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Airbus' New Head of Sales Setting His Own Tempo

Airbus'top salesman Eric Schulz says Boeing's NMA is "lost" in company's catalog.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

SkyX Expands with New Aircraft, Drone Charging Stations

SkyX has already been tested in Mexico on a pipeline inspection job, and is working on TkyTwo. SkyX is making its debut at Farnborough.
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Aircraft

Norsk and Spirt Announce Additive Manufacturing Qualification

Additive manufacturing pioneer also produces rocket nozzle for European Space Agency
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

IAI Develops sUAS with Sierra Nevada

IAI has teamed with Sierra Nevada Corporation to develop a new small UAS aimed at the U.S. market
Aircraft

Embraer's Tuesday Sales Haul at Farnborough Airshow: $15B

Orders, commitments and options total 275 airplanes.
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Aircraft

Embraer and Boeing Shine as Airshow Orders Approach $100B

Airlines from around the globe boosted backlogs for both narrowbody and widebody airliners on the second day of the 2018 Farnborough air show.
Airlines

ITT Cannon Debuts High Speed Data Transfer Connector

Lightweight receptacle with PCB contacts is designed for commercial aviation market
Regulations and Government

EASA To Update All Weather Operations Regulations

The proposal would bring EASA AWO requirements in line with the FAA and ICAO.
Aircraft

Radome Damage Grounds MRJ

Mitsubishi regional jet struck by tow vehicle, preventing it from flying at the airshow Tuesday.
Aircraft

Boeing's Glimpse into the Future: Hypersonics and eVTOLs

Boeing Next and HorizonX programs aim to drive innovations that will mean less driving for humans, and more efficeint transit.
Aircraft

An ATR On a Mission

A Leonardo heavily modified ATR72 airliner outfitted for maritime patrol duties with the Italian air force designation P-72A at Farnborough.
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Aircraft

F-35 Program Partners Focus On Upgrades and Sustainment

Program officials briefed various initiatives at Farnborough
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Aircraft

Boeing, Air Lease Ink Major Max, Dreamliner Deal

$9.6 billion contract for 737s and 787s calls for first deliveries to lessor in 2020.
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Airlines

Hexagon Displays Geospatial Data Management Solutions

U.S. company showcases expanded product line of real time data management solutions enabled by recent acquisition of Belgium's Luciad
Aircraft

Peach Picks Airbus A321LR for Medium-haul Ops

Japan's pioneering low-cost carrier will become Asia's launch customer for the long range platform in 2020
Aircraft

New Look for an Old Warrior

UTC Aerospace Systems has begun installing modern eight-bladed propellers on the Air National Guard's "legacy" Hercules fleet
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Daher Assumes Warehousing Duty for R-R Tools

A new web portal tracks inventory and directs camera-glasses-equipped warehouse workers to find tools quickly
Engines

GKN Set To Add Engine Component Repair Shop in Malaysia

GKN Aerospace is to build a sixth facility in Asia, which will be its first to support its engine components business in the region.
Aircraft

Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander Looks To China

Britten-Norman's Islander has become a legend of the UK aircraft industry. Now it is being pitched into the lucrative Chinese regional market
Maintenance and Modifications

GBA Launches Aerospace Division

One of the new division’s first projects is to create a "dedicated components milk-run service."
Rotorcraft

FAA Approves New Glass in MD 530F

Deliveries are under way to civil, military customers.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Airbus Zephyr Production Gets Under Way

Solar-powered, high-altitude aircraft is being produced at Farnborough, with the first Zephyr S being airborne while this week's airshow is on.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce Selects Circor for New TP400 Engine Valve

Circor will provide a new vent ejector valve for the TP400 engines that power the A400M military transport.

CAE Starts Scholarship for Female Pilots

CAE will offer five full scholarships to aspiring female pilots for one of its cadet pilot training programs.
Avionics

Middle Eastern Customer Selects Miysis DIRCM System

Leonardo says that its Miysis directed infrared countermeasure system provides full protection against the latest heat-seeking missile threats.
Aircraft

Gulfstream's G500 Bizjet Completes Worldwide Dash

Gulfstream's G500 is preparing to enter service later in 2018, after completing a 130,000-nm world tour.
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Aircraft

Digitalization, Big Data Driving Advances at Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney and parent United Technologies are embracing new technologies to keep pace with airplane makers' plans to speed up production.

Alvant Displays Hybrid Aluminum Composites

The AMCs are Alvant’s response to the aerospace industry’s challenges of reducing aircraft weight and emissions.

CPP Expands Casting Reach with Selmet Acquisition

The pairing will combine CPP’s line of highly engineering components with Selmet’s complex, titanium castings, and machined components.
Aircraft

Airliner Orders Hit $44B on Farnborough Airshow Opening Day

Airbus and Boeing were the main beneficiaries of some $40 billion in new business announced on the first day of the 2018 Farnborough show.