Farnborough Air Show 2010

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CleanSky’s green research accelerates after slow start

Clean Sky, the European Union’s ?1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) aeronautical research program, is aiming to have several demonstrators running on the ground or

Aluminum remains relevant despite trend toward composites

Notwithstanding the unprecedented scale of composites content in the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350XWB airliners, aluminum still reigns as the material of choi

Airbus peers into future of single-aisle designs

As Airbus considers an A320-replacement to compete against prospective single-aisle models from Boeing and emerging challengers from Russia and Asia, it is

Marshall/Slingsby linkup is a good composites fit

Many of the invited guests who witnessed the unveiling of the Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle at BAE Systems’s Warton plant last week won’t have

EADS sweetens in-flight sleep

Aircraft interiors specialist EADS Sogerma has some sweet sleep for sale.

Selex slims down helo obstacle warning system

Since almost one third of helicopter accidents with fatal casualties are caused by impact with obstacles and cables, developing and improving anti-collisio

Boeing’s new care program is worth its weight in gold

With the advent of the 787 Dreamliner, touted as a “flying WiFi hotspot” chock full of useful data that will be passed along to airline maintenance and eng

CAE blends computer modeling, simulators for better integration

While best known for its comprehensive aviation training courses and its lineup of flight simulation devices, CAE has moved further upstream into the aircr

Morpho baggage scanner is more accurate, quicker

Safran’s Morpho subsidiary is here in Farnborough (Hall 4 Stand B12) exhibiting a mockup of its CTX 9800 machine for detecting the presence of explosives i