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Add Stork and Northrop to JSF Team

Here at the Paris Air Show yesterday, Stork and Northrop Grumman signed a framework contract worth $150 million for Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fight
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Grob Bases HALE Aircraft on New SPn Jet

Grob is developing a new high-altitude long-endurance aircraft based on the new SPn Utility Jet.

Proposal for USAF Rescue Helicopter

Major helicopter manufacturers here in Paris are eagerly awaiting the expected release next month of a U.S.

Nordam and 3M Form Alliance

The Nordam Group and 3M’s Aerospace and Aircraft Maintenance Division announced they will begin collaborating on projects to serve customers around the wor

High-altitude, Solar-powered UAV

Qinetiq (Hall 2B in the UK Pavilion, Stand J13/4) announced it had received a contract from Belgian space systems company Verheart to build a solar-powered

MiG will upgrade Slovakian MiG-29s

During a press conference here at the Paris Air show on Tuesday, MiG announced it has been selected by the Slovak Air Force to upgrade its MiG-29s.
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New Grob jet features quick-change luxury

Selected by Grob to design and engineer the cabins for both the new SPn Utility Jet and the G-160 Ranger, Germany’s Rücker Aerospace could draw on the expe

Qinetiq sunscreens aircraft

Qinetiq is here at the Paris Air Show with a new sunscreen for heat-sensitive aircraft.
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MA60 may become freighter

Xi’an Aircraft Industry is showing a model here at Le Bourget of a proposed cargo version of its MA60 regional turboprop.

Olympics-bound EMS AB139is star of Bell/Agusta display

An air-medical AB139 that will be used by Italian operator Airgreen during next year’s Winter Olympic Games in Turin is on display here in Paris on the ram
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Italian Finance Police Get Piaggio P166 DP1

Piaggio Aero Industries presented its first P166 DP1 maritime patroller to the staff of Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (financial police) during a ceremony her

AeroMobile Cell Phones Slated for 777-200LR

The Boeing 777-200LR making its airshow debut here this week is to be fitted with AeroMobile mobile cellular technology later this year.

Unmanned Piston Helicopter in Development

Eurocopter and Hélicoptères Guimbal signed an agreement here at the Paris Air Show creating a company to develop, manufacture, market and support an unmann
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NetJets LBG Flights Up 70 Percent from 2003

Fractional ownership operator NetJets has increased its flights to Le Bourget airport by 70 percent since the last Paris Air Show in 2003, the U.S.-based c

GKN Delivers First F-15C Canopy

 GKN Aerospace has delivered the first integrated canopy to the U.S.

PPG Has Bell/Agusta, Airbus Windshields

Aircraft windows specialist PPG Aerospace Transparencies is to supply Bell/Agusta and Airbus.

Dubai Sets Bizjet Conference

Dubai airshow organizer Fairs & Exhibitions has added a conference dedicated to Middle East’s surging business market to this year’s event.

ILA Shortens 2006 Airshow

Next year’s ILA show in Berlin will be shortened by one day with three days reserved for trade visitors and three days for the general public.

Boeing 20-year Forecast Up

Annual global economic growth of 2.9 percent over the coming 20 years will be the principal driver for a 4.8-percent yearly increase in the world’s passeng

FLIR’s Star Safire is able to paint targets in cities

Infrared imaging specialist FLIR Systems this week is introducing an airborne camera system designed to provide ultra-high-definition images in challenging
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Groups foster use of UAVs

To prioritize and promote unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the United Kingdom, the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) and the Unmanned Aerial
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DFS is where Falcons roost

When the Dassault Falcon 7X arrived at Le Bourget on Friday to begin its debut appearance at the Paris Air Show, pilots Yves Kerherve’ and Philippe Deleume
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C-series RJs boast comfort

Acknowledging that airlines are concerned about more than bottom-line operating costs when it comes to choosing airplanes, Bombardier unveiled the airplane
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Qinetiq Enables Harrier to Land Itself

Technology developed by Qinetiq has allowed a Harrier jump jet to complete the world’s first automatic vertical landing on a ship.

GE Sells AirAsia Stake in GE Engine Services

AirAsia has taken a 19-percent stake in GE Engine Services’ engine-overhaul business in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and become the first customer for the engin

Norway Wants More Eurofighter Contracts

Norway has added another €12.5 million in funding to its €23.2 million Eurofighter industrial agreement, which provides local defense companies with access

Jeppesen Inks Class 2 EFB Pact with Kalitta

Jeppesen will provide Kalitta Air with its Class-2 electronic flight bag (EFB) software for the U.S.-based freight carrier’s fleet of 14 Boeing 747s, the c

Rohde & Schwarz To Supply Radios for Typhoon

Rohde & Schwarz–supplier of the VHF/UHF transceivers, based on its M3AR family, for the first batch of Eurofighter Typhoons–will also supply updated ve

UAV tiltrotor to fly by fall

Bell Helicopter has a contract to supply 45 Eagle Eye unmanned tiltrotors to the U.S.

Hypoxia Awareness Training

FlightSafety International and the Mayo Clinic have teamed to develop a new training program for hypoxia awareness.