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NewsPARIS: P&W developing upgrade package for B-52 engine
Pratt & Whitney is developing a proposal for a package of performance upgrades for the existing Boeing B-52 engine after the US Air Force again postponed a plan to replace the venerable bomber’s 60-year old TF33 engine.
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PARIS: P&W evaluates options for T-X requirement
Pratt & Whitney is evaluating engine options in the 10,000lb-thrust to 15,000lb-thrust range for the US Air Force’s next-generation T-X training requirement, says P&W military engines president Bennett Croswell.
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NewsPARIS: P&W on track with F135 USMC retrofit
Pratt & Whitney is on track to retrofit more than 10 F135 propulsion systems needed to support the US Marine Corps’ plan to achieve initial operational capability (IOC) for the Lockheed Martin F-35B.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Cost challenge rises as 787 ramps up
A familiar and at times unsettling rhythm of crisis management has gripped the 787 programme since it entered production. A major issue – say, a fastener shortage, a side-of-body redesign, a systems reliability breakdown, a production bottleneck – emerges, seizes global headlines and then… subsides. The 787 orderbook, meanwhile, might ...
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Tigerair Taiwan to launch Kaohsiung-Osaka service on 3 July
Tigerair Taiwan will launch a Kaohsiung-Osaka Kansai service on 3 July.
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PARIS: Elbit launches pilot health-monitoring system
Elbit Systems has unveiled a new system that will monitor a pilot’s body condition in extreme phases of flight.
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NewsPARIS: Airbus wrangled with A320neo display options
Airbus had been discussing options for a fly-past of the A320neo at the Paris air show but scaled back its plans after technical snags halted testing with the Pratt & Whitney-powered variant.
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NewsPARIS: JF-17 wins first export order
The Chengdu/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex JF-17 Thunder fighter has secured its first confirmed export deal.
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PARIS: Esterline CMC shows off new former Barco range
There are some unfamiliar avionics products on the Esterline CMC stand at Paris. It follows the acquisition by Esterline of the aerospace and defence division of Belgium-based Barco. The former Barco avionics displays activities, as well as the training and simulation business, are being intergrated within CMC, and the Canadian ...
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NewsRosetta mission boost as comet lander wakes up
The European Space Agency's Rosetta comet-chasing mission has taken another dramatic turn with the awakening after seven months of hibernation of the lander it sent down to the surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko – which had operated for just 60hr before running out of power.
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NewsPARIS: Bombardier still considering stretched 'CS500'
Bombardier continues to consider developing a third, larger variant of its CSeries aircraft, though the Canadian manufacturer's prime focus remains certification of its CS100 and CS300, an executive disclosed at the Paris air show today.
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OpinionOPINION: How feasible is a 757 replacement?
There would have to be a market of at least 2,000 aircraft to prompt one of the big airframers to launch a product to fill the middle-of-the-market gap between their largest narrowbodies and smallest twin-aisles, Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy concludes in a new white paper.
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PARIS: CFM confirms Leap maintenance network will be open
CFM International president Jean-Paul Ebanga has reconfirmed at the Paris air show that the manufacturer's maintenance network for its new Leap engine will be open, allowing customers and third-party MRO providers to compete freely on servicing the type.
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NewsPARIS: Airbus waits on approval to resume A400M deliveries
Airbus test pilots Ignacio “Nacho” Lombo and Tony Flynn are putting the A400M through its full display paces this week, as the company continues to wait on a Spanish military decision on whether to allow it resume flight testing the type for its customers.
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PARIS: Bombardier works to boost appeal of CRJ, Q400
Bombardier plans to reinvigorate its marketing efforts on the Q400 turboprop and CRJ regional jet after admitting that it has neglected the two aircraft in recent years. In addition, it is evaluating future engine options and other changes for both types in a bid to drive performance improvements.
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NewsPARIS: CSeries ferry flight operated 'typical airliner' profile
Bombardier's CSeries operated at "typical airliner" cruise speeds for its first transatlantic flights to make its appearance at Le Bourget, test pilot Mark Elliott has revealed.
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NewsPARIS: Bombardier unveils improved CSeries performance
Executives at Bombardier took the offensive on the Sunday before the 2015 Paris Air Show, announcing that the company’s flagship CSeries aircraft will have even better performance than the company had previously predicted.
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NewsPARIS: Raytheon’s robust weapons offering at Paris packs punch
Raytheon Missile Systems has set up shop at the Paris Air Show with hopes of expanding its customer base for advanced weapons like the traditional advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM), AIM-9X sidewinder and joint standoff weapon, but also newly developed offerings like the small diameter bomb (SDB) II.
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NewsPARIS: Honeywell looks towards Global Hawk sense and avoid testing
Honeywell is in discussions regarding testing of its unmanned air vehicle sense and avoid capability on the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk.
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PARIS: Honeywell eyes connected future
Weather data that’s crowd-sourced, an auxiliary power unit and brakes that transmit their maintenance status back to base while in flight, faster internet browsing speeds for passengers and pilots, and electronic flight bags that are updated in real-time.