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Paris 2011: A400M Engine Gearbox Glitch Dampens the Airbus A400M’s Paris Le Bourget Debut

An engine gearbox anomaly picked up during flight testing of an
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Paris 2011: Airbus Boosts A350-1000 To Take on Boeing 777

Airbus has revealed that first deliveries of its A350XWB-800 and A350XWB-1000 will be delayed by two years–to mid-2016 and mid-2017, respectively.
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Paris 2011: Honeywell-Safran Link on Electrically Powered Taxi System for Airplanes

Airline fuel savings of 4 percent and quieter, cleaner airports are predicted for an
Engines

Paris 2011: Anticipated Major A320neo Orders Will Likely Mean Good News for CFM’s Leap-X Engine

Major orders for the new CFM International Leap-X turbofan engine are due to be announced during the first four days of the Paris show, intensifying the ba
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Paris 2011: Honeywell Record Flight Brings Biofuel to the Paris Air Show

Honeywell made history here in Paris on Saturday morning, landing its Gulfstream G450 jet at Le Bourget after the first transatlantic flight using biofuel.
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Paris 2011: GECI gets delayed Skylander back on track

Final assembly of GECI Aviation’s multi-purpose twin-turboprop
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Paris 2011: Irrational exuberance by airlines could spell trouble for OEMs

Sanguine projections for equipment demand by the air transport industry suggest good times ahead for the likes of Boeing and Airbus, and increasing produc
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Paris 2011: A350XWB shell structures take shape in Germany

One of the big changes when Airbus unveiled its market-driven XWB revamp of the A350 back in May 2007 was the new structural concept.
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Paris 2011: Big Frog to stake France’s claim to Reno glory

The Big Frog racer is getting attention for more than just its tongue-in-cheek patriotic name.
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Paris 2011: Next-generation Hawk vies for export sales

BAE Systems brings its Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT)
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Paris 2011: Pratt eager to meet A320neo challenge

More than a dozen so-called working teams from Pratt & Whitney, Airbus and various suppliers continue their evaluation of the integration challenge the com
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Paris 2011: Thales Brings Consistency to Rafale Radar

Thales is “five years ahead of anybody in Europe or the U.S.” in active arrays for airborne radars, according to Jean-Nöel Stock, Thales vice-president UAV
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Paris 2011: Raytheon air traffic management advances STARS, ASR-11 radar

Raytheon has new developments to report in both air traffic automation systems and radar portions of its air traffic management (ATM) business.
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Paris 2011: Fast-selling Neo ups the ante in new narrowbody stakes

The Airbus A320neo (for “new engine
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Paris 2011: Sharklets Are “Go”

Airbus has already started to produce the first elements of the
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Paris 2011: Long live the A320…

Alongside preparations for the re-engined A320neo, Airbus is continuing
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Paris 2011: IAE to consider V2500 SelectThree variant

International Aero Engines (IAE) will begin to consider a “SelectThree” variant of its established
Engines

Paris 2011: Crunch time approaches for narrowbodied engine choices

Almost three full decades ago a battle was raging over the powerplant options for what was then the all-new Airbus A320.
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Paris 2011: C919 Is China’s Bid for the Big Time

China’s new single-aisle aircraft, the Coma
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Paris 2011: Raytheon expands SeaVue capability

Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems division has upgraded its SeaVue maritime surveillance radar, incorporating a situational awareness package that has
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Paris 2011: Airbus carefully ramps up production

Building on a strong upturn in global airline traffic, Airbus is ramping up production of all its models–A320 family, A330 and A380–while keeping a careful
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Paris 2011: Chromalloy celebrates 60 years in aeroengine business

Chromalloy, one of the world’s larges
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Paris 2011: TE Connectivity brings ‘intelligence’ to electronics

One of the newest names in aerospace is also one of the biggest, but even before Tyco Electronics became TE Connectivity this past March, few in the indust
Engines

Paris 2011: Trent XWB newcomer is mature before its time

With positive early test results and an accelerating work schedule, Rolls-Royce is confident it can deliver the
Engines

Paris 2011: Trent XWB turbofan put to the test

Eight Trent XWB engines–serial numbers 20990 and 20001 through 20007–are being used in Rolls-Royce’s test program.
Engines

Paris 2011: Next Up: Power for Boeing’s 787-10X

Rolls-Royce is working “very closely” on the engine requirements for a 787-10X development being considered by Boeing, according to Trent 1000 program dire