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Engines will ultimately drive C Series outcome

The key to Bombardier’s still-pending decision on whether to go ahead with a $2 billion-plus investment in its projected C Series 110/130-seat regional air

Engines

June 12, 2007

OAK gets OK to build Il-96

Russia’s new airframing consortium OAK has won government approval to continue limited production of widebody airliners.

Aircraft

June 12, 2007

Boeing preaches rate restraint

Prices for new Boeing jetliners could harden as the manufacturer works to manage production rates and outsourced parts supplies in the face of continuing h

Aircraft

June 12, 2007

Bombardier reacts to evolving size demands

Bombardier Aerospace is responding to demand for bigger regional jets with its 100-seat CRJ1000 and continues to mull a 90-seat stretch of its Q400 turbopr

Aircraft

June 12, 2007

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Embraer Rolls Out First Phenom 100

Two years after it announced the launch of its Phenom 100 very light jet program (at EBACE 2005), Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer celebrated the ro

Aircraft

June 12, 2007

Europe scrambles to fit fighters with AESA kits

As the U.S.

Aircraft

June 11, 2007

Aerea runs with chance to fly aboard JSF

The U.S.-led Joint Strike Fighter program represents an important opportunity not only for large Italian aerospace companies, but also for medium-size firm

Aircraft

June 11, 2007

787 engine makers revel in record order numbers

When a new aircraft is breaking all sales records and only two engine companies compete to supply its power, it is hardly surprising that those two compani

Aircraft

June 11, 2007

Lockheed Martin Claims Dominance for F-22, F-35

According to Lockheed Martin, only fighter aircraft belonging to the fifth generation “can survive and defeat the threats of tomorrow.”

Aircraft

June 11, 2007

First Airbus model sings its swan song

Delivery of the 561st Airbus A300 next month marks completion of the European manufacturer’s long march to becoming a successful competitor to its U.S.

Aircraft

June 11, 2007

Hybrid UAV motor lands in Europe

Bental Industries, an Israel-based manufacturer of motion systems, is launching its hybrid engine for unmanned aerial vehicles here in Europe, having alrea

Aircraft

June 11, 2007

Solar Impulse: environmental symbol or a glimpse of the future?

The Solar Impulse project has made significant progress toward its aim of being the first solar-powered aircraft flying at night.

Aircraft

June 11, 2007

Pre-Owned Update: Buyers keep heat on large-cabin aircraft

The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming! The movie title of 41 years ago seems fitting to describe at least the perception of what is contributing

Aircraft

June 8, 2007

A350XWB more than catch-up effort

Airbus has made virtue of a necessity with its new A350XWB (extra widebody) airliner.

Aircraft

June 8, 2007

OEMs turn attention to single-engine jets

The race is on; the first manufacturer to certify, build and deliver a single-engine jet that offers reasonable performance and price might have the market

Aircraft

June 7, 2007

2007 Paris Air Show Preview

This year poses a stiff test for the debate about whether business aircraft manufacturers need to be at both the annual European Business Aviation Conventi

Aircraft

June 1, 2007

Embraer’s Phenom program accelerating

Embraer’s May 2005 announcement that the company was launching two new business aircraft–the Phenom 100 very light jet and the Phenom 300 light jet–certain

Aircraft

June 1, 2007

In The Works: Eclipse Aviation Model 500

It’s been more than seven years since Vern Raburn launched the Eclipse 500, a small, low-cost very light jet that he predicted would bring “disruptive tech

Aircraft

June 1, 2007

In The Works: Bell/Agusta Aerospace BA609

Early in the second quarter, Bell/Agusta Aerospace reported that the BA609 civil tiltrotor program had logged 137 flights and 159 flight hours on ship 001,

Aircraft

June 1, 2007

In The Works: Evektor EV-55

Evektor has begun prototype assembly of the EV-55 Outback, a nine- to 14-passenger unpressurized turboprop.

Aircraft

June 1, 2007