Content Archive: June 2010

Rolls-Royce Celebrates First Run of Trent XWB

Rolls-Royce ran the Trent XWB engine for the first time on Thursday aboard a testbed in Derby, UK, the company announced on Friday.
Rotorcraft

Boeing and Eurocopter To Build a Bigger Chinook?

Boeing and Eurocopter have agreed to cooperate on a future transport helicopter (FTH) and at the ILA Berlin Air Show both companies displayed a tandem-roto
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Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Challenged for New German Requirements

Eurocopter was eyeing new German military requirements at the ILA Berlin Air Show earlier this month, even as it defended its delivery performance on the G
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Aircraft

Grob Says Turbo-Trainer Upgrade Will Offer Low-cost Competition

Grob Aircraft is developing a turboprop version of its G115/G120 series of primary trainers.
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Airbus Sees Great Promise for Bizliner Orders in China

According to Airbus Corporate Jets, as business jet use becomes more widespread in mainland Ch

Sopa Targets Bizav in Middle East-Europe Border States

The Central Europe Private Aviation (Cepa) group has formed an affiliated organization called
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky S-76D Program Delayed Again

First deliveries of the Sikorsky S-76D medium twin–an upgraded derivative of the S-76C++–are n
Aircraft

Boeing Completes First Flight of GE-Powered 787

The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner powered by General Electric GEnx-1B engines–ZA005–completed its first flight at 6:29 p.m.
Aircraft

Canadian TSB, U.S. NTSB Investigating Trans States Runway Overrun

The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a team of investigators this morning to assist the Transportation Safety Board of Canada with its i