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Dubai Business Aviation Firm Set To Expand Its Empire To India

Empire Aviation is about to conclude a major joint-venture agreement, which executive director Steve Hartley said will “double the size of the company.”
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Pratt Forms JV with Rolls for Future Airliner Engines

Pratt Forms JV with Rolls for Future Airliner Engines

Oman Air Wavering Over 787 Deliveries

Oman Air now flies seven Airbus A330s (above), now seen as possible alternatives to Boeing 787s. (Photo: Airbus)
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Paris 2011: Europrop International Still Troubleshooting TP400 Gearbox Malfunction on Airbus A400M

The last-minute problem with the gearbox of the TP400D-6 turboprop engine, which led to the decision to cancel the spectacular Airbus A400M flying display
Engines

Paris 2011: Price Induction To Certify Its DGEN 380 Mini-turbofan

French turbine-engine manufacturer Price Induction is about to embark on European certification of its DGEN 380 general aviation turbofan.  An example
Engines

Paris 2011: Rolls Details A350-100 Growth Engine

Rolls-Royce has revealed how it will increase the thrust of the baseline engine it is developing for the Airbus A350 by 13,000lbs 000 pounds to meet the t
Engines

Price Induction To Certify DGen 380 Mini-turbofan

Price Induction is about to embark on European certification of its DGen 380 general aviation turbofan, the Tarnos, the France-based turbine-engine manufac

Paris 2011: Will Unrest Undermine Ambitious Targets Set By Moroccan Aerospace Industry

The Moroccan aerospace industry has made significant strides in recent years to position itself as a lower cost base than nearby Europe.

Paris 2011: Raytheon Lands Romanian ATM Radar Deal

Romania has ordered Raytheon mode-S monopulse secondary surveillance radars for three of its airports as part of its upgrade to comply with European Union

Paris 2011: Saint-Gobain Promotes Advanced Polymers, Seals and Gaskets

French plastics specialist Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is showcasing materials made from its Meldin 7000 lightweight, high-temperature polymer on Sta

Paris 2011: Boeing and Avic Plan to Build Training Center in Xi’an, China

Boeing and China’s Avic have signed an agreement to set up a joint-training center specifically aimed at improving the quality of products made in China fo
Engines

Paris 2011: GTF Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan Consortium to be Formed

A consortium along the lines of International Aero Engines (IAE) will be created for the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbofans (GTF) later this year
Aircraft

Paris 2011: Rostvertol’s Upgraded Mi-26T2 Looks for Sales in India

Rostvertol is at the show promoting its Mi-26T2, an upgraded version of its popular heavy-lift helicopter, in the hope of securing sales to India and other

Paris 2011: North Sea Weather Baptizes Le Bourget Debut of AgustaWestland’s AW189 Twin-engine Helicopter  

Dark clouds and a strong breeze failed to prevent yesterday’s unveiling of AgustaWestland’s latest civil helicopter, the eight-ton multi-role AW189.
ATC

Paris 2011: SESAR Achieves First Targets

The SESAR Joint Undertaking (JU) has recently carried out an extensive review to see whether there are any early results that could benefit the aviation co

Paris 2011: Boeing must act now on narrowbodies, says ILFC chief

Boeing needs to “get on with it,” if it is to compete with the Airbus A320neo, according to International Lease Finance Corporation CEO Henri Courpron.
Aircraft

Paris 2011: Where Next for Russian Helicopters Following Share Flotation Flop?

Russian Helicopters has had to go back to the drawing board on plans to raise fresh capital, following last month’s failed attempt at a $500 million share

Paris 2011: Aeroconseil Provides Connections

Aeroconseil (Stand 126, Hall B2), a provider of aeronautical engineering and air transport services, is making its second appearance at Le Bourget.
Engines

Paris 2011: Honeywell-Safran Link on Electrically Powered Taxi System for Airplanes

Airline fuel savings of 4 percent and quieter, cleaner airports are predicted for an
Engines

Paris 2011: Anticipated Major A320neo Orders Will Likely Mean Good News for CFM’s Leap-X Engine

Major orders for the new CFM International Leap-X turbofan engine are due to be announced during the first four days of the Paris show, intensifying the ba
Engines

Paris 2011: Crunch time approaches for narrowbodied engine choices

Almost three full decades ago a battle was raging over the powerplant options for what was then the all-new Airbus A320.

Qatar's C Series 'Issues' Hit Sour Note for Pratt

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker's surprise revelation at the Farnborough airshow that "issues” with the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbo
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Aircraft

Mubadala Plans Homegrown Bizjet by 2018

Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Aerospace is aiming to be not only a tier-one supplier of large composite structures to Airbus or Boeing, but also a business jet

Mubadala targets tier one and a new bizjet for 2018

Mubadala Aerospace is positioning itself as a tier-one supplier of large composite  structures to Airbus or Boeing for future single-aisle aircraft as
Engines

GE doesn’t see business case for 2nd A350 engine launch

Manufacturers of airliners typically offer customers a choice of engines for their various models.
Engines

Pratt and GE butt heads again over F-35 engine alternative

Pratt & Whitney and General Electric have bought their high-stakes battle over the provision of an alternative engine for the Lockheed-Martin F-35.
Engines

Open rotors brushed off by Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney believes open rotors are not the solution to powering future single-aisle aircraft and will offer developed versions of its PW1000G ser

Industry must boost IT to grow and cut costs

Information technology (IT) specialist CSC aims to increase its European aerospace and defense business by up to 10 percent year-on-year as it seeks to cap
Engines

Leap-X engine leaps forward as single-aisle planes slip

CFM International comes to the Farnborough airshow with the first application for its new Leap-X engine under its belt and ready to offer more advanced ver
Engines

Pratt Canada launches new regional turboprop

Pratt & Whitney Canada has launched an all-new turboprop engine for regional aircraft to replace the 1,800- to 5,000-shp PW100 series.