Content Archive: July 2010

West Midlands Police Captures New EC 135

Eurocopter handed over an EC 135P2i to West Midlands Police assistant chief constable Sharon Rowe yesterday here at the Farnborough airshow.
Engines

Open rotors brushed off by Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney believes open rotors are not the solution to powering future single-aisle aircraft and will offer developed versions of its PW1000G ser

British Airways, Solena team on bio jet-A plant

Plans by British Airways and U.S.

News Clips: Farnborough 2010

Raytheon Gets the Nod for P-8I RadarBoeing has awarded a development contract to Raytheon for an international version of the APY-10
Aircraft

VEB Leasing signs MoU for 30 MC-21s

Irkut has signed a memorandum of understanding with VEB Leasing, a subsidiary of Russian-based Vnesheconombank, for 15 firm and 15 optional MC-21 narrowbod
Engines

Rolls-Royce and BA Search for New Aviation Fuels

Under a plan first revealed two years ago, Rolls-Royce and British Airways have invited fuel suppliers to participate in tests to evaluate alternative avia

Sales surge as GKN defies downturn

GKN Aerospace has surfed into the Farnborough airshow on a wave of more than $1.5 billion worth of development and production contracts signed in recent mo

Ultra cracks fatigue issues with ASIS

With military aircraft are working harder and longer, the task of managing their service life safely and cost efficiently is becoming ever more critical.
Aircraft

Pakistan’s JF-17 thunders onto the Farnborough stage

 Making its international debut here is this Chengdu/PAC JF-17 Thunder, a joint Chinese/Pakistani multi-role fighter project.
Aircraft

U.S. Army funding unmanned K-Max

In late May, Kaman Aerospace announced that it had received a $2.9 million contract from the U.S.