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BAE U.S. Boss Gets Curtis Sword

Mark Ronald, president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc.

Saab To Produce Cheaper A320 Ailerons

Saab Aerostructures (Chalet C24-26) has signed a contract with Airbus to develop and produce cheaper ailerons for the A320 family.

F-16 work boosts Nordam revenues

The receipt of a license to manufacture components may not always seem like a big deal, but for John Uczekaj, president and COO of the Nordam Group, his co

With Sea King’s landing sim, action is all in the pilot’s head

Canada’s new Sea King helicopter deck-landing simulator is a video gamer’s dream.
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1950s Airplanes Were More Electric

In the 1950s and 1960s, turboprop aircraft such as the Vickers Vanguard were more electric than 2006 in-production airplanes.

Honeywell opens Prague center

Honeywell Aerospace (Hall 1 Stand A9) is expanding its presence in Europe with a new Prague-based research and development facility that will employ up to

HAL’s Dhruv shows solid performance

India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

Embraer Means Business in Corporate Aviation

Embraer in the space of just 12 months has extended its range of business aircraft with three new jets.
Aircraft

Bell/Urban Aeronautics unveil vertical lift X-Hawk

Bell Helicopter of Fort Worth, Texas, and Urban Aeronautics based near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport will unveil today the X-Hawk, an innovative vertical-lif

Wx radar by Collins smooths the bumps

The next flight you take could be much smoother, thanks to a new airborne weather radar design from U.S.

Eurocopter wants to lease helos to UK

Eurocopter and an unnamed UK operator have proposed leasing civil EC 225 medium-lift helicopters to the British Ministry of Defence as an interim solution
Aircraft

Messier-Bugatti Leads ‘More Electric Aircraft’ Project

Landing gear maker Messier-Bugatti hosted the launch meeting for the distributed and redundant electrical nose gear steering system (DRESS) project on June

Aviall to join Boeing fold during year’s third quarter

When Paul Fulchino took the helm as president and CEO of parts distributor Aviall in January 2000, the company’s stock price hovered in the low $8 per shar
Aircraft

Cuba shopping for at least 20 regional planes

Cuba’s flagcarrier Cubana de Aviacion and domestic operator AeroCaribbean are seeking between 20 and 30 regional airliners that it wants to introduce begin

British defense industriesconfront bribery, corruption

Leading UK defense firms and two defense trade associations have joined forces to establish the UK Defence Industry Anti-Corruption Forum.

EMS shows new antennas, data terminals

aCanadian satellite communications firm EMS Satcom is exhibiting its latest systems here at Farnborough International (Hall 4 Stand C17e).
Aircraft

A380 breaks another record

The world’s largest passenger aircraft set another record last month, when Airbus deployed 16 emergency slides at the same time using only the A380’s batte

A. Marchetti copter school opens in Italy

AgustaWestland has recently opened its new “A.

Crane wins more work on 787 and A380

Crane Aerospace & Electronics (Hall 4 Stand G20) has been selected to supply power conditioning modules for the Boeing 787 airliner as part of the common c

EADS money woes no object for Sogerma

Employees at EADS Sogerma Services’ Merignac aircraft maintenance near Bordeaux in southwest France still have jobs thanks to French Prime Minister Dominiq

Alteon Training Expands Boeing 787 Training Sites

Wholly owned Boeing subsidiary Alteon Training has confirmed that it plans to place Boeing 787 training suites in Australia, India and Singapore, increasin

Parker Aerospace acquires Resistoflex Aerospace

Based in Jacksonville, Florida, Resistoflex Aerospace employs 84 people and reported sales of $16 million last year.

Qinetiq Trains Men Behind the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Responding to the rapid growth in demand for training in the area of unmanned aerial systems, Qinetiq’s Empire Test Pilots’ School, located at the UK Minis
Avionics

Max-Viz says its riding a wave of interest for its EVS camera gear

Max-Viz, the Oregon company whose only product is forward-looking infrared (IR) enhanced-vision systems (EVS), came to NBAA’06 riding a rising tide of inte
Avionics

Thales tests fly-by-wire on modified GV

Thales announced yesterday that the Gulfstream Aerospace advanced flight controls (AFC) proof-of-concept research program has achieved a successful first f

Lektro Sells First Towbarless Tug

Ground-support equipment manufacturer Lektro sold the first of its new AP8350 towbarless tugs to Monticello Air, Napa, Calif., which will use it to tow an
Maintenance and Modifications

Eaton To Supply Phenom Parts

Embraer has selected Eaton Corp.
Avionics

Thales IESI Will Fly on Next PC-12

Thales’ Integrated Electronic Standby Instrument (IESI) will join the array in the Next Generation Pilatus PC-12, as announced yesterday at the Thales boot
Engines

Sikorsky Powerplant Test Successful

The new Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) PW210S turboshaft engine that will power the Sikorsky S-76D successfully completed its first run on Tuesday, the engin