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Bell Helicopter on July 5 opened its new 38,000-square-foot Canadian supply center at Calgary International Airport in Canada.

Although the name Embraer is known throughout the world, Brazil’s aviation industry consists of much more than the manufacture of regional airliners, a gro

Fairs & Exhibitions Aerospace, which runs the Dubai Airshow and other events in the Middle East, has named Heather Rezek as general manager.

The Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) announced last week that it appointed Bruno Esposito as its new director of civil air transport.

Seeing the North Carolina state flag hoisted in an exhibit at a major international air show isn’t all that surprising considering that the area is home to

The U.S.

Selex Sistemi Integrati of Italy has introduced its first small radar, weighing only 55 pounds and aimed at “homeland protection” applications.

Innovative Solutions & Support has announced upgrades to its avionics for the Pilatus PC-12, including enhanced features for current and future owners and

Sagem Défense Sécurité is displaying a dynamic demonstration of its integrated cockpit display system (ICDS) on the Safran Group stand (Hall 4 B12).

Bombardier announced here yesterday the long-anticipated launch of its C-Series family of single-aisle airliners.

Bell Helicopter will likely confirm another one-year delay for the civil BA609 Tiltrotor program during a press conference here today, judging by a new dev

Lockheed Martin has selected GE Aviation to supply the open systems avionics solution for the Block 7.0 communications/navigation/identification for the C-

IAI’s Conformal Airborne Early Warning aircraft, top right, arrives at Farnborough for its first public appearance.

BAE Systems unveils the Mantis UAV at its outdoor exhibition site today.

In a continuing expansion of its presence in aerospace, UK firm ENL (Hall 4 Stand E14) has opened an injection molding center in Slovakia with the support

Parts distributor Avio-Diepen is here in Hall 3 Stand C6 and is sponsoring the Sally B, the UK’s last remaining airworthy B-17 Flying Fortress.

ThyssenKrupp has merged Apollo Metals and Aviation Metals into its aerospace supply chain management business, thus giving it the capacity to offer global

Counterfeiting can be big business in the aerospace and defense markets, compromising safety and making it easier for terrorists and rogue states to acquir

British-based Zeroshift (Hall 4 Stand E17) is demonstrating the second generation of its intelligent tool control (ITC).

CMC Electronics and Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems signed a 12-year agreement for the supply of more than 35,000 hybrid microcircuits for active elect

Last week Saab received two orders from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration for equipment to upgrade the Swedish air force’s fleet of Gripen fighte

France’s Safran is to supply major equipment packages for the new, all-composite Learjet 85, adding to its growing presence aboard Bombardier business airc

Since April 1 a new service managed by QinetiQ has met the UK’s aerial target requirements.

Raytheon Aircraft Corp.

The FAA on January 29 issued a notice of proposed special conditions for the Eclipse 500, which, if implemented, would require the twin-engine super-light

Nailing down financing continues to be the focus of the Leopard Six project at Chichester-Miles Consultants in England.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has designated the FAA William J.

Testifying before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on air-quality standards for lead, AOPA executive v-p of government affairs Andy Cebula warned

When the FAA wrote FAR Part 23, it apparently never envisioned that jets would be certified under those rules.

Wrongful-death suits brought on behalf of family members of passengers and crew killed in the 2006 midair involving a Legacy business jet and a Brazi