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Airbus Building A350 Fuselage Assembly Facility

Airbus has is progressing with construction of its new 160,000-square-foot A350 XWB fuselage-assembly hangar at its German factory in Hamburg.
Aircraft

Irkut Makes Breakthrough with Sales Announcement for MC-21

Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut signed a memorandum of understanding with Ilyushin Finance at Farnborough for the sale of 50
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Engines

Rolls-Royce Skeptical of Re-engined Airbus A320 and Boeing 737

Should Airbus and Boeing put upgraded engines on their single-aisle airliners while waiting for the crop of next-gen turbofans with their promise of much b
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Makes an Entrance

Forget the two-and-a-half years of delays and the speculation about it not making it to Farnborough International Airshow.
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Farnborough Show Gives Air Transport Sector a Welcome Lift

People generally leave major international airshows exhausted after a week spent traipsing around vast sites trying to get an unrealistic amount of work do
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Aircraft

AIN 2010 Product Support Survey: Part One - Aircraft

How the Survey Was AdministeredContinued weakness in the business aviation market appears to be reflected in a low response rate to the 2010 <
Avionics

Garmin G1000 STC’d for Cessna CitationJets

The Garmin G1000 glass cockpit system on Tuesday received FAA STC approval for Cessna CitationJets.
Regulations and Government

FAA Naming Group To Study ADS-B In Requirements

Now that the FAA has issued its final rule on equipment requirements for ADS-B Out, the agency has established an ADS-B In aviation rulemaking committee (A

Pre-owned Bizjet Market Recovering, but Only Slowly

The business jet market saw 2.4 percent of the worldwide fleet change hands via resale retail transactions in the second quarter, according to a quarterly

Textron Reports Cessna Revenues Down, Bell’s Up

Textron’s second-quarter report, released yesterday, shows that revenues at its Cessna Aircraft subsidiary decreased $236 million from the same period a ye
Aircraft

Mubadala Plans Homegrown Bizjet by 2018

Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Aerospace is aiming to be not only a tier-one supplier of large composite structures to Airbus or Boeing, but also a business jet

French aerospace awaits 2011 recovery

For French aerospace industry association GIFAS the crisis year of 2009 was a “year of resilience” and 2010 is “a year of transition,” with air traffic inc

Sikorsky simulates X2 capability

Sikorsky has announced it will use an X2 Technology light tactical helicopter (LTH) simulator to show its customers the capabilities of its flying X2 techn

Mubadala targets tier one and a new bizjet for 2018

Mubadala Aerospace is positioning itself as a tier-one supplier of large composite  structures to Airbus or Boeing for future single-aisle aircraft as

UK defense cuts will be deep but smart

The Royal Air Force (RAF) will emerge from the current UK Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) with only two types of airlifter, two types of fight
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Boeing 777-200LRs for Qatar, Air Austral

French operator Air Austral and Gulf carrier Qatar Airways are among several airlines revealed this week as previously unidentified Boeing customers.
Aircraft

Carrier-borne UCAS nears first flight

Northrop Grumman rolled out the X-47B UCAS-D (unmanned combat air system-demonstrator) in December 2008 and since then has been busy preparing the first of

News Clips: Farnborough 2010

Michelin Inks 425-Aircraft Tire DealTire manufacturer Michelin has signed two 10-year contracts with Air France and KLM to provide t

How the CIA tried to spy on China from the air

AIN defense editor Chris Pocock will be signing copies of his new book here at Farnborough today and tomorrow.
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Reversal of fortune at Textron’s aero units

Textron issued its second quarter report for 2010 yesterday and news from its aviation segments was mixed.At Cessna Aircraft, revenues decrease

Cabin humidifiers getting warm reception by OEMs

Swedish company CTT Systems has been providing its Cair aircraft humidification system to completion centers of large VIP aircraft for several years, but i

Cabin humidifiers getting warm reception by OEMs

Swedish company CTT Systems has been providing its Cair aircraft humidification system to completion centers of large VIP aircraft for several years, but i

Diamond polishes future plans

Diamond Aircraft founder and CEO Christian Dries yesterday revealed plans to develop a fully aerobatic, tandem two-seat military trainer version of the D-J
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Morocco tempts with lower costs

Ahmed Reda Chami, Morocco’s minister of industry, trade and new technologies, said here in Farnborough that a European company with 10,000 employees, rangi

GKN hands out 2010 supplier awards

Aerostructures specialist GKN Aerospace presented its 2010 supplier awards to five companies yesterday at the Farnborough airshow: All Metal Services, Onam

Aerospace deals return as financial freeze thaws

The big financial freeze that has gripped much of the aerospace industry since around the time of the last Farnborough airshow in 2008 is starting to thaw.
Aircraft

International partners drive Joint Strike Fighter recovery

Lockheed Martin vice president Tom Burbage delivered a business-as-usual update on the Joint Strike Fighter program.

News Clips: Farnborough 2010

Royal Air Maroc Picks Snecma for CFM56-7 Mx Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has chosen Snecma to maintain the CFM56-7B engines that power its

Qantas signs for 7 Q400s

Qantas has placed a firm order with Bombardier for seven Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners in a deal valued at $218 million based on list prices for the air