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Enhance Aero Offers Part-M Support

Enhance Aero, a two-year-old maintenance, engineering and consulting firm, is here promoting its Part-M support capabilities, as the September 28 complianc

Bell 429 light twin nearing FAA and EASA certifications

Bell Helicopter Textron of Fort Worth, Texas, expects Transport Canada to issue the type certificate for the company’s twin-turbine Bell 429 light helicopt

Anglo-Italian Aero Sekur is seeking partners

Anglo-Italian Aero Sekur is seeking partners for the next phase of development of its Spacecrew Emergency (SPEM) module after tests performed at the CIRA (
Aircraft

Vietnam ATR Deal Keeps Asian Growth Alive

ATR landed a firm order yesterday for a pair of new ATR 72-500s from Vietnam Airlines, bringing to 16 the number of the 68-seat turboprops the Asian custom
Engines

Controp Adds To Sensor Payload Range

Israeli EO/IR expert Controp has added a number of new products to its extensive range of sensor payloads, and they are on display here on its stand in the
Engines

Rolls-Royce To Research UCAV Powerplant

Rolls-Royce has signed a jointly funded research and technology contract with the UK ministry of defense.

Finland Buys SL-AMRAAM

Finland is the latest customer for Raytheon and Kongsberg’s National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS), following Norway, the Netherlands, Sp

AgustaWestland Chalks Up Five Orders

Helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland has announced five new orders from the government of Egypt and Indonesia-based Susi Air.

Honeywell cools Legacy for Embraer

Honeywell has been chosen by Embraer to provide the air-conditioning and temperature-control system for the Brazilian manufacturer’s Legacy 450 and Legacy

Brötje Aero wins GKN contract

GKN has selected Germany’s Brötje Aerospace to supply an advanced moving line assembly system that will mate wing trailing edge and main landing gear parts

Downturn will not dash Singapore show sellout

Organizers of next year’s Singapore Airshow are here in Paris (Chalet D226) pressing for a sell out for the Feb.
Engines

Pratt Inks Two Contracts for EcoPower Engine

Pratt & Whitney has signed two more contracts for its EcoPower engine washing service.

Tata To Build S-92 Cabins

Sikorsky and the Tata Group have signed an agreement for the Indian enterprise to build cabins for the S-92 helicopter.

CMC SwiftBroadBand Antenna for B777s

Esterline CMC Electronics (Hall 3 Stand D50) and Boeing have signed a contract to offer CMC’s multi-channel SwiftBroadBand compliant CMA-2102SB satcom high

Rockwell Collins Selected for Snow Goose

Rockwell Collins is to provide its Athena 411 flight control and navigation system for the Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology CQ-10A Snow Goose un

AIS Introduces Solid-State Inertial Nav System

Atlantic Inertial Systems (AIS) has introduced a new generation of ruggedized solid-state inertial MEMS (micro electromechanical systems).

Barco Secures Mission Display Order

Highland Integrated Surveillance Systems (HISS) of Toronto, Canada, has awarded a contract to Barco to supply MDU-268 avionics-grade mission display units

Rada Unveils New Compact Avionics for UAVs

In the Israeli Pavilion, avionics specialist Rada Electronic Industries is unveiling a new line of compact avionics systems designed specifically for unman
Aircraft

First Operational EJ200 Passes 1,000 Hours

The Eurojet EJ200 that powers the Eurofighter achieved a milestone earlier this month when the first engine to be completed to the full operational clearan

Sikorsky Opens Avionics Center at Derco Aero

Sikorsky Aerospace Services has opened a rotary- and fixed-wing avionics center of excellence at its Derco Aerospace facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the

Dunlop Shows Tires for new CRJ1000

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres (Hall 2B Stand H110) is displaying the tires it will be supplying for Bombardier’s new CRJ1000 Next Gen regional jet for the first ti
Engines

Chromalloy to repair F108 engine modules

Chromalloy (Hall 3 Stand A33) has announced that the U.S.

Gulf Coast Making a Splash in Paris

Instrument supplier and installer Gulf Coast Avionics (Hall 3 Stand A66) is making its debut at the Paris Air Show.

STAG Features High-tech Inventory Keeping

Global parts supplier STAG (Specialist Technologies Aerospace Group) is on hand at the Paris Air Show (Hall 2B  Stand E101) to explain its supply chai

Eurocopter upgrades 145 with new ‘Stylence’ cabin

Eurocopter’s EC 145 light twin-engine helicopter has received a makeover in the form of the Stylence (a play on “style” and “silence”) interior upgrade.
Engines

Korean Air Opts for P&W Engines for Six A330s

Korean Air has selected Pratt & Whitney’s PW4170 Advantage70 engine to power six new Airbus A330s it has on order.
Aircraft

Piaggio Notches Three Orders for Avanti II

Piaggio has received three firm orders for the P.180 Avanti II twin turboprop–two from the United Arab Emirates military and another from Susi Air in Indon

Aerodrones Offers UAV Ground Control

Aerodrones (Hall 4 Stand CD61bis) is here with its portable ground control station for unmanned aerial vehicles and the 2009 version of the built-in softwa
Engines

C-17 Engine Wash Helps To Improve Reliability

Pratt & Whitney’s EcoPower engine wash for the F117 turbofan is helping the worldwide C-17 fleet achieve an 85-percent mission-capable rate, despite the ai
Engines

Delta, Japan Airlines Select GE for Engine Service

GE Aviation has signed two separate 10-year OnPoint engine service agreements with Delta Air Lines and Japan Airlines subsidiary J-Air.