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Bombardier reacts to surging backlog

“A strong market for strong products” is driving growth at Bombardier Aerospace, according to president and chief executive officer Pierre Beaudoin.

July 3, 2008

SOSTAR cancellation a ‘shame’ for Europe

After completion of a ?90 million ($139 million) development program funded by five countries for nearly six years, Europe has developed significant new te

July 3, 2008

Take home show highlights on official Farnborough DVD

For those who just don’t want the airshow ever to end, there is the official Farnborough 2008 DVD, which is being filmed here all week by LifeTV Media.

July 3, 2008

Euro MRO firms brace for downturn, skill shortage

European maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service providers expect a downturn in air transport, and analysts say consolidation in the support market

July 3, 2008

Videos

Hamilton Sundstrand promises 787 vindication

Hamilton Sundstrand (Hall 4 Stand F13) has been on the frontline of the ongoing battle to get Boeing’s repeatedly delayed 787 airliner program back on trac

Aircraft

July 3, 2008

Diehl celebrates further prospects for growth

Diehl Aerospace, the product of a merger between two German companies, is celebrating its second anniversary this month and joining French group Thales <br

July 3, 2008

Manpaby Tom Withingtond threat increases as weapons fall into hostile hands

The statistics are sobering: as many as 700,000 anti-aircraft missiles for man-portable air defense systems (Manpads) have been manufactured since the 1970

July 3, 2008

Son of Apollo takes shape

Next year will mark the fortieth anniversary of man first setting foot on the Moon.

July 3, 2008

Fuel prices, scarce credit could depress lease rates

Recent demand for younger airliners has ensured lease market buoyancy, but rental rates could fall if more operators release capacity or collapse under the

July 3, 2008

GKN aims to double annual sales by 2017

GKN Aerospace is targeting $4 billion in annual sales by 2017, double its current level, and the UK-based group has already won much of the business it nee

July 2, 2008

‘Overloaded’ Airbus promises A350XWB will hit its targets

Airbus insists the A350-800XWB will make it to market on time in 2013, despite the company’s failure to close on plant divestments that would have helped p

Aircraft

July 2, 2008

Plenty of life still left in fourth-generation Eagle

Boeing’s F-15 Eagle has racked up an enviable 104-0 combat record, as one of the world’s top-flight air-superiority and air-to-ground assault fighters.

Aircraft

July 2, 2008

L-3 shows latest, handheld ROVER terminal

L-3 Communications (Hall 4 Stand 18, Chalet A16-18) is showing a new, handheld version of the Rover device that has rapidly become essential kit for allied

July 2, 2008

L-3 Systems Integration Role Grows

After a wave of strategic acquisitions in recent years, L-3 has significantly boosted its presence as a systems integrator in complex defense programs.

July 2, 2008

Raytheon, Boeing gun for JAGM

Last month, bidders submitted proposals for the U.S.

July 2, 2008

EADS undeterred by failure to divest Airbus plants

EADS’s failure to divest itself of major Airbus production sites in both France and Germany as part of its Power8 restructuring plan hasn’t threatened a de

July 2, 2008

Amid calls for collaboration, UCAV efforts split in three

While European governments preach greater collaboration in defense research and development, three competing programs for uninhabited combat air vehicles (

Aircraft

July 2, 2008

Skills shortage blamed for latest A380 setback

In commercial service for nearly nine months now, the Airbus A380 has proven itself perfectly capable of doing what its developers intended it to do–fly lo

Aircraft

July 2, 2008

58-Year-Old British Pilot Takes F-35B into the Air

Lockheed Martin realized there is no substitute for experience.

Aircraft

July 2, 2008

787 Horizontal Stabilizer Passes Fatigue Tests

Alenia Aeronautica has completed destructive testing on the horizontal stabilizer of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the companies announced today.

Aircraft

July 1, 2008

Aerospace & Defense

Latest

Bombardier reacts to surging backlog

“A strong market for strong products” is driving growth at Bombardier Aerospace, according to president and chief executive officer Pierre Beaudoin.

SOSTAR cancellation a ‘shame’ for Europe

After completion of a ?90 million ($139 million) development program funded by five countries for nearly six years, Europe has developed significant new te

Take home show highlights on official Farnborough DVD

For those who just don’t want the airshow ever to end, there is the official Farnborough 2008 DVD, which is being filmed here all week by LifeTV Media.

Euro MRO firms brace for downturn, skill shortage

European maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service providers expect a downturn in air transport, and analysts say consolidation in the support market

Videos

More Articles

Hamilton Sundstrand promises 787 vindication

Hamilton Sundstrand (Hall 4 Stand F13) has been on the frontline of the ongoing battle to get Boeing’s repeatedly delayed 787 airliner program back on trac

Diehl celebrates further prospects for growth

Diehl Aerospace, the product of a merger between two German companies, is celebrating its second anniversary this month and joining French group Thales <br

Manpaby Tom Withingtond threat increases as weapons fall into hostile hands

The statistics are sobering: as many as 700,000 anti-aircraft missiles for man-portable air defense systems (Manpads) have been manufactured since the 1970

Son of Apollo takes shape

Next year will mark the fortieth anniversary of man first setting foot on the Moon.

Fuel prices, scarce credit could depress lease rates

Recent demand for younger airliners has ensured lease market buoyancy, but rental rates could fall if more operators release capacity or collapse under the

GKN aims to double annual sales by 2017

GKN Aerospace is targeting $4 billion in annual sales by 2017, double its current level, and the UK-based group has already won much of the business it nee

‘Overloaded’ Airbus promises A350XWB will hit its targets

Airbus insists the A350-800XWB will make it to market on time in 2013, despite the company’s failure to close on plant divestments that would have helped p

Plenty of life still left in fourth-generation Eagle

Boeing’s F-15 Eagle has racked up an enviable 104-0 combat record, as one of the world’s top-flight air-superiority and air-to-ground assault fighters.

L-3 shows latest, handheld ROVER terminal

L-3 Communications (Hall 4 Stand 18, Chalet A16-18) is showing a new, handheld version of the Rover device that has rapidly become essential kit for allied

L-3 Systems Integration Role Grows

After a wave of strategic acquisitions in recent years, L-3 has significantly boosted its presence as a systems integrator in complex defense programs.

Raytheon, Boeing gun for JAGM

Last month, bidders submitted proposals for the U.S.

EADS undeterred by failure to divest Airbus plants

EADS’s failure to divest itself of major Airbus production sites in both France and Germany as part of its Power8 restructuring plan hasn’t threatened a de

Amid calls for collaboration, UCAV efforts split in three

While European governments preach greater collaboration in defense research and development, three competing programs for uninhabited combat air vehicles (

Skills shortage blamed for latest A380 setback

In commercial service for nearly nine months now, the Airbus A380 has proven itself perfectly capable of doing what its developers intended it to do–fly lo

58-Year-Old British Pilot Takes F-35B into the Air

Lockheed Martin realized there is no substitute for experience.

787 Horizontal Stabilizer Passes Fatigue Tests

Alenia Aeronautica has completed destructive testing on the horizontal stabilizer of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the companies announced today.

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