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Paris 2011: Airliner Size Will Continue To Grow, Says Boeing’s Current Market Outlook
New Boeing analysis of future passenger- and cargo-capacity requirements confirms the trend toward ever-bigger jetliners, although its perception of globa
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Airbus A400M Will Soon Be the Atlas
According to the latest speculation, the A400M will soon gain an official name: Atlas.
Paris 2011: Boeing Adds Hamilton Sundstrand to KC-46 Tanker Team
Boeing has added Hamilton Sundstrand to its team of suppliers on the KC-46 aerial tanker, awarding it a contract to supply its environmental-control syste
Paris 2011: Safran and Comac Form Joint Venture for C919 Wiring
Safran’s Labinal and Comac have established a Shanghai-based joint venture known as Shanghai Saifei Aviation Ewis Manufacturing, with Comac taking a 51-pe
Paris 2011: Bedek Forges Deeper Links with China
BedekAviation Group is strengthening its relationship with two Chinese companies to cater better for its growing freighter conversion business.
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Chinese Chengdu J-20 Fighter Still Shrouded in Mystery
Nearly a year after the Sukhoi T-50 made its first flight, another fifth-generation fighter program made its debut, in the form of Chengdu’s J-20.
Paris 2011: L-3 Video Scout Connects Ground Troops with Android-based Smartphones
L-3’s Interstate Electronics Corp.
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Guardian Pod on KC-135
Northrop Grumman, named to supply its large-aircraft, infrared-countermeasures (LAIRCM) system on the U.S.
Paris 2011: Dubai Air Show Will Hold “Future Day”
An effort to inspire the youth of the United Arab Emirates to become the next generation of aviation professionals will take the form of the inaugural “Fut
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
Paris 2011: Eurofighter Consortium Announces Typhoon 2020 Plan
Eurofighter confirmed in Paris yesterday that an AESA (active electronically scanned array) radar would enter service on the Typhoon in 2015, and announced
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
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Private Captial Fund Raises $1.5 Billion To Help Kick-start NextGen ATM in U.S.
A public-private financing construct designed to assist airlines in equipping their fleets for next-generation air traffic operations is nearing realizati
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Armed Saab 2000 on Offer to India
Saab is offering a version of its 2000 MPA (maritime patrol aircraft) to the Indian navy to answer that service’s medium-range, maritime reconnaissance (MR
Aircraft
Paris 2011: UTair To Buy 40 Boeing 737s
Boeing and Russia’s UTair announced an “agreement” yesterday calling for the purchase of 33 new 737-800s and seven 737-900ERs.
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Elop To Play MUSIC in Italy
As the culmination of a jointly funded cooperation program between Italian electronics house Elettronica and the Elop business of Elbit Systems, the Isra
Aircraft
Paris 2011: BAE Systems Tests ‘Brownout’ Landing Aid in U.S. Army Helicopter
One of the biggest dangers facing helicopter crews around the world, and in current operational theaters in particular, is “brownout.” Rotor downwash can
Paris 2011: MBDA Has India in Its Sights for Fire-and-forget Missile
MBDA Deutschland conducted three firing trials of its PARS 3 LR fire-and-forget precision missile in late April as part of its campaign to sell the weapo
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Boeing Releases Details on USAF KC-46 Aerial Tanker
Boeing finally released significant detail on the U.S.
Paris 2011: Buying Frenzy Here Could Set the Stage for Mergers
Aerospace firms have been doing a roaring trade here at the Paris Air Show, selling record volumes of aircraft, engines and all the associate
Maintenance and Modifications
NVision Offers Product Defect Analysis
NVision, manufacturer of a non-contact measurement and scanning systems, touts its products as valuable in identifying parts variances and settling legal d
Maintenance and Modifications
Russia, China Acquire $17M in Engine Test Equipment
Hudson, Mass.-based Test Devices has sold approximately $17 million worth of jet engine test equipment to Russia and China.
Maintenance and Modifications
NRC To Explore Future Cabin Environment Technology
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has launched an initiative called Aircraft Cabin Environment Technologies (ACET) to develop, apply and evalua
Maintenance and Modifications
Eurocopter Opens Logistics Center
Eurocopter has opened a new global logistics facility in Les Florides industrial park near its production plant in Marignane in the south of France.
Maintenance and Modifications
Lufthansa Technik Building Maintenance Hangar in Berlin
Lufthansa Technik has begun construction of a new maintenance hangar at the future Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER).
Paris 2011: AFI KLM Launches Comprehensive, International Training Offering
Air France Industries KLM Engineering &
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Need for Interim Helmet for F-35 Pilots May Be Decided in August
The F-35 Joint Program Office is faced with making a decision on whether to procure an interim helmet/display to use with standard night-vision goggles.
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
