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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

July 16, 2010

All eyes focus on U.S. trainer contest

Northrop’s venerable T-38 Talon supersonic trainer entered service with the U.S.

July 15, 2010

News Clips: Farnborough 2010

ITT Has Traffic Data for Commercial CustomersITT Corp.

July 15, 2010

Lockheed Martin rebuts F-35 critics on cost, progress

After a bad start to 2010, U.S.

July 15, 2010

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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

Aircraft

July 15, 2010

LM’s flying intel lab helps to define defense needs

Most Farnborough exhibitors are here showing the fruits of years of laboratory work, but Lockheed Martin has brought the laboratory itself.

July 15, 2010

Airbus takes long-term look at future single-aisle designs

New competitors in the single-aisle airliner market have driven Airbus to look beyond current technologies to identify the required characteristics for an

Aircraft

July 15, 2010

Scaleable Carabas can see under ground

Developed originally by Ericsson Microwave Systems (now part of Saab Electronic Defence Systems’ business area), the Carabas foliage penetration (FOPEN) ra

July 15, 2010

Mantis prays, and waits for Europe to bite

Although developed to help answer the UK’s surveillance requirements, the BAE Systems Mantis unmanned air vehicle technology demonstrator has become the fo

Aircraft

July 15, 2010

Raytheon and Gentex offer low-cost helmet sight

After making its international debut in May at SOFEX in Jordan, the Scorpion helmet-mounted sight is being shown by Raytheon and Gentex for the first time

Avionics

July 15, 2010

Leap-X tests hitting their mark

CFM International has completed the second phase of testing of the Leap-X core demonstrator known as eCore 1.

Engines

July 15, 2010

Embraer looks to KC-390 to bolster its defense portfolio

Embraer expects its revenues from the defense sector to grow by almost a third this year, reaching approximately $650 million compared with $500 million in

July 15, 2010

Boeing Chooses Site of 787 Interiors Factory

Boeing has chosen North Charleston, S.C., as the location for its new 787 Dreamliner interiors fabrication facility, the company announced today.

Aircraft

July 15, 2010

Boeing Forecasts Sharp Rebound in Commercial Airplane Demand

Boeing’s 2010 Current Market Outlook, released today in London, projects a $3.6 trillion market for new commercial airplanes over the next 20 years, as wor

July 15, 2010

Boeing Reveals It Could Miss Year-End Target for First 787 Delivery

Boeing’s margin of error to deliver the first 787 by the end of the year appears to have dwindled to near nil, as the company comes to grips with delays as

Aircraft

July 15, 2010

NTSB Issues Probable Cause for Crash of Continental 737-500

The NTSB yesterday placed the primary blame for the 2008 runway excursion of Continental Airlines Flight 1404 in Denver on the captain’s “cessation of rudd

Aircraft

July 14, 2010

Boeing To Accelerate Delivery of Qantas 787s

Australia’s Qantas has reached a new agreement with Boeing to advance delivery of the first of eight 787-8s it has on order to mid-2012, some two years ear

July 14, 2010

GE, AVIC Partnership to Supply Systems for Comac C919

Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has chosen the proposed joint venture between GE Aviation Systems and China’s AVIC Systems to supply the c

Aircraft

July 12, 2010

CF34-10E Flight-test Program Passes 500-hour Milestone on ARJ21

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) said its ARJ21 fligh

Engines

July 11, 2010

Thales Investigates Single-crew Flight Decks

Thales Aerospace is following Embraer’s lead in researching single-crew airliners as part of a program called Cockpit 3.0, which is targeted for the 2030 t

July 11, 2010

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Latest

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.

All eyes focus on U.S. trainer contest

Northrop’s venerable T-38 Talon supersonic trainer entered service with the U.S.

News Clips: Farnborough 2010

ITT Has Traffic Data for Commercial CustomersITT Corp.

Lockheed Martin rebuts F-35 critics on cost, progress

After a bad start to 2010, U.S.

Videos

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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

LM’s flying intel lab helps to define defense needs

Most Farnborough exhibitors are here showing the fruits of years of laboratory work, but Lockheed Martin has brought the laboratory itself.

Airbus takes long-term look at future single-aisle designs

New competitors in the single-aisle airliner market have driven Airbus to look beyond current technologies to identify the required characteristics for an

Scaleable Carabas can see under ground

Developed originally by Ericsson Microwave Systems (now part of Saab Electronic Defence Systems’ business area), the Carabas foliage penetration (FOPEN) ra

Mantis prays, and waits for Europe to bite

Although developed to help answer the UK’s surveillance requirements, the BAE Systems Mantis unmanned air vehicle technology demonstrator has become the fo

Raytheon and Gentex offer low-cost helmet sight

After making its international debut in May at SOFEX in Jordan, the Scorpion helmet-mounted sight is being shown by Raytheon and Gentex for the first time

Leap-X tests hitting their mark

CFM International has completed the second phase of testing of the Leap-X core demonstrator known as eCore 1.

Embraer looks to KC-390 to bolster its defense portfolio

Embraer expects its revenues from the defense sector to grow by almost a third this year, reaching approximately $650 million compared with $500 million in

Boeing Chooses Site of 787 Interiors Factory

Boeing has chosen North Charleston, S.C., as the location for its new 787 Dreamliner interiors fabrication facility, the company announced today.

Boeing Forecasts Sharp Rebound in Commercial Airplane Demand

Boeing’s 2010 Current Market Outlook, released today in London, projects a $3.6 trillion market for new commercial airplanes over the next 20 years, as wor

Boeing Reveals It Could Miss Year-End Target for First 787 Delivery

Boeing’s margin of error to deliver the first 787 by the end of the year appears to have dwindled to near nil, as the company comes to grips with delays as

NTSB Issues Probable Cause for Crash of Continental 737-500

The NTSB yesterday placed the primary blame for the 2008 runway excursion of Continental Airlines Flight 1404 in Denver on the captain’s “cessation of rudd

Boeing To Accelerate Delivery of Qantas 787s

Australia’s Qantas has reached a new agreement with Boeing to advance delivery of the first of eight 787-8s it has on order to mid-2012, some two years ear

GE, AVIC Partnership to Supply Systems for Comac C919

Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has chosen the proposed joint venture between GE Aviation Systems and China’s AVIC Systems to supply the c

CF34-10E Flight-test Program Passes 500-hour Milestone on ARJ21

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) said its ARJ21 fligh

Thales Investigates Single-crew Flight Decks

Thales Aerospace is following Embraer’s lead in researching single-crew airliners as part of a program called Cockpit 3.0, which is targeted for the 2030 t

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