Content Archive: December 2006

Can the RRJ and the MS-21 change Russia’s civil fortunes?

This past August saw the seventh run of the Moscow Aviation and Space Exposition (MAKS).

Alteon, Royal Air Maroc open training site

CasaAero, a joint venture between Boeing’s Alteon training division and national airline Royal Air Maroc, celebrated the official grand opening of its faci
Engines

GE, Emirates to test engines here

Two years after signing the deal at the 2003 Dubai airshow, Emirates Airline and General Electric are forging ahead with construction of a huge new engine
Aircraft

High-speed EADS UAV takes flight

EADS Military Aircraft has announced the successful first flight of the new Carapas high-speed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which took place earlier this

Italian aerospace forging alliances east and west

For more than a decade Italy’s Alenia Aeronautica dreamed of joining Airbus only to have its advances rejected by the group’s French, German and British sh

Irkut takes center stage in Russian aero industry

Three years after its creation, Irkut Corp.

Airbus Knocks Again on Irkut’s Door

At August’s Moscow airshow, Irkut and Airbus signed a memorandum of understanding calling for the Russian manufacturer to participate in the A350 airliner
Aircraft

Irkut Develops UAV Family

A number of multirole airborne systems for earth remote sensing (ERS) have been developed by Irkut to equip both unmanned and optionally piloted aerial veh
Aircraft

Yak-130 jumps into the advanced jet trainer fray

As competition to meet demands for advanced jet trainers in the region intensifies, Irkut is promoting the Yak-130 now entering production to meet a Russia
Aircraft

Airbus closing on 200 orders as A350 undergoes change

By the end of 2005, and perhaps even by the end of the show, Airbus expects to have booked commitments toward firm orders for 200 examples of the A350.