Content Archive: June 2017

Aircraft

Airbus Shows New Airliners Though A330neo Misses Show

The A321neo, A350-1000 and A380 are all flying here, but the A330neo is still grounded
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Engines

GE Aviation Positioned for Paris Preeminence

GE has developed or co-developed new engines for several commercial aircraft programs on display at Paris 2017.
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Aircraft

UAC Highlights Entire Civil Aircraft Line

SSJ100 in colors of Mexico’s Interjet serves as centerpiece of company’s presence in Paris
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Spanish Project To Introduce Drones at Airbus Plant

Spain’s Center for Advanced Aerospace Technologies and the University of Seville lead project under European Robotics Challenges effort.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Elbit Systems debuts 'SkyStriker' loitering munition

Elbit will also feature a new wide-area persistent surveillance system at this year's Paris Air Show.
Aircraft

Chinese Expansion on Gardner’s Horizon

The acquisition of Gardner Aerospace by a Chinese mining company will allow it to take a share of the fast-growing domestic aerospace market
Aircraft

Safety Line Plans Real-Time Fuel-savings Tool

Move would expand OptiClimb offering to all phases of flight.
Engines

Rolls-Royce Advance Test Engine Readied for Testing

UK engine manufacturer has a massive development effort underway to establish the technology required for future airliner powerplants.
Aircraft

Caret Reaffirms Boeing's Goal of Delivering First KC-46 This Year

Following an annual risk assessment exercise, the U.S. Air Force raised the possibility that first delivery will be delayed to next spring.
Aircraft

Airbus Unveils A380plus Concept

Split winglets and other aerodynamic improvements promise a 4 percent fuel burn improvement
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