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Paris 2011: Solar Impulse To Perform Le Bourget's Greenest Flying Display (but only if it stops raining)

The world debut of solar-powered Solar Impulse airplane could hardly have happened in less auspicious weather conditions.
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Paris 2011: Rafael Debuts New Integrated C4I system

Missile and air defense specialist Rafael is debuting its MIC4AD command and control system.

Paris 2011: New Grounds Underway for ILA Berlin 2012

The ILA Berlin Air Show, scheduled for September 11-16 next year, will be located “directly next door to Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt, the capital’s fu
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Paris 2011: Etihad Opts to Upgrade Its A330 Engines

Rolls-Royce has signed a $360 million long-term TotalCare agreement to provide engine support services and enhanced performance kits for the Trent 700 eng

Paris 2011: Sikorsky Sets Up Swiss Helicopter Center with Ruag 

Sikorsky Aerospace Services (Hall 3 D108) has signed an agreement with Switzerland’s Ruag Aviation (Hall 4 B76) to designate its Aplnach helicopter facili
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Paris 2011: Cobham Delivers Converted King Airs for UK Royal Navy Training

Cobham(Hall 2B EF167) delivered four converted Hawker Beechcraft B350ER King Air special mission aircraft to Ascent Flight Training for the UK Military Fly

Paris 2011: Terma Radar Aims To Slow Wind Turbine and Air Surveillance Dilemma

Surveillance of aircraft by ground radar in proximity of wind farms is an increasing concern and Terma (Hall E E2) claims to have the answer with its Scant
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Paris 2011: Antonov Charts Its Own Course as It Plots Production Growth

Ukraine’s Antonov has come a long way since it was last here at the Paris Air Show, but it still has a long way to go.

Paris 2011: Volvo Aero Launches Tracking System for Saab Gripen’s RM12 Engine

Volvo Aero has launched the Volvo Life Tracking System for “accurately calculating usage of critical engine components.” The product is designed primari

Paris 2011: Farnborough Airshow Coordinating with CAA and 2012 Olympics Committee

The 49th Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) will help mark a memorable summer in the UK next year as the eyes of the world focus on the bienn

Paris 2011: Eurocopter Will Be First Tenant for New Malaysian Heli-Centre

Eurocopter Malaysia will be the anchor customer for a new helicopter center that is soon be constructed at the Malaysian International Aerospace Centre at

Paris 2011: GECI Aviation signs up Skylander customers

GECI Aviation has signed up more potential customers for the Skylander SK-105 twin-turboprop regional and utility transport, as well as announcing a firm
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Paris 2011: EADS Reveals the Futurist Mach-4 Zehst and Electrically Powered Voltair

EADS has unveiled two new futuristic “Flightpath 2050” aircraft.

Paris 2011: Sagem Launches Cassiopée Aviation Services

Sagem, part of the Safran Group, is launching a new aviation services offering known as Cassiopée.

Paris 2011: Raytheon Lands Romanian ATM Radar Deal

Romania has ordered Raytheon mode-S monopulse secondary surveillance radars for three of its airports as part of its upgrade to comply with European Union
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Paris 2011: NextGen, Sesar, Emissions Trading, Globalization and Business Ethics on Agenda for Aviation Industry Associations

Ethics in the global aerospace industry is one of many topics that CEOs from the U.S.
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Paris 2011: Concept Airliner Highlights Founding of German Biofuel Association

Bauhaus Luftfahrt created a model of a concept airliner to highlight ecofriendly aircraft of the future, as well as the recent establishment of the Aviat

Paris 2011: Raytheon Reveals Hyperspectral sensor for MQ-1 Predator UAV

Raytheon revealed a hyperspectral sensor, which has been adapted to the MQ-1 Predator UAV, at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday.

Paris 2011: Nordic Aviation Capital is Latest ATR 72-600 Purchaser

ATR has revealed another of its previously undisclosed customers–Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC).

Paris 2011: Aero Sekur Wins F-35 Maintenance Contract

Aero Sekur (Hall 2B F156) announced here it has won a “significant first order” to supply an inflatable maintenance enclosure and climatic controller

Paris 2011: Mitsubishi Taps Boeing for MRJ Support

Boeing will help provide customer support for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet under the terms of a 10-year contract announced yesterday.

Paris 2011: Will Unrest Undermine Ambitious Targets Set By Moroccan Aerospace Industry

The Moroccan aerospace industry has made significant strides in recent years to position itself as a lower cost base than nearby Europe.

Paris 2011: General Electric Joins Sikorsky S-97 Raider Team

Sikorsky and General Electric have signed a teaming agreement under which GE Aviation will provide CT7-8 engines for Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider prototype deve

Paris 2011: Air Show’s Day 3 Sees $27 Billion Worth of Orders Placed

Another bumper day at the Paris Air Show saw more than $27 billion worth of orders (firm and memorandums of understanding) for commercial airliners placed
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Paris 2011: EADS North America Boss Looks on Bright Side of Tanker Contract Loss

CEO of EADS North America Sean O’Keefe believes that there is a bright side for his company in losing the massive U.S.
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Paris 2011: L-3 Joins Skylander SK-105 Team

L-3’s Aviation Products Group (Static F186) is to supply a wide range of avionics for the Sky Aircraft Skylander SK-105, the multi-purpose twin-turboprop t
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Paris 2011: Rockwell Collins Shows Off CSeries Flight Deck

Rockwell Collins (Hall 4 A18, and Chalet B19) held an official unveiling of its Pro Line Fusion flight deck for the Bombardier CSeries yesterday at Le Bour

Paris 2011: Airbus Reveals the Possible Shape of Air Travel in 2050

The best and brightest minds at Airbus (Chalet S3 418) have peered into their crystal balls and come up with what they think aircraft cabins will look li