All air transport news – Page 1114
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PARIS: Face the facts with Superjet International's Franzoni
SuperJet International is readying itself to support Sukhoi Superjet 100 customers worldwide. The company's chief executive Alessandro Franzoni brings Flight Daily News up to speed on latest developments
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Malaysia's AirAsia X to add flat beds
Malaysia long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X has opened bids to add 12 lie-flat beds in its Airbus A330 aircraft. To do so it will eliminate the A330s'...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Aerospace Valley brings over 100 exhibitors to Paris
Aerospace Valley brings 100 exhibitors to Paris Probably the biggest regional cluster exhibiting at the show is France's Aerospace Valley. The area...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Can open rotor deliver?
Airbus and Boeing have a big dilemma on which engine technology they should select for the new aircraft generation to replace the best-selling A320 and 737...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Pratt to begin detailed design of geared turbofan in July
P&W gears up for detailed design phase Pratt & Whitney will in mid-July begin the detailed design phase of its PW1000G geared turbofan engine for the...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Titanium nuts could save Airbus A350 XWB 100kg plus mass
Titanium nuts could save the Airbus A350 XWB on the order of 100kg (220lb) in mass if they are selected for the programme, says its manufacturer Alcoa Fastening...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Spring in Bonatre's step after wave of success
Bonatre (hall 4 C102) has made the short journey to Le Bourget from its base some 60km (37 miles) away...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Boeing and GE partner on Bondtracer
Boeing and GE partner on Bondtracer With 787 first flight targeted for the end of this month, Boeing and GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies are looking...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Korean picks Advantage70 for A330s
Korean Air has selected Pratt & Whitney's PW4170 Advantage70 engine to power six new Airbus A330s. The deal, valued at about $300 million, includes two spare...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: GE and NASA to evaluate open rotor fan-blade systems
GE and NASA to evaluate open rotor fan-blade systems After several months of refurbishing a special NASA test rig, GE Aviation and NASA this summer...
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PARIS AIR SHOW; Airbus creates IMAX-style cinema inside A350 fuselage mock-up
Airbus has created an IMAX-style cinema on its stand inside the shell of an A350. The...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Face the facts with Eric Dautriat, executive director of the Clean Sky JTI
Eric Dautriat has just become executive director to head the Clean Sky joint technology initiative, a huge public/private research effort that could give Europe the edge in developing vital green aviation technologies. His entire professional career has been spent within the aerospace industry, most notably heading the development of the ...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Top gongs for Flightglobal scribes
Top gongs for Flightglobal scribes Flightglobal enjoyed a bumper night at Sunday's Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards - the annual Oscars for...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: AirTran achieves TRUEngine status for its CFM56s
CFM announced at the show yesterday that US low-fare carrier AirTran Airways has achieved TRUEngine status for 102...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Botti bemoans engineer shortage
Europe needs to train an extra 25,000 engineers a year to meet the needs of its industry, with 10,000 required in France...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Atlantic Airways signs up for CFM56s
Real live contract signings look like they will be thin on the ground here at Paris, but Atlantic Airways, the national carrier of the Faroe Islands, did...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Honeywell bids for slice of SESAR pie
US electronics giant Honeywell is making a bid to be the only big non-European player in Europe's future air traffic management programme SESAR. Paolo...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Atlas Composites flexes aerospace muscle
Atlas Composites (hall 2B, F101) is expanding on the back of new contracts and prestigious supplier approvals.
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PARIS AIR SHOW; Society of British Aerospace Companies sounds industry warning
Airbus could look outside the UK when it is time to manufacture wings for the next generation of narrowbody aircraft unless the country makes further investment...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: F117 engines for Qatar's first C-17 delivered
Pratt & Whitney has delivered F117 engines for installation on Qatar's first C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft.