All air transport news – Page 1220
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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.
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FAA to target pilot records and fatigue rules
The FAA will ask all airlines to begin reviewing pilot records held by the agency as it revises a November 2007 advisory circular in the aftermath of the...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Snecma and Superjet sign up to ALTA
ALTA, the Latin and Caribbean Airline Association, confirmed two new affiliate members yesterday at the show, French powerplant giant Snecma and Superjet...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Goodrich wins crew seats on A350 XWB
Goodrich has been selected by Airbus to provide advanced cabin attendant seats for the new A350 XWB, it was announced at the show today. The selection...
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PAIS AIR SHOW: Eurocopter to have EC175/Z15 first flight by end-2009
Eurocopter is aiming for a first flight of the EC175 heavy twin helicopter before the end of 2009, with the company planning to obtain certification in 2011...
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NewsPARIS AIR SHOW: In-seat IFE part of Qatar ’s latest A320 order
Qatar Airways has placed what could be one of the biggest orders at the Paris air show with a $1.9 billion deal for 24 Airbus A320 family aircraft that will come fully equipped with Thales in-seat audio/video on-demand in-flight entertainment ( IFE ) systems.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Premium Aerotec wins third A350 structures contract
Premium Aerotec (hall 2, E197) on the first day of the show detailed a new $500 million agreement to supply the aft pressure bulkhead and floor grid for...