Aircraft
News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.
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L-3 Trains Predator Operators
In May L-3 Link Simulation and Training division delivered the first five of seven Predator Mission Aircraft Training Systems (PMATS) to the U.S.
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Cargo carriers mulling how best to ship their packages
The delivery this month of the first Boeing 747-400F cargo aircraft to United Parcel Service (UPS) comes as the package hauler mulls its next move.
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MiG targets $4 billion in ’07 orders
In 2006, orders for Russian armaments totaled $30 billion, while aggregate military exports exceeded the target figure by 20 percent, setting a record of $
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Sky Warrior passes first flight
Earlier this month, the California-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
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Tiger over the top
Getting in some early practice is this Eurocopter EC 665 Tigre, one of 24 rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft that will be flying in the daily display here.
Engines
MTU To Build Factory in Poland
German-based MTU Aero Engines is to build a new low-pressure turbine factory in Rzeszów, southeast Poland.
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787 Wing Ice System Testing To Begin
Flight-testing of the Boeing 787 electro-thermal wing ice-protection system, jointly devised by Boeing, GKN Aerospace and Ultra Electronics, is to begin fo
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Goodyear Tires for 737NG Aircraft
Boeing has awarded Goodyear Tire & Rubber, the world’s largest supplier of aircraft tires, a six-year contract to provide Flight Leader and Flight Radi
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Eclipse Fixes Coming; Service Center Opens Tomorrow
Eclipse Aviation will open its first factory-owned service center in Gainesville, Fla., tomorrow.
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A350XWB inspires Latécoère to expand
Leading French equipment maker Latécoère may take over one of the three sites for which Airbus is seeking a strategic industrial partnership under its Powe
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Maturing A380 on surer footing
Having promised so much and letting its A380 launch customers down so dismally with the news of serious program delays, Airbus is understandably cautious i
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Aeroflot to sign for A350s, if not here, then at MAKS
EADS expects to sign a firm contract with Aeroflot for 22 of the new Airbus A350XWB airliners here at the Paris Air Show this week, or perhaps at Moscow’s
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Nacelle tech keeps pace with engine advances
Manufacturers of nacelles and thrust reversers have no less interest in introducing new technology to their designs than do the suppliers of the engines in
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900ER not necessarily the end of the line
Quite possibly the last member of the best selling family of airliners in the history of the industry, the recently certified Boeing 737-900ER has at once
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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
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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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OAK gets OK to build Il-96
Russia’s new airframing consortium OAK has won government approval to continue limited production of widebody airliners.
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Boeing preaches rate restraint
Prices for new Boeing jetliners could harden as the manufacturer works to manage production rates and outsourced parts supplies in the face of continuing h
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Bombardier reacts to evolving size demands
Bombardier Aerospace is responding to demand for bigger regional jets with its 100-seat CRJ1000 and continues to mull a 90-seat stretch of its Q400 turbopr
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Embraer Rolls Out First Phenom 100
Two years after it announced the launch of its Phenom 100 very light jet program (at EBACE 2005), Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer celebrated the ro
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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
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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
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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.”
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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A350XWB more than catch-up effort
Airbus has made virtue of a necessity with its new A350XWB (extra widebody) airliner.
