Content Archive: June 2007

Aircraft

MiG targets $4 billion in ’07 orders

In 2006, orders for Russian armaments totaled $30 billion, while aggregate military exports exceeded the target figure by 20 percent, setting a record of $
Charter & Fractional

Million Air and FlyingGroup to team on FBO

European business jet operator FlyingGroup has teamed up with fixed-based operator Million Air at Le Bourget’s new business aviation terminal.
Aircraft

Sky Warrior passes first flight

Earlier this month, the California-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
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Aircraft

Tiger over the top

Getting in some early practice is this Eurocopter EC 665 Tigre, one of 24 rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft that will be flying in the daily display here.

Honeywell shakes up suppliers

Now that Honeywell Aerospace CEO Rob Gillette has finished realigning the company’s product divisions into a more customer-oriented structure, his most dau

AgustaWestland Inks UK Contract

AgustaWestland has won a contract from the UK government’s cabinet office to supply resilience training.

Embry-Riddle Adds Aviation English Course

To help pilots and controllers meet new ICAO language proficiency requirements taking effect next March, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has introduce
Engines

MTU To Build Factory in Poland

German-based MTU Aero Engines is to build a new low-pressure turbine factory in Rzeszów, southeast Poland.

Emirates Picks Goodrich EFBs

Dubai-based carrier Emirates has selected Goodrich electronic flight bags (EFBs) for its entire fleet of Boeing 747s and 777s and Airbus A310s, A330s and A
Aircraft

787 Wing Ice System Testing To Begin

Flight-testing of the Boeing 787 electro-thermal wing ice-protection system, jointly devised by Boeing, GKN Aerospace and Ultra Electronics, is to begin fo