Content Archive: June 2009

Dunlop Shows Tires for new CRJ1000

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres (Hall 2B Stand H110) is displaying the tires it will be supplying for Bombardier’s new CRJ1000 Next Gen regional jet for the first ti

Sikorsky Opens Avionics Center at Derco Aero

Sikorsky Aerospace Services has opened a rotary- and fixed-wing avionics center of excellence at its Derco Aerospace facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the
Aircraft

First Operational EJ200 Passes 1,000 Hours

The Eurojet EJ200 that powers the Eurofighter achieved a milestone earlier this month when the first engine to be completed to the full operational clearan

Rada Unveils New Compact Avionics for UAVs

In the Israeli Pavilion, avionics specialist Rada Electronic Industries is unveiling a new line of compact avionics systems designed specifically for unman
Engines

20 years on, IAE marks milestones on V2500

Exactly two decades ago, the consortium that was to become International Aero Engines (Hall 5, Stand B10) was formed to build an engine, the V2500, to comp

STAG Features High-tech Inventory Keeping

Global parts supplier STAG (Specialist Technologies Aerospace Group) is on hand at the Paris Air Show (Hall 2B  Stand E101) to explain its supply chai
Aircraft

ATR targets 50 deliveries and 72-600 maiden flight in 2009

Regional turboprop manufacturer Avions de Transport Regional intends to deliver 50 aircraft this year, a number that is only slightly below that produced i

ADAC signs up German firms

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) here yesterday signed memorandums of understanding with three German companies for the establishment of production facili
Aircraft

Vietnam ATR Deal Keeps Asian Growth Alive

ATR landed a firm order yesterday for a pair of new ATR 72-500s from Vietnam Airlines, bringing to 16 the number of the 68-seat turboprops the Asian custom

Eurocopter sets itself apart from Avicopter on EC 175

Eurocopter has distanced itself from Chinese partner Avicopter on their joint seven-ton-class civil helicopter program saying the EC 175 and the Z15 will b