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Boeing Max Number 4 Graces Farnborough Static Line

Boeing is preparing the 737 Max production line for a ramp-up in speed as flight testing continues towards certification.
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Boeing Set to Announce New Business at Farnborough Show

A mix of airlines and leasing companies are set to sign new contracts with Boeing this week.
Aircraft

UK Set to Order Poseidon and Apache As F-35 Stars in Show

Despite the gloomy talk after the “Brexit” decision to leave the EU, the UK is pushing ahead with defense procurement plans.
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Aircraft

Brexit Concerns Cast a Shadow Over UK Showcase

The continuing lack of certainty over the terms under which Britain will leave the European Union could damage the UK aerospace sector.
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ATR Confident of Continued Market Dominance

Franco-Italian manufacturer continues to roll out product improvements but is confident it can maintain its success.
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Avionics

Esterline CMC Inks New Trainer Contracts.

The Avionics specialist will provide new cockpits for the Pilatus PC-21 and upgrades for the BAE Hawk.
Aircraft

Spirit AeroSystems is ‘rate-ready’ from Boeing, Airbus

When Boeing ramps up production of the 737 narrowbody airliner in Renton, Washington, there are repercussions in Wichita, Kansas.
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Avionics

Rogerson Kratos Shows Off New UH-60 Cockpit

Intended for older, legacy Black Hawks, the all-digital suite will begin certification testing this fall.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

GKN, Spirit Ink Long-Term Window Deal

The manufacturer which has more than 2 million passenger cabin windows in service will supply Spirit AeroSystems for the next 10 years.
Aircraft

IAI Looks To Boost Civil Work With Focus On High-Tech

IAI’s Bedek division is set to introduce new freighter conversion options for Boeing 737NGs.
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Future’s Day Aims to Motivate Young People

This year’s Future’s Day program at Farnborough Airshow is designed with young aviation enthusiasts in mind.

Farnborough’s Space Conference Connects Industry Insiders

Participation in this year’s Space Conference is expected to increase by 25 percent compared to the 2014 airshow.
Aircraft

UAC Takes Technology Gamble To Give MC-21 Its Edge

The MC-21 features an all-composite, high aspect ratio wing that uses new manufacturing techniques.
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Rotorcraft

Boeing Starts ‘Little Bird’ Deliveries To Saudi Arabia

The deliveries originated in a massive arms deal the U.S. and Saudi governments negotiated in 2010.
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Amazing Aircraft Coming to EAA AirVenture This Month

Oshkosh Wittman Regional Airport is the busiest airport in the world for one week every year during the EAA AirVenture show.
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Aircraft

Engine Delays Hold Back Neo Deliveries

Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofans are still not ready for prime time.
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Aircraft

Emirates Closes on A350/787 Decision

Gulf carrier is expected to decide if it will still go for A350 after cancelling its original order in 2014.
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Aircraft

Russia's New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll

New narrowbody’s rollout a source of prestige for Kremlin.
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Aircraft

Embraer Touts ‘Maturity’ of E2 Program

Embraer has invested in new test facilities and altered some of the supply chain and suppliers for the E2, but it will handle the same as an E1
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Rotorcraft

Bell, Mag, Unveil Luxe Interior For Relentless

“Grandeur” features the latest advances in ergonomic design and high-end furnishings in a large, highly customizable cabin.
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Engines

CFM Prepares Leap Support Network

Increasing time on wing means engines need a robust support network that can act fast. CFM is preparing to provide that for Leap engines.
Aircraft

U.S. Pavilion Shows Breadth and Depth of Industry

More than 220 companies showcase their goods and services; new seminar series, “The Hub,” debuts at the pavilion.
Rotorcraft

Bell Advances Next Generation Tiltrotor Development

The Bell Helicopters V280 is being prepared for a first flight in September 2017.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce Says Progress Good With New Trent for A350-1000

Feeding back technology into the Trent XWB-84 model will also create an improved “EP variant of that for future A350-900s.
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Engines

GE9X On Course Flight Testing In 2017

Ground testing has started of the first 100,000-pound-thrust GE9X turbofan, which is the largest-ever commercial aircraft engine.

High-Powered Microwave Weapons Note Quite Ready

New contracts have been issued, but maturity of a technology that can disable computer systems is debated.
Aircraft

Mitsubishi Eyes ‘Expedited’ Flight Test Schedule

Japanese manufacturer’s long-delayed regional jet but flight testing is starting again in earnest this summer around the U.S and in Japan.
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Rotorcraft

U.S. Army Develops Apache ‘Version 6’ Update

Technology insertions by 2018 will improve the AH-64E’s fire-control radar, increase interoperability with unmanned aircraft.
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Elta Offers Wide Variety Of ISTAR Solutions

A rare glimpse of Israeli company’s special mission aircraft capabilities was had at a recent conference.
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Aircraft

ATR Ramps Up U.S. Marketing Effort

Demonstration tour takes turboprop to nine cities across North America
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