All articles by Murdo Morrison – Page 67
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FARNBOROUGH: Fokker to supply composite componentry for F-35
Fokker Aerospace is at Farnborough under its new name for the first time, and celebrating a new contract from Goodrich, signed at the show, to supply a composite...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Boeing to deliver first VIP versions of its newest widebodies by 2012
VIP versions of Boeing's latest two aircraft - the 747-8 and the 787 - will be flying presidents and royalty by 2012.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Airbus eyes weight-saving technologies
Composite seats, simplified electrics and fully wireless in-flight entertainment are among the weight-saving technologies that Airbus will adopt on future airliners.
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Flightglobal award winners revealed
British Airways boss Willie Walsh, the passengers and crew who tackled a suicide bomber and the team behind a fly-by-wire system for Embraer business jets were last night named Leader, Aviator and Innovator of the Year in the second Flightglobal Achievement Awards.
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FARNBOROUGH: Britten-Norman launches airborne surveillance service
The venerable Britten-Norman Islander is enjoying its latest lease of life here at Farnborough as a platform for a low-cost, pay-by-the-hour aerial surveillance...
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FARNBOROUGH: Eaton looks to new electric technologies and strategic acquisitions
Eaton Aerospace is gearing up for a recovery in the industry this year and a longer-term trend to more electric aircraft, which it believes will boost its...
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FARNBOROUGH: Eurocopter will work with UK police forces to offer alternative funding packages
Eurocopter UK says it will work with police forces to mitigate the effects of expected deep public spending cuts by offering them alternative ways to acquire helicopters.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: EADS losing patience over Talarion
A model of its Talarion unmanned air vehicle is suspended over its hall 4 exhibit. But EADS is not happy hanging around for its home nations to commit to what it calls the "next generation" of unmanned surveillance aircraft.
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FARNBOROUGH: Eurocopter says Brazil will be fourth home market
Brazil will become Eurocopter's "fourth home country", after France, Germany and Spain, as the helicopter manufacturer ramps up its industrial presence and sales there, predicts chief executive Lutz Bertling.
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UK aerospace in full flight
Study shows industry has survived economic storms but fall in R&T is dark cloud
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Qatar Executive orders three more Bombardier business jets
Qatar Airways is expanding its Qatar Executive private aviation venture with three Bombardier jets, with one of the orders apparently coming as unexpected...
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FARNBOROUGH: Flightglobal sweeps the boards at journalism awards
Flightglobal writers were flying at the Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards, held on the eve of the air show, taking home four of the 15 categories. Flight...
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10 years of EADS
Exactly 10 years ago, EADS arrived as a new name in global aerospace. An ambitious attempt by France, Germany and Spain to meld their champions into a wider aerospace and defence enterprise, based around Airbus, it was these nations' response to a transatlantic consolidation that had created powerhouses such as ...
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EADS Astrium in a stable orbit
EADS has drastically restructured its spaceflight unit into one of the most non-partisan and united groups in its business
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What if EADS had never been created?
The corporate strength of EADS has glued together its businesses in hard times. Now it wants to become truly global
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Botti's mission to turn EADS into a crucible of new thinking
EADS's chief technology officer Jean Botti wants to create a climate of innovation in the organisation
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Competence more important than citizenship for EADS managers
Nationality once seemed more important than competence when appointing senior executives at EADS - but that no longer applies
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EADS: a fully fledged member of the UK defence community
Just over a tenth of EADS's workforce is in the UK, making it key to the nation's aerospace and defence industry
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EADS's complex ownership structure
Intricate shareholdings in Europe's aerospace giant have slowly been simplified since the giant's inception 10 years ago
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How EADS has fostered a corporate identity
A low turnover suggests EADS takes good care of its employees - who today feel more part of a big organisation