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Embraer makes splash with raft of E190 orders

Embraer rolled up to the show with a raft of E-Jet orders, including five firm positions plus five options for 190s from Niki Lauda’s low-fare airline Niki
Aircraft

Northrop X-47B UCAS undergoing system checks

Northrop Grumman’s X-47B UCAS-D carrier-borne unmanned combat air system demonstrator is currently undergoing sub-system checks before final assembly for a
Aircraft

ASTOR passes big test, formal acceptance next

The advanced stand-off radar (ASTOR) ground surveillance system produced by Raytheon has passed a major operational test, and will be officially accepted b
Engines

International Aero Engines Nabs Hainan Order

International Aero Engines has been awarded a follow-on order from Hainan Airlines for V2500 engines to power 13 Airbus A320s.
Aircraft

Cessna Taps Eaton for Columbus Fuel System

Cessna Aircraft has selected Eaton to supply the fuel system for the Citation Columbus, a $28 million large-cabin business jet due to enter service in 2014
Aircraft

Piaggio Developing Special Mission Avanti for Italy

Piaggio Aero Industries is developing a special version of the P.180 Avanti for the Italian air force intended for navaid flight inspections.

Swedish Agents Arrest Alleged Saab Blackmailer

The Swedish Security Services have detained a man for reportedly trying to blackmail Saab.
Aircraft

BAeRA Places First 146QT Freighter

Austrian all-cargo carrier Amerer Air plans to become the first customer for the re-launched British Aerospace Regional Aircraft BAe 146QT (Quiet Trader) f

British Airways, Rolls To Study Alternative Fuels

Rolls-Royce and British Airways are embarking on a study to identify practical alternatives to jet fuel that would make real reductions to aircraft carbon

Raptor thrills, but could face Pentagon chill

Appearing for one day only, the F-22 Raptor thrilled the Farnborough crowd yesterday with a majestic display of power and agility.

Airbus and Boeing share $20 billion Etihad order

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways announced here yesterday orders for 100 Airbus and Boeing aircraft nominally worth $20 billion.
Aircraft

Pratt’s PurePower geared turbofan family takes off

Clouds of dry ice swirled around onlookers as Pratt & Whitney revealed a full-scale model of its new “PurePower” PW1000G geared turbofan (GTF) on its stand

FlyDubai places $4B 737NG order

New United Arab Emirates low-cost carrier FlyDubai kicked off firm order announcements at this year’s Farnborough International yesterday morning with a $4

Aerospace central to Britain’s economy

 Aerospace, which employs 12,000 people in the UK and is worth an annual £20 billion ($39.8 billion) to the country’s gross domestic product, “will re

mapping out a better airbase manager

ESRI UK (Hall 3 B24) is showing its Airbase Management map system here.

Russia’s UAC plots civil ambitions

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) president Alexey Fedorov yesterday gave details of his plans here for expanding the company’s civil business fro
Maintenance and Modifications

Touching Bases: Florida Gulfstream service shop to expand

PrivateSky Aviation Services is building an expanded facility on an additional 15 acres at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Fla.
ATC

Russian airline chooses Snecma engine services

S7 Airlines announced here yesterday that it has signed a 13-year engine service per hour contract with Snecma Services covering its CFM56-5A engines.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Touching Bases: Emergency loans ok'd for small business

Small businesses, including FBOs and general aviation airports, still struggling to secure emergency operating funds may find relief from $4.5 billion in n

Boeing still bullish on airliner market prospects

Despite the prospective onset of possible economic recession triggered by the credit crunch and record-high oil prices, demand for new jetliners remains ro

Sikorsky nips at Eurocopter’s heels

Sikorsky has claimed the number-two position among the world’s helicopter manufacturers, declared CEO Jeff Pino here on Monday.
FBOs

Dubai’s Aviation City scouts for key bizjet OEM tenants

Dubai World Central (DWC) will hold talks with “several key business jet manufacturers” at the air show in the hope of attracting them to set up shop at it

ATR flying high as demand soars for turboprop models

Avions de Transport Régional (ATR) CEO Stéphane Mayer said the company remains on track to deliver more than 60 new airplanes this year after nearly doubli
ATC

BAe 146 studying climate effects of Kota rain forests

A BAE Systems Regional Aircraft regional jet is flying over Asia to improve understanding of how equatorial rain forests influence climate change.
Aircraft

Eaton systems selected on Lear 85, Sikorsky CH-53K

Eaton Corporation has signed two new multi-million dollar contracts to produce aircraft hydraulic and fuel systems.
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Asia to start this spring

Bombardier’s Flexjet Asia executive charter network is expected to begin operations during the second quarter.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hush money

The market for Gulfstream hush kits stands at fewer than 400 GIIs, GIITTs, GIIBs and GIIIs.
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: Hiller FH-1100 single-turbine helo reborn

Although dormant for more than a decade after a production run of some 250, the Hiller FH-1100 single-turbine helicopter is being re-manufactured by FH-110
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: Rolls-Royce/Teal forecast foresees flat growth

Rolls-Royce has combined its crystal-ball-gazing talents with those of the Teal Group, the industrial forecasting specialist that usually provides its pred
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: Eurocopter tests fly-by-light system

Eurocopter has successfully flown a production-capable testbed helicopter using fly-by-light systems to drive its primary flight controls.