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LTP boosts shares of A330/A340 overhauls

Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) is claiming a larger share of Airbus A330/340 overhaul business following a deal with UK carrier bmi, which has become
Engines

P&WC to take on Snecma powerplant

The news that Snecma is working on the new 8,500- to 10,000-pound thrust SM-X engine to power new large business jets and regional airliners hasn’t shaken

Boeing Expands Supply Chain

Avio-Diepen (Stand A1236) has joined Boeing’s integrated materials management program under which the airframe manufacturer and certain partners hold an in

Kellstrom Buys High Tech Avionics

Kellstrom Industries last week announced its acquisition of High Tech Avionics & Accessories.

IATA Hails Flagship E-ticketing Project

The partnership established last year between Garuda Indonesia and Germany’s Lufthansa Systems reached its first milestone earlier this month with the impl

CFM Completes Tech Insertion Trials Ơ

CFM International is on track to offer major performance and emissions improvements to operators of the CFM56 following completion of an extensive flight t

Paris Air Show To Help with VAT Refunds

Gilles Fournier is the new managing director of the Paris Air Show, GIFAS announced here this week.

pilatus trainers Going to malaysia

Malaysia has signed a contract for 10 Pilatus PC-7 MkII turbo trainer aircraft, ground-based training systems and a complete integrated logistic support pa

Berlin airshow confident for 2006

German aerospace industry trade association BDLI is expecting more than 1,000 exhibitors for the Berlin airshow, which takes place at the city’s Schönefeld

Honeywell radar debuts on Boeing 777-300ER

Honeywell (Stand A712) is here at Asian Aerospace 2006 exhibiting its RDR-4000 weather radar, currently being certified on the A380.
Aircraft

Boeing says 787 on schedule

Boeing 787 launch customer All Nippon Airways will take its first airplane in the second quarter of 2008, the program’s vice president of sales, marketing

UK firm aids China’s drive for aerospace manufacturing

Umeco Components of the UK is set to open a new logistics center in Xi’an in China’s Shaanxi province.

Aviall’s aftermarket now has global reach

Dallas, Texas-based aftermarket parts and services supplier Aviall (Stand A911) has launched Operation Global Reach, a program designed to showcase the com

Onera searches for peace and quiet

French aerospace research agency Onera (Stand A321) is exploring a new way to cut noise inside the cabin of an airplane.

Air France inks two MRO pacts

Air France Industries has won additional work from Royal Jordanian Airlines, with a six-year component support contract.

This A380 has innards that only an engineer could love

While the star of this year’s Asian Aerospace show came decked out in special Singapore Airlines couture for its runway display, the cavernous interior of

Embedded Virtual avionics maps terrain during training flghts

As the competition for the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) “basic wing course” request for proposal heats up, Aermacchi’s M-311 is making waves as t

Two Legacy 600s go to Indonesia

Embraer has a Legacy 600 on display at Asian Aerospace for the first time.

First international Apache deployed in Asia

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) AH-64D Apache Longbow multirole combat helicopter prominently displayed at the entrance to Hall A is one of six

S’pore takes the netcentric challenge

Significant local progress in network-centric military operations was reported here Monday at the C4I Asia conference by Singapore defense officials.

Asia/Pacific forces consider their AEW&C system options

With Singapore considering an E-2C replacement, and other regional air forces yet to buy their first airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft, yes

Changi Show Renamed, Again

The newly launched Changi International Airshow has already been renamed as the Singapore Airshow.
Engines

Heart of P&W’s new geared turbofan on view

The planetary gearbox on Pratt & Whitney’s Asian Aerospace stand (A909), may not look very exciting, but it could represent the future of aircraft propulsi
Aircraft

Challenger 300 joins Global in north Asia

Bombardier yesterday announced the first delivery into North Asia of a new Challenger 300 super midsize business jet to Corporate Jets, Inc.

Radar Wars could get ugly for indian fighter bid

Competition, it is said, brings out the best–and worst–in companies.
Engines

Powerjet Close to SaM146 first run

PowerJet, the joint venture formed by Russia’s NPO Saturn and France’s Snecma to build the SaM146 turbofan for the Russian Regional Jet (RRJ), will run the

AgustaWestland will give EH-101 antimine pallet

European helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland is developing a palletized airborne mine countermeasures (AMCM) system for installation on the three-engine

Bombardier wooed Sukhoi for C Series and Russian RJ

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Asia/Pacific regional director Anatoly Mezhevov confirmed here yesterday that Canada’s Bombardier had asked his company to join the n

India’s quest for fighter could cost losers dearly

The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) medium multirole combat aircraft (M-MRCA) tender is beginning to resemble a free-for-all that shows no signs of abating and wi