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Paris 2011: Saint-Gobain Promotes Advanced Polymers, Seals and Gaskets
French plastics specialist Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is showcasing materials made from its Meldin 7000 lightweight, high-temperature polymer on Sta
Engines
Paris 2011: GTF Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan Consortium to be Formed
A consortium along the lines of International Aero Engines (IAE) will be created for the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbofans (GTF) later this year
ATC
Paris 2011: SESAR Achieves First Targets
The SESAR Joint Undertaking (JU) has recently carried out an extensive review to see whether there are any early results that could benefit the aviation co
Paris 2011: North Sea Weather Baptizes Le Bourget Debut of AgustaWestland’s AW189 Twin-engine Helicopter
Dark clouds and a strong breeze failed to prevent yesterday’s unveiling of AgustaWestland’s latest civil helicopter, the eight-ton multi-role AW189.
Paris 2011: Boeing must act now on narrowbodies, says ILFC chief
Boeing needs to “get on with it,” if it is to compete with the Airbus A320neo, according to International Lease Finance Corporation CEO Henri Courpron.
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Where Next for Russian Helicopters Following Share Flotation Flop?
Russian Helicopters has had to go back to the drawing board on plans to raise fresh capital, following last month’s failed attempt at a $500 million share
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Rostvertol’s Upgraded Mi-26T2 Looks for Sales in India
Rostvertol is at the show promoting its Mi-26T2, an upgraded version of its popular heavy-lift helicopter, in the hope of securing sales to India and other
Paris 2011: Aeroconseil Provides Connections
Aeroconseil (Stand 126, Hall B2), a provider of aeronautical engineering and air transport services, is making its second appearance at Le Bourget.
Engines
Paris 2011: Anticipated Major A320neo Orders Will Likely Mean Good News for CFM’s Leap-X Engine
Major orders for the new CFM International Leap-X turbofan engine are due to be announced during the first four days of the Paris show, intensifying the ba
Engines
Paris 2011: Crunch time approaches for narrowbodied engine choices
Almost three full decades ago a battle was raging over the powerplant options for what was then the all-new Airbus A320.
Qatar's C Series 'Issues' Hit Sour Note for Pratt
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker's surprise revelation at the Farnborough airshow that "issues” with the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbo
Aircraft
Mubadala Plans Homegrown Bizjet by 2018
Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Aerospace is aiming to be not only a tier-one supplier of large composite structures to Airbus or Boeing, but also a business jet
Mubadala targets tier one and a new bizjet for 2018
Mubadala Aerospace is positioning itself as a tier-one supplier of large composite structures to Airbus or Boeing for future single-aisle aircraft as
Engines
Pratt and GE butt heads again over F-35 engine alternative
Pratt & Whitney and General Electric have bought their high-stakes battle over the provision of an alternative engine for the Lockheed-Martin F-35.
Engines
GE doesn’t see business case for 2nd A350 engine launch
Manufacturers of airliners typically offer customers a choice of engines for their various models.
Engines
Open rotors brushed off by Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney believes open rotors are not the solution to powering future single-aisle aircraft and will offer developed versions of its PW1000G ser
Industry must boost IT to grow and cut costs
Information technology (IT) specialist CSC aims to increase its European aerospace and defense business by up to 10 percent year-on-year as it seeks to cap
Engines
Pratt Canada launches new regional turboprop
Pratt & Whitney Canada has launched an all-new turboprop engine for regional aircraft to replace the 1,800- to 5,000-shp PW100 series.
Engines
Leap-X engine leaps forward as single-aisle planes slip
CFM International comes to the Farnborough airshow with the first application for its new Leap-X engine under its belt and ready to offer more advanced ver
ATC
Volcanic disruption boosts case for SES
The total closure of European skies in April because of the volcanic ash cloud was considered by many observers to be an unnecessarily severe reaction.
Engines
Big three engine makers are on target with new technology
Recessions come and go, but the quest to develop ever more efficient engines for the next generation of single-aisle aircraft continues.
Engines
20 years on, IAE marks milestones on V2500
Exactly two decades ago, the consortium that was to become International Aero Engines (Hall 5, Stand B10) was formed to build an engine, the V2500, to comp
ATC
GEnx engine program off to a flying start
Less than three months ago, on March 24, General Electric’s newest engine, the GEnx-2B, took to the air on the company’s Boeing 747 flying test bed, markin
ATC
Europe strengthens commitment to Single European Sky program
At the end of March the troubled Single European Sky (SES) program received a vital boost when the European Parliament gave the project the legislative tee
Engines
Meeting the Operational Challenge
In both engineering and visual terms, the open rotor is a huge departure from the turbofans that power today’s aircraft.
Engines
R-R forges ahead on open rotors
Rolls-Royce’s development of an open-rotor engine for the next generation of midsize airliners has taken a giant leap forward after wind-tunnel tests revea
Torrent of orders flows in for Airbus
Airlines from fast-growing new markets in the Middle East and Russia once again boosted dwindling aircraft sales yesterday here.
Aircraft
Antonov launches stretch variant of delayed An-148
Antonov, responding to “strong market demand,” has launched a stretched version of its much-delayed 86-passenger An-148 regional passenger aircraft.
Aircraft
Pratt’s PurePower geared turbofan family takes off
Clouds of dry ice swirled around onlookers as Pratt & Whitney revealed a full-scale model of its new “PurePower” PW1000G geared turbofan (GTF) on its stand
