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Chinese firm to supply C-Series center fuselages

Bombardier Aerospace yesterday signed a contract with China’s Shenyang Aircraft Corp.

L-3 wins Canadian and USAF contracts

L-3 Communications announced here at Farnborough a number of significant contracts.

Marshall, Shorts team on Tucano upgrades

Marshall Aerospace is proposing a significant upgrade for the RAF’s Tucano trainer, in conjunction with the original manufacturer, Bombardier subsidiary Sh

EADS, Canada cooperate on aero research

The National Research Council of Canada signed a five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with EADS last month to cooperate on aerospace research and te

GE Av Systems hopes to cash in on more-electric aircraft trend

General Electric Aviation Systems (Hall 4 Stand B7) has long been a pioneer in the more-electric aircraft concept but now is finding that rising fuel price

Dassault Falcon beefs up global support network

Dassault Falcon has appointed two new authorized service centers in South Africa and reached agreement with a third company to provide service center suppo

UAVs to patrol English Channel?

Represented by Farnborough Aerospace in Hall 4 Stand E13, the Warrior (Aero-Marine) Gull 36 UAV has commenced operating both in and over the English Channe

Three-blade prop option for G36s

Hartzell Propeller is now offering a three-bladed Top Prop propeller for the new Beechcraft Bonanza G36 piston single and all F33A, V35B, A36 and G36 Bonan

ITT’s EDO ‘merger’ a chance to diversify

ITT Corporation’s acquisition and integration of EDO figures prominently at the company’s exhibit in Hall 2 Stand A8, where electronic warfare clearly is a

Farnborough show opens its hangar doors to the world

Twelve years after the first Farnborough show in 1948, the Society of British Aircraft Constructors (SBAC) opened the event to foreign engine makers whose
Regulations and Government

NTSB wants airline pilots to be retrained on rudder use

As an outgrowth of its continuing investigation into the November 12 crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in New York City, the NTSB has recommended that
Accidents

Accidents: Final Report Roundup

CESSNA 303, BINGHAMTON, N.Y., NOV.
Accidents

Accidents: Conquest pilot lost control

CESSNA 441 CONQUEST II, ARKANSAS CITY, KAN., JAN.
Accidents

Accidents: Citation ran out of fuel

CESSNA 551 CITATION II/SP, KINGMAN, ARIZ., JAN.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: March 2002

Congress took most of the month of January off, and when it returned to the business of the nation, the Enron bankruptcy captured its attention.
ATC

Washington Report: Privatized ATC upsets controllers

Even the hint of a privatized ATC system in the Bush Administration’s budget for fiscal year 2003 has “angered and disappointed” the National Air Traffic C

Singapore 2010 draws bookings

The 2010 Singapore Airshow (Hall 2 Stand B9) has taken reservations for 80 percent of its available space just five months after this year’s inaugural even
ATC

Washington Report: 'That blank screen'

Calling September 11 the dividing line between our nation’s approach to aviation security on a “relatively peacetime” footing and the new “wartime environm

Latest Apache benefits from canceled program

Boeing has begun flight-testing the AH-64D Block III, the latest variant of the Apache gunship helicopter.
Regulations and Government

Congress allots $8.5M for new fuel research

Congress has allocated $8.5 million to research on alternative piston aviation fuels in the coming fiscal year.
Safety

Touching Bases: Controllers laud new surveillance system

A new runway and taxiway surveillance system, the Airport Movements Area Safety System (Amass), has gained the confidence of some air traffic controllers d
FBOs

Touching Bases: PremierSpirit program replaces Exxon's Tiger

After many years of faithful service, the Exxon Tiger has been retired, replaced by a new customer service program known as PremierSpirit.
FBOs

Touching Bases: Euro FBO chain imposes handling surcharge

Execair, with FBOs in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cardiff, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness in the UK, as well as at Belgium’s Brussels Charleroi

Airbus Signs Titanium Pact with VSMPO-AVISMA

Russian titanium manufacturer VSMPO-AVISMA (Hall 3 Stand B30) has signed a framework agreement covering the supply of titanium products to Airbus and other

LAIRCM Chosen for FSTA

Northrop Grumman’s defensive systems division has been awarded a $93 million contract to supply its large aircraft infrared countermeasures system for the

IAE Logs Record Aftermarket Deal

IAE has logged its largest-ever aftermarket deal to provide support for engines powering U.S.

Snecma inks Engineering contract with RAM

Snecma Services has signed an engineering support contract with Morocco’s flag carrier Royal Air Maroc.

Alteon Training To Build 787 Simulator

Boeing subsidiary Alteon Training said it will build a 787 full-flight simulator for installation at its training center in Miami, Florida.

Telephonics To enhance MH-60R radars

Lockheed Martin Systems Integration has awarded Griffon Corporation subsidiary Telephonics a $71.5 million contract to develop an enhanced version of the A

U.S. Army Assesses Pathfinder

Lockheed Martin’s Pathfinder flight team began preparations this week to demonstrate the system to the U.S.