Flight International - November 10, 2015

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WISH LISTIsrael seeks extra F-15 squadron from USA in

compensation package for Iran nuclear deal 20

GROWTH RATEAirbus confirms plan to set A320 production at

60 twinjets per month by adding Hamburg line 10

CHINESE PRIDECOMAC ADVANCES AMBITIONS WITH

C919 ROLL-OUTREPORT P

10-16 NOVEMBER 2015

FLIGHT TESTDAZZLING

DIAMONDWe try out Austria’s sparkling DA62,as all-new model cuts path to NBAA

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COVER IMAGE

BillyPix’s Ian Billinghurst

took to the air to capture

Diamond’s DA62 with test

pilot Peter Collins at the

controls, during a flight

from Wiener Neustadt P

BEHIND THE HEADLINES

Mavis Toh joined Chinese

dignitaries at the roll-out of

Comac’s C919 narrowbody,

in Shanghai (P13). Also on

the road, Murdo Morrison

visited Gulfstream’s home in

Savannah (P34), and Craig

Hoyle received an A400M

update in Seville (P18)

NEXT WEEK DUBAI SHOW

Get all the news and insight

from the Dubai air show, as

our team reports from Middle

East’s biennial bonanza Comac, US Naval Air Systems Command

Comac unveils C919 before Chinese dignitaries P13. Analysts debate UK’s maritime patrol capability P

Airbus

Airbus reflects on outlook for A380 production P

COVER STORY

28 Smooth lines and sparkle With Diamond Aircraft

set to make its NBAA debut, we travel to Austria to

test fly the all-new DA62 piston twin – and find a

diesel-powered star in a carbonfibre shell

FEATURES

26 NBAA SPECIAL REPORT Jet market jump

After several challenging years following the 2008

financial crisis, the 2015 NBAA meeting in Las

Vegas will host a business aviation industry feeling

the buzz of a sales surge and a spate of new

model introductions. Ahead of the event, our

special report includes an overview of Gulfstream’s

G500 programme with technical description and

cutaway poster, analysis of the market for small

business jets, and reports on ride-sharing in the

USA, Embraer’s expanding presence in Florida and

a resurgent Sabreliner Aviation

REGULARS

7 Comment

49 Straight & Level

50 Letters

52 Classified

54 Jobs

59 Working Week

NEWS

THIS WEEK

8 Airbus confident it can meet A350 delivery

forecast

9 UK suspects A321 bombing.

Reaper upgrade will put Italian air force on target.

Crash of AW609 leaves both pilots dead

10 Airbus sets rate expectations for Neo

11 Globals buck the trend with robotics

AIR TRANSPORT

12 Il-96 proposed as basis of joint Russo-Chinese

widebody project.

Pratt & Whitney goes fourth with PW1900G

flight-test campaign

13 China’s ambitions rest on Comac C

14 ALPA recharges call for outright ban on li-ion

battery shipments.

Cargolux under pressure as union row intensifies

16 Aeroflot builds on rival’s ruin.

Leaner times at UTair, after fleet rationalisation

(^) NEWS FOCUS
17 Orders required as A380 loses lift
22 SABRE cutting path to live testing
DEFENCE
18 Atlas seeks time to build strength
20 F-35 secrets ‘not releasable’ to Israel.
USN orders last Growlers as Boeing seeks export
opportunities
21 UK maritime patrol priorities questioned by
defence analysts.
USAF releases survey to research ‘green aircraft’
capability
BUSINESS AVIATION
24 Traveller on track for 2016 debut, says Tecnam.
GV navigation upgrade on course at Gulfstream.
Cirrus customer delivery centre comes into view
25 US approval near for G90XT.
Flying Colours gives Challenger ADS-B upgrade
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