Content Archive: February 2010

Bell bullish on military; suffering in civil sales

Bell Helicopter’s new CEO, John Garrison, is expecting 2010 to be a flat year in terms of civil deliveries, but he said he sees significant growth on the m
Engines

THY in $500M V2500 Engine Deal

In an deal valued at $500 million, Turkish Airlines has ordered V2500 SelectOne turbofans to power its A320-family aircraft for which is has placed 20 firm

Boeing’s Project Vigilare Begins Demo

Boeing Defence Australia is in the process of installing elements of the Project Vigilare network-centric command and control system (N3CS) at the Royal Au

CAE to Beta-test AirAsia Multi-crew Pilot License

AirAsia pilot cadets are to train under a new multi-crew pilot license (MPL) program to be run by Canadian company CAE.

Middle East Consortium Opens Shanghai Office

The Middle East Aerospace Consortium (MEAC) has opened an Asia-Pacific office in Shanghai, China.
Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Insists F-35 Program is Just Fine

If Lockheed Martin is to be believed, there’s not much wrong with the F-35 program.

Turkish Airlines first in line for SmartTraffic

Turkish Airlines became the first customer to choose Honeywell’s SmartTraffic system.

Northrop and Raytheon battle for F-16 AESA radar business

Northrop Grumman and Raytheon are going head-to-head with active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar programs to update F-16 fighters and other fight
Aircraft

A400M rescue goes past the wire

Airbus chief executive officer Tom Enders refused all comment on the A400M airlifter here yesterday as talks to continue the troubled project reached a cri