Aerospace & Air Transport

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More A330/340 upgrades coming

Orders for more than 1,400 A330s and A340s has been the Airbus reward for 15 years of continuous innovation, including the introduction of A340-600-technol

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

Advanced composites take to the air

Two weeks ago Lockheed Martin flew its Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft (ACCA) testbed from Palmdale, California.

June 16, 2009

Alenia Aeronautica awaits imminent B787 first flight

Alenia Aeronautica is one of three companies within the Italian Finmeccanica group that deal with fixed-wing aircraft production.

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

Ruag’s new-generation Do 228 on track for 2010 deliveries

Ruag Aerospace, the Swiss company that now holds the type and production certificates for the Dornier 228 NG, recently held its third operators’ conference

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

Videos

Honeywell: air transport market bottom in sight

The bottom of the air transport crash is in sight, according to Honeywell Aerospace.

June 16, 2009

Bell Helicopter Line Workers on Strike

Manufacturing workers at Bell Helicopter near Fort Worth, Texas, went on strike Monday for the first time in more than two decades in part to protect the j

June 16, 2009

Volvo Shows Off Lightweight Fan Frame

Volvo Aero has been working on a new generation of lightweight engine fan frames, and is exhibiting a demonstrator on its stand (Hall 2A Stand B114).

June 16, 2009

‘Chip-on-flex’ simplifies a/c lightning protection

ITT Interconnect Solutions has enhanced its chip-on-flex (CoF) filter connectors with TVS surge suppression capabilities using chip capacitors surface-moun

June 16, 2009

Teal Group Forecasts Doubling of UAV Spending

The Teal Group’s latest Market Profile and Forecast for the unmanned aerial vehicle concludes that expenditure on UAVs will rise from an annual $4.4 billio

June 16, 2009

Parker Hannifin Scores A350XWB Work

Parker Hannifin has signed two agreements with major aerospace companies, which could net the company some $7.5 billion over the life of the programs.

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

ATR soaring as orders gush in; $300M in sales in first two days

Franco-Italian regional turboprop maker ATR continued to defy predictions for a tepid sales showing at Le Bourget yesterday when it inked a purchase contra

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

Avialeasing firms order for 24 Superjets

Russian aircraft lessor Avialeasing yesterday converted a letter of intent for 24 Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional airliners signed at last July’s Farnborough

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

Etihad blesses engine makers with historic $14B in orders

Etihad Airways has completed engine selections for the massive aircraft orders it revealed at last year’s Farnborough airshow, in deals now totaling $14 bi

Engines

June 16, 2009

Teal: 2,909 RJ Deliveries over next 10 years

U.S.

June 16, 2009

Qatar could scrap 787 orders as Al Baker berates Boeing

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker is threatening to pull the plug on a contract for up to 60 Boeing 787s due to what appear to be serious objections to the

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

New Asian deals get show orders rolling yet again

AirAsiaX has placed firm orders for 10 Airbus A350-900 airliners.

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

Enders stirs up subsidy row again

Calling Boeing’s 787 “probably the most subsidized airplane ever,” Airbus CEO Thomas Enders nevertheless feels comfortable with the €11 billion ($15 billio

June 16, 2009

Saab Off the Hook Over Gripen Deal

This week the Swedish chief prosecutor, Christer van der Kwast, decided to close the preliminary investigation into alleged illegal methods concerned with

June 16, 2009

ITT Aids Fight Against Global Warming

On Tuesday the ITT Corporation hosted a round-table of climate-change and climate-monitoring experts here at the Paris Air Show.

June 16, 2009

Geared turbofan is green leader, says MTU

German-based engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines is here at the Paris Air Show (Hall 2 Stand AB 151) exhibiting a cutaway mockup of a geared turbofan.

Engines

June 15, 2009

Aerospace & Air Transport

Latest

More A330/340 upgrades coming

Orders for more than 1,400 A330s and A340s has been the Airbus reward for 15 years of continuous innovation, including the introduction of A340-600-technol

Advanced composites take to the air

Two weeks ago Lockheed Martin flew its Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft (ACCA) testbed from Palmdale, California.

Alenia Aeronautica awaits imminent B787 first flight

Alenia Aeronautica is one of three companies within the Italian Finmeccanica group that deal with fixed-wing aircraft production.

Ruag’s new-generation Do 228 on track for 2010 deliveries

Ruag Aerospace, the Swiss company that now holds the type and production certificates for the Dornier 228 NG, recently held its third operators’ conference

Videos

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Honeywell: air transport market bottom in sight

The bottom of the air transport crash is in sight, according to Honeywell Aerospace.

Bell Helicopter Line Workers on Strike

Manufacturing workers at Bell Helicopter near Fort Worth, Texas, went on strike Monday for the first time in more than two decades in part to protect the j

Volvo Shows Off Lightweight Fan Frame

Volvo Aero has been working on a new generation of lightweight engine fan frames, and is exhibiting a demonstrator on its stand (Hall 2A Stand B114).

‘Chip-on-flex’ simplifies a/c lightning protection

ITT Interconnect Solutions has enhanced its chip-on-flex (CoF) filter connectors with TVS surge suppression capabilities using chip capacitors surface-moun

Teal Group Forecasts Doubling of UAV Spending

The Teal Group’s latest Market Profile and Forecast for the unmanned aerial vehicle concludes that expenditure on UAVs will rise from an annual $4.4 billio

Parker Hannifin Scores A350XWB Work

Parker Hannifin has signed two agreements with major aerospace companies, which could net the company some $7.5 billion over the life of the programs.

ATR soaring as orders gush in; $300M in sales in first two days

Franco-Italian regional turboprop maker ATR continued to defy predictions for a tepid sales showing at Le Bourget yesterday when it inked a purchase contra

Avialeasing firms order for 24 Superjets

Russian aircraft lessor Avialeasing yesterday converted a letter of intent for 24 Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional airliners signed at last July’s Farnborough

Etihad blesses engine makers with historic $14B in orders

Etihad Airways has completed engine selections for the massive aircraft orders it revealed at last year’s Farnborough airshow, in deals now totaling $14 bi

Teal: 2,909 RJ Deliveries over next 10 years

U.S.

Qatar could scrap 787 orders as Al Baker berates Boeing

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker is threatening to pull the plug on a contract for up to 60 Boeing 787s due to what appear to be serious objections to the

New Asian deals get show orders rolling yet again

AirAsiaX has placed firm orders for 10 Airbus A350-900 airliners.

Enders stirs up subsidy row again

Calling Boeing’s 787 “probably the most subsidized airplane ever,” Airbus CEO Thomas Enders nevertheless feels comfortable with the €11 billion ($15 billio

Saab Off the Hook Over Gripen Deal

This week the Swedish chief prosecutor, Christer van der Kwast, decided to close the preliminary investigation into alleged illegal methods concerned with

ITT Aids Fight Against Global Warming

On Tuesday the ITT Corporation hosted a round-table of climate-change and climate-monitoring experts here at the Paris Air Show.

Geared turbofan is green leader, says MTU

German-based engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines is here at the Paris Air Show (Hall 2 Stand AB 151) exhibiting a cutaway mockup of a geared turbofan.

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