Content Archive: February 2010

Aircraft

Boeing Provides First Look at 787 Stall Tests

Boeing 787 pilots last week conducted the program’s first stall tests–in which pilots intentionally reduce power to both engines and then recover normal fl

Jet Aviation Hong Kong Get Asian Approvals

Jet Aviation Hong Kong has received joint maintenance management approval from the Civil Aviation Administrations of China and Macau to work on aircraft re

B-52 Bomber Gets Bomber Network Connected

The B-52 design may be 58 years old, but the “Buff” is keeping pace with modern technology.

Meggitt Picks India’s HCL as Strategic IT Partner

After a “stringent multi-vendor review lasting several months,” UK aerospace group Meggitt (Stand AO7) has chosen India-based HCL Technologies’ Engineering

Russian stealth jet takes flight

Years of speculation were brought to an end last Friday with the long-anticipated public debut of Russia’s new Sukhoi T-50 fighter, on the occasion of its

Singapore show holds firm

“When the economy gets tough, people do come out and network, see for themselves and build alliances quickly as they can,” Singapore Airshow & Events (SAe)
Aircraft

A330 Freighter makes hot debut after cold soak

Here in Singapore Airbus hosted the first public presentation of the A330-200F Freighter, less than a week after the Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered cargo h

Airline woes cast shadow over airshow

The 2010 Singapore Airshow opens this morning against a backdrop of dire warnings about the state of the airline industry.

China vows revenge over Taiwan deal

China has threatened to impose sanctions against the U.S.

Final flameout heralds the last year of the ‘Pig’

There can be few finer sights in aviation than a General Dynamics F-111 bomber demonstrating the “dump-and-burn” routine.