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8-14 MARCH 2016

FLIGHTINTERNATIONAL

BLACK HAWK OWNHow commercial users could put ex-military

UH-60As to work as utility transports 18

SPEEDING AHEADLockheed Martin lifting the pace after NASA

selects it for supersonic X-plane demonstration 6

B-21 REVEALEDUS BOMBER GETS NEW NAME AS AIR

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VALUESWHAT’S

IT WORTH?How current fleets will fare as new

breed of narrowbodies enter service

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COVER IMAGE

Carl Ford took this picture

of an Aer Lingus A320 for

AirTeamImages. In our

feature, we assess how

Airbus’s Neo variant might

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BEHIND THE HEADLINES

Our rotorcraft reporting duo of

James Drew and Dominic

Perry hit the exhibit hall at

the Heli-Expo show, staged in

Louisville (P16). And Mavis

Toh ventured to Tianjin, as

Airbus broke ground on its

new completion and delivery

centre for the A330 (P8)

NEXT WEEK WINGLETS

We review the latest activity

at winglet specialist Aviation

Partners Boeing, and have a

middle of the market update Anthony Pecchi/Airbus Helicopters, Piper Aircraft

Airbus hopeful India is ready to acquire H225M P23. M600 service entry is pushed back to third quarter P

Lockheed Martin

NASA X-plane’s first flight expected in 2020 P

BUSINESS AVIATION

24 Spectrum seeks Freedom funding.

More countries warm to EASA rules on SET-IMC

25 M600 service entry delayed.

XTi extends opportunity to lift its TriFan investment

COVER STORY

26 Generation gap Fuel economy advantage means

Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max are

affecting values of their single-aisle predecessors

FEATURES

28 AIRCRAFT VALUES Supply demand liquidity

Today’s market dynamics for A330s and 777s is a

harsh master of values

30 AIRLINE INDUSTRY Virtuous cycle With the fall

in oil prices cutting costs, airlines made record

profits in 2015, but air travel demand is also strong

REGULARS

5 Comment

33 Straight & Level

35 Letters

39 Classified

40 Jobs

43 Working Week

NEWS

THIS WEEK

6 Lockheed QueSST to beat the boom

7 A350-1000 may stretch out.

Bitter end to Honeywell’s UTC mega-merger plans.

8 Tianjin starts widebody preparations.

Republic bankruptcy provision hits Embraer

results

9 New Era for troubled AW609 tiltrotor

NEWS FOCUS

11 B-21 bomber breaks cover for USAF

23 Indian demand is a big draw for Airbus

AIR TRANSPORT

12 No gamble for BA as fire-damaged 777

leaves Vegas.

Qatar waits on A320neo powerplant performance

13 MH17 investigation narrows.

FAA certification a major lift for Harbin’s Y-12F

14 IAG to stretch life of valued assets.

Zodiac admits recovery strategy will take longer

15 Embraer in good shape on E190-E

SHOW REPORT

16 Airbus gears up to boost H160 interest.

MD Helicopters launches fresh assault with

MD6XX

17 Sikorsky, Bell remain upbeat on prospects.

Finmeccanica refreshes SW-4 as civilian AW

18 Black Hawks live another day.

Airbus eyes utility market for H

19 Marenco scores with first firm SH09.

Enstrom TH180 misses debut after test mishap

DEFENCE

20 Self-protection trials boost for Norwegian

NH90 fleet.

Mitsubishi X-2 demonstrator gains headway in

run up to maiden sortie

21 Pegasus charges toward production.

Second bid due for Swiss F-5 fleet replacement

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