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ATC

Washington Report: Privatized ATC upsets controllers

Even the hint of a privatized ATC system in the Bush Administration’s budget for fiscal year 2003 has “angered and disappointed” the National Air Traffic C
ATC

Washington Report: 'That blank screen'

Calling September 11 the dividing line between our nation’s approach to aviation security on a “relatively peacetime” footing and the new “wartime environm

Airbus Signs Titanium Pact with VSMPO-AVISMA

Russian titanium manufacturer VSMPO-AVISMA (Hall 3 Stand B30) has signed a framework agreement covering the supply of titanium products to Airbus and other

LAIRCM Chosen for FSTA

Northrop Grumman’s defensive systems division has been awarded a $93 million contract to supply its large aircraft infrared countermeasures system for the

IAE Logs Record Aftermarket Deal

IAE has logged its largest-ever aftermarket deal to provide support for engines powering U.S.

Snecma inks Engineering contract with RAM

Snecma Services has signed an engineering support contract with Morocco’s flag carrier Royal Air Maroc.

Alteon Training To Build 787 Simulator

Boeing subsidiary Alteon Training said it will build a 787 full-flight simulator for installation at its training center in Miami, Florida.

Telephonics To enhance MH-60R radars

Lockheed Martin Systems Integration has awarded Griffon Corporation subsidiary Telephonics a $71.5 million contract to develop an enhanced version of the A

U.S. Army Assesses Pathfinder

Lockheed Martin’s Pathfinder flight team began preparations this week to demonstrate the system to the U.S.

Saab’s camps defense system still on target

Saab’s civil aircraft missile protection system (CAMPS) is on course for delivery to the launch customer toward the end of the year.

Aberporth airfield finds niche as UAV refuge

Officials from the UK’s up-and-coming UAV test airfield are negotiating here this week with several American companies who have expressed frustration with

90 years 90 aircraft as Queen presents new colors

The UK Royal Air Force mounted the biggest flypast seen in Europe for many years over RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, last Friday.
Engines

International Aero Engines Nabs Hainan Order

International Aero Engines has been awarded a follow-on order from Hainan Airlines for V2500 engines to power 13 Airbus A320s.
Aircraft

Cessna Taps Eaton for Columbus Fuel System

Cessna Aircraft has selected Eaton to supply the fuel system for the Citation Columbus, a $28 million large-cabin business jet due to enter service in 2014
Aircraft

Piaggio Developing Special Mission Avanti for Italy

Piaggio Aero Industries is developing a special version of the P.180 Avanti for the Italian air force intended for navaid flight inspections.

Swedish Agents Arrest Alleged Saab Blackmailer

The Swedish Security Services have detained a man for reportedly trying to blackmail Saab.
Aircraft

BAeRA Places First 146QT Freighter

Austrian all-cargo carrier Amerer Air plans to become the first customer for the re-launched British Aerospace Regional Aircraft BAe 146QT (Quiet Trader) f

British Airways, Rolls To Study Alternative Fuels

Rolls-Royce and British Airways are embarking on a study to identify practical alternatives to jet fuel that would make real reductions to aircraft carbon

mapping out a better airbase manager

ESRI UK (Hall 3 B24) is showing its Airbase Management map system here.

Russia’s UAC plots civil ambitions

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) president Alexey Fedorov yesterday gave details of his plans here for expanding the company’s civil business fro
ATC

Russian airline chooses Snecma engine services

S7 Airlines announced here yesterday that it has signed a 13-year engine service per hour contract with Snecma Services covering its CFM56-5A engines.

Sikorsky nips at Eurocopter’s heels

Sikorsky has claimed the number-two position among the world’s helicopter manufacturers, declared CEO Jeff Pino here on Monday.
ATC

BAe 146 studying climate effects of Kota rain forests

A BAE Systems Regional Aircraft regional jet is flying over Asia to improve understanding of how equatorial rain forests influence climate change.
Rotorcraft

Heli-Expo 2002: Does slow growth mean survival?

Florida is a land with a reputation for competitions with contested results, and that tradition continued at HAI’s 2002 edition of its annual trade show an
ATC

GAO: Operational Evolution Plan 'falls far short'

Unless airline passenger traffic remains at the current reduced levels over the long term, the FAA’s Operational Evolution Plan (OEP) to increase system ca

Defense industry Hosts ethics summit

The Society of British Aerospace Companies is conducting two summit sessions here at Farnborough to promote ethical business practices in the defense secto

EU explores cleaner airplanes

A major research program launched three years ago by the European Union has identified open rotors and natural laminar flow as key technologies to be taken

UND Orders 25 Cessna Skyhawks

The University of North Dakota placed an order with Cessna for 25 Skyhawks, marking a return of the model to the school’s flight program.

Operational Lakota helo deliveries get under way

Deliveries of the Eurocopter UH-72A (EC 145) Lakota to the U.S.

Industria Components Selected for Eurocopters

Industria Controls, a French subsidiary of California-based Circor Aerospace, has been selected by Claverham Ltd to provide an integrated pressure switch f