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Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander Looks To China

Britten-Norman's Islander has become a legend of the UK aircraft industry. Now it is being pitched into the lucrative Chinese regional market
Maintenance and Modifications

GBA Launches Aerospace Division

One of the new division’s first projects is to create a "dedicated components milk-run service."
Rotorcraft

FAA Approves New Glass in MD 530F

Deliveries are under way to civil, military customers.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Airbus Zephyr Production Gets Under Way

Solar-powered, high-altitude aircraft is being produced at Farnborough, with the first Zephyr S being airborne while this week's airshow is on.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce Selects Circor for New TP400 Engine Valve

Circor will provide a new vent ejector valve for the TP400 engines that power the A400M military transport.

CAE Starts Scholarship for Female Pilots

CAE will offer five full scholarships to aspiring female pilots for one of its cadet pilot training programs.
Avionics

Middle Eastern Customer Selects Miysis DIRCM System

Leonardo says that its Miysis directed infrared countermeasure system provides full protection against the latest heat-seeking missile threats.
Aircraft

Gulfstream's G500 Bizjet Completes Worldwide Dash

Gulfstream's G500 is preparing to enter service later in 2018, after completing a 130,000-nm world tour.
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Aircraft

Digitalization, Big Data Driving Advances at Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney and parent United Technologies are embracing new technologies to keep pace with airplane makers' plans to speed up production.

Alvant Displays Hybrid Aluminum Composites

The AMCs are Alvant’s response to the aerospace industry’s challenges of reducing aircraft weight and emissions.

CPP Expands Casting Reach with Selmet Acquisition

The pairing will combine CPP’s line of highly engineering components with Selmet’s complex, titanium castings, and machined components.
Aircraft

Airliner Orders Hit $44B on Farnborough Airshow Opening Day

Airbus and Boeing were the main beneficiaries of some $40 billion in new business announced on the first day of the 2018 Farnborough show.
Aircraft

Segregated Avionics Speed Gripen E Development

Saab is soon to fly the next two Gripen E prototypes, which are being equipped with new systems thanks to a segregated avionics architecture.
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Aircraft

Boeing, Embraer Talk Benefits of Combination

Top executives participate in first joint air show appearance
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Aircraft

Lessor Jackson Square Buys 30 Boeing Max 8s

Jackson Square Aviation placed its first new airplane order with a $5.5 billion book-value deal for 30 Boeing 737 Max 8s
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Engines

Trent XWB Reaches 500th Engine Milestone, Two Million Hours

Rolls-Royce says 500 Trent XWB production engines have now been shipped.
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Engines

GE Wrestles with Business Case for Mid-market Aircraft

CFM proposal put to Boeing despite 52,000-pound maximum thrust requirement set by GE/Safran partnership.
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Aircraft

Aerospace Revenues Climb On Higher Defense Spending

While aerospace and defense growth is lagging world economic growth, U.S. defense industry revenue has increased to 2.5 times that of Europe.
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UK Launches 'Great British Space Age'

Funding granted to develop a vertical spaceport in Scotland.
Regulations and Government

AIA: U.S. Aerospace Industry Cannot Be Complacent

The behemoth that is the U.S. aerospace industry is still vulnerable to competition and trade barriers.
Aircraft

CargoLogicAir and Volga-Dnepr Pursue 'Premium' Cargo

CargoLogicAir and Volga-Dnepr Airlines have a three-pronged strategy: Fly frequently, fly full and fly premium freight.
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Aircraft

Garmin Demos New Fighter Cockpit 'Experience'

Sim features integrated flight deck configuration selected for Textron's Scorpion, Diamond's new Dart 550, and TacAir's F-5 retrofits
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Aircraft

Raytheon's StormBreaker Bomb Being Integrated into F/A-18

Integration of the Stormbreaker has started on the F-35, F/A-18E/F and F-15E.
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Evolved Seasparrow On Track, Says Raytheon

ESSM Block 2 development is focused on a new guidance section.

GKN Aerospace Expands Commitment to F-35 Program

A four-year deal increases production of titanium bulkheads for the Lightning II.
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MBDA Brings Modular Air Defense System to FIA 2018

MBDA's CAMM missile is at the heart of a range of new air defense systems, including the British Land Ceptor and Italy's new EMADS
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Aircraft

Oerlikon Inks Additive Manufacturing Deal with RUAG Space

Oerlikon continues its push into 3D printing and additive manufacturing with deal with RUAG to develop parts for use in space.

AlixPartners Forecasts Trebling of Aerospace Revenue

Consultant believes services and digitisation will drive the industry to grow rapidly over the next ten years.

Leonardo Launches Comint System

Leonardo's UK-based electronics business has developed a communications intelligence system that can form part of a larger Sigint suite.
Rotorcraft

Steadicopter's Black Eagle 50 on the Hunt for Buyers

30-kg RUAV can carry a 3-kg payload