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Paris 2011: Singapore Air Show Wants To Be Top Dog
The Singapore Airshow (Chalet D54) is consistently am
Engines
Paris 2011: Bodycote Renews Rolls-Royce Contract, Opens Facility in Mexico
Thermal processing specialist Bodycote has signed a 10-year renewal contract with Rolls-Royce to provide its services in the UK and potentially other parts
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Ktech Acquisition Boosts Raytheon’s Capability in Directed-energy Weapons
Raytheon last week completed the acquisition of the key business assets of Ktech, an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based company that specializes in pulsed power
Paris 2011: Eurofighter Typhoon Earning Its First Combat Ribbons in Libyan Conflict
NATO’s Operation Unified Protector has given the
Paris 2011: Northrop Grumman Block 40 Global Hawk and Variants Progress towards Various Milestones
Northrop Grumman officials during a Paris Air Show briefing reported that the first Block 40
ATC
Paris 2011: Natnav Coming of Age
It is only in the past few of years that GPS approaches, pioneered in Alaska in the 1990s, have started to become available.
ATC
Paris 2011: Traffic rebound drives SES as nations drag their feet
The global economic recession gave pause to the relentless growth in air traffic over recent years, not least in Europe.
Aircraft
AgustaWestland Buys Out Bell’s BA609 Stake
AgustaWestland is purchasing full ownership of the BA609 civil tiltrotor program from Bell Helicopter, the companies announced today at the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft
HyperMach Takes Wraps Off Mach 3.6 SonicStar
HyperMach Aerospace unveiled plans for its 20-seat SonicStar V-tailed, supersonic business jet yesterday at the Paris Air Show.
Regulations and Government
LightSquared Vacates Frequency Nearest to GPS
Since early reports indicate that LightSquared’s transmitters do, in fact, interfere with GPS signals, LightSquared yesterday announced that it would vacat
Security
Vague GAO Report Fails To Address Security Risk Issue
10:30 6-21-2011
In response to a Senate committee request, the U.S.
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Rockwell Collins delivers first software-defined ARC-210 radio
When Rockwell Collins officially celebrated the first full-rate production delivery of its ARC-210 RT-1939(C) Generation 5 radio to PMA 209, the air combat
Paris 2011: French firm offers tailored component testing
Avnir Engineering (Hall 4 Stand AB132) is here promoting its skills in devising test campaigns for aerospace components, such as its recent test of a helic
Paris 2011: Leasing companies plot course for coming boom
The world’s aircraft leasing industry appears to have weathered the proverbial storm of the global recession and now looks well positioned to exploit aircr
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Embraer Sees Strong 20-year Market, but Remains Noncommital on Entry on Narrowbody Airliner Segment
Embraer yesterday bypassed an opportunity to firm up its intentions in the widening campaign to challenge the dominance of Boeing and Airbus in the single
Paris 2011: Safran Supplements Virgin America’s $1.4 Billion Order for CFM Leap Engines with $400 Million Support Contract
Virgin America’s eve-of-Paris-show $1.4 billion order for CFM International Leap engines to power its 30 Airbus A320neo airliners provided validation of pa
Paris 2011: ITT’s Gorgon Stare’s “Unblinking Eye” Providing Intelligence from Reaper UAVs in Afghanistan
The system has overcome early integration problems and is delivering actionable intelligence to warfighters in Afghanistan.
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Hypersonic Hyperbole
HyperMach Aerospace Industries unveiled plans for its SonicStar V-tailed supersonic business jet (SSBJ) at the Paris Air Show.
Paris 2011: CAE Expands Global Footprint of Training Facilities and Simulators
CAE (Hall 3 C60) and Mitsui (Hall 4 F169) announced that they plan to establish a joint-venture training center in Japan for the new
Paris 2011: North Sea Weather Baptizes Le Bourget Debut of AgustaWestland’s AW189 Twin-engine Helicopter
Dark clouds and a strong breeze failed to prevent yesterday’s unveiling of AgustaWestland’s latest civil helicopter, the eight-ton multi-role AW189.
Paris 2011: Qatar Airways Orders Six Boeing 777-300ERs Worth $1.7 Billion
Qatar Airways has placed a follow-on order for six Boeing 777-300ERs, the companies announced yesterday at the show.
Paris 2011: ENAC Picks Daher-Socata for TB 20 Upgrades
Daher-Socata (Hall 2B C186, Static C63) has been s
Paris 2011: Bombardier Lands New C Series Order
A undisclosed “major network carrier” has placed a firm order for 10 Bombardier CSeries CS100s and has agreed to become the aircraft’s first operator, the
Paris 2011: Boeing must act now on narrowbodies, says ILFC chief
Boeing needs to “get on with it,” if it is to compete with the Airbus A320neo, according to International Lease Finance Corporation CEO Henri Courpron.
