Content Archive: December 2006

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

LM Sniper hikes its deadly accuracy

“In today’s combat environment, the name of the game in dropping air-to-ground munitions is how to double the distance from the target from which we can dr

S. African school aids Goodyear tire testing

Goodyear Tire and Rubber grabbed some traction in the aviation tire business with a series of contracts signed just before this year’s show.
Aircraft

Boeing Delivers First GLS-equipped 737-800

Boeing has delivered its first 737-800 equipped with a new type of GPS-based landing system developed by Rockwell Collins.
Aircraft

Cimber Aviation adds ATR 72s to cargo conversion

Denmark’s Cimber Aviation Group has won a contract with Avions de Transport Regional to perform E Class cargo conversions for the ATR 72.
ATC

Hungarian, Oman ATC Buy Raytheon Radars

Raytheon Systems has sold two radars to HungaroControl, the Hungarian air navigation services provider, and four to the Sultanate of Oman.
Aircraft

AFI and LHT call truce to work jointly on A380

Air France Industries (AFI) and Lufthansa Technik (LHT) are joining forces in Airbus A380 component support, the two companies announced at Paris Charles d

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.

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.