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GA-ASI trolling for export business

“We’re getting bigger–but we’re still manageable,” said Tom Cassidy of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI).
Aircraft

UCAV Program Review

Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS): As well as its “black world” programs such as the Lockheed Martin “son of DarkStar” that was reportedly u
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Conflicted priorities cloud UCAV picture

Companies in both the U.S.
ATC

Air traffic school provides a room with a view

Air traffic control students have had access to a broad range of simulators at the French national civil aviation school Enac for a year now.

Aerospace set to reap fruits of Orange Revolution

The dramatic victory of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and his self-styled Orange Revolution in December last year has brought numerous changes to t

OEMs taking different routes to standard satcom for airliners

The three new communications media that have become indispensable in recent years– cellular telephony, electronic mail and the worldwide Web–are now becomi

CAE makeover has touched up all areas

Like a country doctor on a series of house calls, CAE president and CEO Bob Brown has seen his share of ill health in the Canadian aerospace industry over
Engines

Honeywell moves to electronic systems

In an effort to save weight and improve reliability, Honeywell has asked its engineers to develop systems that will replace traditional aircraft hydraulic

New Bell presages MAPL technologies

Bell’s 429 IFR light twin caused quite a stir at its February 2005 launch during the Helicopter Association International show in Anaheim, Californ

Dark days for French genav

For several years large dark clouds have swept across the skies of light aviation in France.

Russian JSC aims to get new missiles airborne

International air show regulars have become accustomed to seeing Russian arms house Vympel’s line of air-to-air missiles (AAM) alongside Sukhoi’s fighter a

Winglets help refine flow and increase efficiency

Conventional winglets have come to be widely used on airliners, whether in the form of the Airbus A320’s wingtip fence or the up-swept devices characterist

Aircraft-weapons interface more complex than ever

In the era of “smart weapons” a lot can still go wrong, not the least at the interface between the combat aircraft and the missile or bomb.
Aircraft

Smiths, Eaton picked for F-35 PBL testing

Last month Lockheed Martin chose Smiths Aerospace and Eaton Aerospace to participate in testing the F-35 JSF program’s approach to performance-based logist

Fuel costs finally ringing alarm bells

Airliners now entering revenue service will be around for the next few decades, over which time forecasters expect the cost of kerosene to rise significant

What Winglets Do

Winglets increase efficiency by reducing lift-induced drag.

Aviation Partners wins STC for 757 winglets

Aviation Partners Boeing, the U.S.
Aircraft

Elbit Streamlines MiG-29 Cockpit

One set of options for MiG-29 operators involves the cockpit modernization packages offered by Israel’s Elbit Systems.
Aircraft

Mother MiG Gives Birth to New 29s

Russia’s RSK MiG continues to offer new members of the MiG-29 family of multifunctional fighters, including the MiG-29K/KUB, the-29M/M2 and the -29SMT.
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Foreigners hold edge in MiG-29 upgrade race

The Mikoyan MiG-29 carries a reputation as one of the most capable fighter aircraft ever designed, but to keep the revered Russian warplane on the cutting

North America fails to join Europe’s airline recovery

For many of the world’s airlines, the long and tiresome road to recovery has taken them through dips and valleys, hairpin bends and in some cases complete
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Average Values of New Airliner Sales Give Conflicting Signals

Airbus statistics appear to support Boeing’s contentions that the average size of airliners is going to shrink.
Aircraft

Production planners sweat ballooning backlogs

Here at this week’s Paris show, Airbus is introducing the A350, a larger variant of the A330 being presented at a global show for the first time.
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A final farewell to the Boeing 757

The 1,050th and last 757 airliner took off from Boeing’s Renton, Washington assembly plant for delivery to Shanghai Airlines on April 28, some 23 years aft

EU far from united on China embargo

“When China wakes, it will shake the world.” French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s assessment now lies at the heart of a major polemic between the U.S.

Barco glass graces A380, PC-21

Airbus and Pilatus have selected Barco’s latest glass cockpit for their respective A380 superjumbo and PC-21 training aircraft.

Liebherr keeps on riding

Air systems specialist Liebherr Aerospace Toulouse (Hall 2B Stand I6) is betting on regional jet production growth.

Big orders setting stage for turboprop encore

The so-called regional jet revolution has in the minds of many rendered turboprops a quaint throwback to the days of “commuter” airlines.

French group helps SMEs with strategy

Adour Compétitivité (AC), a French association of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), is helping its members in an original way.