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(Bloomberg Gadfly) -- Airbus Might Just Find Itself Finally Landing in Cash: Gadfly That's not a crazy response -- investors were probably reassured that Airbus' free cash flow deteriorated by only 250 million euros quarter-on quarter despite all the production hold-ups, a large part of which was due to being let-down by some suppliers. [Extracted from the article]

Glitches afflict military transport plane, new wide-body jet Most disappointing for Airbus will be the recurrence of problems with the A400M, a plane dogged by delays and engine problems for years which Enders has called a "never ending saga.". [Extracted from the article]

Germany said to get five A400Ms this year instead of nine Airbus Group SE will deliver just over half the A400M military transport planes Germany was set to receive this year, exacerbating delays in the troubled model and raising the prospect of further writedowns for the manufacturer. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that the defense company Embraer Defense and Security (DS) has developed the KC-390 military transport plane. Topics discussed include Embraer chief executive officer (CEO) Jackson Schneider describing the aircraft as a multi-mission plane and having the ability to perform air-to-air refueling, the company delivering a third test aircraft to the Brazilian Air Force and the plan to conduct various flight tests in 2016, including aerodynamics freezing and air drop tests.

To contact the reporter on this story:Andrea Rothman in Dublin at aerothman@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story:Chris Reiter at creiter2@bloomberg.netChristopher Jasper, Tom Lavell Attribution Richard Weiss: assist Christopher Jasper: editor Andrea Rothman: by reporter Tom Lavell: editor Chris Reiter: editor responsible. [Extracted from the article]

Assad army could cut off ISIS's main Iraq-Syria supply line After President Vladimir Putin started an air campaign in Syria in September, the U.S. complained that 90 percent of the strikes were hitting Assad opponents rather than Islamic State and the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front. [Extracted from the article]

The article states that the American military transport aircraft Fairchild Flying Boxcar C-119J 51-8037 from U.S. Air Force has been moved to the National Museum of the USAF to refurbish with cargo aircraft C-82A Packet 48-0581.

The article reports on the plan to return the Douglas C-47A Skytrain 42-100521 Night-Fright, a military transport aircraft, to Great Britain after the completion of its restoration at Shell Creek in Florida.

The article looks at the fiscal year 2017 budget request given by the U.S. Army. Topics mentioned include an overview of its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) initiative, details of the budget request which includes analysis-of-alternatives modeling, simulation and analysis for systems engineering, and FVL as an initiative to develop a line of vertical-lift aircraft for the U.S. military.

The article focuses on a proposal for an aviation restructure solution from the National Commission on the Future of the Army. Topics mentioned include estimated cost of the restructure proposal, details of the U.S. Army's Aviation Restructure Initiative, and proposed slowdown in the Black Hawk procurement program.

(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- Trapped in His Own Labyrinth: Putin, Ukraine, and MH17 Beyond that, Putin wanted to secure a post-Yanukovych order for Ukraine that would pose no threat to Russia or his rule. Putin, emotional and impulsive, has never been one to back down, but his Ukraine policies have put him in a corner, not least inside Russia itself. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that Airbus Defence & Space A400M tactical transport is a military aircraft which has been facing technical issues and Europrop International (EPI) consortium has delivered TP400-D6. The order supply of A400M and the views of countries on it and the cost incurred by Airbus on its construction and marketing are discussed.

Warship discovery sparks competing claims by Colombia, Spain Spain's Foreign Affairs Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo has said he hopes any dispute with Colombia over the San Jose could be resolved in a friendly way with both governments respecting each other's right to defend their interests. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the deployment of the drogue system and refuelling boom of the U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-46A Pegasus N462KC military transport aircraft at its flight testing on October 8, 2015.

The article announces the exhibition set up by the Aeromuseo of Malaga, Spain to celebrate the 70th "birthday" of its Douglas C-47B Skytrain military transport aircraft.

The article discusses the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft, developed by aircraft manufacturing company Boeing. It says that the multirole tanker was selected by the U.S.Air Force (USAF) to replace the older KC-135 Stratotankers. The features of the aircraft are mentioned, which is said can refuel any fixed-wing receiver-capable aircraft on any mission.

The article informs that a recent expansion of the Defense Department's space-A passenger rules has made it accessible for more family members of deployed troops to travel space available on military transport flights.

Airbus has already announced plans to boost production of single-aisle planes to 50 a month by 2017, approaching the 52-a-month pace Boeing Co. plans for its own single-aisle 737 model by 2018. "We clearly see potential for going beyond rate 50, the market is there, the market is stable, but we at Airbus have always been very prudent before we take ramp-up decisions", Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders said on Friday after Airbus reported earnings. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the recovery of the remains and debris of the C-124 Globemaster II military transport aircraft that crashed at the Colony Glacier in Alaska, which according to U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Paul Cocker, they had identifed remains of service members aboard the plane.

Airbus Group SE said early findings from Spanish investigators probing the crash of an A400M military transport plane suggest all systems except engine controls already identified as troubled performed normally, probably ruling out intrinsic design flaws. Following the crash, Airbus instructed operators of A400M transports to check the model's engine-control system before making further flights. [Extracted from the article]

The article informs that the C.207C Azor T.7-16, a Spanish Military transport plane which was built by Spanish Aeronautical Constructions SA (CASA), will be restored to static display condition.

The article focuses on the result of an investigation by the U.S. Air Force Accident Investigation Board, which found that the crews of the C-130 and Army Special Operations C-27 military transport planes have relied on instruments that led to the collision of the planes during a training mission. It says that the planes have declared emergencies and safely landed without injuries gained by the crew members. It adds that the crews have failed to execute patterns of external visual scan.

It may get the chance to make up for those losses: Boeing has offered its KC46 tanker, which competes against Airbus's A330 multi-role tanker transport, to provide an air-refueling solution for South Korea. Boeing also plans to offer the KC46 in Japan, which is expected to open competition this year for air-refueling tankers, Armington said. [Extracted from the article]

Needs range "anywhere from surveillance aircraft, small surveillance aircraft, maritime patrol aircraft, electronic warfare-type airplanes -- all the way up to big logistic aircraft, fighters, tankers". Airbus hopes to sell its A330 multi-role tanker transport plane, but is competing for the bid against Boeing Co. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the upgrade of an Airbus Defence and Space C295M military transport aircraft owned by the Philippine Air Force and was tested at Seville San Pablo Airport in Spain on January 23, 2015.

The Pentagon inspector general has subpoenaed United Technologies Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney engine unit, saying the company has repeatedly refused to document more than $1.54 billion in maintenance work on C-17 aircraft engines, according to an unreleased audit. The Pratt & Whitney unit of Hartford, Connecticut-based United Technologies provides the F117-PW-100 engines that power the C-17 military transport plane built by Chicago-based Boeing Co. The subpoena was issued to Pratt & Whitney to "obtain additional information on its commercial customers and F117 engine sustainment costs", the inspector general said in the audit dated Dec. 22. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the military transport and aerial refueling jet KC-390 from Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services Inc.

The article reports that the Luftwaffe or the German Air Force has received its first Airbus A400M jet transport aircraft which will replace the C-160D Transall transport plane.

The article informs that Russian Helicopters has delivered four Mi-171Sh military transport helicopters to Peru, as of January 2015, under a contract that was signed in December 2013 for 24 helicopters.

The article reports on the delivery of fifth CC-177 Globemaster III, military transport aircraft, at the Wing Trenton, Ontario of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) on March 30, 2015 that will increase the RCAF's flexibility to respond in missions such as humanitarian assistance.

The article discusses the efforts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in developing innovative tools and techniques in designing supersonic aircraft with lower sonic boom and airport noise. Topics covered include the assessment of boundary layer ingestion by NASA's Fixed Wing Project team, discussion about different approaches for hover prediction at the 2014 Annual Aerospace Sciences Meeting, and the development of a hybrid-wing body strategic military transport.

Turk Havacilik & Uzay Sanayii AS, as the state-owned company is known in Turkish, hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Istanbul-based brokers Is Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS to prepare an IPO last year and then delayed a sale after volatility hit Turkey's financial markets in December, Dortkasli said. "We still want the IPO and we want to use the proceeds in new investments", Dortkasli said. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the impact of budget cuts from sequestration on the U.S. Air National Guard. Topics include division of National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account funds for military missions and to support governors, the U.S. Department of Defense's report stating that support equipment are nearing the end of their expected lives, and views of former Air Force official Rebecca Grant on operation of C-130 military transport aircraft by the Guard.

El artículo discurre sobre la fabricación del Dornier Do 228, un tipo de avión de transporte militar, por la empresa suiza RUAG Aviation y utilizado en la Aviación Militar de Venezuela. El autor comenta sobre las características técnicas del Do 228 y describe la entrega del avión a América Latina en 2013.

The article offers brief information on two upgraded C-130J Hercules multirole transport aircrafts from Lockheed Martin which was debuted at the Exercise Red Flag Alaska 14-2 show by the Royal Australian Air Force.

The article discusses the future of cargo unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the U.S. Topics discussed include the Congress' pressure to the Department of Defense to settle on a Program of Record for unmanned cargo delivery, operation of Lockheed Martin-Kaman K-MAX cargo UAS in Afghanistan, and U.S. Army and Marine Corps planners' support for cargo UAS.

The article reports on the involvement of the Royal Australian Navy Sikorsky S-70B2 Seahawk helicopter in the global search mission for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the Indian Ocean in 2014. Topics discussed include the transportation of the helicopter to Western Australia using a Boeing C-16 Globemaster aircraft and the views of Her Majesty's Australian Ship (HMAS) Toowoomba acting commander officer Matt Doornbos on such issue. Also mentioned is the deployment of a fixed-wing fleet.

A photograph of the first Chad Air Force C-27J Spartan aircraft is presented.

The article evaluates the Nanchang CJ-6 military aircraft and the Yakovlev (Yak) 52 military trainer aircraft from Aerostar.

The article discusses Brazilian airframer Embraer's investments in industrial expansion in Portugal that started in 2005. Topics mentioned include the company's acquisition of a stake in maintenance specialist OGMA, its investment in the construction of a composite tail assembly for the KC-390 military transport aircraft at the Compósitos plant, and the expansion of production capacities of the Embraer Métalicas subsidiary.

The article announces the delay of the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command's plans to move its C-130Js to Pope Airfield, North Carolina from Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi until April or October 2014.

The article reports on the gathering of existing ad retired Kentucky National Army Guardsmen at the Capital City Airport in Frankfurt, Kentucky to say goodbye and took off their final mission on their final mission in the twp C-23 Sherpas twin-cargo planes.