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New Grob jet features quick-change luxury

Selected by Grob to design and engineer the cabins for both the new SPn Utility Jet and the G-160 Ranger, Germany’s Rücker Aerospace could draw on the expe

Elisra melds offense and defense

The maxim that attack is the best form of defense implies that the two modes are effectively two sides of the same combat coin.
Aircraft

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

The Pilatus Porter never won any beauty contests and may look as if a committee designed it.

Qinetiq sunscreens aircraft

Qinetiq is here at the Paris Air Show with a new sunscreen for heat-sensitive aircraft.
Aircraft

MA60 may become freighter

Xi’an Aircraft Industry is showing a model here at Le Bourget of a proposed cargo version of its MA60 regional turboprop.

Bombardier plans major parts storage

Bombardier is redoubling efforts to improve customer service through a series of initiatives designed to address customer complaints.

NATO eyes surveillance plan

The largest multinational industrial consortium yet assembled for a defense program will gather this morning to brief on progress on the e4-billion-plus Al
Engines

Trent 900s for A380 ‘better than spec’

Everything is going very well with the Rolls-Royce Trent 900, which has logged more than 400 engine hours aboard the Airbus A380 since the very large airli
Engines

GEnx orders may swell here

Orders for as many as 250 new General Electric (GE) GEnx engines are expected here at the Paris Air Show this week as the Boeing 787 program gathers pace a

Farnborough cuts airshow costs

Exhibitors at next year’s 45th Farnborough airshow (July 17 to 23) will benefit from a freezing of 2004’s general costs.

Olympics-bound EMS AB139is star of Bell/Agusta display

An air-medical AB139 that will be used by Italian operator Airgreen during next year’s Winter Olympic Games in Turin is on display here in Paris on the ram
Aircraft

Italian Finance Police Get Piaggio P166 DP1

Piaggio Aero Industries presented its first P166 DP1 maritime patroller to the staff of Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (financial police) during a ceremony her

AeroMobile Cell Phones Slated for 777-200LR

The Boeing 777-200LR making its airshow debut here this week is to be fitted with AeroMobile mobile cellular technology later this year.

Unmanned Piston Helicopter in Development

Eurocopter and Hélicoptères Guimbal signed an agreement here at the Paris Air Show creating a company to develop, manufacture, market and support an unmann
Charter & Fractional

NetJets LBG Flights Up 70 Percent from 2003

Fractional ownership operator NetJets has increased its flights to Le Bourget airport by 70 percent since the last Paris Air Show in 2003, the U.S.-based c

GKN Delivers First F-15C Canopy

 GKN Aerospace has delivered the first integrated canopy to the U.S.
Aircraft

M-D landing gears gives aviators a soft touchdown

Messier-Dowty, here at Le Bourget in Hall 2 Stand D14, is highlighting a wide variety of landing gear technology for a range of commercial and military air

L-3 still on the prowl as it enters the security arena

L-3 Communications chairman Frank Lanza arrived at the Paris Air Show mere days after proposing the biggest business deal of his tenure with the company, t
ATC

European commercial SEIMC stalls again

Proponents of commercial operations with single-engine aircraft in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) have been frustrated once again by seemingly

PPG Has Bell/Agusta, Airbus Windshields

Aircraft windows specialist PPG Aerospace Transparencies is to supply Bell/Agusta and Airbus.

Dubai Sets Bizjet Conference

Dubai airshow organizer Fairs & Exhibitions has added a conference dedicated to Middle East’s surging business market to this year’s event.

ILA Shortens 2006 Airshow

Next year’s ILA show in Berlin will be shortened by one day with three days reserved for trade visitors and three days for the general public.

Boeing 20-year Forecast Up

Annual global economic growth of 2.9 percent over the coming 20 years will be the principal driver for a 4.8-percent yearly increase in the world’s passeng
Aircraft

Dassault Flamingo spreads its wings

Here at the Paris air show on the static display, visitors can see a rebuilt Dassault Flamant (Flamingo) MD-312 light military transport.

FLIR’s Star Safire is able to paint targets in cities

Infrared imaging specialist FLIR Systems this week is introducing an airborne camera system designed to provide ultra-high-definition images in challenging
Aircraft

MD-80s are legalized by hushkits

A new Pratt & Whitney noise-reduction kit will permit operators of McDonnell Douglas MD-80 twinjets to meet Chapter 4 International Civil Aviation Organiza
Aircraft

Does the U.S. Army have a Spartan in its future?

The Alenia C-27J Spartan that features in the daily flying display here is a far better fit for the U.S.
ATC

Groups foster use of UAVs

To prioritize and promote unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the United Kingdom, the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) and the Unmanned Aerial

Software by Avexus saves airlines money

Airplanes certainly qualify as high-value assets, and operating and maintaining a fleet of them can be a tricky exercise, especially in the airline industr
Aircraft

DFS is where Falcons roost

When the Dassault Falcon 7X arrived at Le Bourget on Friday to begin its debut appearance at the Paris Air Show, pilots Yves Kerherve’ and Philippe Deleume