Content Archive: June 2007

Aircraft

Airbus offers frax ownership of A400M airlifter to NATO

Airbus Military is offering to supply some A400M tactical airlifters to NATO on a “fractional ownership” basis.
Aircraft

Irkut sends first two Flankers to Malaysia

The Irkut aviation plant on Sunday delivered the first two Su-30MKM multirole fighters to Malaysia, where they will be reassembled.

Airbus struggles to right itself

The next 30 days or so will be critical to the future of Airbus and its EADS parent company as top executives struggle to push through the core elements of
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Bell/Agusta BA 609 Tiltrotor is demonstrating its prowess

The BA 609 Tiltrotor is making its flying debut here at Le Bourget.
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Troubled BAE Systems fends off charges with outside investigation

As the Paris Air Show opens, UK-based BAE Systems, amidst ongoing allegations of corruption regarding its dealings with Saudi Arabia, has taken steps to op
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Dassault picks Rolls-Royce to power new bizjet

Rolls-Royce is the surprise winner of the all-out competition to power Dassault’s projected super-midsize business jet, securing the UK company’s long-term
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EADS eager to enter the space tourism market

EADS Astrium’s plans to move into the space tourism market, revealed last week to a VIP audience and represented here by a full-scale mockup of a hybrid sp

Emirates Picks Goodrich EFBs

Dubai-based carrier Emirates has selected Goodrich electronic flight bags (EFBs) for its entire fleet of Boeing 747s and 777s and Airbus A310s, A330s and A
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787 Wing Ice System Testing To Begin

Flight-testing of the Boeing 787 electro-thermal wing ice-protection system, jointly devised by Boeing, GKN Aerospace and Ultra Electronics, is to begin fo