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Paris 2011: Leasing companies plot course for coming boom

The world’s aircraft leasing industry appears to have weathered the proverbial storm of the global recession and now looks well positioned to exploit aircr

Paris 2011: Traffic rebound drives SES as nations drag their feet

The global economic recession gave pause to the relentless growth in air traffic over recent years, not least in Europe.

Paris 2011: SESAR Achieves First Targets

The SESAR Joint Undertaking (JU) has recently carried out an extensive review to see whether there are any early results that could benefit the aviation co

Paris 2011: SESAR Skeptics Have Their Say

Not everybody is convinced that <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/airshow-convention-news/paris-air-show/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/airbus-h

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Paris 2011: Natnav Coming of Age

It is only in the past few of years that GPS approaches, pioneered in Alaska in the 1990s, have started to become available.

Paris 2011: Airbus braces for struggle to keep A350XWB on track

As Airbus prepares to put together the first A350 XWB, the

Paris 2011: Mitsubishi Lands Third Customer for MRJ

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Paris 2011: Boeing’s 747-8 On Track for Summer Certification

The so-called “pause” or “rebalance” of the Boeing 747-8 production li

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.

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 <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/busin

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

Paris 2011: Bombardier’s China strategy reaches far beyond new factories

Canada’s Bombardier and China’s Comac will become close partners in the coming years under the terms of a framework <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news

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

Paris 2011: PWC gets serious about new turboprop

The first raw materials for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/pratt-canada-lauches-new-regional-tur

Paris 2011: CRJ1000 enjoying excellent service record

Bombardier’s largest regional airliner–the CRJ1000 NextGen (until the CSeries enters service in 2013)–has made a nearly flawless since entry into service l

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.

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

Paris 2011: Washington Claims Leadership In Biofuels

Washington state and its neighbors in the U.S.

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.

Paris 2011: Fast-selling Neo ups the ante in new narrowbody stakes

The Airbus A320neo (for “new engine

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