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OAK gets OK to build Il-96

Russia’s new airframing consortium OAK has won government approval to continue limited production of widebody airliners.

European forces struggle with flight training costs

Training pilots to fly combat jets is an expensive proposition.
Engines

Engines will ultimately drive C Series outcome

The key to Bombardier’s still-pending decision on whether to go ahead with a $2 billion-plus investment in its projected C Series 110/130-seat regional air
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Aircraft

Bombardier plans menu for aftermarket services

Bombardier’s business model for the C Series airliner family includes fleet management services along the lines of Boeing’s GoldCare program for the 787 th

Weak dollar remains French bane

The competitiveness of the French aerospace industry continues to be battered by the historic weakness of the U.S.
Aircraft

Solar Impulse: environmental symbol or a glimpse of the future?

The Solar Impulse project has made significant progress toward its aim of being the first solar-powered aircraft flying at night.

Air transport must face green challenge head on

Will flying one day be as taboo as smoking is today, at least in most of Europe? Will it become socially unacceptable in the future to travel by air? Exper

Happy Birthday Helo

This year marks the 100th birthday of the helicopter, but it is actually difficult to be sure who deserves the title of “first to fly a manned rotorcraft.”
Aircraft

Hybrid UAV motor lands in Europe

Bental Industries, an Israel-based manufacturer of motion systems, is launching its hybrid engine for unmanned aerial vehicles here in Europe, having alrea
Aircraft

First Airbus model sings its swan song

Delivery of the 561st Airbus A300 next month marks completion of the European manufacturer’s long march to becoming a successful competitor to its U.S.

Nanotech specialists eye aerospace applications

The future of composites may lie in carbon nanotubes.
Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Claims Dominance for F-22, F-35

According to Lockheed Martin, only fighter aircraft belonging to the fifth generation “can survive and defeat the threats of tomorrow.”

A successful union, not yet consummated

Three years after they merged, Air France and KLM say the combination has paid off.
Aircraft

787 engine makers revel in record order numbers

When a new aircraft is breaking all sales records and only two engine companies compete to supply its power, it is hardly surprising that those two compani

Nimbus turns UAV dreams into reality with Metaplane

For developers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), combining sufficient speed, a high payload, maneuverability, low fuel consumption, high endurance and mi

Zodiac readies for Power8 power play

French aerospace equipment maker Zodiac is selling its marine business to boost its aerospace activity.

EASA cuts its teeth on the biggest of big birds

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) awarded the Airbus A380, the world’s largest airliner, its official seal of approval just over six months ago la
Aircraft

Aerea runs with chance to fly aboard JSF

The U.S.-led Joint Strike Fighter program represents an important opportunity not only for large Italian aerospace companies, but also for medium-size firm
Training and Workforce

M-311 program is taking off

Visitors to Alenia Aermacchi, part of the Finmeccanica stand here at Le Bourget, will find the same M-311 lightweight jet basic/advanced trainer avionics d
Aircraft

A350XWB more than catch-up effort

Airbus has made virtue of a necessity with its new A350XWB (extra widebody) airliner.
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People in Aviation: June 2007

The board of directors of Brazilian jet manufacturer Embraer has appointed Frederico Fleury Curado president and CEO.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

RosenView Offers Moving Map Upgrade

Rosen Aviation introduced an upgrade to its moving-map display and a new DVD player at the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2007 in April.

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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Tapis Offers ‘Suede’ with a Two-way Stretch

One of the difficulties with natural leather hide is that it doesn’t stretch consistently, making it difficult for upholsterers to work and resulting in mo
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Emteq Heated Seat Is a Cool Idea

Aircraft services and systems integrator Emteq has received an initial contract from Hawker Beechcraft for installation of its ne FAA-certified seat heater
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Sure It’s Leather. It Came from a Cow, Didn’t It?

E-Leather, from the company of the same name, is leather, but not in a form that a cow ever wore.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Quiet, Please. SMAC at Work.

SMAC, a subsidiary of MontBlanc Technologies Groupe in Toulon, France, put its first “Smacsonic” viscoconstrained layered noise reduction material in a Fal
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Cessna Chooses Nordam for CJ4 Cabinetry

The Nordam Group of Tulsa, Okla., has been selected by Cessna Aircraft to provide completion cabinetry for the CJ4, the newest business jet in the Wichita
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Interiors Expo changes hands but not direction or location

This year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo, the completions event held in Hamburg, Germany, for the past five years, opened to record crowds last month, and at th
Aircraft

Pre-Owned Update: Buyers keep heat on large-cabin aircraft

The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming! The movie title of 41 years ago seems fitting to describe at least the perception of what is contributing