Aerospace & Air Transport

Paris 2011: Bodycote Renews Rolls-Royce Contract, Opens Facility in Mexico

Thermal processing specialist Bodycote has signed a 10-year renewal contract with Rolls-Royce to provide its services in the UK and potentially other parts

Paris 2011: GEnx-1B, Air India Join TruEngine Program

GE Aviation has launched its GEnx TruEngine program on the GEnx-1B engine and granted TruEngine designation to Air India’s GEnx-1B engine fleet.

Paris 2011: Singapore Air Show Wants To Be Top Dog

The Singapore Airshow (Chalet D54) is consistently am

Paris 2011: $22 Billion More Business on Day Two of Le Bourget Salon

Another day, and plenty more dollars.

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

Paris 2011: Airbus Military and IAI Elta Systems Announce Year-old Partnership on Low-cost AEW Project

Airbus Military’s partner on the C295 AEW program was revealed here yesterday as <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/paris-2011

Paris 2011: Azul Lanhas Aéreas Converts 10 ATR 72-600 Options to Firm Orders ATR’s 78-order “strip tease”

ATR revealed yesterday that Brazilian carrier Azul Lanhas Aéreas had signed up for another 10 ATR 72-600s, and that the European turboprop manufacturer, in

Paris 2011: Liebherr and Avic Enter Joint Venture on Manufacture of Landing Gear

Liebherr Aerospace of Germany and Avic of China are to form a joint venture company for the manufacture of landing gear for the <a href="http://www.ainonl

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

Paris 2011: Korean Air signs for CSeries as P&W flies engine

Korean Air has signed a letter of intent for 30 Bombardier CS

Paris 2011: Boeing Promises Auspicious EIS for Dreamliner

With some 30 airplanes in various stages of completion parked outside the <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/paris-2011-boein

Paris 2011: Buying Frenzy Here Could Set the Stage for Mergers

   Aerospace firms have been doing a roaring trade here at the Paris Air Show, selling record volumes of aircraft, engines and all the associate

Paris 2011: United Continental Orders Blended Winglets for 767-300ERs

United Continental Holdings has ordered blended winglets for its <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/blended-winglet-equipped-

Paris 2011: Beagle Technology Group launches new business at Paris

UK-based Beagle Technology Group (Hall 2B Stand G149) has restructured and changed its name from Beagle Aerospace.

Paris 2011: P&WC To Power Africa’s First Indigenous Civil Turboprop

Pratt & Whitney Canada (Hall 4, F218) PT6As will power the first civil aircraft certified on the African continent, the company announced here in P

Paris 2011: Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. Plots Course To Become One of the Industry’s Top Three Companies

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Paris 2011: Bombardier Lands New C Series Order

A undisclosed “major network carrier” has placed a firm order for 10 Bombardier CSeries CS100s and has agreed to become the aircraft’s first operator, the

Paris 2011: Boeing’s 747-8 Freighter Makes Green Entrance to Paris

The Boeing 747-8 Freighter landed here at Paris Le Bourget Airport yesterday at 5:35 p.m., after completing the first transatlantic flight of a commercial

Paris 2011: Qatar Airways Orders Six Boeing 777-300ERs Worth $1.7 Billion

Qatar Airways has placed a follow-on order for six Boeing 777-300ERs, the companies announced yesterday at the show.

Paris 2011: CAE Expands Global Footprint of Training Facilities and Simulators

CAE (Hall 3 C60) and Mitsui (Hall 4 F169) announced that they plan to establish a joint-venture training center in Japan for the new <a href="http://www.a