Content Archive: June 2009

Aircraft

Crunch time next week for A400M lifter

Defense ministers from the seven A400M partner nations are heading for Seville next week for a crucial meeting with the EADS and Airbus leadership.

Aerodrones Offers UAV Ground Control

Aerodrones (Hall 4 Stand CD61bis) is here with its portable ground control station for unmanned aerial vehicles and the 2009 version of the built-in softwa

Lockheed Martin sets life-cycle support goal

Never forgetting who it is working for, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has stepped up a gear in its mission to reduce the costs of operating aging aircraft an
Aircraft

Piaggio Notches Three Orders for Avanti II

Piaggio has received three firm orders for the P.180 Avanti II twin turboprop–two from the United Arab Emirates military and another from Susi Air in Indon
Engines

Delta, Japan Airlines Select GE for Engine Service

GE Aviation has signed two separate 10-year OnPoint engine service agreements with Delta Air Lines and Japan Airlines subsidiary J-Air.

Thin prospects for airliner sales but military deals show potential

This week’s historic Paris Air Show may yet deliver its usual share of surprises, but one apparent certainty is that very few of the exhibitors are likely

Collins Tapped for Xi’an MA-60 Training Program

China’s Xi’an Aviation Science and Technology Company (XASC) has awarded Rockwell Collins a contract to develop a simulation and training program for the X

Orders drop cuts delivery delay

There is an upside to the decline in airliner orders, according to Airbus CEO Thomas Enders.
Engines

Korean Air Opts for P&W Engines for Six A330s

Korean Air has selected Pratt & Whitney’s PW4170 Advantage70 engine to power six new Airbus A330s it has on order.
Aircraft

LM ready to supplant A400M with C-130J

Lockheed Martin can deliver C-130J military transports to the nations affected by the A400M debacle within 36 months, on a sale or lease basis.