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Paris 2011: Sukhoi and Alenia Launch Business Jet Version of Superjet 100
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and Alenia Aeronautica yesterday announced the launch of an executive version of the SSJ100.
Paris 2011: Saint-Gobain Promotes Advanced Polymers, Seals and Gaskets
French plastics specialist Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is showcasing materials made from its Meldin 7000 lightweight, high-temperature polymer on Sta
Paris 2011: Boeing and Avic Plan to Build Training Center in Xi’an, China
Boeing and China’s Avic have signed an agreement to set up a joint-training center specifically aimed at improving the quality of products made in China fo
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Azul Lanhas Aéreas Converts 10 ATR 72-600 Options to Firm Orders ATR’s 78-order “strip tease”
ATR revealed yesterday that Brazilian carrier Azul Lanhas Aéreas had signed up for another 10 ATR 72-600s, and that the European turboprop manufacturer, in
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Paris 2011: Bright Skies for Breitling Winner
Breitling(Static AA168) recently ran a photo competition on Facebook that had the theme of capturing the spirit of aviation.
Paris 2011: Phantom Eye Nears First Flight
Boeing’s Phantom Works h
Paris 2011: Hawker Beechcraft Unveils Special-mission King Air 350ER
Hawker Beechcraft is displaying for the first time the latest addition to the company’s customer demonstration fleet, a King Air 350ER configured to highli
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Deliveries of First Block III Apache Helicopters Planned for U.S. Army, Taiwan
The first three AH-64D Block
Aircraft
Paris 2011: UK defense hit bottom line
ADS, the trade organization for the UK aerospace, defense and security industries, has reported that new defense orders slumped by 29 percent in 2010 due
Aircraft
Paris 2011: MBDA lifts wraps on new missile concept
Multi-national missile developer and manufacturer MBDA showed off the results of its second concept—visions initiative—the CVS 401 Perseus.
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Liebherr and Avic Enter Joint Venture on Manufacture of Landing Gear
Liebherr Aerospace of Germany and Avic of China are to form a joint venture company for the manufacture of landing gear for the
Paris 2011: Liebherr Joins KC-390 Team
Embraer Defense and Security has selected 
Paris 2011: Raytheon To Protect Boeing KC-46 Aerial Tankers
Boeing may not be saying much about the configuration of the
Paris 2011: L-3 on Provides Standby Instruments for Citation Ten Business Jet and Boeing Ffighters
L-3’s Avionics Systems (Static F 186) continues its success in the field of providing electronic standby instrument systems (ESIS) with further selections
Paris 2011: GEnx-1B, Air India Join TruEngine Program
GE Aviation has launched its GEnx TruEngine program on the GEnx-1B engine and granted TruEngine designation to Air India’s GEnx-1B engine fleet.
Engines
Paris 2011: Bodycote Renews Rolls-Royce Contract, Opens Facility in Mexico
Thermal processing specialist Bodycote has signed a 10-year renewal contract with Rolls-Royce to provide its services in the UK and potentially other parts
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Ktech Acquisition Boosts Raytheon’s Capability in Directed-energy Weapons
Raytheon last week completed the acquisition of the key business assets of Ktech, an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based company that specializes in pulsed power
Paris 2011: Eurofighter Typhoon Earning Its First Combat Ribbons in Libyan Conflict
NATO’s Operation Unified Protector has given the
Paris 2011: Northrop Grumman Block 40 Global Hawk and Variants Progress towards Various Milestones
Northrop Grumman officials during a Paris Air Show briefing reported that the first Block 40
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.
ATC
Paris 2011: Traffic rebound drives SES as nations drag their feet
The global economic recession gave pause to the relentless growth in air traffic over recent years, not least in Europe.
Aircraft
AgustaWestland Buys Out Bell’s BA609 Stake
AgustaWestland is purchasing full ownership of the BA609 civil tiltrotor program from Bell Helicopter, the companies announced today at the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft
HyperMach Takes Wraps Off Mach 3.6 SonicStar
HyperMach Aerospace unveiled plans for its 20-seat SonicStar V-tailed, supersonic business jet yesterday at the Paris Air Show.
Regulations and Government
LightSquared Vacates Frequency Nearest to GPS
Since early reports indicate that LightSquared’s transmitters do, in fact, interfere with GPS signals, LightSquared yesterday announced that it would vacat