Farnborough Air Show 2006

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Engines

Finger on the pulse of Pratt’s global position

Recently appointed Pratt & Whitney president Steve Finger is in no doubt about his company’s position in the global marketplace.
Engines

Geared Turbofan Promises Game Change

The geared turbofan (GTF) is Pratt & Whitney’s “game changing” stake in the future of propulsion for the coming new generation of single-aisle aircraft tha
Engines

Despite banner ’05, jury still out on Safran

Safran (Hall 4 Stand B12), the offspring of last year’s somewhat surprising merger of French engine giant Snecma and communications group Sagem, claims to

Revived Doncasters trolls for acquisitions

The completion two months ago of Dubai International Capital’s £700 million ($1.3 billion) takeover of Doncasters has brought stability and fresh opportuni
Engines

Orders by discount lines sustain CFM sales surge

Engine manufacturers are enjoying the boom in civil aircraft sales as much as other suppliers, but this does not mean the battle for orders is any less tou

EADS money woes no object for Sogerma

Employees at EADS Sogerma Services’ Merignac aircraft maintenance near Bordeaux in southwest France still have jobs thanks to French Prime Minister Dominiq
Aircraft

Bombardier Aero ponders next move

Canada’s Bombardier Aerospace (Hall 3 Stand D8) enters this Farnborough show with some critical questions to answer about the future of its regional airlin

CMC helps breathe life into ‘legacy’ airframes

CMC Electronics (Hall 4 Stand C16a) is showing off its latest avionics technology here at the Farnborough show, but it is also looking for customers wishin
Aircraft

On duty with U.S. Marines, ScanEagle in league of its own

What makes the ScanEagle unmanned air vehicle on display here this week different from the multitude of similar robot airplanes being touted for surveillan

All-electric brakes set for Boeing 787 by year-end

Messier-Bugatti (Hall 4 Stand B12) is scheduled to deliver the first complete braking system for the Boeing 787-8 airliner by December.