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Last-minute arrival: Gripen NG makes trade show debut

The Saab Gripen NG demonstrator arrives at Farnborough today on the second leg of its international public debut, having spent the weekend at the Royal Int

Farnborough Airshow wakes up to Dreamliner

The eagerly anticipated arrival of the 787 Dreamliner here at Farnborough yesterday is a major boost to the troubled program’s credibility.

Fresh doubts over A400M as Europe tightens its belt

Talks to amend the Airbus A400M development and production contract will drag on into the autumn as the moratorium on funding imposed by the European partn

Boeing, EADS clash again as KC-X tanker war resumes

Boeing will reveal more details here today about the NewGen Tanker, its entry for the third round of the U.S.

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Gripen NG matures and waits for India

Sweden is advancing its own Gripen development path alongside that of the Gripen Next Generation aircraft intended for export, which is currently awaiting

Gripen Goes Green

Sweden is currently outlining a three-year test plan to test a locally developed biofuel in a Gripen, in a scheme that is partly funded by the U.S.

Airbus keeps A350XWB on the 787’s tail

While it seems like the A380 first flew only a short time ago, Airbus is well into its next program–the A350 XWB (eXtra widebody).

Volcanic disruption boosts case for SES

The total closure of European skies in April because of the volcanic ash cloud was considered by many observers to be an unnecessarily severe reaction.

A380 sales continue as weight increases

Emirates Airline could not wait until this week at Farnborough to order more Engine Alliance GP7200-powered Airbus A380 airliners.

Shadow to cast net over Afghanistan

Sweden became the first export customer for the Textron/AAI Shadow 200 tactical unmanned aircraft system when a contract for two Shadow systems was finally

Engine makers engaged in quest for material grail

Snecma and GE Aviation are developing new materials to make future engines lighter and improve their efficiency.

iXMotion’s 3-axis positioner empowers antenna stations

iXMotion, a French supplier of mechanical, electronic and software engineering and systems and a manufacturer of motion simulators, is here at Fa

Ruag preps to deliver new-gen Dornier 228

Ruag Aerospace plans to deliver its first new-build 19-seat Dornier 228 New Generation to a still-unidentified Japanese commuter airline at the end of Sept

Lynx advanced radar is proved aboard Predator B

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) recently completed flight tests of its new Lynx advanced multi-channel radar (AMR) on its own Predator B unma

Airspace closures mandate more volcanic ash research

The air transport industry was caught off guard in April when huge plumes of ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano effectively shut down flying in Eu

Aluminum remains relevant despite trend toward composites

Notwithstanding the unprecedented scale of composites content in the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350XWB airliners, aluminum still reigns as the material of choi

Marshall/Slingsby linkup is a good composites fit

Many of the invited guests who witnessed the unveiling of the Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle at BAE Systems’s Warton plant last week won’t have

Boeing’s new care program is worth its weight in gold

With the advent of the 787 Dreamliner, touted as a “flying WiFi hotspot” chock full of useful data that will be passed along to airline maintenance and eng

CAE blends computer modeling, simulators for better integration

While best known for its comprehensive aviation training courses and its lineup of flight simulation devices, CAE has moved further upstream into the aircr

Watchkeeper UAV on course for deployment

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