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Paris 2011: Thales Exploring Future Cockpit Displays with Odicis

Even as it works toward delivery of the first flying A350 cockpit later this year, Thales (Hall Concorde) is exploring possibilities for the post-2020 gene
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Paris 2011: Boeing’s 747-8 On Track for Summer Certification

The so-called “pause” or “rebalance” of the Boeing 747-8 production li
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Paris 2011: A400M Engine Gearbox Glitch Dampens the Airbus A400M’s Paris Le Bourget Debut

An engine gearbox anomaly picked up during flight testing of an
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Paris 2011: Airbus Boosts A350-1000 To Take on Boeing 777

Airbus has revealed that first deliveries of its A350XWB-800 and A350XWB-1000 will be delayed by two years–to mid-2016 and mid-2017, respectively.
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Paris 2011: Laser AASM hammers moving targets

One of the most important weapons development programs here in France is the INS/GPS+laser-guided variant of

Paris 2011: AgustaWestland asserts its independence in the cockpit

AgustaWestland’s new common cockpit concept is being adopted on all of it

Paris 2011: French industry continues shaky recovery

The French aerospace industry is still feeling the effects of the economic crisis but its results last year point to a recovery.
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Paris 2011: Thales Brings Consistency to Rafale Radar

Thales is “five years ahead of anybody in Europe or the U.S.” in active arrays for airborne radars, according to Jean-Nöel Stock, Thales vice-president UAV

Paris 2011: Ontic takes on OEM burden to support legacy aircraft

When Peg Billson first was approached about the opportunity to take over leadership of