Executives try to put positive spin on A380 economy seat shrink.

Airbus Confident Sales Levels Can be Sustained

American management team and techniques injected into Netherlands acquisition by U.S. aerospace giant.

Lockheed Martin Targeting Commercial Simulation Market

The joint venture said it will show the light attack jet to multiple European air forces on its current visit.

Textron AirLand’s Scorpion Makes Le Bourget Debut

Israeli company leverages electro-optical expertise for sensor-to-shooter engagement that does not rely on GPS.

Rafael Demonstrates The Pixel Revolution

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Bill Carey

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Boeing is upgrading the French fleet of AWACs aircraft, which are seeing the venerable 707 airframe still going strong.

Boeing Keeps World AWACS Fleet ‘Ready, Relevant’

Vladimir Karnozov

The capabilities embedded in the design of swing-wing supersonic bomber–the Blackjack–are not yet fully exploited.

Russian Defense Minister’s Call to Resume Tu-160 Production

Guillaume Lecompte-Boinet

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Having acquired Cruezet and Manoir, the French company is able to offer a broad range of products and services to OEMs.

Lisi Benefits From Recent Acquisitions

Charles Alcock

News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

CFM International is busily flight-testing its Leap 1A, 1B and 1C turbofans.

Leap Engines Take Big Strides to Service Entry This Year

Chris Pocock

The Raytheon SDB II has passed a vital Pentagon review, and is slated for F-15s, F-18s, F-35s and maybe F-16s.

World’s Most Sophisticated Bomb Ready for Production

AIN Staff

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Rolls-Royce is now targeting new evolution to increase efficiency and reach the ACARE goals.

Rolls-Royce and Airbus Join To Boost Efficiency

New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.

Esterline CMC Electronics is providing its CMA-9000 flight management system to make a cargo airline’s A300 fleet CNS/ATM-compliant.

Cargo Carrier Invests in CNS/ATM Upgrade A300s

Neelam Mathews

Small and medium companies to enter into partnerships to provide offsets for the $4.24 billion MMRCA deal.

India's Rafale Buy Spurs Offset Biz

Ian Sheppard

The XWB -84 has entered service so focus is shifting to -97 for the even bigger Airbus A350-1000.

Rolls Preps A350-1000’s Big Trent XWB-97 for Tests on A380 FTB

Gregory Polek

New automated processes are helping Boeing create what it believes will be the most efficient aircraft production facility in the world.

Ever-Evolving Renton Factory Readies for Boeing 737 Max