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Airbus A330neo makes its first flight

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28 February 2020

Airbus’ new weight variant A330neo makes its first flight

More range and even better economics: these are the key attributes of Airbus’ increased maximum take-off weight A330neo variant, which flew for the first time today. Benefitting from a maximum take-off weight increase to...

US DoD awards Bahraini AH-1Z contract

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8 February 2019

DoD awards Bahraini Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters contract

Bahrain will receive 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters by the end of August 2022, under a contract announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 7 February. The USD240.3 million Foreign Military...

Airbus-Herschel

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4 April 2016

Magic material: silicon carbide is helping us learn more about the universe

The largest mirrors in space Airbus Defence and Space’s unique expertise in the field of silicon carbide is revolutionising space optics while expanding Europe’s technology base. It started in the 1990s: astronomical telescopes were becoming...

Royal Thai Air Force joins H135 military training operators 16 February 2020
New order of six H135s will increase its Airbus fleet to 18 helicopters...
Nigerian Air Force inducts Mi-171E helicopter 6 February 2020
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) inducted a single Mi-171E and two AW109M helicopters on 6 February in a high-profile ceremony in Abuja that was attended by President Buhari....
Initial two P-72Bs delivered to Italy’s Guardia di Finanza 30 January 2020
The first two of four P-72Bs ordered by Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (GdF, Financial Guard) were handed over during an official ceremony at Leonardo’s Caselle Torinese facility on November 27....
Airbus adds 250 more helicon to global support contracts 29 January 2020
Airbus Helicopters added 250 helicopters to HCare Smart and Infinite contracts in 2019, increasing to 2,250 the number of aircraft now covered by a global HCare material management contract. This means 19% of Airbus Helicopters’ worldwide fleet is now covered by HCare....
Hungarian Air Ambulance becomes first helicopter operator to fully digitalise its support operation with Airbus 29 January 2020
Purchases complete end-to-end solution, from digitisation to analytics...
NASA places order for three Airbus H135 helicopters 29 January 2020
The U.S. agency will use the aircraft for security during rocket launches, emergency medical services and qualified personnel transport....
Spanish Air Force Airbus C295 successfully performs wet contacts as a tanker 29 January 2020
The Airbus C295 tactical airlifter has successfully achieved its first wet contacts during an air-to-air (AAR) tanker flight test campaign....