Content Archive: June 2007
Aircraft
Sukhoi draws first Western Superjet buy
Sukhoi has secured its first Western customer for the Superjet 100 regional jet with a $283 million order for 10 firm aircraft from Italian low-cost carrie
FAA wants to replace Jet-A with synthetics
The Federal Aviation Administration is to leverage the U.S.
Torpy Leads UK Defense Delegation
The UK is wheeling out the big guns at the show this year, led by chief of the air staff, air chief marshall Sir Glenn Torpy.
EMS Satcom to equip Boeing 747-8s
EMS Satcom’s eNfusion SwiftBroadband communications system has been subject to more than 300 hours of trials aboard two Boeing Business Jets, and Rockwell
Boeing sows Abu Dhabi seed
Mubadala Development Co.
Aircraft
Derco Signs with STA, Senior Aerospace
Derco Aerospace has won a contract from Singapore Technologies Aerospace to install new auxiliary power units and improved environmental control systems on
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
Aircraft
Hawker Beechcraft signs with Indian software firm
Hawker Beechcraft has signed a multi-year contract with Satyam Computer Services, India’s fourth-largest software exporter, to provide design and other ser
Aircraft
Next Gen V-22 Interface Units Nearing Flight Testing
GE Aviation’s Systems division expects to complete testing the interface units for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey some time in the next few weeks, after which
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
