Content Archive: July 2008
Aircraft
Asset buy boosts Let 410 production
Pamco Group member Aircraft Industries has acquired the assets of the Czech Republic’s Let and plans to boost production of the 19-seat Let 410UVP E20, the
Diverse Hamilton Sundstrand sitting pretty as orders pile up
Equipment and systems supplier Hamilton Sundstrand has announced pre-show product-support agreements worth almost $350 million.
UK revamps military training with public-private partnership
“Contractorization” may be an ugly word, but for Lockheed Martin and Britain’s VT Group, it is pretty good business.
Ducted-fan VTOL UAV could fly early next year
A VTOL UAV is displayed in model form by American Dynamics Flight Systems (Hall2 Stand 20).
GKN advances composite and metal techniques
GKN Aerospace announced here at Farnborough that it is expanding its metallic and composite manufacturing techniques.
Moog acquires Quickset, maker of precision positioning systems
Moog has acquired QuickSet International, a manufacturer of precision positioning systems and pan-and-tilt mechanisms.
Engines
GE/P&W GP7200 To Debut on Emirates A380
The first GP7200-powered Airbus A380 will enter service with Emirates on August 1 on a flight from Dubai to New York City.
NG anti-mine surveillance system
One of Northrop Grumman’s growing family of mine countermeasures has advanced to the flight-trial phase.
Boeing Expects Strong Earnings
Despite a second-quarter charge of approximately 22 cents per share for delays on its airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) program, Boeing expe
Doncasters Invests In Plasma Spray Facility
Doncasters is investing close to $350,000 to develop the plasma spray facility at Doncasters Airmotive and Doncasters Aerospace Components in Shrewsbury, U
