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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.

Aircraft

July 18, 2010

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).

Aircraft

July 17, 2010

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.

ATC

July 17, 2010

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.

Aircraft

July 17, 2010

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.

Aircraft

July 17, 2010

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

July 17, 2010

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

July 17, 2010

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

July 17, 2010

Morpho baggage scanner is more accurate, quicker

Safran’s Morpho subsidiary is here in Farnborough (Hall 4 Stand B12) exhibiting a mockup of its CTX 9800 machine for detecting the presence of explosives i

July 17, 2010

Superjet has full power as SaM146 is certified

Powerjet received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for the SaM146 turbofan on June 23.

Engines

July 17, 2010

Malaysia Airlines Selects Thales Satcom

Malaysia Airlines will equip its incoming fleet of Boeing 737s with the Thales TopFlight satellite communication system.

July 17, 2010

News Clips: Farnborough 2010

IAI To Rewire U.S.

July 17, 2010

Air France selects CMC satcom antennas

Esterline CMC Electronics (Hall 4 Stand C17a) announced that Air France has selected its multi-channel SwiftBroadband-compliant, satellite communications h

July 17, 2010

Airliner and bizjet orders spell rosy outlook at Collins

An improving outlook for the airline industry and the projected continued turnaround in business aviation are converging at the perfect moment for Rockwell

ATC

July 16, 2010

GE Engines ramps up production of GEnx

GE Aircraft Engines plans to build 100 GEnx engines this year and double that number next year, as the company accelerates production to meet a demand for

Engines

July 16, 2010

ITT takes leading role in devising next-gen ATM

You could be forgiven for thinking that the best part of a generation has been expended in talking up the promised benefits of the U.S.

ATC

July 16, 2010