Content Archive: November 2006

Airports squeezed by conflicting requirements

French aerospace group Thales (Hall 3 Stand C5) has launched a new set of solutions aimed at transforming the airport security and safety environment.

Thales Formation trainer isa real pilot finishing school

The Thales Formation Systems Trainer (TFST) being demonstrated here by the French group’s UK-based Thales Training & Simulation division (Hall 3 Stand C5)
Aircraft

Availability is the name of the game

British thinking on through-life management of military aircraft and systems is already way ahead of that of most countries.
Aircraft

Mandarin To Lease GECAS Embraer RJs

Taipei’s Mandarin Airlines is to lease three Embraer Model 190 and five Model 195 regional jets from GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS).
Aircraft

Alenia, Sukhoi spool-upsupersonic bizjet plans

Research carried out in the field of supersonic transport within the European Commission’s 6th Research Framework Program (FP6) has come into the spotlight

Air Europa embraces winglets for its 737 fleet

Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) has announced today that Spanish carrier Air Europa has become the latest customer for its “Blended Winglet” technology, whi

Sarbe launches new emergency locator

Sarbe is synonymous with search and rescue and personal locator beacons (PLBs) and the Signature Industries’ company is launching a new emergency locator t
Aircraft

Raven B SUAV prepares for special missions duty, exports

Last month AeroVironment’s RQ-11B Raven B small unmanned air vehicle (SUAV) passed its initial operational test and evaluation.

Selex PicoSAR maps urban and rural areas

Selex Sensors & Airborne Systems (Outside Exhibit 2) has flown its new PicoSAR synthetic aperture radar, demonstrating the system’s ability to map both urb

Plasan Will Upgrade RAF Chinooks

Israel’s Plasan Sasa, a supplier of ballistic armor products, has been awarded a contract as a subcontractor for Permali Gloucester, the Royal Air Force’s