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Rohde & Schwarz To Supply Radios for Typhoon

Rohde & Schwarz–supplier of the VHF/UHF transceivers, based on its M3AR family, for the first batch of Eurofighter Typhoons–will also supply updated ve

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Vulcanair’s display of its P68C Jet could confuse visitors until they realize that the installation of 227-hp SMA diesel engines enables the popular twin t

India will boost itsjet training fleet

India’s lack of air force training capacity has taken its toll in high accident rates over the years but the recent selection of the BAE Systems’ Hawk adva

UAV tiltrotor to fly by fall

Bell Helicopter has a contract to supply 45 Eagle Eye unmanned tiltrotors to the U.S.

Hypoxia Awareness Training

FlightSafety International and the Mayo Clinic have teamed to develop a new training program for hypoxia awareness.

Iridium adds more satcom initiatives

The Iridium satellite network is the medium for TextLink, a new portable satellite data communications package developed by Paradigm Services that will ena

Second-tier suppliers will have more say in new OEM designs

IBM predicts a sea change in the aerospace industry over the next five to 10 years, one that will transform the prevailing business model from one dominate

Sikorsky to test coaxial helicopter rotors

United Technologies subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft announced at the American Helicopter Society annual forum earlier this month that it plans to build an exp

F-16 keeps on going and going....

During a presentation at Le Bourget on Tuesday, Lockheed Martin officials and a panel of both present and former customers extolled the virtues of the ligh

Czech Firm Is Latest Link in Honeywell’s European Chain

Honeywell Aerospace’s latest acquisition in Europe has been Mora Aerospace Industries.

Honeywell wants trade spat ended

“We want the subsidy issue to go away.

Air Canada Selects Thales IFE Systems Fleetwide

In what is being billed as the biggest such deal in airline history, Air Canada has picked Thales as its supplier-of-choice for in-flight entertainment sys

Heli-Union takes the 800th EC Dauphin

Eurocopter yesterday delivered its 800th Dauphin here at Le Bourget after the helicopter’s 15-minute trip from the Paris downtown heliport.

JSF Production Is Lean and Mean

A big part of making the JSF affordable is the production plan.

JSF Partners Craft Technology MOU

A new set of technology-sharing memoranda of understanding are to be negotiated between the U.S.

EC copters go to offshore ops

Eurocopter yesterday  reported orders here at Le Bourget for EC 225 and EC 155 B1 rotorcraft from Bristow Helicopters and, in a separate contract, for

Second Indian airline to ink big Airbus buy today

India’s Kingfisher Airlines will place an order for Airbus A380s at the Paris Air Show today, according to officials with the carrier contacted in Mumbai y
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Aerion SSBJ on track for launch next year

A market research study commissioned by Aerion Corp.

Offshore Logistics Orders 35 new Sikorsky S-76s

Offshore Logistics, the world’s largest provider of helicopter transportation services to the oil and gas industry, yesterday ordered 35 new S-76 helicopte
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Honeywell’s Apex Will Go into Grob’s SPn Utility Jet

Grob’s SPn Utility Jet, a carbon-fiber light business twinjet introduced here on Monday, will enter production with the Honeywell Apex avionics system, acc

Corsica’s CCM Airlines Adds Six New ATR 72-500s

Corsica’s CCM Airlines yesterday placed an order for six new ATR 72-500 regional twin turboprops to replace its aging fleet of ATR 72-200s.

Indian Start-up Paramount Leasing Five Embraers

Indian start-up airline Paramount Airways signed a pair of preliminary agreements yesterday to lease two 70-seat Embraer 170s and three 75-seat Embraer 175

Bombardier, Gulfstream in bizjet speed showdown

Demonstrating that Boeing and Airbus aren’t the only bitter rivals in the aerospace schoolyard, Bombardier yesterday issued a public challenge to Gulfstrea

Boeing is big dealmaker at Paris show

Boeing yesterday landed three major airliner deals here at Le Bourget, collectively worth up to $13.1 billion. GE Capital Aviation Services

India, Pakistan look West for fighter buys

The new combat aircraft requirement in India is a hot topic in the chalets here this week, thanks to its size and–for Boeing and Lockheed Martin–the prospe
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Control Surfaces Separated Before Grob SPn Crash

Structural failure appears to have caused the fatal crash of the second Grob SPn prototype light jet near the company airfield in Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Ge
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Airbus will defy U.S. block on A350 funds Headline here Head

Airbus will launch the A350 airliner in September regardless of whether the transatlantic trade dispute over airliner subsidies has been settled by then.

Titan case reveals lessons unlearned

For Titan Corp., the biggest fine imposed by the U.S.

Ryanair leverages all its buying clout

Details of Irish carrier Ryanair’s latest contract with Boeing illustrate some of the negotiable areas within such agreements.