Content Archive: July 2008

Farnborough show opens its hangar doors to the world

Twelve years after the first Farnborough show in 1948, the Society of British Aircraft Constructors (SBAC) opened the event to foreign engine makers whose

ITT’s EDO ‘merger’ a chance to diversify

ITT Corporation’s acquisition and integration of EDO figures prominently at the company’s exhibit in Hall 2 Stand A8, where electronic warfare clearly is a

Three-blade prop option for G36s

Hartzell Propeller is now offering a three-bladed Top Prop propeller for the new Beechcraft Bonanza G36 piston single and all F33A, V35B, A36 and G36 Bonan

UAVs to patrol English Channel?

Represented by Farnborough Aerospace in Hall 4 Stand E13, the Warrior (Aero-Marine) Gull 36 UAV has commenced operating both in and over the English Channe

Dassault Falcon beefs up global support network

Dassault Falcon has appointed two new authorized service centers in South Africa and reached agreement with a third company to provide service center suppo

GE Av Systems hopes to cash in on more-electric aircraft trend

General Electric Aviation Systems (Hall 4 Stand B7) has long been a pioneer in the more-electric aircraft concept but now is finding that rising fuel price

EADS, Canada cooperate on aero research

The National Research Council of Canada signed a five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with EADS last month to cooperate on aerospace research and te

Marshall, Shorts team on Tucano upgrades

Marshall Aerospace is proposing a significant upgrade for the RAF’s Tucano trainer, in conjunction with the original manufacturer, Bombardier subsidiary Sh

L-3 wins Canadian and USAF contracts

L-3 Communications announced here at Farnborough a number of significant contracts.
Aircraft

Chinese firm to supply C-Series center fuselages

Bombardier Aerospace yesterday signed a contract with China’s Shenyang Aircraft Corp.