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Thales upgrades combat aircraft

As well as providing the avionics equipment for France’s high-profile Rafale program, Thales is active in the fighter upgrade business.
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ITT burnishing reputation in electronic jamming

ITT, for many years a key player in the electronic warfare (EW) sector, continues to reinforce its position by continual developments.
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GECAS president spurns non-GE-engined products

 Aircraft leasing company General Electric Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) has converted options held on six GE90-110B1L-powered Boeing 777F carg

Bizav shows aside, Paris is still a big draw

Despite a successful outing at the EBACE business aviation trade show a mere three weeks ago in Geneva, Cessna and other business jet makers view the Paris
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Eurocopter exhibits upgraded Ecureuil

The new Eurocopter AS 355 NP Ecureuil on display here at Le Bourget will shortly be delivered to the first customer, Scandinavian Helicopter Group.
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Airlines to return to profitability this year

After five years of hard work and great change, airlines expect a projected profit in 2007, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA)
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Viking cuts metal on its Twin Otter

Some two months after announcing the relaunch of 19-seat Twin Otter production, Canada’s Viking Aerospace has begun cutting metal on the first unit at its
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Embraer increases production

Embraer is here at Le Bourget exhibiting a 170/175 regional airliner, its super-midsize Legacy 600 executive jet and scale models of its new four-seat Phen

Sikorsky X2 nears flight-testing

Sikorsky is readying its X2 compound helicopter demonstrator for first flight in late 2007 or early 2008, the U.S.
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New turkish trainer

Turkey’s indigenous primary/basic trainer program now has a name–Huˇrkus¸.
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Israelis launch spy satellite

Israel launched another reconnaissance satellite last week as military tensions increase in the Middle East.

CMC’s portable mission display equals military EFB

CMC Electronics (Hall 3, Stand D7) is introducing a so-called “portable mission display” for military aircraft called TacView that will do for armed-forces

AIA’s Douglass calls for U.S. relaxation of export controls

The retiring president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association of America, John Douglass, said modifying the U.S export control system could double
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Rafale comes battle hardened

In the fighter aircraft business, there’s no substitute for combat experience, if you want to impress potential customers.

New IAI boss has revamped its finances

Since the appointment at the beginning of 2006 of Itzhak Nissan as president and CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the company’s finances have unde

Growing ATR sales confirms trend

In one of his first appearances as new chief executive of ATR, a somewhat hesitant Stéphane Mayer announced new orders from Berjana Airlines of Malaysia (f

Airbus to open A320 assembly line in China

Following two years of record orders for new jetliners, a principal consideration for the manufacturers is how best to manage assembly and provision of sup

Safran creation still questioned

Mixed results for Safran’s subsidiaries last year and an internal investigation into accounting irregularities last December that resulted in top executive

ATR Selects CMC EFBs

Regional turboprop maker ATR has picked CMC Electronics’ class-2 electronic flight bags (EFBs).
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P&W Installs First JT8D QuietEagle System

Pratt & Whitney has installed the first JT8D-200 series QuietEagle noise reduction system on a VIP McDonnell Douglas MD-87.
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Tame Confirms Two Embraer 190 Options

Tame Línea Aérea del Ecuador has converted two options on Embraer 190 regional jets into firm orders, Embraer announced here at the Paris Air Show.

AirCell Axxess Satcom Gains EASA Approval

AirCell’s Axxess satellite communications system has gained European certification aboard a Cessna Citation 650.

Northwest Signs with Alteon for Flight Training

Boeing’s Alteon Training subsidiary has signed an agreement with Northwest Airlines (NWA) to provide flight training on seven aircraft types at the carrier

Jack Schofield Joins Nordam Board

Nordam Group has elected Industry veteran Jonathan “Jack” Schofield to its board of directors.

Frequency Change Ups Orders for Beacons

The royal air force of Oman has signed a $1.5 million contract with SARBE for new generation beacons to replace SARBE 6 beacons by the end of this year.
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Snecma To Service Wind Jet’s Engines

Snecma Services will provide Italian low-cost airline Wind Jet with maintenance for its CFM56 engines under an exclusive time and material contract signed

CAE Launches Third-Generation Trainer

Canadian simulator builder CAE has introduced the third generation of its Simfinity cockpit procedures trainer, this one adding a so-called lesson plan stu

Changes Abound for Jet Aviation

Jet Aviation comes to the Paris Air Show complete with a newly appointed CEO, Peter Edwards (former president of Bombardier Business Aircraft); a new North

Greece and Irkut Sign MOU on Be-200

Hellenic Aerospace Industry and Irkut have signed a memo of understanding paving the way for future cooperation in the event that Greece buys the Beriev Be

SBAC is here to outline UK aerospace successes

The UK aerospace industry is well represented at Paris once more, and it continues to thrive as the second largest in the world after the U.S., directly em