All articles by Niall O’Keeffe – Page 3
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NewsIN FOCUS: EPI's bid to ramp up A400M engine production
With its TP400-D6 engine in series production, Europrop International is ready to run its attention to winning maintenance deals and supporting export campaigns for the Airbus Military A400M transport it powers
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NewsHandover of service-bound A400M engine kick-starts ramp-up
Europrop International is working to halve the time needed to assemble and test the A400M's TP400-D6 engine, having delivered the first production-standard example ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Rolls-Royce relies on Trent; GE battles Pratt & Whitney Canada in turboprop race
For Rolls-Royce, it is a case of the bigger, the better, as the prosperity of the engine maker's Trent powerplants alleviates a narrowing position in the single-aisle market. Our special also brings analysis of GE's emergence as a rival to Pratt & Whitney Canada in the race to power larger ...
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NewsAirbus discloses details of first A350 engine flight
First flight of the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB aboard a dedicated Airbus A380 flying testbed brought the engine to "the edge of the flight envelope of the A350"...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Getting in the spirit
Alcohol-based fuel may be an answer to calls for airlines to clean up their act, even if consensus on its potential has yet to be reached.
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NewsAlenia Aermacchi M-346 crashes in UAE
A prototype Alenia Aermacchi M-346 trainer has crashed in the United Arab Emirates during its return journey to Italy after the Dubai air show. "The...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Record numbers forecast for Dubai air show
This year's event will be the last at the current venue, but a strong international turnout will ensure it departs on a high
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NewsFlying Colours tests Asian waters with Metrojet move
Canadian completions and conversions specialist Flying Colours is on its way to establishing a presence beyond North America, after agreeing a deal with a Hong Kong-based provider of business aviation services.
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GA security grows ever tighter
A decade after 9/11, new rules apply at business aviation airports such as the restored hub at Washington National
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Airport revamp prompts Flying Colours to think big
Canadian completions and conversions specialist Flying Colours is working on the design of a new facility capable of accommodating widebody aircraft, as a project to expand the airport it's based at nears conclusion.
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NewsCaution welcomed: Boeing's 737 Max
Boeing eventually chose discretion over valour in deciding its future narrowbody strategy - and the decision has found favour with the credit markets
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Embraer confident of second-half business-jet delivery surge
Airframer sticks to forecast of 118 handovers in 2011 but rules out new programme launch
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NewsAUVSI North America preview
Ahead of AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America show, we profile a sector sharpened by technological innovation, proliferating mission requirements and a boom in demand.
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NewsPARIS: Repaired A380 takes flight at Le Bourget
Three days after a taxiing prang temporarily grounded it, an Airbus A380 test aircraft was flown at Le Bourget yesterday. "Love is in the air again!" crowed the manufacturer on Twitter.
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NewsPARIS: PICTURE - Happy Rafale livery a star of day one
A literary livery created by Happy Design Studio adorned the Dassault Rafale as it roared over Le Bourget yesterday.
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PARIS: Thales delivers SESAR progress report and calls for funding
Thales is pressing the EU to release funds for the deployment phase of the SESAR programme, aimed at boosting efficiency and capacity in the continent's air traffic management system.
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PARIS: Danish radar a win-win for wind farms and security
Radar interference caused by wind farms can be made a thing of the past by a new air surveillance system, promises Danish manufacturer Terma.
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Industry debates cargo security responsibilities
It is six months since the Yemen bomb plot focused attention on air cargo security - but there is ongoing debate among interested parties on the best way forward
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General malaise
This month's Aero Friedrichshafen show will serve as a rallying post for a European general aviation sector battered by the economic downturn. Our special report tackles subjects certain to dominate the agenda: the European Aviation Safety Agency's regulation of light sport aircraft, new engine designs aimed at decreasing reliance on ...