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A380 Is EASA’s Biggest Certification Challenge

“It’s not a special process and we are following the same principles that we would for a small aircraft.

Despite EU setbacks, EASA flies forward

The categorical rejection of the new European Union constitution by French and Dutch voters has rocked the EU to its core, casting doubt on the sustainabil
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A380 provides Eaton with plenty of work

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corp.
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P&W adds more test engines to JSF effort

Pratt & Whitney is preparing five more ground-test engines to support seven units already participating in the F135 engine development and demonstration pr

Turbomeca wants bigger slice of cake

Turbomeca is today announcing a further expansion of its customer support network with four additional TurboSupport Centers.

In-flight entertainment stars in the Thales orbit

Thales Aerospace boss François Quentin sees in-flight entertainment (IFE) equipment as the fastest growing of the division’s businesses.

Israel’s Elbit covers UAV tactical ops

“Elbit covers the tactical side of the spectrum, from the diminutive Skylark to the Hermes series,” claimed Eli Yitzhaki, the company’s vice president, bus

Tranaero to get GPS flight management

The company is also announcing new contracts here at the Paris Air Show.

CMC shows satcom antennas, EFB

CMC Electronics is here at the Paris Air Show with a compact satcom antenna, an integrated glass cockpit for helicopters, a second-generation electronic fl
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IS&S announces cockpit upgrade for Boeing 767

Through an agreement with cargo airline ABX Air of Wilmington, Ohio, avionics maker Innovative Solutions & Support announced an upgrade program for replace
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New breed of t’props

A fighter pilot is as expensive as the aircraft he or she flies.

Supersonic Aerospace International also Working on its SSBJ

Supersonic Aerospace International of Las Vegas said it continues to work with Lockheed Martin on the Quiet Small Supersonic Transport (QSST), the 4,000-nm

Bell/Agusta civil tiltrotor returns to flight status

After a hiatus of more than two years, the Bell/Agusta BA609 civil tiltrotor returned to flight status on June 3, flying for 1.3 hours.

Demand for SSBJ is real, one market survey finds

According to Aerion market research, there is sufficient demand to proceed with development of the company’s proposed supersonic business jet (SSBJ).

First Japanese KC-767 Tanker Arrives

The first of four Boeing 767s destined for the Japan Tanker Program arrived at the modification center in Wichita, Kansas, last week for conversion into a

Santos-Dumont’s 14 Bis Replica Is Here

Embraer is preparing to mark the centennial next year of the first flight of Alberto Santos-Dumont’s 14 Bis biplane with a display at its Le Bourget static
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Barco Cockpit Upgrade for An-124 Freighter

Barco’s flat-screen cockpit displays have performed well during flight tests of the newly upgraded An-124-100M-150, according to the Belgium-headquartered

Micro Air Vehicle Added to Soldiers’ Packs

Honeywell announced that its 13-inch-diameter, 12.5-pound surveillance aircraft has successfully completed its first untethered free flight at a test facil

747-400 Brakes Improved

Goodrich Aircraft Wheels and Brakes has presented Virgin Atlantic a Boeing 747-400 Operational Excellence award in recognition of the 60-percent improvemen
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Dreamliner contract to Doncasters

The Doncasters Group, headquartered in Melbourne, UK, recently signed its largest single contract in its 226-year history to produce turbo-machinery for th

JSF lands on Goodrich gear

Aerospace systems and services supplier Goodrich Corp.
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First Inmarsat-4 Satellite Enters Service

The six-ton, London-double-decker-bus-size Inmarsat-4 communications satellite that Inmarsat launched in late March has taken over satcom transmission rout

Honeywell Adds to Used Market

Honeywell Aerospace Trading (HAT) now includes pre-owned Honeywell engines, auxiliary power units, starter and environmental control systems, as well as av

SBAC Opens Branch in Scotland

A new office has been launched by the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) to help represent and support the 140 companies and 30,000 employees in
Engines

GNK Now Repairs CFM56-5B Fan Blades

GKN Aerospace has won approval from Snecma Services to repair and overhaul CFM56-5B fan blades.
Aircraft

Bedek boosts 747 freighter conversions

As the Paris show opened, Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) announced a significant boost to the 747-400 freighter conversion program conducted by its subsi
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Could avionics halt incursions?

The statistics tell the story.

Eaton Aerospace wins contracts for JSF and Raptor

Irvine, California-based Aerospace division of Eaton Corporation arrived at Le Bourget flush with orders to provide major sub components for several of the
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Typhoon partners debate multiroles

Progress in the Eurofighter Typhoon program remains slow, although steady.

Thales looks to update scanned array radar

In the last two years, France’s radar and airborne electronics firm Thales has enjoyed steady progress in the development and integration of new radar and