Farnborough Air Show 2008
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Engines
Rolls bids to power new MS-21 airliner
Russian airframer Irkut wants Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney to bid against each other with Russian partners in the tender to provide a powerplant for
Aircraft
Antonov seeks Western partners for An-148
In an effort to expand its product line’s international customer base, Antonov is actively pursuing more Western participation in its An-148 regional jet.
Airbus to test chrome coating replacement
Airbus has agreed to start approval testing for a new tungsten carbide-based coating developed by the UK’s Hardide Coatings (Hall 4 Stand E20) as a replace
Diehl celebrates further prospects for growth
Diehl Aerospace, the product of a merger between two German companies, is celebrating its second anniversary this month and joining French group Thales
Aircraft
Hamilton Sundstrand promises 787 vindication
Hamilton Sundstrand (Hall 4 Stand F13) has been on the frontline of the ongoing battle to get Boeing’s repeatedly delayed 787 airliner program back on trac
Euro MRO firms brace for downturn, skill shortage
European maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service providers expect a downturn in air transport, and analysts say consolidation in the support market
Take home show highlights on official Farnborough DVD
For those who just don’t want the airshow ever to end, there is the official Farnborough 2008 DVD, which is being filmed here all week by LifeTV Media.
SOSTAR cancellation a ‘shame’ for Europe
After completion of a ?90 million ($139 million) development program funded by five countries for nearly six years, Europe has developed significant new te
Aircraft
Brazilian success story is deciphered
While other major manufacturers are struggling to find the right production organization or have spent years changing their minds about what product to lau
Aircraft
Embraer bizjets take off while E-Jets flourish
Embraer is here at Farnborough exhibiting a Legacy 600 demonstrator and mock-ups of its new Phenom 300 and Lineage 1000 business jets.
