Content Archive: June 2007
AeroVodochody faces ultimatum
Czech manufacturer Aero Vodochody, founded in 1919, probably lays a fair claim to being the oldest airframer still active today.
LHT meets soaring demand for landing gear overhaul
A surge in demand for landing gear overhaul has prompted Lufthansa Technik to form a division dedicated to the activity and consider adding shifts at its f
You can get from here to there, but how do you feel at the end?
By next year, the giant Airbus A380 will be transporting passengers around the globe on nonstop flights of as much as 8,000 nm.
Pilot demand in Asia a boon for sim makers
Simulators and other training aids from Thales are set to help carriers in India and the Asia Pacific region meet the demand for pilots to fly the large nu
U.S. publishes roadmap for UAV operations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recently published for comment a roadmap for the routine operation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in U.S.
Engines
Support revenues now exceed Rolls engine sales
In recent years, engine manufacturers have shifted their emphasis from straightforward production of engines to the far more lucrative business of after-sa
Alcoa busy with metals in an age of composites
At a time when the state-of-the-art in aerostructures design more and more often involves the use of carbon-fiber laminates, companies like Alcoa Aerospace
Meggitt turns attention to its core competencies
A sustained program of corporate integration and investment in manufacturing and customer support is giving Meggitt greater focus and a more strategic posi
Lower cost FDS option available from Meggitt
Meggitt Avionics is displaying its secondary flight display system, secondary flight display repeater and magnetometer here at its stand (Hall 2B Stand L13
BAE Systems moves to stress integrator role
Does the recent sale of its Inertial Products business signal a round of sell-offs by BAE Systems? A statement accompanying the move noted that the company
