Flight International - August 18, 2015

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FLIGHT

INTERNATIONAL

VOLUME 188 NUMBER 5502 18-31 AUGUST 2015

FLIGINTERNHTATIONAL

MAKS SPECIALFLYING IN

FORMATIONCo-ordination is key to Russian bid for place alongside global aerospace’s elite

CRASH COURSEWhy NASA is destroying Cessna 172s as means

of improving emergency locator transmitters 28

POWERING UPEmbattled Bombardier gets lift, as new engine

option adds thrust to CSeries sales effort 11

DOING BUSINESSHONDAJET TAKES OFF WITH FRESH

DEALS AT LABACESHOW REPORT P

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COVER IMAGE

Russia’s MAKS air show is

the main shop window for

its diverse aerospace

industry. Our preview of the

event looks at Moscow’s

current challenges P

BEHIND THE HEADLINES

Stephen Trimble travelled to

Brazil’s largest city, São

Paulo, for Latin America’s

pre-eminent business avia-

tion show, LABACE. Despite

the economic turbulence

sweeping the region, the

event remains a magnet for

the major airframers (P24)

NEXT ISSUE CONNECTIVITY

In the 1 September issue of

Flight International, we look at

expanded satellite links and

the internet of aviation things Stephen Trimble/Flightglobal, Irkut

Legacy 450 wins type certification approval P24. Crucial components of Irkut MC-21 wing box assembled P

Lockheed Martin

Budget pressure may slow F-35C acquisitions P

COVER STORY

29 Russia at a turning point After several years

that saw a new era of commercial orientation,

structural reform and active Western collaboration

bringing visible momentum into Russian

aerospace, a combination of geopolitical tensions,

economic pressures and changing markets have

the industry facing urgent calls for improved

performance

REGULARS

9 Comment

49 Straight & Level

53 Classified

56 Jobs

63 Working Week

NEWS

THIS WEEK

10 Bin Laden Phenom overran on landing

11 CSeries sales lag behind LCI’s target.

USAF report says Warthog will need replacement

12 ‘Budget realities’ may slow USN F-35 purchasing.

Cost key as Ariane 6 contracts approved

13 Industry health gauged with Precision

AIR TRANSPORT

14 A319 the big loser as airlines upsize.

Key Irkut MC-21 wing box components completed

15 GEnx restrictions could end with software fix.

Perm to be hub for Russia’s engine ambitions

16 Accidents up for US carriers, but no fatalities.

Flight mode error led to conflict on approach

18 Fire source unclear in Asiana crash

DEFENCE

19 US trio kept on JSTARS Recap target.

Brazil agrees improved Gripen terms

20 Warsaw defends selection of H225M.

USAF set for first pair of combat-rated F-35As

21 Trim error caused NATO training crash.

Madrid nears MALE UAV choice as funds allocated

GENERAL AVIATION

22 Safety problems persist for GA sector.

Vulcanair prepares V1.0 for handover by year-end

23 Burt Rutan floats seaplane concept

LABACE SHOW REPORT

24 Legacy 450 gets certification nod.

Regional ATR carrier has ambitious plans to grow

25 HondaJet lands more orders.

Industry stalwart heads Waypoint’s Brazil venture

26 Brazil beckons Twin Otter, says Viking.

Testing resumes on G500 after flutter preparation

NEWS FOCUS

27 Troubled waters for offshore industry

28 Searching for better ELT performance

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