Number of regional turboprop ATR aircraft announced on Monday with the signing with Iran Air of a contract valued at “a billion” on firm order for 20 ATR 72-600 aircraft … The number of turboprop regional aircraft ATR was announced on Monday with the signing with the company Iran Air of a contract valued at […]
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ECONOMY After two blank years for the A380, the Japanese press announced that the purchase by company ANA would be the first superjumbo in Japan … The order, if confirmed, should exceed a billion euros at list prices. The Japanese business daily Nikkei e announced Friday that the company ANA (All Nippon Airways) will buy three […]
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The tests took place at the aerodrome of Ecury-sur-Coole for three weeks in September … The A400M military transport aircraft has passed its certification tests for take-offs and landings on grass runways, announced Tuesday Airbus Defence and Space. The group states that it “successfully completed certification testing of the A400M military transport aircraft of new generation on a […]
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A Light aircraft missed its take off hitting three people on the ground. Five people were injured, three seriously. Yesterday, Thursday, at around 12.30 pm, an accident involving a light aircraft in Saint-Brevin-les-Pins injuring five people in total. After the small ultralight aircraft mis-judged and missed its takeoff from the base nearby, the plane with two occupants, hit the […]
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France has deployed its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier against the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in Iraq, as part of the US-led military campaign, French media report, citing government officials. “The integration of the Charles de Gaulle in the operation… (in Iraq) begins this morning,” a member of Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian’s staff […]
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