All articles by Murdo Morrison – Page 44
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NewsILA: Show to fly flag for German aerospace
Berlin’s ILA air show may not have the global status of Paris or Farnborough, but its importance to the German aerospace industry and the federal republic’s international image is illustrated by the fact it will once again be opened by Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: ADAT sale signals strategic change for Mubadala
Abu Dhabi’s investment house Mubadala has signalled a major switch in its ambitious aerospace strategy, offloading its maintenance, repair and overhaul unit ADAT to Etihad Airways while taking full control of specialist Italian airframer Piaggio Aero.
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SR Technics cuts completion costs with off-shelf VIP narrowbody cabin
SR Technics is launching an off-the-shelf interior product for Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies that it says will shave 30% off the typical time for a cabin installation by dumping many of the “habits” of the large-business jet completion industry.
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NewsVIDEO: F-35 and A350 among highlights of a new-look Farnborough air show
Most of the serious aerospace business at Farnborough goes on behind closed doors, but it is in the skies and static display that the world’s attention will be focused at this year’s show, with treats for fans of both latest-generation airliners and fighters.
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ANALYSIS: Can Rolls-Royce find a way back into narrowbodies?
Despite committing the thrust of its development energies in a two-step evolution of its Trent family – the target being a widebody engine in the 2020s featuring extensive composite structures and geared technology – Rolls-Royce is reaffirming its determination to return to the single-aisle market.
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NewsRolls-Royce in talks with Airbus on new widebody engines
Rolls-Royce is in “light discussions” with Airbus about developing more fuel-efficient engines for the A330 and A380, and is confident it can deliver new products if asked.
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NewsRolls-Royce to develop two new Trent-based engines
Rolls-Royce is developing two new Trent-based engines – ready for service in 2020 and 2025 – which it says will deliver fuel efficiencies of up to 10% over the Trent XWB engine for the Airbus A350.
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ANALYSIS: Why PW1000G is 'the future' for MTU
Michael Schreyögg has no doubts about the importance to MTU of the Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1000G geared turbofan. “It is our future,” says Schreyögg, chief programme officer and board member at the Munich-based engine specialist, which has an 18% share in an engine that will be built in its ...
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NewsSINGAPORE: A350 and 787 set to face off
The rival latest-generation widebodies from Airbus and Boeing will go head to head at an air show for the first time at the Singapore air show, which kicks off on 11 February.
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NewsDUBAI: Piaggio flies HammerHead UAV for first time
Piaggio Aero has flown a technology demonstrator of its P.1HH HammerHead unmanned air vehicle for the first time – releasing video of the 14 November maiden sortie at the show yesterday.
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NewsMubadala and Tata increase equity in Piaggio Aero
Mubadala and Tata are injecting an additional €190 million ($253 million) into Italian airframer Piaggio Aero, increasing their combined stakes to 85.5%.
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NewsPiaggio touts Avanti-based UAV as European MALE solution
Piaggio says a failure of European manufacturers to develop an affordable medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV opens the door for its P.1HH Hammerhead.
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NewsBBA Aviation ends Standard Aero acquisition talks with DAE
BBA Aviation has ended talks to acquire parts of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), understood to be the Gulf company's US MRO arm, Standard Aero. The...
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NewsZeppelin hopes Goodyear deal will lift its prospects
Airship manufacturer Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik (ZLT) is pinning its hopes on a partnership with tyre giant Goodyear to inflate its fortunes after a flat five years.
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NewsPARIS: Piaggio unveils Hammerhead UAV
Piaggio has launched into the unmanned air vehicle market with the unveiling of its P.1HH Hammerhead, a pilot-less intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...
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NewsPARIS: Russian Helicopters showcases latest products at Paris as it pushes for larger slice of global civil sales
The Soviet Union placed great store in its military helicopter capabilities and the end of communism led to its manufacturers emerging as powerful players in the global market, particularly in the ultra-heavy and medium/heavy categories.
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NewsPARIS: Irkut's Demchenko insists MS-21 follows in a fine tradition of Russian civil aerospace
Serious competition from Russian airframers may not have troubled market forecasters in Toulouse or Seattle for many years, but do not suggest to Oleg Demchenko that his countrymen are novices when it comes to producing airliners.
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NewsPARIS: Russia's United Aircraft brings a focus to country's diverse aerospace industry
Since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, experts have been writing obituaries for the Russian aerospace industry. When the Cold War ended, plummeting defence budgets and the loss of a captive market for its civil airliners in the Communist world meant a once-mighty sector was left starved of ...
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NewsPARIS: The three aircraft that could transform the fortunes of Ilyushin Finance and Russian aerospace
That a Russian finance house set up to promote the domestic leasing of home-grown types such as the Ilyushin Il-96 in the industry's darkest days should end up as one of the biggest customers of the Bombardier CSeries illustrates how much the country's aviation industry has changed.
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EBACE: CAE extends upset recovery training to Europe
Training provider and simulator manufacturer CAE is extending its upset recovery training programme to Europe after a successful launch in the USA. The...