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Engines

C-17 Engine Wash Helps To Improve Reliability

Pratt & Whitney’s EcoPower engine wash for the F117 turbofan is helping the worldwide C-17 fleet achieve an 85-percent mission-capable rate, despite the ai
Engines

Delta, Japan Airlines Select GE for Engine Service

GE Aviation has signed two separate 10-year OnPoint engine service agreements with Delta Air Lines and Japan Airlines subsidiary J-Air.

Collins Tapped for Xi’an MA-60 Training Program

China’s Xi’an Aviation Science and Technology Company (XASC) has awarded Rockwell Collins a contract to develop a simulation and training program for the X
Aircraft

Pilot optional for L-3’s new Mobius aerial vehicle

Long-established as a major supplier of systems for a wide range of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programs, L-3 Communications is moving up a step to offer
Aircraft

Air Nostrum boosts Bombardier with new deal for CRJ1000s

Bombardier Aerospace yesterday announced a new firm order for 15 CRJ1000s from Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrum.
Engines

Orders drop at CFM, but LEAP-X goes on

New engine orders slumped badly for CFM International during the first five months of this year.
Aircraft

Dassault rethinks SMS; questions engine choice

Dassault Aviation CEO Charles Edelstenne on Friday made it clear that all design choices for its next Falcon business jet, a super-midsize aircraft codenam

A330 Accident: Pitot Tubes Not to Blame?

Louis Gallois would not fuel speculation about what caused the Air France A330 to crash into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, but he did say that the replacem

Gallois: 2010 will be a difficult year, but EADS confronts crises head on

When EADS chief executive Louis Gallois briefed the world’s press just before the show he was taking to the podium against a backdrop of confusion over wha

Hydraulics are not dead, declares Safran

More electric systems are gaining ground aboard new aircraft but they will not force hydraulics out in the near or even mid term, according to Alain Coutro

Boeing takes long view of airliner market

The world’s passenger and cargo airlines will spend money on new aircraft at an average rate of just over $5,000 per second over the coming 20 years, accor
Aircraft

How Europe’s A400M airlifter failed to take off

Six years ago, the team from Airbus Military promoting the A400M came to the Paris Air Show full of confidence and good intentions.

CMC’s new PilotView EFB, Hawk avionics make debuts

Esterline CMC Electronics (Hall 3 Stand D50) is giving Paris showgoers their first glimpse of the company’s latest portable computer with the unveiling of

UK at risk of losing ground in aerospace, SBAC warns

“Significant extra investment” is required by the UK government and industry if the country is to retain its position as an aerospace powerhouse, the Socie

SmartDisplay enhances Goodrich CDMS

Goodrich is introducing its new cockpit data management solution (CDMS) portfolio at the Paris show (see Goodrich Pavilion & Aerocafé, B337), including
Aircraft

An-148 enters service; stretch version in works

Ukrainian airline AeroSvit launched passenger service with an Antonov An-148-100 regional jet prototype on a June 2 flight between the capital Kiev and Kha
Aircraft

Bental’s branches into civil market and shows off MicroBat payload

Having carved out a reputation in the military field for high-performance actuators, auxiliary power units and other power/motion systems, Bental Industrie
Aircraft

Finmeccanica shifts priorities but avoids making cutbacks

The world financial crisis is hitting military budgets as well as commercial aviation, forcing Finmeccanica, Italy’s leading defense and aerospace group, t

Crane shows off new boss and tire monitor here

Crane Aerospace & Electronics (Hall 5 Stand A24) has appointed Michael Romito to serve as aerospace group president.
Engines

Second-generation GTF is already on Pratt’s radar

The downturn in demand in some of its markets has not dented the ardor of engine maker Pratt & Whitney for developing new technology.

Airbus readjusts focus to backlog retention

In the face of the global economic recession, Airbus does not expect to reach its previously predicted 300 new orders this year and has switched its effort
Aircraft

Flurry of recent export orders bolsters Israel Aerospace sales

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) hopes that new export orders, such as a $50 million deal to supply unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia, will bolste

SmartLanding software adds approach guidance to EGPWS

The verdict has been in for a long time; stabilized approaches are an essential part of a safe landing.
Aircraft

ATRr’s 600 Series is close to first flight

Royal Air Maroc is one of the most recent customers to sign up for the new 600 Series of ATR-42s and ATR-72s being developed by Avions de Transport Regiona

GE keeps focus on next-generation technology

After 28 years with General Electric Lorraine Bolsinger took over as president and CEO of GE Aviation Systems in October 2008.

Turbomeca plots revolution in helicopter engine design

Turbomeca is pressing ahead with a radical design for a new generation of helicopter engines to deliver a quantum leap in operational efficiency.
Safety

Obama Nominates Deborah Hersman to Chair NTSB

The White House announced on Tuesday President Obama’s nomination of Deborah Hersman to chair the National Transportation Safety Board.
Charter & Fractional

FAA: Use Constant Descents for Nonprecision Apps

The FAA recently issued a Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO 09011) to provide guidance for Part 121 and 135 operators about the importance of using a consta

Optimism at NATA Charter Summit, FBO Conference

The National Air Transportation Association Air Charter Summit and FBO Leadership Conference that ended today underscored cautious optimism that the econom