Content Archive: February 2008

ATC

Italian airport systems firm finds growth potential in Asia

Asia is a prime potential market for Selex Systemi Integrati’s turnkey capability in air defense systems, air traffic management and airport communications
Aircraft

Sukhoi’s Superjet might fly this month

Sukhoi’s new Superjet 100 could be ready to make its long-awaited first flight by the end of this month.

Thales Takes On Development of Superjet Cockpit

Thales is developing the Superjet 100 avionics suite under a $120 million contract signed in 2005.

Smoking Top Guns

Singapore’s Black Knights carves an arc in the skies above Changi as they demonstrate their skills for the airshow crowd.
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Q-Sight weighs less, costs less

BAE Systems has launched a new helmet-mounted display technology that it says will deliver enhanced “head-up, eyes-out” situational awareness for helicopte

Fiber-optics drive new-tech nav systems

Northrop Grumman Italia is making its Singapore Air Show debut with a display covering its full range of navigation systems mostly based on fiber-optic tec

Airbus’ Power8 is more than a cost-cutting plan

Airbus’ Power8 restructuring program has so far done what its designers intended it to do at its inception in February 2007, achieving a reduction in overh
Aircraft

Honeywell APUs for Kingfisher

India’s fast-growing Kingfisher Airlines has selected Honeywell to provide 131-9A auxiliary power units for its Airbus A320s, as well as a program for thei
Aircraft

Production Figures Are Flush

Airbus enjoyed a record year in terms of net orders (including cancellations or order conversions), adding orders for 1,341 airplanes worth $157 million (r
Aircraft

Boeing seeks leverage on Indian fighter order

Boeing has embarked on a series of important initiatives–including a joint-venture proposal–that strengthens its ties with India.