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Parker Hannifin Scores A350XWB Work

Parker Hannifin has signed two agreements with major aerospace companies, which could net the company some $7.5 billion over the life of the programs.

AgustaWestland Gets New Order, Expands Spares

Transcanada’s ANR Pipeline Co.

CAE Tapped To Provide C Series Simulator

CAE has been selected by Bombardier to provide engineering services and a flight simulator for the C Series narrowbody aircraft.

Teal Group Forecasts Doubling of UAV Spending

The Teal Group’s latest Market Profile and Forecast for the unmanned aerial vehicle concludes that expenditure on UAVs will rise from an annual $4.4 billio
Aircraft

Next-phase Osprey Support Contract Awarded

Bell Boeing has just received a new contract to add to its existing support contract for the V-22 Ospreys operated by the U.S.
Engines

Honeywell Engine Deal for USAF Worth $400M

Honeywell is celebrating a further $400 million worth of orders for its TPE331 engine following a U.S.

PPG window coating is a real cool idea

PPG Aerospace is developing transparencies for aircraft cockpit and cabin windows that help keep the interior cooler by reducing heat from the sun.

‘Chip-on-flex’ simplifies a/c lightning protection

ITT Interconnect Solutions has enhanced its chip-on-flex (CoF) filter connectors with TVS surge suppression capabilities using chip capacitors surface-moun

GE’s FMS optimizes approaches

GE Aviation is here in Hall 2A Stand C137 exhibiting a flight deck with a flight management system (FMS) able to optimize approaches for reduced fuel burn

TrueNorth Wins USAF Bid for Satcom Systems

Satellite communications equipment manufacturer TrueNorth Avionics has received a U.S.

Rockwell Collins Completes DataPath Acquisition

Rockwell Collins said it has completed its $130 million purchase of satellite communication network designer DataPath in Duluth, Georgia.

Volvo Shows Off Lightweight Fan Frame

Volvo Aero has been working on a new generation of lightweight engine fan frames, and is exhibiting a demonstrator on its stand (Hall 2A Stand B114).

Rafael Launches Recce-U for UAVs

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.’s Recce-U real-time reconnaissance system is making its debut here at Paris.

JSF Helmet Display Awarded to Elbit, Collins

Vision Systems International, a joint venture between Elbit Systems and Rockwell Collins, has received a $54.1 million contract to begin production of Gen
Aircraft

Gulfstream G250 Edges Toward First Flight

The first Gulfstream G250 super midsize business jet had its Honeywell HTF7250G engines mounted on June 1 at Israel Aerospace Industries’ factory near Tel

Crane’s wireless monitor deflates tire-failure risk

Crane Aerospace & Electronics (Hall 5 Stand A24) is here at the show providing demonstrations of its SmartStem wireless tire pressure monitor, introduced t

ACSS closing in on T3CAS certification

Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) is closing in on end-of-the-year certification for T3CAS, a product that combines a traffic alert and

PC-6 hits new heights with Yeti in Himalayas

Chromalloy CF6 gas turbine blades have reached the 10,000 flight-hour mark for the first time with an unidentified major airline.

Viking Air soars with large order from ME firm

Canada’s Viking Air has sold 10 of its Twin Otter Series 400 turboprops to Global Aerospace Logistics of Abu Dhabi.

STARLite UAV radar ready for Army tests next month

Northrop Grumman’s AN/ZPY-1 STARLite unmanned aerial vehicle radar begins tests with the U.S.

Bell Helicopter Line Workers on Strike

Manufacturing workers at Bell Helicopter near Fort Worth, Texas, went on strike Monday for the first time in more than two decades in part to protect the j

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

Honeywell: air transport market bottom in sight

The bottom of the air transport crash is in sight, according to Honeywell Aerospace.

Horizon fuel cell for UASs packs plenty of power and endurance

Singapore’s Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies (Stand B75) is officially unveiling its new Aeropak fuel cell system here this week.

Diamonds shine in air-sensor role

With no fewer than four airborne-sensing versions of the DA42 on static display here, Diamond Aircraft of Austria is staking a major claim to the growing m
Aircraft

Ruag’s new-generation Do 228 on track for 2010 deliveries

Ruag Aerospace, the Swiss company that now holds the type and production certificates for the Dornier 228 NG, recently held its third operators’ conference

AML testbed to speed C4ISR development

Lockheed Martin has developed an Airborne Multi-INT Laboratory (AML), based on a Gulfstream III business jet.
Aircraft

Alenia Aeronautica awaits imminent B787 first flight

Alenia Aeronautica is one of three companies within the Italian Finmeccanica group that deal with fixed-wing aircraft production.

Advanced composites take to the air

Two weeks ago Lockheed Martin flew its Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft (ACCA) testbed from Palmdale, California.

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