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Alteon Training Expands Boeing 787 Training Sites
November 14, 2006, 10:05 AM
July 17, 2006

Wholly owned Boeing subsidiary Alteon Training has confirmed that it plans to place Boeing 787 training suites in Australia, India and Singapore, increasing to seven the number of its Dreamliner training locations. The U.S. firm previously confirmed Tokyo, Seattle, London-Gatwick and China.

Parker Aerospace acquires Resistoflex Aerospace
November 14, 2006, 10:03 AM
July 17, 2006

Based in Jacksonville, Florida, Resistoflex Aerospace employs 84 people and reported sales of $16 million last year.

Qinetiq Trains Men Behind the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
November 14, 2006, 9:26 AM
July 17, 2006

Responding to the rapid growth in demand for training in the area of unmanned aerial systems, Qinetiq’s Empire Test Pilots’ School, located at the UK Ministry of Defence MOD Boscombe Down site, late last month completed its first “Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Systems Trials and Evaluation” sh

Testing the New Technologies
November 14, 2006, 9:23 AM
July 17, 2006

The key technologies being investigated in the current UCAV programs are advanced flight control for tail-less, blended-wing-body configurations; autonomous operation using reconfigurable software; open architecture avionics; secure datalinks; low-cost composite construction; and low observabili

UCAV gains apparent but debate rages on cost, uses
November 14, 2006, 9:20 AM
July 17, 2006

Having led the way with unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) concept demonstrations, the U.S. Air Force seems to be having second thoughts. Meanwhile, Europe is playing catch-up, but with three entirely separate UCAV demonstrators: the pan-European Neuron, the BAE Raven and the EADS Barracuda.

A400M on target for October 2009 delivery
November 14, 2006, 9:07 AM
July 17, 2006
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By the end of this month, Airbus France will deliver the first forward fuselage section for the A400M military transport. Almost simultaneously, Airbus Military (Hall 4 Stand A13) is set to complete construction of its final assembly line in Seville, Spain.

Two-pronged Attack on Stage 2 Under Way at VNY
November 14, 2006, 8:42 AM
July 27, 2006

Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is busy trying to figure out how to hasten the phaseout of Stage 2 business jets at Van Nuys Airport (VNY). The L.A.

Aviation Leaders United Against User Fees
November 14, 2006, 8:39 AM
July 27, 2006

NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen joined several aviation leaders on Tuesday at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., to show a united front against aviation user fees.

Raytheon Aircraft Deliveries Up, Division for Sale
November 14, 2006, 8:36 AM
August 1, 2006

According to Raytheon’s second-quarter report, released this morning, Raytheon Aircraft posted net quarter sales of $745 million, up 8 percent from $687 million in the second quarter of last year, thanks to more deliveries of new aircraft.

Spectrum 33 Prototype Crash Kills Two
November 14, 2006, 8:34 AM
July 27, 2006

On Tuesday at about 4:05 p.m. local time, the sole Spectrum 33 prototype crashed on the side of the runway while taking off from Spanish Fork Airport, Utah, on what was to be a routine test flight.

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