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Charter & Fractional
Meeting outlines ACSF audit standard goals
Fourteen charter operators and four auditing companies met early last month to discuss whether there should be a single audit standard for the charter and
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter Sells Four EC135 Hermès in Four Years
Launched at a time when luxury helicopters were a promising market segment, the EC135 “
AIN Blog: En Route to Paris on Honeywell’s Biofuel Proving Flight
Here we are, 41,000 feet in the air, sailing along at a little more than 476 knots and a little more than halfway from Morristown, N.J., to the Paris Air S
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky Terminates S-76C++, Firms Up S-76D Delivery Plans
Sikorsky has announced the end of S-76C++ production, thus firming up S-76D delivery plans for next year.
Airbus Logs Record Number of Orders at Paris Show
The 2011 Paris Air Show currently under way has smiled on many manufacturers but on none so benevolently as Airbus, which set a record for the number of n
Sustainability and Environment
Jet Biofuels Come of Age at 2011 Paris Air Show
Two years ago at the last Paris Air Show, jet biofuels were just talked about, but at the airshow this week they appear to have come of age.
Aircraft
Sukhoi and Alenia Launch Bizjet Version of Superjet 100
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and Alenia Aeronautica announced the launch of an executive version of the
Engines
Price Induction To Certify DGen 380 Mini-turbofan
Price Induction is about to embark on European certification of its DGen 380 general aviation turbofan, the Tarnos, the France-based turbine-engine manufac
Sikorsky Chief Talks Eclipse at Paris Show
Sikorsky Aircraft president Jeff Pino shed more light on the company’s investment in Albuquerque, N.M.-based Eclipse Aerospace, including the possibility o
AIN Blog: The care and feeding of the press
A pink golf shirt.
Paris 2011: Sapphire Energy Plans To Turn Algae Oil into Jet A
What does it take to make a million barrels of “green” oil a day? According to San Diego, California-based Sapphire Energy (Hall 3 E118), the answer lies i
Paris 2011: Novabase Highlights Portuguese Pavallion
The Portuguese Pavilion at the Paris Air Show is the stage for Novabase, an Internet technology specialist, to demonstrate its expertise in the aerospace s
Paris 2011: New Portuguese Consortium Launches Eco-Friendly Cabin
L.I.F.E., a new Portuguese multi-discipline consortium, has been formed to explore “the design, development and industrialization of functional technical
Engines
Paris 2011: Price Induction To Certify Its DGEN 380 Mini-turbofan
French turbine-engine manufacturer Price Induction is about to embark on European certification of its DGEN 380 general aviation turbofan. An example
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Solar Impulse To Perform Le Bourget's Greenest Flying Display (but only if it stops raining)
The world debut of solar-powered Solar Impulse airplane could hardly have happened in less auspicious weather conditions.
Paris 2011: Rafael Debuts New Integrated C4I system
Missile and air defense specialist Rafael is debuting its MIC4AD command and control system.
Paris 2011: New Grounds Underway for ILA Berlin 2012
The ILA Berlin Air Show, scheduled for September 11-16 next year, will be located “directly next door to Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt, the capital’s fu
Engines
Paris 2011: Etihad Opts to Upgrade Its A330 Engines
Rolls-Royce has signed a $360 million long-term TotalCare agreement to provide engine support services and enhanced performance kits for the Trent 700 eng
Paris 2011: Sikorsky Sets Up Swiss Helicopter Center with Ruag
Sikorsky Aerospace Services (Hall 3 D108) has signed an agreement with Switzerland’s Ruag Aviation (Hall 4 B76) to designate its Aplnach helicopter facili
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Cobham Delivers Converted King Airs for UK Royal Navy Training
Cobham(Hall 2B EF167) delivered four converted Hawker Beechcraft B350ER King Air special mission aircraft to Ascent Flight Training for the UK Military Fly
Paris 2011: Terma Radar Aims To Slow Wind Turbine and Air Surveillance Dilemma
Surveillance of aircraft by ground radar in proximity of wind farms is an increasing concern and Terma (Hall E E2) claims to have the answer with its Scant
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Antonov Charts Its Own Course as It Plots Production Growth
Ukraine’s Antonov has come a long way since it was last here at the Paris Air Show, but it still has a long way to go.
Paris 2011: Volvo Aero Launches Tracking System for Saab Gripen’s RM12 Engine
Volvo Aero has launched the Volvo Life Tracking System for “accurately calculating usage of critical engine components.” The product is designed primari
Paris 2011: Farnborough Airshow Coordinating with CAA and 2012 Olympics Committee
The 49th Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) will help mark a memorable summer in the UK next year as the eyes of the world focus on the bienn
Paris 2011: Eurocopter Will Be First Tenant for New Malaysian Heli-Centre
Eurocopter Malaysia will be the anchor customer for a new helicopter center that is soon be constructed at the Malaysian International Aerospace Centre at
Paris 2011: GECI Aviation signs up Skylander customers
GECI Aviation has signed up more potential customers for the Skylander SK-105 twin-turboprop regional and utility transport, as well as announcing a firm
Aircraft
Paris 2011: EADS Reveals the Futurist Mach-4 Zehst and Electrically Powered Voltair
EADS has unveiled two new futuristic “Flightpath 2050” aircraft.
Paris 2011: Sagem Launches Cassiopée Aviation Services
Sagem, part of the Safran Group, is launching a new aviation services offering known as Cassiopée.
Paris 2011: Raytheon Lands Romanian ATM Radar Deal
Romania has ordered Raytheon mode-S monopulse secondary surveillance radars for three of its airports as part of its upgrade to comply with European Union
ATC
Paris 2011: NextGen, Sesar, Emissions Trading, Globalization and Business Ethics on Agenda for Aviation Industry Associations
Ethics in the global aerospace industry is one of many topics that CEOs from the U.S.
