Content Archive: December 2006
L-3 still on the prowl as it enters the security arena
L-3 Communications chairman Frank Lanza arrived at the Paris Air Show mere days after proposing the biggest business deal of his tenure with the company, t
Aircraft
Piaggio makes French Avanti sale
Piaggio Aero Industries yesterday sold a Piaggio P.180 Avanti II to an undisclosed French customer.
Proposal for USAF Rescue Helicopter
Major helicopter manufacturers here in Paris are eagerly awaiting the expected release next month of a U.S.
Engines
Engine Alliance Grabs KAL A380 Pact
Korean Air has ordered $300 million worth of GP7200s from the Engine Alliance to power its Airbus A380s.
Aircraft
FlyBe Exercises Option on Four More Q400s
Bombardier Aerospace announced yesterday that Exeter, UK-based FlyBe has converted four options on the Bombardier Q400 turboprop airliners to firm orders.
Jepp and Arinc Combine their Best EFB Parts
Jeppesen and Arinc yesterday announced an alliance that will integrate “best of class” EFB components from each company’s portfolios to produce what offici
Aircraft
SSBJ at least a decade away, Gulfstream says
Gulfstream Aerospace President Bryan Moss made his company’s position on supersonic business jets clear at a Paris press conference yesterday when he said,
ATC
EC okays the Sesame future ATM
European Commission vice president Jacques Barrot and Eurocontrol director general Victor Aguado came to the show yesterday to announce the go-ahead for a
Carriers ink big deals for A350s, 777s
A huge commitment for Airbus A350s and Boeing 777s by Qatar Airways took top billing yesterday here in Paris.
Boeing faces fresh doubts over tanker Headline here Headline here Head
Bloodied and bruised by the U.S.
