All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 181
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USAF buys 16 AESA radars to upgrade F-15Cs
Boeing has received the first contract to retrofit US Air Force active duty F-15Cs with the latest...
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CSeries configuration still targets lower end of 100-seat range
Bombardier has refuted speculation that it may seek to grow the CSeries family into the 150-seater market. "We're extremely happy with where we've...
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Guggenheim chief predicts continuing fuel pressures for aviation
Fuel prices may decline by 10% to 15% from current rates, but long-term trends will remain a major threat for airlines especially in North America, says...
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NewsBoeing reveals new KC-X protest claim
Boeing's losing KC-767A tanker team has revealed a new protest claim focused on an issue used by the company's competitors last year to nullify a multi-billion...
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NewsCancer-causing substance halts F-16I training flights
Fears about a cancer-causing substance in the cockpit has prompted the Israeli Air Force (IAF) to suspend training flights for its 62-aircraft fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16I Sufas.
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NewsFlightBlogger: Weight-saving effort prompted costly 787 redesign
FlightGlobal.com affiliate FlightBlogger today reports that an attempt to reduce the weight of the Boeing 787 has caused a costly redesign for the centre wing box.
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Comment - Tanker scrutiny misplaced
Perhaps no US Air Force contract award has received more scrutiny than the KC-45A tanker deal, yet arguably nowhere has that scrutiny been more misplaced. Questions...
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NewsBoeing unveils case against USAF decision to buy Airbus tankers
Boeing has decided to put the US Air Force on trial for the surprise decision to opt for an Airbus aircraft for a $12.1 billion tanker deal, legally challenging...
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Further delays to Joint Strike Fighter programme
As programme cost estimates come under new scrutiny, parts of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme will...
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Airlines in price negotiations for Solena's waste-derived biofuel
Airlines and the US Air Force are negotiating prices for a biomass-derived jet fuel scheduled to enter production in California beginning in 2011.
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NewsBoeing says simulator test shows 787 software catching up
Boeing has reached a development milestone in the 787 programme's previously troubled flight-control software code, with a simulated flight from Seattle-Tacoma...
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NewsAirbus trumps Boeing as Northrop wins KC-X contract
Airbus today won a Northrop Grumman-backed bid to supply a new fleet of tankers to the US Air Force in a massive defeat for incumbent supplier Boeing.
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B-2 crash revives airworthiness worries
A board of US Air Force officers is investigating the first crash of a Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit, which reduced the fleet of stealth bombers to 20. Initial...
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US FAA to impose special conditions on Boeing 787 electric power
Boeing's "more-electric" power architecture for the 787 will face special conditions to achieve airworthiness certification by the US Federal Aviation Administration. The...
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Bombardier CSeries for sale
Bombardier's CSeries family of 110- to 130-seat airliners is now officially for sale after a four-year evolution, including a brief spell during which the...
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EPX sparks surprise bidding war
With three teams already lined up at the starting gate, the US Navy has attracted a competitive field for the newly launched EPX programme that the US defence...