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WHAT NOW FOR
EUROPE’S GREAT
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SESAR UPDATE P30
SONS OF TRENT
Rolls-Royce reveals
the philosophy behind
its two new-generation
engines for the 2020s
STAR TREKKER
AgustaWestland unveils
skid-equipped variant of
AW109 light twin in bid
to widen its appeal
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SKY’S THE LIMIT
WHAT NOW FOR
EUROPE’S GREAT
ATM PROJECT?
SESAR UPDATE P30
SONS OF TRENT
Rolls-Royce reveals
the philosophy behind
its two new-generation
engines for the 2020s
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STAR TREKKER
AgustaWestland unveils
skid-equipped variant of
AW109 light twin in bid
to widen its appeal
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PIC OF THE WEEK
YOUR PHOTOGRAPH HERE
Lockheed Martin posted this image of two
F-35B Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft flying
in short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL)
mode for the first time on 11 February at
Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.
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COVER IMAGE
Lockheed Martin provided
this striking picture of the
US Air Force’s at-risk U-2,
which could lose its
high-altitude surveillance
role to the unmanned
Global Hawk under a new
budget proposal.
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P10
Airbus Helicopters enhances engines, fuel tanks and
automation of EC225
P18
. Boeing, Airbus and Bombardier
battle to provide successor to Royal Jet’s BBJ fleet
P25
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NEWS
COVER STORY
10
Hagel budget plan ushers in new era
for US military
19
AgustaWestland ‘at a par’ with Airbus
Helicopters.
Locking nut issue stalls European R66
approval
THIS WEEK
The US Air Force’s U-2
could lose its surveillance role to the
unmanned Global Hawk
8
Enders promises year of execution
9
Roll-Royce reveals Trent successor
details
DEFENCE
20
Sikorsky spins-up CH-53K development
with ground test vehicle.
T-X deal could transform USAF training
programme
FEATURES
26
AIR TRANSPORT
12
Mixed-mode operation ‘trap’ caught
A321 pilots
INDIA
India’s growing
economy augurs well for aircraft sales
Sleeping Tiger
21
P-8A buy launches renewal of Royal
Australian Air Force
28
Home advantage
What are the obstacles
to India’s plans for an indigenous airliner?
13
A350 programme’s costs rise with
€434m charge.
Soaring demand drives A320 output to
record high
22
How Lockheed Martin/Piasecki’s ARES will
overtake the ying car
30
ATM
When Europe’s big
ATM project is brought into force, the
skies will never be the same
Praise SESAR
14
Excessive tailwind and late reduction of
thrust led to Il-76 overrun.
PowerJet set to throttle up SaM146
production rates.
BEA seeks lithium battery re risk
assessment
ABU DHABI SHOW REPORT
24
Falcon Aviation Services to challenge for
completions.
Tecnam targets pilot training schools in the
Middle East
25
Royal Jet set to crown BBJ successor.
Gama upbeat on Sharjah hub hopes.
Seaplane rm to shuttle VIPs
HELI-EXPO SHOW REPORT
16
Bell seeks new V-22 buyers to help
maintain production
REGULARS
7 Comment
35 Straight & Level
37 Letters
40 Classified
43 Jobs
47 Working Week
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AgustaWestland reveals star Trekker.
Ground tests under way as X4 gains
momentum.
Market shift threatens Bell 505
NEXT WEEK
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
Twenty years after the rst development
aircraft took off, we take a UK-based look
at the Euroghter Typhoon. Plus, a status
report on the Netherlands’ F-35 plans.
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Airbus Helicopters to enhance EC225
MD Helicopters tilts at high-tech scout
design.
Enstrom to launch light trainer
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CONTENTS
IN THIS ISSUE
Companies listed
AAI ..............................................................22
AgustaWestland .....................................17, 19
Airbus ......................................8, 9, 13, 24, 25
Airbus Helicopters......................17, 19, 19, 24
Air Costa......................................................26
Air France ..............................................12, 14
Air India .......................................................29
Air India Regional.........................................29
AirTanker ........................................................8
ATR ........................................................13, 29
Aviation Home .............................................24
Avicopter .....................................................19
BAE Systems .........................................20, 25
Beechcraft ...................................................20
Bell Helicopter ...........................10, 16, 17, 19
Bharat Electronics........................................29
Boeing.........................8, 9, 10, 14, 21, 24, 25
Bombardier .......................................8, 25, 29
Carter Aviation .............................................22
Cessna ........................................................25
Comac .........................................................28
DARPA .........................................................22
Deccan 360 ................................................29
Dubai Aviation City .......................................24
EADS ...........................................................25
Embraer...........................................24, 26, 29
Engine Alliance ..............................................9
Etihad ..........................................................27
Fairchild Republic ........................................10
Falcon Aviation Services ..........................8, 24
Gama Aviation .............................................25
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems ........10
General Electric ...........................................11
Gore Design.................................................24
Greenpoint Technologies ..............................24
Gulfstream ...................................................25
Hindustan Aeronautics .............................8, 28
Honeywell ....................................................17
Israel Aerospace Industries ..........................21
Jet Airways ...................................................29
Jet Airways Konnect......................................29
Jet Aviation ..................................................24
JetEx ............................................................25
Jetstar ............................................................8
Joy Air ............................................................8
Kaman .........................................................22
Korea Aerospace Industries..........................20
Lease Corp International ..............................18
Lockheed Martin ........................10, 11, 21. 22
Lufthansa Technik ........................................24
McDonnell Douglas......................................11
Mitsubishi ....................................................29
Northrop Grumman....................10, 16, 20, 21
NPO Saturn..................................................14
Piasecki .......................................................22
Pilatus .........................................................21
Pratt & Whitney ......................................16, 17
PowerJet ......................................................14
Qantas ...........................................................8
Raytheon .....................................................20
Robinson .....................................................19
Rolls-Royce ....................................................9
Royal Jet ......................................................24
Russian Helicopters .....................................16
Seawings .....................................................25
Sikorsky.............................. 10, 16, 17, 18, 20
Singapore Airlines ........................................27
Snecma .......................................................14
Spicejet .......................................................29
Sukhoi ...................................................14, 29
Tata Sons.....................................................27
Tecnam ........................................................24
Turbomeca ...................................................18
Volga-Dnepr .................................................14
Xian Aircraft ...................................................8
BEHIND THE
HEADLINES
THE WEEK ON THE WEB
flightglobal.com
Business and General Aviation
editor
(top) was at
Al Bateen airport to compile our
show report from the
Kate Sarsfield
While the Royal Air Force’s
display team
showed off new tail livery to celebrate its
Red Arrows
display
season, safety and operations editor David Learmount
recalled their predecessor –
the
50th
Abu Dhabi
Air Expo
(P24), while Americas
editor
was in
California at Lockheed Martin’s
Skunk Works
Stephen Trimble
Black Arrows
team of
unit in Palmdale
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(pictured). As he notes on his
blog,
Hawker Hunters
(P22) and the
Heli-Expo
conven-
tion in Anaheim (P16).
: “They were
good, too.” Also good are
Israeli Defence Forces
paratroopers
Learmount
, vital in special
operations. As our man in Tel Aviv, Arie Egozi, notes on
Ariel
View
, a special parachuting zone has been inaugurated at
Nevatim airbase to reduce ight times, cut training costs
and strengthen ties between ground forces and the IAF at
the home of Israel’s Lockheed Martin
C-130s
. The new
zone will be called “
Machbesh
” (Hebrew for
steamroller
),
named after the parachuting operation executed at the
Mitla Pass during the
Sinai
campaign in 1956.
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Last week, we asked:
Can Boeing save its Super Hornet
production line?:
You said:
The US DoD will give it a
lifeline
Export customers will
buy the advanced model
The game’s up for the
‘Super Bug’
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