Content Archive: June 2007

Elbit debuts its Hermes 900 UAV here

Elbit has chosen the Paris Air Show to unveil its latest unmanned air vehicle design–the Hermes 900.
Engines

Klimov puts its VK-800 up against P&WC PT6

Russian engine designer Klimov has revealed its first all-new helicopter turboshaft since the end of the Soviet era and said the powerplant will be aimed p

Dubai aims to be the world’s aviation and logistics hub

Dubai plans investments totaling $82 billion in aerospace over the next 10 years in support of its aim to become the world’s aviation and logistics hub.
Aircraft

Chile’s LAN takes new PW6000 aloft in A318

The first Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW6000-powered A318 aircraft has been delivered to engine-launch customer LAN Airlines, and marked the powerplant’s entry i

L-3 throws its hat into EFB ring

L-3 Communications said here at the show Monday that it would produce an electronic flight bag (EFB) portable cockpit computer, adding yet another player t
Aircraft

Sundstrand supplying APUs to Lufthansa

Lufthansa has selected Hamilton Sundstrand, a United Technologies company, to supply its APS 3200 auxiliary power unit (APU) for 30 new single-aisle Airbus
Aircraft

Saab Still Supporting its 105 Jets

The Austrian air force has signed a new deal with Saab Aerotech, covering the long-term support of the Saab 105OE.
Engines

Rolls-Royce Reveals New Engine Line

Rolls-Royce revealed exclusively to AIN details of an entirely new series of two-shaft engines under development to power business jets and large regional

Thales VP To Head EUROCAE

Gil Michielin, v-p and general manager of Thales Commercial Aircraft Solutions, has been appointed president of EUROCAE, the European air transport electro
Aircraft

Northrop Grumman selects own radar for BAMS entry

Northrop Grumman has selected the Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) radar from the corporation’s Electronic Systems division to equip its entry in the BA