Content Archive: June 2011

Maintenance and Modifications

NRC To Explore Future Cabin Environment Technology

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has launched an initiative called Aircraft Cabin Environment Technologies (ACET) to develop, apply and evalua

Paris 2011: Schiebel Camcopter Is Only UAV in the Paris Air Show Flying Display

Austria’s Schiebel (Hall 4 A40) is flying its Camcopter S-100 drone in the daily flying display here in Paris.
Aircraft

Paris 2011: Bombardier Inks Global 8000 Order with Charter Operator VistaJet

Bombardier Aerospace (Chalet A256) announced the sale of 10 of its new Global 8000 business aircraft to charter provider

Paris 2011: Air France Industries KLM Awaiting Big Engine Test Cells

Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) is to set up a new $64 million engine test cell facility at Paris Roissy Charles de Ga
Aircraft

Paris 2011: Need for Interim Helmet for F-35 Pilots May Be Decided in August

The F-35 Joint Program Office is faced with making a decision on whether to procure an interim helmet/display to use with standard night-vision goggles.
Maintenance and Modifications

NVision Offers Product Defect Analysis

NVision, manufacturer of a non-contact measurement and scanning systems, touts its products as valuable in identifying parts variances and settling legal d
Maintenance and Modifications

Russia, China Acquire $17M in Engine Test Equipment

Hudson, Mass.-based Test Devices has sold approximately $17 million worth of jet engine test equipment to Russia and China.
Maintenance and Modifications

Eurocopter Opens Logistics Center

Eurocopter has opened a new global logistics facility in Les Florides industrial park near its production plant in Marignane in the south of France.
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik Building Maintenance Hangar in Berlin

Lufthansa Technik has begun construction of a new maintenance hangar at the future Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER).

Paris 2011: Buying Frenzy Here Could Set the Stage for Mergers

   Aerospace firms have been doing a roaring trade here at the Paris Air Show, selling record volumes of aircraft, engines and all the associate