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Dynamatic Technologies Grows UK Business

With manufacturing facilities in the UK and sister plants around the globe, Dynamatic Technologies is a sole supplier to the Airbus A320 family.
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Engines

Supply Chains Ready for Nexcelle Nacelle Production Ramps

Nexcelle has required supplier production contracts in place to support nacelle-production ramps for Bombardier Global 7500 and Comac C919.
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Aircraft

ATR Lands Pair of Deals for EVS-equipped -600s

ClearVision enhanced vision system featured on ATR 600 Series' Standard 3 avionics suite.
Avionics

Esterline Announces New Products, Updates

Esterline and its conglomerates announced several agreements, new products, and product updates at this year’s Farnborough Airshow.
Aircraft

Honeywell: Airlines Planning Big Connectivity Spends

New survey reports more than half of airline respondents plan to spend up to $1 million per aircraft in the next five years
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Elbit StarLiner Ready For Unsegregated Airspace

Progress towards military-spec UAVs flying in civilian airspace has taken another step as Elbit is introducing a certifiable Hermes 900 version.
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Regulations and Government

UK MoD Makes Permanent Rapid Capabilities Office

Office helps the defense world to exploit the ever-accelerating pace of commercial information and systems-technology development.
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Avionics

GE Unveils Open Avionics Demonstrator

Concept allows mission-specific tailoring and quicker, cheaper upgrades
Aircraft

GE Wins $437M Adaptive Cycle Engine Contract

Modification of prior U.S. Air Force agreement lets GE continue work on Next Gen powerplants for air superiority applications
Rotorcraft

Steadicopter's Black Eagle 50 on the Hunt for Buyers

30-kg RUAV can carry a 3-kg payload
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.
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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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

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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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

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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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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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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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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Aircraft

Boeing, Embraer Talk Benefits of Combination

Top executives participate in first joint air show appearance
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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

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

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.
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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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.
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.
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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Rotorcraft

FAA Approves New Glass in MD 530F

Deliveries are under way to civil, military customers.
Maintenance and Modifications

GBA Launches Aerospace Division

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

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