Content Archive: November 2006

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

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

Theo Staub, president and COO of Jet Aviation North America, and Colin Bond, CFO of the Jet Aviation Group, "have decided to leave the company," according

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

The good news is that the single-engine Diamond D-Jet is getting a parachute recovery system from St.

Brazil’s Embraer passes another critical milestone in its meteoric development this month with EASA certification of the largest of its four-member family

In a proposed rule issued Friday, the U.S.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of carbon-fiber reinforced plastics? A key advantage of CFRPs is their strength-to-weight

Gulfstream formally launched a synthetic vision system (SVS)  development program yesterday at the Farnborough Air Show with avionics maker Honeywell.

Michelin still has to decide whether to offer its near-zero-growth tire technology to the Boeing 787 program.