraft by Maldavian Airlines. The national airline of the Maldives will use the new more efficient aircraft to replace older generation aircraft and will join its existing two ATR72-600 and one ATR42-600 aircraft already in its [read more]

Airbus handsover the firsdt C295 built for the Indian Air Force at a ceremony in Seville, Spain
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First Airbus C295 delivered to Indian Air Force

Airbus Defence and Space has handed over the first Airbus C295 military transport aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) this week at Airbus; site in Seville, Spain. The first IAF C295 was equipped in a transport configuration and with an indigenous electronic warfare suite and is the first of [read more]

A USAF F35 Lightning II demonstrates at Farnborough
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Construction begins on German F-35 factory

Construction of an F-35 production facility in Weeze, Germany has begun following a groundbreaking ceremony attended by top officials including the Supreme Commander of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). Rheinmetall, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin are working in partnership for the new state-of-the-art factory which will build the centre fuselage [read more]

Airbus A350-900 (Image: Nick Harding / Max Thrust Digital)
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Turkish Airlines orders futher 10 Airbus A350s

Turkish flag carrier Turkish Airlines has ordered a further 10 Airbus A350-900 aircraft bringing its total for the type to 40. The carrier already was 14 A350-900 in service on its long-haul network. The airliner has proved popular since its introduction and has now attracted over 1,000 orders. Airbus builds [read more]

Airbus A330neo (Image: Max Thrust Digital)
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Avolon firms up order for 20 A330neos

Dublin based Aviation leasing specialist Avolon has firmed up an order for 20 A330Neo from Airbus. The deal was originally announced as a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Paris Airshow. Avolon was a launch customer for the A330neo the airliner has proved popular with many airlines chosing to upgrade [read more]