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Tanker competition a real dogfight

The rival contenders for the huge U.S.

Aircraft

June 20, 2007

Austrian saga may be resolved next month

Eurofighter’s first export sale–to Austria–has not been a happy experience, although the company has met all its schedule and performance commitments to da

Aircraft

June 20, 2007

Northrop Grumman selects own radar for BAMS entry

Northrop Grumman has selected the Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) radar from the corporation’s Electronic Systems division to equip its entry in the BA

Aircraft

June 20, 2007

Socata To Make A330-200F’s Nose Fairing

EADS Socata said Airbus has selected it to manufacture the nose fairing for the A330-200F freighter.

Aircraft

June 20, 2007

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Avianca Places $500M CFM Engine Order

Adding to impressive sales tallies announced here this week, engine maker CFM said it landed South America’s Avianca as a customer for the CFM56B-5B engine

Aircraft

June 20, 2007

Airliner buying spree unabated

This week’s spate of large-airliner orders, many confirming previous announcements, continued on Wednesday as Airbus and Boeing unveiled further business.

Aircraft

June 20, 2007

Rolls-Royce working on new two-shaft engine

Rolls-Royce has revealed exclusively to Aviation International News details of an entirely new family of two-shaft engines under development to power busin

Engines

June 20, 2007

NetJets buys new Cessnas worth $1B

NetJets, the founder of fractional aircraft ownership and the world’s biggest purchaser of business jets, put some more distance between itself and mere ma

Aircraft

June 20, 2007

Saudi deals done for helos and Typhoons

Saudi Arabia and the UK have already concluded the huge contract for 72 Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets that has been in negotiation for 18 months, informe

Aircraft

June 20, 2007

Sukhoi set to defend itself in the global export market

Sukhoi plans to supply 30-odd combat aircraft this year and sell more than $1.5 billion worth of its products, said Mikhail Pogosyan, the company’s general

Aircraft

June 19, 2007

Thales unveils UK Watchkeeper, joins Dassault on French UAV

The final configuration of the Thales Watchkeeper UAV for the British Army is unveiled here, outside the Thales pavilion.

Aircraft

June 19, 2007

Grumman testing new E-2D Hawkeye

As the final E-2C Hawkeye 2000 proceeds down the Northrop Grumman production line at St.

Aircraft

June 19, 2007

Embraer Cuts Legacy Maintenance Costs

Embraer has completed a new revision of the Legacy 600 business jet’s maintenance planning guide.

Aircraft

June 19, 2007

A Few Good CH-53Es To Get Missile Warnings

The U.S.

Aircraft

June 19, 2007

Northrop Grumman Thwarts Missile

Northrop Grumman’s laser directional infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) system has successfully thwarted simulated heat-seeking missile attacks on an AH-64D A

Aircraft

June 19, 2007

Boeing sees need for 28,600 new jetliners over next 20 years

Record how long it takes to read this news item.

Aircraft

June 19, 2007

UAV paraglider could replace current drones

French-based Flying Robots is here showing an unusual unmanned air vehicle (UAV) that looks like a paraglider with a powered payload.

Aircraft

June 19, 2007

Gallois claims full recovery for Airbus

Airbus chief executive Louis Gallois declared yesterday that the European consortium “is back, fully back,” from an odyssey through one of the most trying

Aircraft

June 19, 2007

Boeing ready to negotiate any 787 roadblocks

Boeing has made plans to accommodate any delays in the first-flight schedule for its new Model 787 twin-aisle twinjet now in final assembly at Everett, Was

Aircraft

June 19, 2007

Airbus continues to roll with firm orders for 35 A330s

Airbus followed Monday’s spectacular order flourish with a strategically important pair of contracts for members of its A330 family.

Aircraft

June 19, 2007