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Airbus eyes A318 steep landings

Airbus’ A318, and the A318 Elite executive version, are undergoing approval to make 5.5-degree steep approaches, such as that used into London City Airport

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November 27, 2006

Emirates signs for son of 747 as Boeing gets on sales roll

Boeing has made a start here at Farnborough International toward fulfilling its recent prophecy of airlines spending $2,600 billion, over the next 20 years

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November 27, 2006

Cargo may be the decider in tanker wars

Described as a “sunrise platform” by Marc Lindsley, Northrop Grumman’s director of business development for the Airbus A330-based KC-30 program, the aircra

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November 27, 2006

ATR benefits from high fuel costs

Sales have been brisk for regional turboprop aircraft manufacturer Avions de Transport Regional, which is here at Farnborough International exhibiting an A

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November 27, 2006

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Alenia, Sukhoi spool-upsupersonic bizjet plans

Research carried out in the field of supersonic transport within the European Commission’s 6th Research Framework Program (FP6) has come into the spotlight

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November 27, 2006

Libya enters new jet age

Airbus placed itself in a position to land the first significant civil aircraft order from a Libyan airline in 30 years when it signed a memorandum of unde

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November 27, 2006

Japanese enter regional jet market

The Mitsubishi interest in the next generation of regional jets is evident from a model displayed at Hall 2 Stand C17.

Aircraft

November 27, 2006

Skylark mini UAV struts its stuff for potential sales

Launched from a 14,000-foot mountain top, Elbit’s Skylark mini UAV recently climbed to an altitude exceeding 15,000 feet before landing at a designated poi

Aircraft

November 27, 2006

Ukraine, Russia cooperate on Antonov

At a time when relations between Russia and Ukraine are at an all time low, an aircraft program may be the key to finding new opportunities for the two nat

Aircraft

November 27, 2006

Embraer offers Super Tucano in Turkish RFP

Embraer last week formally responded to Turkey’s request for proposals for a new military trainer, offering its Super Tucano for a requirement expected to

Aircraft

November 27, 2006

Air Deccan To Get Honeywell Avionics

Air Deccan has selected Honeywell’s full avionics suite and auxiliary power unit (APU) for the 60 Airbus A320s it has on order, the equipment manufacturer

Aircraft

November 27, 2006

Mandarin To Lease GECAS Embraer RJs

Taipei’s Mandarin Airlines is to lease three Embraer Model 190 and five Model 195 regional jets from GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS).

Aircraft

November 27, 2006

JSF Briefing Soothes the Nerves of Partner Nations

Program officials provided some assurance that the international partners won’t be burdened by U.S. restrictions on technology transfer.

Aircraft

November 27, 2006

CRJ900 May Grow Yet Again

Bombardier’s proposal to build a three-row stretch follow-on of its 86-seat CRJ900 not only begs the question why, but perhaps more immediately, how.

Aircraft

November 27, 2006

Dassault Leads SSBJ Research Project

Dassault’s plans for a supersonic business jet are still pretty much alive.

Aircraft

November 27, 2006

Availability is the name of the game

British thinking on through-life management of military aircraft and systems is already way ahead of that of most countries.

Aircraft

November 27, 2006

T-6 dons battlegear for new armed roles

With 319 Beechcraft-built T-6 trainers delivered to date and almost 500,000 flight hours to their credit, Raytheon has concluded that the time is ripe to l

Aircraft

November 27, 2006

EASA approval means E-195 deliveries begin

The European Aviation Safety Agency has presented Embraer with a type certificate for its E-195 airliner, the largest airplane in its stable and the last m

Aircraft

November 27, 2006

FPT increases loiter time for Korean UAV

The FPT Industries division of GKN Aerospace has been selected to supply an ultra-lightweight fuel system for the Korean Smart unmanned air vehicle to help

Aircraft

November 27, 2006

Indian airline GoAir takes 10 Airbus A320s

Indian low-fare airline GoAir inked a deal yesterday with Airbus for 10 CFM-powered A320-family jets and an option for another 10.

Aircraft

November 27, 2006

Aircraft

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Latest

Airbus eyes A318 steep landings

Airbus’ A318, and the A318 Elite executive version, are undergoing approval to make 5.5-degree steep approaches, such as that used into London City Airport

Emirates signs for son of 747 as Boeing gets on sales roll

Boeing has made a start here at Farnborough International toward fulfilling its recent prophecy of airlines spending $2,600 billion, over the next 20 years

Cargo may be the decider in tanker wars

Described as a “sunrise platform” by Marc Lindsley, Northrop Grumman’s director of business development for the Airbus A330-based KC-30 program, the aircra

ATR benefits from high fuel costs

Sales have been brisk for regional turboprop aircraft manufacturer Avions de Transport Regional, which is here at Farnborough International exhibiting an A

Videos

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Alenia, Sukhoi spool-upsupersonic bizjet plans

Research carried out in the field of supersonic transport within the European Commission’s 6th Research Framework Program (FP6) has come into the spotlight

Libya enters new jet age

Airbus placed itself in a position to land the first significant civil aircraft order from a Libyan airline in 30 years when it signed a memorandum of unde

Japanese enter regional jet market

The Mitsubishi interest in the next generation of regional jets is evident from a model displayed at Hall 2 Stand C17.

Skylark mini UAV struts its stuff for potential sales

Launched from a 14,000-foot mountain top, Elbit’s Skylark mini UAV recently climbed to an altitude exceeding 15,000 feet before landing at a designated poi

Ukraine, Russia cooperate on Antonov

At a time when relations between Russia and Ukraine are at an all time low, an aircraft program may be the key to finding new opportunities for the two nat

Embraer offers Super Tucano in Turkish RFP

Embraer last week formally responded to Turkey’s request for proposals for a new military trainer, offering its Super Tucano for a requirement expected to

Air Deccan To Get Honeywell Avionics

Air Deccan has selected Honeywell’s full avionics suite and auxiliary power unit (APU) for the 60 Airbus A320s it has on order, the equipment manufacturer

Mandarin To Lease GECAS Embraer RJs

Taipei’s Mandarin Airlines is to lease three Embraer Model 190 and five Model 195 regional jets from GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS).

JSF Briefing Soothes the Nerves of Partner Nations

Program officials provided some assurance that the international partners won’t be burdened by U.S. restrictions on technology transfer.

CRJ900 May Grow Yet Again

Bombardier’s proposal to build a three-row stretch follow-on of its 86-seat CRJ900 not only begs the question why, but perhaps more immediately, how.

Dassault Leads SSBJ Research Project

Dassault’s plans for a supersonic business jet are still pretty much alive.

Availability is the name of the game

British thinking on through-life management of military aircraft and systems is already way ahead of that of most countries.

T-6 dons battlegear for new armed roles

With 319 Beechcraft-built T-6 trainers delivered to date and almost 500,000 flight hours to their credit, Raytheon has concluded that the time is ripe to l

EASA approval means E-195 deliveries begin

The European Aviation Safety Agency has presented Embraer with a type certificate for its E-195 airliner, the largest airplane in its stable and the last m

FPT increases loiter time for Korean UAV

The FPT Industries division of GKN Aerospace has been selected to supply an ultra-lightweight fuel system for the Korean Smart unmanned air vehicle to help

Indian airline GoAir takes 10 Airbus A320s

Indian low-fare airline GoAir inked a deal yesterday with Airbus for 10 CFM-powered A320-family jets and an option for another 10.

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