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Taranis UAV moves into production
Oct 01, 2007; ... The BAE Systems-led Taranis unmanned air vehicle (UAV) technology demonstrator programme is moving from the design phase into the detailed design and manufacturing phase. BAE Systems says it has moved closer to a planned year-end assembly start, following the first metal cut on the airframe at ...
BUSINESS BRIEFING
Oct 01, 2007; ... * Saab's acquisition of Denel Saab Aerostructures Pty Ltd, which was announced on June 15 2006, has been formally concluded following approval from the South African government for the deal. The company, which will receive a Saab investment of MRAND 66, in addition to the capital injection made ...
Pratt & Whitney starts geared turbofan tests
Oct 01, 2007; ... Pratt & Whitney has initiated performance testing of the fan drive gear system, a key element of the next-generation Geared Turbofan engine, at the company's new $12 million testing facility in Middletown, Conn. The gear system design will undergo critical testing over the next 18 months as ...
Marine One makes maiden flight
Oct 01, 2007; ... The VH-71 "Marine One" helicopter made its maiden flight at AgustaWestland's facility in Yeovil, UK, on 3 July, marking a milestone in the development of the United States' Presidential aircraft. The designated Test Vehicle #2 (TV-2), built under contract to the US Navy, was assembled and ...
Eurocopter beefs up logistics
Oct 01, 2007; ... Eurocopter has inaugurated a new logistics centre in Donauworth, Germany. From now on, all merchandise to and from Eurocopter's main German production site, including just-in-time delivery of the production materials, will be coordinated at the new centre located at the north of the factory ...
Production snags hit 787 schedule
Oct 01, 2007; ... Boeing has announced a delay of at least six weeks in the first flight of the 787, previously scheduled for end-September. Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Scott Carson said the first aircraft would fly in the mid-November/mid-December time-frame. However, the ...
Rolls-Royce completes "focused factory" programme
Oct 01, 2007; ... Rolls-Royce officially opened two new facilities on 17 September in Derby - a manufacturing centre for aero engine components and a new test bed. The manufacturing centre is the third of four new UK factories being brought on stream by the UK engine-maker under a three-year, £100 million ...
China delivers first A319 wing box
Oct 01, 2007; ... The first Airbus A319 wing box made in China has been delivered to Airbus by Xi'an Aircraft Company (XAC), a subsidiary of China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I). The wing box will be dispatched to the Airbus site at Broughton in me UK for equipping with systems and further ...
Boeing starts Blended Wing Body flight testing with eye on military applications
Oct 01, 2007; ... Boeing's Blended Wing Body (BWB) X-48B research aircraft flew for the first time on 20 July at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The 21-foot wingspan, 500-pound unmanned test vehicle was developed by Boeing Phantom Works in cooperation with NASA and ...
For EADS, one head better than two
Oct 01, 2007; ... Following months of upheaval, and with a fair amount of prodding from the highest political levels in Paris and Berlin, EADS has modified the company's two-headed management and leadership structure. Under the simplified management structure, EADS will be led by a single Chairman and a ...
Business aviation boom goes off the scale
Oct 01, 2007; ... In its latest annual Business Aviation Outlook, Honeywell Aerospace is forecasting delivery of around 14,000 new aircraft from 2007 through 2017, generating industry sales of $233 billion. 2007 marks the fourth year of industry expansion since the last trough in 2003. Year-to-date, the ...
Phenom 100 in flight testing
Oct 01, 2007; ... Embraer's Phenom 100 very light jet made its first flight on 26 July - a little more than two years ago after the company asserted to the business aviation community its commitment to be a long term player in the executive aviation market. PP-XPH was flown for 1 hour and 36 minutes, and ...
US production green light for UH-72A
Oct 01, 2007; ... American Eurocopter, the US subsidiary of the Eurocopter Group, has been granted production authorization for UH-72A and EC145 helicopters, enabling these rotary-wing aircraft to be US-made for military and civilian customers. Eurocopter is supplying the UH-72A Lakota as the US Army's new Light ...
Sukhoi and Alenia roll out Superjet 100, finalise marketing joint venture
Oct 01, 2007; ... Alenia Aeronautica and Sukhoi officially presented the first prototype of the Superjet 100 new-generation regional jet on 26 September at Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The Superjet 100 is claimed to be the most modern and ecological regional 95-seat jet available on the market today. Alenia ...
Latécoère's top-tier ambitions
Oct 01, 2007; ... France's Latécoère looks well placed to win control of French Airbus facilities being divested as part of the Airbus Power 8 cost-cutting plan. It hopes to close the deal late this year or early next. If selected as the successful bidder in the coming weeks, the company would take over the ...
UK quest for environmentally friendly engine
Oct 01, 2007; ... The UK government is investing more than £40 million to help the UK aerospace industry take a significant step towards developing environmentally-friendly engines with reduced noise, fuel burn, carbon and nitrogen emissions. Environmentally Friendly Engine (EFE) is a £95 million collaborative ...
Russian industry renewal edges forward
Oct 01, 2007; ... As industry consolidation moves forward, OAK has big ambitions but faces many obstacles Every other year, the MAKS International Aviation and Space Show in Zhukovsky opens a window on recent trends in the Russian aircraft industry. And at each event, headlines announcing "Russian ...
Alenia ramps up on 787
Oct 01, 2007; ... Alenia Aeronautica is building all-composite one-piece barrel fuselage sections for the 787 at a brand-new facility in the south of Italy The timing could not have been better. Only days after Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Scott Carson and 787 programme leader Mike Bair formally ...
ATR launches -600 series with new avionics, engines
Oct 01, 2007; ... ATR has launched the "-600 series", the newest version of its family of aircraft. The new ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600 will feature the latest technological enhancements while building upon the high efficiency, proven dispatch reliability and low fuel burn and operating cost of the current ...
NetJets aims to be carbon neutral by 2012
Oct 01, 2007; ... (ProQuest: ... denotes text stops here in original.) NelJets Europe has introduced carbon offsetting into its pricing as of 1 October. All new and existing clients now purchase carbon credits that neutralise all the carbon emissions associated with their aircraft usage. The ...