Paris Air Show 2005

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Tranaero to get GPS flight management

The company is also announcing new contracts here at the Paris Air Show.

AGAT can scale seekers to size of missile’s task

Russia’s AGAT Research Institute is unveiling a new seeker that could become an industry standard in the air-to-air and surface-to-air missile industry.

Turbomeca wants bigger slice of cake

Turbomeca is today announcing a further expansion of its customer support network with four additional TurboSupport Centers.
Aircraft

Yak-130 seeks role in combat training

Among the many military trainers exhibited here at Le Bourget, the Russian Yakovlev Yak-130 light twinjet can justly claim to represent a totally new gener

In-flight entertainment stars in the Thales orbit

Thales Aerospace boss François Quentin sees in-flight entertainment (IFE) equipment as the fastest growing of the division’s businesses.

CMC shows satcom antennas, EFB

CMC Electronics is here at the Paris Air Show with a compact satcom antenna, an integrated glass cockpit for helicopters, a second-generation electronic fl

Israel’s Elbit covers UAV tactical ops

“Elbit covers the tactical side of the spectrum, from the diminutive Skylark to the Hermes series,” claimed Eli Yitzhaki, the company’s vice president, bus
Aircraft

A380 Is EASA’s Biggest Certification Challenge

“It’s not a special process and we are following the same principles that we would for a small aircraft.
Engines

P&W adds more test engines to JSF effort

Pratt & Whitney is preparing five more ground-test engines to support seven units already participating in the F135 engine development and demonstration pr

Despite EU setbacks, EASA flies forward

The categorical rejection of the new European Union constitution by French and Dutch voters has rocked the EU to its core, casting doubt on the sustainabil