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Airbus takes long-term look at future single-aisle designs

New competitors in the single-aisle airliner market have driven Airbus to look beyond current technologies to identify the required characteristics for an

Scaleable Carabas can see under ground

Developed originally by Ericsson Microwave Systems (now part of Saab Electronic Defence Systems’ business area), the Carabas foliage penetration (FOPEN) ra

Mantis prays, and waits for Europe to bite

Although developed to help answer the UK’s surveillance requirements, the BAE Systems Mantis unmanned air vehicle technology demonstrator has become the fo

Raytheon and Gentex offer low-cost helmet sight

After making its international debut in May at SOFEX in Jordan, the Scorpion helmet-mounted sight is being shown by Raytheon and Gentex for the first time

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Leap-X tests hitting their mark

CFM International has completed the second phase of testing of the Leap-X core demonstrator known as eCore 1.

Embraer looks to KC-390 to bolster its defense portfolio

Embraer expects its revenues from the defense sector to grow by almost a third this year, reaching approximately $650 million compared with $500 million in

Boeing Chooses Site of 787 Interiors Factory

Boeing has chosen North Charleston, S.C., as the location for its new 787 Dreamliner interiors fabrication facility, the company announced today.

Boeing Forecasts Sharp Rebound in Commercial Airplane Demand

Boeing’s 2010 Current Market Outlook, released today in London, projects a $3.6 trillion market for new commercial airplanes over the next 20 years, as wor

Boeing Reveals It Could Miss Year-End Target for First 787 Delivery

Boeing’s margin of error to deliver the first 787 by the end of the year appears to have dwindled to near nil, as the company comes to grips with delays as

NTSB Issues Probable Cause for Crash of Continental 737-500

The NTSB yesterday placed the primary blame for the 2008 runway excursion of Continental Airlines Flight 1404 in Denver on the captain’s “cessation of rudd

Boeing To Accelerate Delivery of Qantas 787s

Australia’s Qantas has reached a new agreement with Boeing to advance delivery of the first of eight 787-8s it has on order to mid-2012, some two years ear

GE, AVIC Partnership to Supply Systems for Comac C919

Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has chosen the proposed joint venture between GE Aviation Systems and China’s AVIC Systems to supply the c

CF34-10E Flight-test Program Passes 500-hour Milestone on ARJ21

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) said its ARJ21 fligh

Thales Investigates Single-crew Flight Decks

Thales Aerospace is following Embraer’s lead in researching single-crew airliners as part of a program called Cockpit 3.0, which is targeted for the 2030 t

Boeing Claims WTO Victory But Hasn’t Yet Landed Knock-out Punch on Airbus

Following the initial clamor of righteous indignation over the <link news/single-news-page/article/boeing-airbus-exchange-barbs-following-wto-decision-25

Airbus and Spirit Bring A350 XWB Jobs to North Carolina

Airbus and U.S.-based Spirit AeroSystems showed how European funding benefits workers on both sides of the Atlantic last week, as Spirit formally opened a

IATA's Latest Figures Reflect a Robust Airline Recovery

Traffic among the world's airlines returned to pre-recession levels in May, following a brief interruption a month earlier of an otherwise steady recovery

Purse-strings Are Loosening as the Deal-Makers Return To Aerospace

Billions of dollars worth of new corporate deals are set to be struck in the aerospace sector over the coming weeks, according to Michael Richter, managing

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Prepares for a Farnborough Show Fanfare

Former Boeing president Phil Condit once famously said, in so many words, that there is no point having aircraft at airshows.

Despite quirks, the iPad shines in bizav cockpits

Apple’s new iPad tablet computer is enjoying instant popularity, with more than two million of the $499-and-up units selling since deliveries began in earl

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