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Satair Asia on acquisition roll

Denmark’s Satair announced yesterday that it has agreed to acquire a 49-percent stake in the Chinese hydraulics repair specialist Ruibo.

Japan urged to lead privatization move

International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general and CEO Giovanni Bisignani has challenged Japan to make the privatization of its airports a

Showgoers get a fresh look at Singapore’s aviation tradition

Opening-day visitors to the inaugural Singapore Airshow will find a brand-new site fit for the newly revamped event.

Sydney Airport to get CAT I GPS capability

Airservices Australia and Qantas are working with Honeywell at Sydney Airport to supplement the signals broadcast by global navigation satellite systems.

Thales Takes On Development of Superjet Cockpit

Thales is developing the Superjet 100 avionics suite under a $120 million contract signed in 2005.
ATC

Asia Pacific helps lead ADS-B advance

Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) has emerged as what many describe as the surveillance technology of the future, but Asia Pacific air nav

Region’s biggest airports embrace UFIS technology

The Universal Flight Information System exhibited here by UFIS Airport Solutions (Stand 501 in the Airport Pavilion) has found a receptive market in the As
Avionics

Would-be bizav customers clamor for Boeing Connexion

Boeing has been inundated by requests from business jet operators for information about its Connexion broadband satellite communications system since the w
Cabin Interior and Electronics

LHT’s Airtrack map program offers pax a pilot’s-eye view

Lufthansa Technik has completed the first installation of an unconventional moving-map system on an Air Berlin Boeing 737 and expects to carry out the firs

Ex-Embry Riddle boss builds Dubai av school

The need for qualified people is about the only constraint to growth in the booming air transport markets of the Middle East and Asia, and the fact that DA
Aircraft

Safran subsidiaries also are aboard the Russian RJ

Snecma’s half share in the PowerJet SaM146 turbofan may represent the Safran Group’s biggest contribution to the Sukhoi Superjet project.
Engines

SaM146 ready to power new Sukhoi Superjet

The PowerJet SaM146 turbofan that France’s Safran is showing in scale model form here at the Dubai Air Show (Stand W510) represents not just the applicatio

Rolls-Royce and LHT partner on Trent shop

N3 Engine Overhaul Services–a joint venture between Rolls-Royce (Stand W206) and Lufthansa Technik (Stand C518)–opened officially in September.

Singapore is relaxing around its new airshow

In just over three months, on February 19, the renamed Singapore Airshow will open at a brand new purpose-built site, with a new dress code for professiona

Ex-Embry Riddle boss builds Dubai av school

The need for qualified people is about the only constraint to growth in the booming air transport markets of the Middle East and Asia, and the fact that DA

F’boro to blow out 60 candles

Next year’s 60th anniversary Farnborough Airshow should be a record-breaker, according to organizers Farnborough International (Stand W106).
Aircraft

Virgin Nigeria buys bevy of Embraer regional jets

Virgin Nigeria has signed for up to 24 Embraer E-Jets worth $811 million at current list prices and is trying to persuade the manufacturer to establish a r

DAE and GE Aviation sign MoU on global cooperation

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise CEO Bob Johnson kicked off what promises to be a hectic week for the show’s sponsor yesterday morning by inking a global coopera
Aircraft

Aerion accepting letters of intent for supersonic bizjet

Aerion has started accepting letters of intent for the first 80 delivery positions of its projected supersonic business jet and has appointed Zurich-headqu

DAE challenges leasing rivals with mammoth airliner deal

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise made good on a promise to challenge the aerospace industry’s established aircraft leasing giants by committing to orders for 200

DAE and GE Aviation sign MoU on global cooperation

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise CEO Bob Johnson kicked off what promises to be a hectic week for the show’s sponsor yesterday morning by inking a global coopera

Virgin Nigeria buys bevy

Virgin Nigeria has signed for up to 24 Embraer E-Jets worth $811 million at current list prices and is trying to persuade the manufacturer to establish a r

Airlab simulator helps hone Thales’ future

Thales Aerospace is using a unique air transport operational environment simulator at its Toulouse, France site to hone technology for future commercial ai

TopFlight SDU tailored to fit single-aisle and regional aircraft

The new TopFlight satellite data unit (SDU) from Thales is small, light and affordable enough to bring satellite communications to single-aisle and regiona

Thales adopts ‘proactive’ approach to service

Thales Aerospace hopes a proactive approach to customer services will help it both win repeat business for its avionics and in-flight entertainment (IFE) s

Etihad picks a dozen Emiratis to attend new Horizon flight academy

As part of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways’ expanding “emiratization” program, an initial batch of 12 UAE national cadets started training in June at Mubada

Mubadala enlists giants to foster UAE aerospace

Abu Dhabi government investment vehicle Mubadala Development Co.
Avionics

European firm introduces cordless Iridium satcom

Cordless cabin telephony with global connectivity at an affordable price is the promise of Belgium’s Orb’Phone, a division of Euro GSM.
Rotorcraft

Evolving surveillance technology keeps police helos one step ahead

Police and emergency services helicopters have undergone a dramatic metamorphosis since the mid-1980s, evolving from the equivalent of the Sopwith Camel to
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Avionics

Thales satcom coming to bizjets

The new TopFlight satellite data unit (SDU) from Thales is set to be installed on a new-build business aircraft later this year by an as yet unidentified m