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Cobham Lands Airbus Satcom Antenna Deal

Satellite communications system supplier Cobham (Hall 2 Stand E83) has secured a contract to supply high-gain antennas for use on single-aisle and long-ran
Aircraft

Premium Aerotec To Build Part of A350 Fuselage

German aerostructures specialist Premium Aerotec (Hall 1 Stand E197) has signed a contract with Airbus to provide the fuselage structure for the European m

Bahrain Mumtalakat Buys More CAE Sims

CAE has sold two full-flight simulators to Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Co., the investment arm of the Kingdom of Bahrain and owner of national carrier Gulf
Aircraft

Saudi Arabia Joins the Sniper Family

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has announced that it is to supply the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod to the Royal Saudi Air Force.

Honeywell Avionics, APUs for ACG’s 68 A320s

Honeywell will supply avionics and auxiliary power units (APUs) for Aviation Capital Group’s fleet of 68 new Airbus A320s in a deal valued at more than $40

SEI Shows Silens for AW139 Helicopter

Italy’s Servozi Elicotteristici Italiani (SEI) is exhibiting its new Silens cabin and noise-abatement system for the AgustaWestland AW139 VIP on static dis
Engines

GE to test open-rotor fan engine

GE Aviation and NASA are to ground test five sets of new subscale blades for open-rotor engines at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

Jet Republic goes green with Bombardier

New private jet fractional ownership partner Jet Republic yesterday joined Bombardier Aerospace’s Offset Program for its initial fleet of 25 Learjet 60XRs

ITT Aids Fight Against Global Warming

On Tuesday the ITT Corporation hosted a round-table of climate-change and climate-monitoring experts here at the Paris Air Show.

Messier-Dowty To Cooperate with Chinese Firm

Messier-Dowty yesterday announced that it has signed a letter of intent to cooperate with Landing Gear Advanced Manufacturing Corp.

Saab Off the Hook Over Gripen Deal

This week the Swedish chief prosecutor, Christer van der Kwast, decided to close the preliminary investigation into alleged illegal methods concerned with
Aircraft

First A320 Prestige Joins Private Asian Fleet

A private Asian customer has placed a firm order for an Airbus A320 Prestige, becoming the first in the region to order the type.

Embraer Extends Service and Support Options

Embraer has signed a variety of agreements for regional jet support with customers across the world.
Aircraft

Parker Hannifin Scores A350XWB Work

Parker Hannifin has signed two agreements with major aerospace companies, which could net the company some $7.5 billion over the life of the programs.

AgustaWestland Gets New Order, Expands Spares

Transcanada’s ANR Pipeline Co.

CAE Tapped To Provide C Series Simulator

CAE has been selected by Bombardier to provide engineering services and a flight simulator for the C Series narrowbody aircraft.

Teal Group Forecasts Doubling of UAV Spending

The Teal Group’s latest Market Profile and Forecast for the unmanned aerial vehicle concludes that expenditure on UAVs will rise from an annual $4.4 billio
Aircraft

Next-phase Osprey Support Contract Awarded

Bell Boeing has just received a new contract to add to its existing support contract for the V-22 Ospreys operated by the U.S.
Engines

Honeywell Engine Deal for USAF Worth $400M

Honeywell is celebrating a further $400 million worth of orders for its TPE331 engine following a U.S.

PPG window coating is a real cool idea

PPG Aerospace is developing transparencies for aircraft cockpit and cabin windows that help keep the interior cooler by reducing heat from the sun.

‘Chip-on-flex’ simplifies a/c lightning protection

ITT Interconnect Solutions has enhanced its chip-on-flex (CoF) filter connectors with TVS surge suppression capabilities using chip capacitors surface-moun

TrueNorth Wins USAF Bid for Satcom Systems

Satellite communications equipment manufacturer TrueNorth Avionics has received a U.S.

Rockwell Collins Completes DataPath Acquisition

Rockwell Collins said it has completed its $130 million purchase of satellite communication network designer DataPath in Duluth, Georgia.

Volvo Shows Off Lightweight Fan Frame

Volvo Aero has been working on a new generation of lightweight engine fan frames, and is exhibiting a demonstrator on its stand (Hall 2A Stand B114).

Rafael Launches Recce-U for UAVs

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.’s Recce-U real-time reconnaissance system is making its debut here at Paris.

JSF Helmet Display Awarded to Elbit, Collins

Vision Systems International, a joint venture between Elbit Systems and Rockwell Collins, has received a $54.1 million contract to begin production of Gen
Aircraft

Gulfstream G250 Edges Toward First Flight

The first Gulfstream G250 super midsize business jet had its Honeywell HTF7250G engines mounted on June 1 at Israel Aerospace Industries’ factory near Tel

Crane’s wireless monitor deflates tire-failure risk

Crane Aerospace & Electronics (Hall 5 Stand A24) is here at the show providing demonstrations of its SmartStem wireless tire pressure monitor, introduced t

Viking Air soars with large order from ME firm

Canada’s Viking Air has sold 10 of its Twin Otter Series 400 turboprops to Global Aerospace Logistics of Abu Dhabi.

Bell Helicopter Line Workers on Strike

Manufacturing workers at Bell Helicopter near Fort Worth, Texas, went on strike Monday for the first time in more than two decades in part to protect the j