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Volcanic disruption boosts case for SES
The total closure of European skies in April because of the volcanic ash cloud was considered by many observers to be an unnecessarily severe reaction.
Aircraft
A380 sales continue as weight increases
Emirates Airline could not wait until this week at Farnborough to order more Engine Alliance GP7200-powered Airbus A380 airliners.
Aircraft
Shadow to cast net over Afghanistan
Sweden became the first export customer for the Textron/AAI Shadow 200 tactical unmanned aircraft system when a contract for two Shadow systems was finally
Aircraft
Engine makers engaged in quest for material grail
Snecma and GE Aviation are developing new materials to make future engines lighter and improve their efficiency.
Aircraft
New-build Twin Otter will pull oil-field duty
Canada’s Viking Air celebrates a major milestone here this afternoon when it hands over its first new Twin Otter 400 to launch customer Zimex Aviation.
Aircraft
Lynx advanced radar is proved aboard Predator B
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) recently completed flight tests of its new Lynx advanced multi-channel radar (AMR) on its own Predator B unma
Engines
Superjet has full power as SaM146 is certified
Powerjet received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for the SaM146 turbofan on June 23.
Aircraft
Goodrich’s AIS studies Terprom for trainers
Atlantic Inertial Systems (AIS), part of Goodrich Corp., is the provider of the Terprom terrain-referenced navigation system that is installed in many comb
Aircraft
Boeing Phantom Works pushes new Eye-in-the-Sky program
How cool is this? A high-altitude spyplane that can stay airborne for four days, driven by a liquid hydrogen power system, was unveiled last Monday at the
Aircraft
T-50 completes early flight and bench tests
Sukhoi has completed its preliminary flight and bench trials program for the T-50 PAK-FA fighter.
Aircraft
Su-35 Is Sukhoi’s Main Short-term Export Hope
While development of the T-50 PAK-FA gathers pace, the Su-35 remains Sukhoi’s export priority for the next five to seven years.
Aircraft
Tiny drones perform in indoor arena
As part of a concerted drive to increase the number of unmanned aircraft displays at the Farnborough show, organizers have installed a special netted area
ATC
Airliner and bizjet orders spell rosy outlook at Collins
An improving outlook for the airline industry and the projected continued turnaround in business aviation are converging at the perfect moment for Rockwell
Aircraft
UK Unveils Taranis UCAV Demonstrator
Amid tight security, the Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) was unveiled at BAE Systems’ Warton airfield in England this week.
Aircraft
KC-X Evaluation Begins Again–with a Surprise
Last week bidders handed in their latest proposals for the U.S.
Aircraft
Germany and France Propose Drastic Defense Cutbacks
Armed forces in Europe are bracing themselves for severe cutbacks as governments tackle budget deficit problems.
Aircraft
Atlas Cheetah C Fighters for Ecuador
Reports from Ecuador state that the nation is close to acquiring nine Atlas Cheetah C fighters from South Africa.
Aircraft
Sagem Launches Vertical-attack Laser AASM
Announced last week was the first successful test of the 250-kilogram laser-guided version of Sagem’s AASM modular weapon.
Engines
GE Engines ramps up production of GEnx
GE Aircraft Engines plans to build 100 GEnx engines this year and double that number next year, as the company accelerates production to meet a demand for
ATC
ITT takes leading role in devising next-gen ATM
You could be forgiven for thinking that the best part of a generation has been expended in talking up the promised benefits of the U.S.
Aircraft
Irkut’s MC-21 raises Russian comfort bar
This week’s Farnborough airshow will provide the closest look yet at what Irkut Corp.
Aircraft
C Series moves into detailed design phase
Bombardier is about to freeze the design of its C Series airliner, marking the end of the project’s joint definition phase and the official start of the de
Aircraft
Alenia adopts new tech to build M-346 trainer
Alenia Aermacchi is stepping up the pace on the production line for its new M-346 Master jet trainer at the Venegono Superiore factory in northern It
Aircraft
First A330-200F prepares for launch customer Etihad
The latest member of the Airbus A330 family is the Series 200F cargo variant, which was launched in early 2007 and is scheduled for mid-2010 entry into ser
Engines
Rolls-Royce Wins $16 Million Cleen Program Award
Rolls-Royce has received awards valued at $16 million for its participation in the FAA’s Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions & Noise (Cleen) technologie
Aircraft
Airbus Delivers This Year’s 10th A380
Airbus delivered Singapore Airlines’ 11th A380 and Lufthansa’s second A380 today, raising the number of airplanes in the in-service fleet to 33.
Aircraft
R-R pulling out stops to mature Trent XWB
Four years after the surprise launch of the Airbus A350XWB airliner, engine maker Rolls-Royce is still faced with two pleasant surprises from what might ha
