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Paris 2011: EADS North America Boss Looks on Bright Side of Tanker Contract Loss
CEO of EADS North America Sean O’Keefe believes that there is a bright side for his company in losing the massive U.S.
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Rockwell Collins Shows Off CSeries Flight Deck
Rockwell Collins (Hall 4 A18, and Chalet B19) held an official unveiling of its Pro Line Fusion flight deck for the Bombardier CSeries yesterday at Le Bour
Paris 2011: ST Aerospace Delivers Refurbished VIP DC-8
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (Chalet D50) announced here the high-end VIP outfitting of a DC-8 former airliner for an unidentified Middle East custom
Paris 2011: Airliner Size Will Continue To Grow, Says Boeing’s Current Market Outlook
New Boeing analysis of future passenger- and cargo-capacity requirements confirms the trend toward ever-bigger jetliners, although its perception of globa
Paris 2011: Singapore Air Show Wants To Be Top Dog
The Singapore Airshow (Chalet D54) is consistently am
ATC
Paris 2011: Natnav Coming of Age
It is only in the past few of years that GPS approaches, pioneered in Alaska in the 1990s, have started to become available.
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Embraer Sees Strong 20-year Market, but Remains Noncommital on Entry on Narrowbody Airliner Segment
Embraer yesterday bypassed an opportunity to firm up its intentions in the widening campaign to challenge the dominance of Boeing and Airbus in the single
Paris 2011: ENAC Picks Daher-Socata for TB 20 Upgrades
Daher-Socata (Hall 2B C186, Static C63) has been s
Paris 2011: Aero Sekur Growing Globally
Aero Sekur’s new office in Parsippany, New Jersey, announced in late May, has two planned phases, explained CEO Mark Butler.
Paris 2011: Aero Sekur airbags could soften helicopter crashes
Aero Sekur is continuing discussions with
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Honeywell Record Flight Brings Biofuel to the Paris Air Show
Honeywell made history here in Paris on Saturday morning, landing its Gulfstream G450 jet at Le Bourget after the first transatlantic flight using biofuel.
Paris 2011: Battery-powered eGenius Explores Electric Flight
Looking more like a glider than an airplane, the two-seat, battery-powered eGenius made its first flight on May 25, from Mindelheim airfield in Bavaria, G
Engines
Paris 2011: Next Up: Power for Boeing’s 787-10X
Rolls-Royce is working “very closely” on the engine requirements for a 787-10X development being considered by Boeing, according to Trent 1000 program dire
Engines
Paris 2011: Trent XWB turbofan put to the test
Eight Trent XWB engines–serial numbers 20990 and 20001 through 20007–are being used in Rolls-Royce’s test program.
Engines
Paris 2011: Trent XWB newcomer is mature before its time
With positive early test results and an accelerating work schedule, Rolls-Royce is confident it can deliver the
Paris 2011: EADS looking for 8,000 employees and interns
European aerospace giant EADS and its four divisions–Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter–will hold more than 20 workshops here at the Paris Air Show
Aircraft
Sukhoi Considers Corporate Superjet Variant
United Aircraft, builder of the Sukhoi Superjet SJ100, is considering a corporate transport version of the regional jet, which would serve the niche betwee
AIN Blog: BARR and the Global Financial Crisis
One result of our Netflix subscription is that my wife and I are watching many films that we probably would have missed.
Air Travel Disruptions from Chilean Volcano Spread to South Pacific
Disruption to air traffic in South America caused by the eruption of the Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle range of volcanoes in Chile spread to Australia and New Zeal
Aircraft
Paris Set to Hail Recovery, Boeing Set To Dominate Show
Industry pundits expect the mood at this year’s Paris Air Show (June 20-26) will be markedly more positive than what prevailed during the last show in mid-
AIN Blog: Mica Continues Fight against TSA
Congressman John Mica keeps ratcheting up his war against the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which he shoulders the blame for creating in th
Regulations and Government
Budget Wrangle Could Force FAA Belt Tightening
If proposed reductions in its budget are passed, the FAA will be forced to “refocus priorities and resources,” including “more robust use of designees,” FA
AirAsia X Prepares to Float Shares To Fund Expansion
Budget long-haul airline AirAsia X is eyeing a stock market listing and fleet expansion to spread its wings across the globe.
Safety
Brazil finds U.S. pilots guilty in fatal midair
American pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paul Paladino, whose Legacy 600 was involved in a collision with a Gol Airlines Boeing 737-800 over the Amazon jungle
