Content Archive: December 2006

Aircraft

Embraer 195 makes its world airshow debut here

The largest member of Embraer’s E-Jet line of single-aisle airplanes is making its international airshow debut here in Paris, only a week after the Brazili

Development, acquisition make Meggitt cohesive

New products covering a wide range of civil and military applications are showcased by the Meggitt Group, which has become not just much larger since the l

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it’s a wind turbine blade

Aviation and the environment often appear to be in conflict, sometimes in unpredictable ways.
Aircraft

Dunlop Gives ATR 72 Extra Brake Life

An extended brake service life of up to 40 percent is offered to ATR 72 operators as a result of close collaboration between Dunlop Aerospace Braking Syste
Aircraft

Upgrade of British Nimrods getting back on track

BAE Systems today issued an upbeat description of progress with the previously troubled upgrade of the Nimrod MRA.4 maritime patrol plane for the UK Royal

Teal: Airbus and Boeing are locked in a ‘vicious war’ for market share

Airbus and Boeing are making too many commercial jetliners in a “vicious war” for market share that will continue until the end of the decade, predict anal
Aircraft

Collins permits A380 to talk to itself

Rockwell Collins continues to increase its presence aboard the Airbus A380, most recently by securing multimillion-dollar contracts to supply the avionics

Lord Rotor Damper Certified

An elastomeric main rotor damper developed by Lord Corp.