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First Display of S-70i BLACK HAWK at Paris Air Show
2011-06-22 Read More...
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. is displaying an S-70i(tm) BLACK HAWK helicopter at the Paris Air Show. This is the first time the new variant of Sikorsky's multi-mission utility helicopter is displayed to the

EADS Developing Hypersonic Jet
2011-06-21 Read More...
EADS, owner of plane maker Airbus, is developing a hypersonic jet that flies above the atmosphere, yet takes off from a regular runway and can fly from Paris to Tokyo in two and a half

Qatar Airways Orders 6 Boeing 777-300ERs
2011-06-20 Read More...
Qatar Airways and Boeing today announced an order for 6 Boeing 777-300ERs (Extended Range) airplanes at the international 2011 Paris Air Show. The order is valued at $ 1.7 billion at list prices.

Vibration Tests for Boeing’s Phantom Eye HALE
2011-06-20 Read More...
The Boeing Phantom Eye high altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned airborne system completed 12 days of ground vibration and structural mode interaction tests this month at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base,

Boeing Forecasts $4 Trillion Jet Sales by 2030
2011-06-17 Read More...
Passenger jet sales will reach $4 trillion over the next 20 years, Boeing predicted as it hiked demand forecasts on the eve of the Paris Air

Raytheon at Paris Air Show
2011-06-17 Read More...
Raytheon will employ the latest in interactive exhibits, and has scheduled a compelling range of media presentations, to showcase its leading international position in aerospace and defense technologies at the 49th International Paris Air Show

Airbus: A Vision of Aviation 2050
2011-06-17 Read More...
Ahead of next week’s Paris Air Show (Le Bourget), Airbus invited the passengers of 2050 to discover its Concept Cabin - a whole new flying experience inspired by nature.

Eurocopter at Paris Air Show
2011-06-16 Read More...
Eurocopter’s participation at Paris Air Show 2011 will include the first public flight presentations of its X3 hybrid demonstrator and the new EC175

CASSIDIAN at Paris Air Show 2011
2011-06-16 Read More...
At the International Paris Air Show 2011, Cassidian will demonstrate its technological accomplishments through interactive, latest-generation 3D scenarios, staged in its Touch Lab, on the topics of Unmanned Aerial Systems, cyber security, services

1st Maiden Flight for Airbus Military C295 with AEW&C
2011-06-10 Read More...
The first Airbus Military C295 development aircraft fitted with an Airborne Early Warning sand Command (AEW&C) rotodome has successfully completed its first flight on 7th June 2011 at Airbus Military's site in Seville

Boeing Wins New C-130 AMP Contract
2011-06-07 Read More...
Boeing received a $61 million U.S. Air Force contract for 2 more C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) kits and 2 Aircrew Training System devices as part of a low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract that was awarded in

Landing of 1st RQ-4 Global Hawk
2011-06-03 Read More...
The first RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) arrived at Grand Forks Air Force Base, the second main operating base in the United States for the aircraft. The Global Hawk arrived from Beale Air Force Base, California, on May 26, Northrop

Final F-35 Flight Test Aircraft Completes 1st Flight
2011-05-25 Read More...
The final F-35 Lightning II flight test aircraft, a carrier variant designated CF-3, launches from Naval Air Station (NAS) Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on May 21 on the way to completing its first test

Alenia Aeronautica Delivers nEUROn Weapon Bay Doors
2011-05-23 Read More...
Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, recently delivered the Weapon Bay Doors & Mechanism for nEUROn (the new-generation technology demonstrator for a European Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle - UCAV) to Dassault

Airbus to Produce 42 A320s a Month
2011-05-20 Read More...
Airbus confirmed plans to increase production of its best-selling A320 family of aircraft to a record 42 planes a month, underlining signs of a global economic

Eurocopter’s X3 Hybrid Helicopter Exceeds Speed Target
2011-05-17 Read More...
Eurocopter’s X3 hybrid helicopter demonstrator has delivered on the promise of pushing the frontiers in rotary-wing aviation by surpassing its original speed target of 220 kts demonstrating the compound aircraft’s performance, capabilities, and

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