30 November 2014
Airbus sells stake in Dassault Aviation
Airbus Group has sold 8% of its stake in Dassault Aviation back to the French aircraft maker for around €794m.
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30 November 2014
Azul Brazilian Airlines to buy 35 A320neo family aircraft
Azul Brazilian Airlines has placed an order with Airbus for 35 A320neo family airliners to be powered by CFM International's LEAP-1A engines.
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27 November 2014
Airbus looks to sell entire stake in Dassault Aviation by end of 2015
Airbus is reportedly considering the sale of its 46.3% stake in French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation by the end of next year, which could be worth €4.8bn.
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27 November 2014
Lion Group places $1bn order for 40 ATR 72-600 aircraft
Indonesia’s Lion Group has placed a $1bn order with ATR for 40 additional ATR 72-600s, becoming the largest customer for ATR.
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27 November 2014
Turbomeca to slash around 50 jobs at UK plant
Helicopter engine manufacturer Turbomeca is planning to axe around 50 jobs at its factory in Segensworth, Hampshire, UK.
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26 November 2014
EC approves Airbus and Safran space launcher activities JV
The European Commission (EC) has approved the proposed joint venture (JV) between Airbus Group and Safran, for space launcher activities, satellite subsystems and missile propulsion.
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26 November 2014
Dassault Systèmes and Solar Impulse renew partnership for solar-powered aircraft project
French software firm Dassault Systèmes and Solar Impulse have renewed their technical partnership on a solar-powered round-the-world aircraft project.
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26 November 2014
US researcher develops process to convert human waste into rocket fuel
Researchers at the University of Florida have come up with an anaerobic digestion process to convert human waste into rocket fuel.
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25 November 2014
GE Aviation and Turbocoating to produce coatings for aircraft engine components
GE Aviation has formed a joint venture (JV) with Italian firm Turbocoating, to produce thermal barrier coatings for ceramic matrix composite components used in aircraft engines.
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25 November 2014
CFM International gets engine maintenance contract from VietJet Air
Vietnam-based low-cost airline VietJet Air has awarded $300m engine maintenance contract to CFM International for its fleet of 21 Airbus A320ceo aircraft.