Farnborough Air Show 2010

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Twin Otters, made in Russia?

Canadian company Viking Air and Moscow-based Vityaz Avia Corp.
Engines

Pratt and GE butt heads again over F-35 engine alternative

Pratt & Whitney and General Electric have bought their high-stakes battle over the provision of an alternative engine for the Lockheed-Martin F-35.

Grob, Elbit team on G-120tp trainer

German aircraft manufacturer Grob Aircraft and Elbit Systems, the Israeli specialist in electronic defense, have signed several agreements to partner in th

E-Jet sales take off as Flybe places $5B order

Flybe yesterday placed what will likely be the biggest regional airliner deal of the Farnborough show week, committing to buy up to 140 Embraer 175 aircraf

News Clips: Farnborough 2010

China Airlines Opts for V2500 EnginesInternational Aero Engines has boosted its orderbook with China Southern Airlines by approximately $600 m
Engines

Re-engining today’s narrowbodies a waste of time, says Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce is putting all its cards on a new engine to power future single-aisle aircraft and told AIN that as far as it is concerned, “t

GKN exploring range of new technologies

GKN Aerospace is here at Farnborough with news that it is working to develop new technologies, materials and processes, and to determine how they may be us
Engines

GE doesn’t see business case for 2nd A350 engine launch

Manufacturers of airliners typically offer customers a choice of engines for their various models.

Latest-tech E-scan radar to fly on Typhoon in 2013

A prototype of the very latest type of active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar will be flying on a Eurofighter Typhoon in 2013, so that customers
Aircraft

Plenty of life is left for exported F-16

Lockheed Martin may be focusing a large proportion of its promotional efforts on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but the company insists there is still a lo