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Gulf Air celebrates with new and old
Gulf Air had plenty to celebrate yesterday as it took delivery of its first Airbus Industrie A330-200 at the show. It was Airbus's 30th birthday, an anniversary topped by Gulf Air which is celebrating 50 years of operations. Against a backdrop of the A330-200 and an Avro Anson, the ...
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Orders make it a great week for GE
Geoff Thomas "We're having one great week in Paris," says Jim McNerney, GE Aircraft Engines' president and CEO. Speaking at Le Bourget yesterday, McNerney was in bullish mood about the company's present position and future potential. "We're now an $11-billion outfit which is split 50:50 between engines and ...
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Meggitt starts show with multi-million bid
Meggitt laid out its stall on the eve of the show with a $380million bid for the Whittaker Group. UK-based Meggitt has followed a strategic acquisition policy to exploit niche markets in the aerospace industry. Whittaker's aircraft fire and smoke detection systems will make a good fit with its ...
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Passenger comfort from the bottom up
Mark Hannant The way to a man's heart may traditionally be through his stomach, but when it comes to the hearts and minds of business travellers it seems it's their bottoms that hold the key. The battle to hold position in the business- and first-class travel markets has ...
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Koreans aim to raise profile
South Korea's industry is well represented at the show with a number of companies exhibiting under a common banner in Hall 6/B5 in a bid to raise the nation's profile in the aerospace industries. Some, such as Samsung Electronics, are already household names around the world as suppliers of ...
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European power
Munich-based Eurojet has met the challenge of getting four nations to work together to develop an advanced fighter engine - the EJ200 Eurojet, the consortium developing the Eurofighter's EJ200 engine, reaches a critical threshold this year, 10 years after its formation. In November it aims to achieve CICT - completion ...
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Face the facts with Louis Chênevert
Leading Pratt & Whitney's presence at Paris '99 is the engine manufacturer's new president, Louis Chênevert, who was appointed to the top position in April when former president Karl Krapek was elected president and chief operating officer of P&W's parent company, United Technologies. Chênevert joined P&W in 1997 as executive ...
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Hamilton SunDstrand parts play big role in new PW6000 engine
Geoff Thomas The Pratt & Whitney PW6000 engine which is now in development will have more Hamilton Sundstrand content than any other engine to date, the newly merged company announced at Le Bourget yesterday. This major step-forward for Hamilton Sundstrand means that it has moved closer to its ...
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IAE lets the market do the talking for new variant engine
Geoff Thomas International Aero Engines (IAE) has announced that it has begun to evaluate a new variant of its V2500 engine, which powers Airbus A320 family aircraft. The formal launch of the -A7 version could happen by the end of this year, says IAE president and chief executive ...
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JSF engine development passes milestone
Pratt & Whitney and Fokker Elmo have reached a milestone in work on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme. The two companies have completed a critical design review of Fokker's design for electrical harnesses for P&W's F119 JSF demonstrator engines. Fokker has delivered one set of three harnesses ...
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War of words over Eurofighter missile
Tim Ripley As the race to win the UK's billion dollar beyond-visual-range missile contest enters its final stages, US missile giant Raytheon has claimed that sales of the Eurofighter will be boosted by the selection its new Future Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (FMRAAM). "Any other solution represents a dangerous ...
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New delivery moves 707 re-engining closer
A Boeing 707 re-engining programme involving between 250 and 300 military and commercial aircraft has moved a step closer with the delivery of the first new Pratt & Whitney (P&W) JT8D-219 engine for certification flight testing. Seven Q Seven (SQS) will carry out the flight testing, while demonstrator flights ...
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Vancouver to host Aerospace NA
North America's aerospace trade show, Aerospace North America, is to open its doors in August to suppliers and visitors from more than 80 countries at a new location in Vancouver, British Columbia. The all-sector aerospace and aviation trade show is from 10-12 August at Vancouver's premier exhibition facility, the ...
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Engineering, Systems and Components
Winner of the Engineering, Systems and Components award was Data Systems and Solutions for its JetSCAN engine condition monitoring tool. The company is a joint venture between Rolls-Royce and Science Applications International and its system, says the judges, represents a significant step forward in engine health monitoring capability. ...
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Propulsion
Rolls-Royce picked up the top award in the Propulsion category for its first full-scale engine test of the swept fan - a major improvement in fan blade technology. The fan was tested at 110,000lb thrust that marks a radical improvement in fan blade technology and promises major cost savings ...
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Rolls-Royce clocks $88m orders for jets
Geoff Thomas Rolls-Royce announced at Le Bourget yesterday that it has won new business worth up to $88 million for its AE 3007 engines to power Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets. Italian regional operator Alitalia Express has ordered six aircraft with options for an additional 10, with deliveries due ...
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IAE confirms $600m in orders from leasing firms
Geoff Thomas International Aero Engines (IAE) announced yesterday at Le Bourget that it had new, firm orders worth $600 million for its V2500 family of engines. The orders are from three international leasing companies which will use the engines to power aircraft from Airbus Industrie's A320 family. ...
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Embraer announces record $4.9bn order
Karen Walker Embraer has announced a stunning $4.9 billion order from Crossair for 75 firm aircraft with 125 options. The contract marks the Brazilian manufacturer's formal launch of its new ERJ-170 and ERJ-190 family of regional jets. The deal is described by Crossair president and chief executive ...
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Engine component maker weighs in
Paris '99 marks the first international appearance of engine component manufacturer Aero Tech Peissenberg. Despite being a relatively new name in the field, Aero Tech boasts a strong pedigree with almost 30 years' experience in its former incarnation as a branch of Motoren und Tubinen Union (MTU). Still servicing ...
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Bearing up during centennial
Bearing manufacturer Timken Aerospace has chosen its centennial year to make its first appearance at the Paris air show. With 55 faculties worldwide, the company recently took over Split Ball Bearings (SBB) to complete its production line. Timken counts among its customers most of the engine builders exhibiting ...