Content Archive: June 2007
Aircraft
Air France-KLM admits to previous Boeing 777, 737 order
The Air France-KLM Group revealed itself yesterday as the customer that placed a previous order for nine Boeing 777-300ERs and seven 737-700s.
Aircraft
Saudi NAS buys four Falcon 2000LX bizjets
Saudi Arabia’s National Air Services (NAS) signed an agreement yesterday to buy four Dassault Falcon 2000LX business jets plus options for an additional 16
Aircraft
Embraer says airline deal could could net $1.26B
Embraer yesterday said it has signed a “preliminary commercial agreement” with a Brazilian airline for dozens of airliners in a deal potentially worth $1.4
Engines
P&WC eyes successor to its PT6 family
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) continues to consider a possible new turboprop design that could provide a sufficient advance on the PT6, which throu
ATC
Northrop has GPS-aided stellar INS
Northrop Grumman delivered the first production LN-120G GPS-aided stellar-inertial navigation system to the U.S.
Lockheed offers inbuilt diagnosis for its products
As original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for a large fleet of aircraft around the world, Lockheed Martin said it reduces ownership costs for its customers
Engines
Elisra highlights sensors and IR protection systems
The Elisra Group is showcasing a wide range of specialist products, from UAV sensors and IR protection systems to a new immune satellite navigation system
Aircraft
Orsi wants to speed up BA609 program
“Why don’t my Bell colleagues take this question?” AgustaWestland CEO Giuseppe Orsi suggested when asked why Bell would not accept his company’s additional
BBJ across the way was testing EMS Satcom
A Boeing Business Jet parked at a Le Bourget FBO this week has recently completed 300 hours of testing of a SwiftBroadband-capable satellite communications
Regulations and Government
FAA Joins EU in Targeting Emissions
As a sign of possible things to come for business aviation, the European Commission and the FAA announced on Monday a joint initiative to reduce aircraft e
