All articles by John Croft – Page 15
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PARIS: P&WC predicts engine step change
Pratt & Whitney Canada president John Saabas says a new turboprop engine being developed by the Montreal-based "small engine" arm of P&W US will exhibit a "step change" in performance over existing engines.
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NewsPARIS: AgustaWestland unveils AW189
AgustaWestland has unveiled an 18-passenger, eight tonne-class twin-engined helicopter primarily for the oil and gas industry, where it will rival Eurocopter's EC175.
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PARIS: GE-AVIC accelerate Shanghai staffing for avionics joint venture
GE says its integrated avionics joint venture with China's AVIC is on track to gain final approval by the Chinese government by year's end as the two companies accelerate staffing and readying facilities in Shanghai.
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PARIS: Sikorsky advances optionally manned, voice control features for FBW helicopters
By the end of this year Sikorsky hopes to demonstrate an optionally piloted resupply mission using a fly-by-wire UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter platform it plans to loan from the US Army.
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PARIS: NRC and Canada take a break from the heat
Paris may be hot as fire but Thompson, Manitoba, where the temperature is below freezing 256 days out of the year, is not likely to be so.
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PARIS: GE promotes fuel, time-saving airports demo
GE Aviation Systems is promoting a comprehensive performance-based navigation (PBN) demonstration at two medium-sized airports, in part to verify an internal analysis that revealed significant savings from a broader version of the test.
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PARIS: New PPG treatment for aviation's largest passenger window
PPG Aerospace is showing off a new treatment for Gulfstream G650 passenger cabin windows, which the company says are the largest in the aviation industry to date.
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PARIS: Interview - P&W president David Hess
Rallying the troops is a tangible objective for Pratt & Whitney president David Hess as he prepares his workforce for an onslaught of new engine work that will yield a doubling of the company's $13 billion a year revenue by 2020.
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PARIS: Interview - CFM International president Jean-Paul Ebanga
Although only in the job for two months, CFM International president and chief executive Jean-Paul Ebanga is certain of one thing: "You will be able to write at the end of the [Paris] show, 'CFM is back'. There are going to be significant order announcements for us at the show."
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NewsPARIS: Sikorsky's X2 demonstrator set for final flight this summer
Sikorsky's X2 demonstrator will take to the skies for one final flight this summer to test out a central sail fairing located between the compound helicopter's dual rotors, company president Jeff Pino said.
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PARIS: Interview: GE Aviation president David Joyce
Strategic planning years ago by GE Aviation leaders years ago has paid off in spades today for the current president of the engine, services and systems company, David Joyce.
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PARIS: Interview - Aircelle chief executive Vincent Mascré
Lean is beyond the realm of buzzword for nacelle provider Aircelle. One year after implementing a company-wide initiative, the Safran subsidiary has cut its assembly time for Airbus A380 nacelles from 100 days to 30 days
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NewsVIDEO: Cuffs and winglets on tap for Cessna Caravan
Canadian aircraft modification specialist Arctic Aerospace is working with the National Research Council of Canada to certificate a Cessna Caravan wing leading edge cuff and winglets system that Arctic says will cut drag, boost performance and reduce ice accretion.
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NewsPICTURE: PARIS - Beriev Be-200 firefighter flies
Beriev is flying its twin-engined Be-200 firefighting amphibian at the show, complete with a new European Aviation Safety Agency restricted type certificate, granted to the Russian manufacturer in September.
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NewsCFM pleased with eCore 2 initial performance
CFM has begun tests of a second full-scale engineering core (eCore 2) at 50/50 partner GE's Cincinnati facilities
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New financing lifts Diamond D-Jet
Diamond Aircraft president Peter Maurer has obtained "commitment for a significant investment exclusively dedicated" to the company's flagship single-engined D-Jet development programme.
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Rockwell Collins to inject new autonomy into business jets
Rockwell Collins' Pro Line Fusion integrated cockpit will be home to an increasingly comprehensive suite of safety-enhancing autonomy functions, early components of the company's long-term vision for more automated operations for business jet and airline cockpits, using fewer crew members.
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What will aircraft engines look like post-2025?
Engine makers are pressing to design cleaner, quieter and more efficient ways of propulsion, and the shape of powerplants could be radically different after 2025
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GE in search of more engine applications
GE Aviation says it is talking "seriously" with a couple of airframers about the next applications for its Honda joint-venture engines beyond the HF120 for the HondaJet.
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CFM pleased with eCore 2 initial performance
CFM reports that it has begun tests of second full-scale engineering core (eCore 2) at 50/50 partner GE's Cincinnati facilities, with runs at operational...