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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

Schiebel nearing first order for civil Camcopter UAV customer

Schiebel (Hall 4 Stand A24) is poised to announce a civil customer for the Camcopter S-100 unmanned rotorcraft to be used for pipeline surveillance.

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

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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

Su-35 bridges gap between current and next-gen fighters

Sukhoi believes it is within two years of making first deliveries of its new Su-35 fighter as it prepares to add a third prototype to the flight-test progr

Aircraft

June 15, 2009

Russian aerospace firms look to Western markets

Russia’s defense industry is looking both to compete and cooperate with its western European counterparts as it bids to expand its international customer b

Aircraft

June 15, 2009

EADS finds wider use for T/R modules

The strategic importance of active array airborne radar technology in Europe cannot be understated, according to EADS Defence Electronics (Hall 2 Stand A15

Aircraft

June 15, 2009

20 years on, IAE marks milestones on V2500

Exactly two decades ago, the consortium that was to become International Aero Engines (Hall 5, Stand B10) was formed to build an engine, the V2500, to comp

Engines

June 15, 2009

Irkut looks west for MC-21 engines, avionics and systems

Irkut Corporation is evaluating tenders from Western engine, avionics and systems suppliers for its proposed new MC-21 family of narrowbody airliners.

June 15, 2009

Anti-missile system nears trials

Italy’s Elettronica has entered the last phase of development of its directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system for the anti-missile protection ma

June 15, 2009

Chromalloy to repair F108 engine modules

Chromalloy (Hall 3 Stand A33) has announced that the U.S.

Engines

June 15, 2009

Armed agplane ready for ISR duty

Making its debut at Paris this year is the Air Truck AT-802U, an armed utility version of the popular Air Tractor AT-802.

Aircraft

June 15, 2009

Airbus, Honeywell sign up for SESAR ATM program

Airbus officially became a full member of the SESAR air traffic management modernization program on Friday, when it signed an agreement that marked what it

ATC

June 15, 2009

First Operational EJ200 Passes 1,000 Hours

The Eurojet EJ200 that powers the Eurofighter achieved a milestone earlier this month when the first engine to be completed to the full operational clearan

Aircraft

June 15, 2009

NRC helps Canadian aero firms stay sharp

Eurocopter and Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) signed a 10-year agreement on research and technology cooperation, ranging from manufacturing techn

June 15, 2009

AIS Introduces Solid-State Inertial Nav System

Atlantic Inertial Systems (AIS) has introduced a new generation of ruggedized solid-state inertial MEMS (micro electromechanical systems).

June 15, 2009

Pratt Inks Two Contracts for EcoPower Engine

Pratt & Whitney has signed two more contracts for its EcoPower engine washing service.

Engines

June 15, 2009

Brötje Aero wins GKN contract

GKN has selected Germany’s Brötje Aerospace to supply an advanced moving line assembly system that will mate wing trailing edge and main landing gear parts

June 15, 2009

Finland Buys SL-AMRAAM

Finland is the latest customer for Raytheon and Kongsberg’s National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS), following Norway, the Netherlands, Sp

June 15, 2009

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Latest

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

Schiebel nearing first order for civil Camcopter UAV customer

Schiebel (Hall 4 Stand A24) is poised to announce a civil customer for the Camcopter S-100 unmanned rotorcraft to be used for pipeline surveillance.

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.

Videos

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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.

Su-35 bridges gap between current and next-gen fighters

Sukhoi believes it is within two years of making first deliveries of its new Su-35 fighter as it prepares to add a third prototype to the flight-test progr

Russian aerospace firms look to Western markets

Russia’s defense industry is looking both to compete and cooperate with its western European counterparts as it bids to expand its international customer b

EADS finds wider use for T/R modules

The strategic importance of active array airborne radar technology in Europe cannot be understated, according to EADS Defence Electronics (Hall 2 Stand A15

20 years on, IAE marks milestones on V2500

Exactly two decades ago, the consortium that was to become International Aero Engines (Hall 5, Stand B10) was formed to build an engine, the V2500, to comp

Irkut looks west for MC-21 engines, avionics and systems

Irkut Corporation is evaluating tenders from Western engine, avionics and systems suppliers for its proposed new MC-21 family of narrowbody airliners.

Anti-missile system nears trials

Italy’s Elettronica has entered the last phase of development of its directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system for the anti-missile protection ma

Chromalloy to repair F108 engine modules

Chromalloy (Hall 3 Stand A33) has announced that the U.S.

Armed agplane ready for ISR duty

Making its debut at Paris this year is the Air Truck AT-802U, an armed utility version of the popular Air Tractor AT-802.

Airbus, Honeywell sign up for SESAR ATM program

Airbus officially became a full member of the SESAR air traffic management modernization program on Friday, when it signed an agreement that marked what it

First Operational EJ200 Passes 1,000 Hours

The Eurojet EJ200 that powers the Eurofighter achieved a milestone earlier this month when the first engine to be completed to the full operational clearan

NRC helps Canadian aero firms stay sharp

Eurocopter and Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) signed a 10-year agreement on research and technology cooperation, ranging from manufacturing techn

AIS Introduces Solid-State Inertial Nav System

Atlantic Inertial Systems (AIS) has introduced a new generation of ruggedized solid-state inertial MEMS (micro electromechanical systems).

Pratt Inks Two Contracts for EcoPower Engine

Pratt &amp; Whitney has signed two more contracts for its EcoPower engine washing service.

Brötje Aero wins GKN contract

GKN has selected Germany’s Brötje Aerospace to supply an advanced moving line assembly system that will mate wing trailing edge and main landing gear parts

Finland Buys SL-AMRAAM

Finland is the latest customer for Raytheon and Kongsberg’s National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS), following Norway, the Netherlands, Sp

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Pratt & Whitney has signed two more contracts for its EcoPower engine washing service.