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Airbus Details A380-plus Modifications

Changes designed for the Airbus A380-plus upgrade package will be available for entry into service by 2020, according to A380 marketing head Frank Vermeire.

 

Qatar Maintains Orders After Blockade, Firms Up 737-8 Commitment

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker ruled out aircraft cancellations after four Middle Eastern countries blocked the airline from using their airspace, but the airline will start redeploying capacity to new destinations.

 

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First Boeing 737 MAX 10 Commitment Comes From Lessor

Singapore-based leasing company BOC Aviation announced a memorandum of Understanding with Boeing at the Paris Air Show for 10 of the newly announced 737 MAX 10 versions.

 

CFM Adds 800 Extra Engines to Ramp-Up

Driven by increased orders of Airbus, Boeing and Comac aircraft, CFM International plans to add an extra 800 CFM56 and Leap engines to its already bulging production plan between 2018 and 2020.

 
 

Video: Plethora of New Aircraft Debut At Paris Air Show

In an unusually hot week at Le Bourget, a host of new aircraft are making their debut at the 2017 Paris Air Show. We take a quick look at what showgoers will see at the show this week.

 

Video: French Military Muscle Upgrades At Paris Air Show

The French military is displaying its fighters - the Dassault Rafale and Dassault Mirage at the Paris Air Show. We look at what the French Air Force has in store with new upgrades.

 

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GECAS Places Large A320neo Family Order

GECAS placed an order for 100 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft on the opening day of the Paris Air Show.

 

Mitsubishi MRJ Makes First European Visit

The MRJ program has more than 400 orders, including options. However, it has suffered a series of major delays.

 
 

China’s Wing Loong Sneaks Into Paris Air Show

China’s growing influence in unmanned aerial systems is being felt at the Paris Air Show with the Western debut of its Wing Loong 2 medium-altitude, long-endurance armed reconnaissance system.

 
 

Raytheon Oversees Changing ISR Market

The growing global requirement for small fleets of highly bespoke surveillance aircraft is driving integrators to greater onboard innovation.

 

Sweden Increases Spending on Dispersed Operations

The Swedish Air Force is plowing SEK2 billion (U.S.$230 million) into new equipment to allow it to resume Cold War–style operations from road runways.

 

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Aviation Week's William Garvey Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

During a career that has spanned nearly 50 years, Bill has established himself as a well-known and widely respected ambassador for aviation.

 

Four More Awards for Aviation Week Network

From Millennials to Baby Boomers, Aviation Week Network writers took home four awards at this year’s Aerospace Media Awards in Paris.

 
 

Elbit Systems Unveils All-Seeing SkEye

Elbit Systems is publicizing a novel WAPS/wide area persistent surveillance capability that was kept under wraps for years, as it was providing unique operational capability for homeland security and the fight against terror.

 

Creating the Seeds of Disruption

“Transportation as we know it is set to change. The dominant solutions available today are deeply flawed and demand disruption,” states Omer Bar-Yohai, the founder of EViation.

 
 

Shaping Up to Meet New Threats

​After a decade of asymmetric warfare against low-intensity opponents, Western air forces begin to increase their capabilities against near-peer adversaries, demanding more advanced capabilities.

 

MiG Has Big Hopes for Fighter

Despite the Western sanctions, famed Russian jet maker MiG is at the Paris Air Show to remind the public of its latest iteration of the Fulcrum family, the MiG-35 fighter, and to attract attention to its other efforts.