Content Archive: June 2007

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Israelis launch spy satellite

Israel launched another reconnaissance satellite last week as military tensions increase in the Middle East.

Selex To Help Certify UAE Flight Testing

Abu Dhabi Systems Integration, the United Arab Emirates joint venture of Selex Systemi Integrati (a Finmeccanica company), and Abu Dhabi Ship Building have

JP-8-Fueled Rocket Engine Tested

U.S.-based TGV Rockets has completed test firings of a 30,000-pound-class throttleable rocket engine that uses JP-8 kerosene fuel.

EASA Calls on CAAs, FAA To Share More

Open sharing of data between and among airworthiness authorities was top of the agenda at a Euro-U.S.

Snecma, Airfoil Form Engine Repair Unit

French-based Snecma Services and U.S.-based Airfoil Technologies International have formed an engine repair joint venture, Propulsion Technologies Internat
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All-modern MiG fighter could pack even more punch

The MiG-29M flying here with its Klimov RD-33 OVT thrust vectoring engines is a testbed for the technology, which is available as an option on the company’
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Volga-Dnepr signs for upgraded Il-76

Volga-Dnepr (Hall 4 Stand E16) and Ilyushin Interstate Aviation signed a general agreement here Monday for three firm orders and 10 options for IL-76TD-90V
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Lion Air Is THE Customer for Earlier 737-900 order

Jakarta-based Lion Air is the previously unnamed customer for a listed order for 40 Boeing 737-900ER airliners–nominally valued at more than $3 billion–tha

Airbus sales boost confidence

Airbus looked intent on making up for two years of persistent hits to its credibility virtually all at once yesterday with a nearly uninterrupted string of
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P&W, Honeywell team on engine for Army helos

Pratt & Whitney and Honeywell announced yesterday here at Le Bourget that they have agreed to work together to develop a new, 3,000-shp turboshaft engine f
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