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Tame Confirms Two Embraer 190 Options

Tame Línea Aérea del Ecuador has converted two options on Embraer 190 regional jets into firm orders, Embraer announced here at the Paris Air Show.

Aircraft

June 18, 2007

Safran creation still questioned

Mixed results for Safran’s subsidiaries last year and an internal investigation into accounting irregularities last December that resulted in top executive

June 18, 2007

Airbus to open A320 assembly line in China

Following two years of record orders for new jetliners, a principal consideration for the manufacturers is how best to manage assembly and provision of sup

June 18, 2007

Growing ATR sales confirms trend

In one of his first appearances as new chief executive of ATR, a somewhat hesitant Stéphane Mayer announced new orders from Berjana Airlines of Malaysia (f

June 18, 2007

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New IAI boss has revamped its finances

Since the appointment at the beginning of 2006 of Itzhak Nissan as president and CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the company’s finances have unde

June 18, 2007

Rafale comes battle hardened

In the fighter aircraft business, there’s no substitute for combat experience, if you want to impress potential customers.

Aircraft

June 18, 2007

AIA’s Douglass calls for U.S. relaxation of export controls

The retiring president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association of America, John Douglass, said modifying the U.S export control system could double

June 18, 2007

Israelis launch spy satellite

Israel launched another reconnaissance satellite last week as military tensions increase in the Middle East.

Aircraft

June 18, 2007

New turkish trainer

Turkey’s indigenous primary/basic trainer program now has a name–Huˇrkus¸.

Aircraft

June 18, 2007

GECAS president spurns non-GE-engined products

 Aircraft leasing company General Electric Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) has converted options held on six GE90-110B1L-powered Boeing 777F carg

Engines

June 18, 2007

ITT burnishing reputation in electronic jamming

ITT, for many years a key player in the electronic warfare (EW) sector, continues to reinforce its position by continual developments.

Aircraft

June 18, 2007

Thales upgrades combat aircraft

As well as providing the avionics equipment for France’s high-profile Rafale program, Thales is active in the fighter upgrade business.

Aircraft

June 18, 2007

MBDA tests Meteor on multiple airframes

MBDA, the missile manufacturer owned by BAE Systems, EADS and Finmeccanica, has appointed Antoine Bouvier as its new chief executive.

Aircraft

June 18, 2007

UK Trade Group Promotes Members

Some 40 of the 400 companies belonging to Farnborough Aerospace Consortium (FAC), a trade association providing support to 1,200 aerospace- and defense-rel

June 18, 2007

EASA Calls on CAAs, FAA To Share More

Open sharing of data between and among airworthiness authorities was top of the agenda at a Euro-U.S.

June 18, 2007

JP-8-Fueled Rocket Engine Tested

U.S.-based TGV Rockets has completed test firings of a 30,000-pound-class throttleable rocket engine that uses JP-8 kerosene fuel.

June 18, 2007

Global Design Acquired by Bridgeport

European private equity firm Bridgepoint has acquired Global Design Technologies from Stirling Square Capital Partners in a transaction worth $343 million.

June 18, 2007

Boeing Half Way with 777F Design Definition

Boeing has released half of the defined design for the 777F cargo aircraft to its factories and suppliers to begin manufacture of tools, parts and assembli

Aircraft

June 18, 2007

Lufthansa To Upgrade A300-600 FMS

CMC Electronics has signed a contract with Lufthansa for cockpit upgrades to the CMA-9000 flight management system in the German air carrier’s fleet of 14

ATC

June 18, 2007

All-modern MiG fighter could pack even more punch

The MiG-29M flying here with its Klimov RD-33 OVT thrust vectoring engines is a testbed for the technology, which is available as an option on the company’

Aircraft

June 18, 2007

Aerospace & Defense

Latest

Tame Confirms Two Embraer 190 Options

Tame Línea Aérea del Ecuador has converted two options on Embraer 190 regional jets into firm orders, Embraer announced here at the Paris Air Show.

Safran creation still questioned

Mixed results for Safran’s subsidiaries last year and an internal investigation into accounting irregularities last December that resulted in top executive

Airbus to open A320 assembly line in China

Following two years of record orders for new jetliners, a principal consideration for the manufacturers is how best to manage assembly and provision of sup

Growing ATR sales confirms trend

In one of his first appearances as new chief executive of ATR, a somewhat hesitant Stéphane Mayer announced new orders from Berjana Airlines of Malaysia (f

Videos

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New IAI boss has revamped its finances

Since the appointment at the beginning of 2006 of Itzhak Nissan as president and CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the company’s finances have unde

Rafale comes battle hardened

In the fighter aircraft business, there’s no substitute for combat experience, if you want to impress potential customers.

AIA’s Douglass calls for U.S. relaxation of export controls

The retiring president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association of America, John Douglass, said modifying the U.S export control system could double

Israelis launch spy satellite

Israel launched another reconnaissance satellite last week as military tensions increase in the Middle East.

New turkish trainer

Turkey’s indigenous primary/basic trainer program now has a name–Hu&#711;rkus¸.

GECAS president spurns non-GE-engined products

&nbsp;Aircraft leasing company General Electric Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) has converted options held on six GE90-110B1L-powered Boeing 777F carg

ITT burnishing reputation in electronic jamming

ITT, for many years a key player in the electronic warfare (EW) sector, continues to reinforce its position by continual developments.

Thales upgrades combat aircraft

As well as providing the avionics equipment for France’s high-profile Rafale program, Thales is active in the fighter upgrade business.

MBDA tests Meteor on multiple airframes

MBDA, the missile manufacturer owned by BAE Systems, EADS and Finmeccanica, has appointed Antoine Bouvier as its new chief executive.

UK Trade Group Promotes Members

Some 40 of the 400 companies belonging to Farnborough Aerospace Consortium (FAC), a trade association providing support to 1,200 aerospace- and defense-rel

EASA Calls on CAAs, FAA To Share More

Open sharing of data between and among airworthiness authorities was top of the agenda at a Euro-U.S.

JP-8-Fueled Rocket Engine Tested

U.S.-based TGV Rockets has completed test firings of a 30,000-pound-class throttleable rocket engine that uses JP-8 kerosene fuel.

Global Design Acquired by Bridgeport

European private equity firm Bridgepoint has acquired Global Design Technologies from Stirling Square Capital Partners in a transaction worth $343 million.

Boeing Half Way with 777F Design Definition

Boeing has released half of the defined design for the 777F cargo aircraft to its factories and suppliers to begin manufacture of tools, parts and assembli

Lufthansa To Upgrade A300-600 FMS

CMC Electronics has signed a contract with Lufthansa for cockpit upgrades to the CMA-9000 flight management system in the German air carrier’s fleet of 14

All-modern MiG fighter could pack even more punch

The MiG-29M flying here with its Klimov RD-33 OVT thrust vectoring engines is a testbed for the technology, which is available as an option on the company’

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Turkey’s indigenous primary/basic trainer program now has a name–Huˇrkus¸.

Aircraft leasing company General Electric Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) has converted options held on six GE90-110B1L-powered Boeing 777F carg