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L-3 Trains Predator Operators

In May L-3 Link Simulation and Training division delivered the first five of seven Predator Mission Aircraft Training Systems (PMATS) to the U.S.
Engines

ComTran Hushkit Gets EASA Nod

Texas-based ComTran on June 1 received EASA certification for its noise-cutting “advanced jet nozzle” on MD-80 airliners.
Aircraft

Cargo carriers mulling how best to ship their packages

The delivery this month of the first Boeing 747-400F cargo aircraft to United Parcel Service (UPS) comes as the package hauler mulls its next move.
Aircraft

MiG targets $4 billion in ’07 orders

In 2006, orders for Russian armaments totaled $30 billion, while aggregate military exports exceeded the target figure by 20 percent, setting a record of $
Charter & Fractional

Million Air and FlyingGroup to team on FBO

European business jet operator FlyingGroup has teamed up with fixed-based operator Million Air at Le Bourget’s new business aviation terminal.
Aircraft

Sky Warrior passes first flight

Earlier this month, the California-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
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Aircraft

Tiger over the top

Getting in some early practice is this Eurocopter EC 665 Tigre, one of 24 rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft that will be flying in the daily display here.
Engines

MTU To Build Factory in Poland

German-based MTU Aero Engines is to build a new low-pressure turbine factory in Rzeszów, southeast Poland.
Aircraft

787 Wing Ice System Testing To Begin

Flight-testing of the Boeing 787 electro-thermal wing ice-protection system, jointly devised by Boeing, GKN Aerospace and Ultra Electronics, is to begin fo
Aircraft

Goodyear Tires for 737NG Aircraft

Boeing has awarded Goodyear Tire & Rubber, the world’s largest supplier of aircraft tires, a six-year contract to provide Flight Leader and Flight Radi
Engines

P&WC’s work on C Series leads to bizjet possibilities

Having passed responsibility for an engine for the planned Bombardier C Series 110- to 149-seat jetliner to its U.S.
Engines

Pratt sees GFT in widebody by late next decade

Confidence in Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan (GTF) program is such that company president Steve Finger is talking about a potential widebody application
Charter & Fractional

Aviacard holders earn bizav bonus

French executive charter operator and broker Aviaxess has launched what it claims to be the first frequent flyer loyalty program in the business aviation m
Aircraft

Eclipse Fixes Coming; Service Center Opens Tomorrow

Eclipse Aviation will open its first factory-owned service center in Gainesville, Fla., tomorrow.
Accidents

Aborted Falcon 900 Takeoff Ends in Overrun

A Falcon 900 ran off Runway 25 while departing from California’s Santa Barbara Airport at 2:15 pm on June 10.
Airports

HPN Curfew Bill Aims To Neutralize Nighttime Noise

A bill that would give local authorities the right to enforce a nighttime curfew at New York’s Westchester County Airport has drawn criticism from NBAA.
Charter & Fractional

Strong Charter Demand Drives EJM Incentives

Demand for charter is so strong that Executive Jet Management (EJM) is offering new incentives to encourage business aircraft owners to make their airplane
Engines

Chinook win validates new way of doing business at Honeywell

Honeywell Aerospace has spent the past couple of years restructuring its activities along customer lines.
Engines

A smarter cool on display here

Technofan is demonstrating its new cooling fans here at the Paris Air Show (Hall 2B Stand D13).
Aircraft

A350XWB inspires Latécoère to expand

Leading French equipment maker Latécoère may take over one of the three sites for which Airbus is seeking a strategic industrial partnership under its Powe
Aircraft

Maturing A380 on surer footing

Having promised so much and letting its A380 launch customers down so dismally with the news of serious program delays, Airbus is understandably cautious i
Aircraft

Aeroflot to sign for A350s, if not here, then at MAKS

EADS expects to sign a firm contract with Aeroflot for 22 of the new Airbus A350XWB airliners here at the Paris Air Show this week, or perhaps at Moscow’s
Aircraft

Nacelle tech keeps pace with engine advances

Manufacturers of nacelles and thrust reversers have no less interest in introducing new technology to their designs than do the suppliers of the engines in
Engines

P&W ‘laser focused’ on CFM56-3 parts campaign

In January, Pratt & Whitney achieved a major milestone in its campaign to become a certified supplier of spares for CFM International’s CFM56-3 turbofans w
Engines

Boeing still hasn’t solved engine swap ‘challenges’

Boeing hasn’t yet worked out how to change between alternative 787 engines in the space of 24 hours.
Engines

Support revenues now exceed Rolls engine sales

In recent years, engine manufacturers have shifted their emphasis from straightforward production of engines to the far more lucrative business of after-sa
Aircraft

900ER not necessarily the end of the line

Quite possibly the last member of the best selling family of airliners in the history of the industry, the recently certified Boeing 737-900ER has at once
Aircraft

Bombardier plans menu for aftermarket services

Bombardier’s business model for the C Series airliner family includes fleet management services along the lines of Boeing’s GoldCare program for the 787 th
Engines

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
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