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Paris 2011: Crane Lifts Five New Contracts

Crane Aerospace (Hall 4 A188) has just

Anticipation Builds for Major Orders at Paris Air Show

Anticipation of a substantial flow of new airliner orders is building as the 2011 edition of the biennial Paris Air Show prepares to open on Monday, June 2

Crunch Time for LightSquared Tomorrow? Not Really

In accordance with the Federal Communication Commission’s January ruling, LightSquared must, in its June 15 final report on GPS compatibility tests, show t

NATO Insists that Libyan Air Campaign Will Yield Desired Result

Although rebel forces have gained hardly any ground in Libya, NATO officials are still optimistic that airpower alone will eventually force Col.

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Boeing Still Coy on U.S. Tanker Design

Since winning the $4 billion contract from the U.S.

Chile Is First Export Success for Hermes 900

Elbit Systems of Haifa, Israel, announced the first export sale of its <link airshow-convention-news/paris-air-show/single-publication-story/browse/0/artic

Eurofighter Nations Inch Closer to New Radar Commitment

Development of an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the Eurofighter Typhoon is continuing, although the four European partner nations st

Operating Costs Come Down for V-22 Tiltrotor

The cost of operating the Bell-Boeing V-22 Tiltrotor has been significantly reduced in the past year, according to U.S.

Air Travel Disruptions from Chilean Volcano Spread to South Pacific

Disruption to air traffic in South America caused by the eruption of the Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle range of volcanoes in Chile spread to Australia and New Zeal

Bombardier Lands New C Series Orders

The Bombardier C Series appears finally to have achieved some sales momentum recently, as the Canadian company announced two separate contracts for the new

Paris Set to Hail Recovery, Boeing Set To Dominate Show

Industry pundits expect the mood at this year’s Paris Air Show (June 20-26) will be markedly more positive than what prevailed during the last show in mid-

Departing IATA Boss Calls for Sustainable Profitability as Forecast Dips

Outgoing IATA director general and CEO Giovanni Bisignani called on his members to aspire to sustainable profitability as he announced a new leadership tea

747-8 Line Gets in ‘Balance,’ ANA Pilots Finish 787 Training

Boeing officially resumed normal operation of the 747-8 assembly line on June 7, a month after it announced a “pause” or “rebalance” of the operation in Ev

Boeing Officially Opens Charleston Plant Days Ahead of Labor Board Hearing

Elected officials and representatives from community and business groups, suppliers and subcontractors joined more than 1,000 Boeing employees at the compa

Report: China To Provide JF-17s to Pakistan

During a visit by Pakistani Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani to Beijing in late May, it was reported that China is to provide 50 <a href="news/single-news

Lockheed Martin Chief Offers F-35 Mea Culpa, Plus Optimism

Lockheed Martin has learned “some painful lessons” during the development of the F-35, CEO Bob Stevens told journalists in late May.

F-35 Flight Test Fleet Now Airborne

Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan Canin flew the 12th “weight-optimized” F-35 Lightning II test airframe on May 21, completing the allotted trials batch.

Special Ops MC-130W ‘Dragon Spear’ Is a New Force

The “Dragon Spear” conversion of U.S.

Boeing Sells C-17 to Australia, Stretches Production

Boeing sold a fifth C-17 airlifter to Australia and delivered the first of six aircraft to the UAE in recent weeks.

Airbus Carefully Ramps Up Production Across Full Line

Building on a strong upturn in global traffic, Airbus is ramping up production of all its models–the A320 family, A330 and A380–dealing with several supply

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