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SkyLink Arabia keeps its head down while flying in Iraq

For many, the story of Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein is not a happy one.
Aircraft

Rolls-Royce builds military engine support business

Rolls-Royce is seeking to add the Middle and Far East to its rapidly growing military engines support portfolio, and says significant deals are likely to b

New airplanes good news for Emirates-CAE

Emirates-CAE Flight Training is reaping the benefits of the spate of new aircraft orders from Middle East and Indian airlines, announcing several major con
Aircraft

Aero Vodochody pushes L159 sales

Aero Vodochody is demonstrating its L-159B advanced jet trainer at Dubai 2005 in a dynamic flight display, nurturing continuing hopes of sales in the regio
ATC

Gulf states lead pace-setting Mideast growth

Last year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported a record 24.8-percent increase in traffic in the Middle East and a 50-percent growth
Engines

OEMs tackle temperature-fuel burn paradox

Never before has commercial air transport come under such scrutiny for its environmental impact.
Engines

GE and P&W prep GP7200 for inaugural flight on Airbus A380

The General Electric/Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance partnership was last month awarded certification of the GP7200 by the U.S.
Engines

P&W prepares to powernew single-aisle airliners

Since its rejection from the Boeing 787 engine contest in April 2004 Pratt & Whitney has had to face up to a harsh new reality–that for the foreseeable fut
Engines

Pratt to make parts for rivals’ engine

In an unprecedented move, Pratt & Whitney is to manufacture components for an engine it competes with, the CFM56, in order to capitalize on the lucrative s
Engines

Heart of P&W’s new geared turbofan on view

The planetary gearbox on Pratt & Whitney’s Asian Aerospace stand (A909), may not look very exciting, but it could represent the future of aircraft propulsi
ATC

ATM planners wary of Chinese vulnerabilities

China has been emerging lately as a truly global player in commerce and tourism, but as the Beijing Olympic Games approach in 2008, followed by the Shangha
Engines

Snecma chief says time is right for SM-X turbofan

Snecma’s announcement in January that it is to develop the new SM-X turbofan for small regional airliners and mid-sized/large business jets took many by su

Nordam targets growth areas

When he died last year, Ray Siegfried II left Nordam with a clear target–to become a billion-dollar company.

GKN sheds ice electrically

Electro-thermal ice protection systems made by UK company GKN Aerospace (Chalet G1-3) have been selected for every major aircraft for which electric de-ici

India’s Quest to partner with Nordam

Fast-expanding Indian engineering and software specialist Quest has signed another strategic deal with a major aerospace company, Nordam, to provide a rang
Engines

A350 engine questions loom

Airbus’ confirmation that it is to go ahead with the A350 XWB, requiring much higher thrust engines than the original A350, has put the cat among the pigeo
Engines

It may be ‘back to the future’ in next-generation jet engines

CFM International is including a contrarotating ducted fan engine in studies of concepts that might provide the quantum leap in fuel efficiency, noise redu

Engine need to hit 30,000 over 20 years

CFM International predicts a huge demand over the next 20 years for up to 30,000 engines to power single-aisle aircraft as China, India, Latin America and
Engines

Rolls-Royce vying to become major global player in MRO

After celebrating a bumper year in 2005, Rolls-Royce is pushing ahead with a huge program of reorganization to capitalize on its increasingly strong global
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CH-53K gets Collins avionics

Sikorsky Aircraft has made its first major subsystem supplier award for the U.S.
ATC

Red tape makes Single European Sky look more like pie in the sky

In the last few years, the development of air traffic management in Europe has been based on the idea of creating a seamless upper airspace zone called the
Engines

Engine maker waits out A380 delay

Delays to the A380 program have not made things any easier for major suppliers such as the Engine Alliance (Hall 4 Stand A9), which currently has its first
Engines

Orders by discount lines sustain CFM sales surge

Engine manufacturers are enjoying the boom in civil aircraft sales as much as other suppliers, but this does not mean the battle for orders is any less tou
Engines

Geared Turbofan Promises Game Change

The geared turbofan (GTF) is Pratt & Whitney’s “game changing” stake in the future of propulsion for the coming new generation of single-aisle aircraft tha
Engines

Finger on the pulse of Pratt’s global position

Recently appointed Pratt & Whitney president Steve Finger is in no doubt about his company’s position in the global marketplace.
Engines

New business jet engine in the works at Snecma

The French engine manufacturer Snecma plans to develop an all-new engine to power new business and regional jets, the company announced last month.