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Magazine Issue

Paris Air Show - Day 1

VOL. 1 NO. 1 June 19, 2017

Show News

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Parker Hannifin's Road To Success At 100 Years

Jun 19, 2017
Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies in a wide range of diversified industrial and aerospace markets, with revenues last year of US$11.4 billion. Getting there wasn’t an easy road.
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“Baby Boom” Demonstrator Passes Design Review

Jun 19, 2017
Start-up supersonic airliner developer Boom Technology has completed the preliminary design review for the XB-1 “Baby Boom” demonstrator, clearing a key hurdle on the path to flight tests of the Mach 2-plus aircraft late next year.
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Bell 505 Gets FAA Certification

Jun 19, 2017
Bell’s Model 505 JetRanger X has been awarded its long-awaited certification by the U.S. FAA.
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U.S. Delegation Puts Aerospace Jobs at the Forefront

Jun 19, 2017
In an effort to boost the exports of aerospace companies, the U.S.-based Aerospace Industries Association is talking numbers of something the American president would love—jobs.
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Typhoon Production Nudges to 2023

Jun 19, 2017
With the delivery by Leonardo of the 500th Eurofighter to the Italian air force, production of the multinational combat aircraft is entering its twilight years. Work is now underway to further slow production rates in a bid to be ready for potential future customers.
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Typhoon Readied for Brimstone Trials

Jun 19, 2017
BAE Systems is preparing to perform a series of test firings of MBDA’s Brimstone 2 air-to-ground missile from the Eurofighter Typhoon as it moves to integrate the weapon for use by the British Royal Air Force.
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IAI Invests to Maintain Edge

Jun 19, 2017
Israel Aerospace Industries maintains its position as provider of weapon systems and capabilities that establish some of Israel’s strategic pillars - yet most of the companies’ revenues come from export.
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Leonardo Courts ATR, Quietly Exits SCAC

Jun 19, 2017
One of Mauro Moretti’s interests while he was Leonardo CEO was obtaining full control of regional airliner manufacturer ATR, despite the regional turboprop market taking a dive due to low oil prices.
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New Leonardo Chief Needs to Consider Next Steps

Jun 19, 2017
Leonardo refocuses on U.S. market, targeting helicopter and trainer needs.
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Saab Upbeat About New Sales

Jun 19, 2017
Sweden’s jack-of-all-trades and master of many, Saab Group, arrives at the Paris Air Show with a lineup of new airborne weaponry, from fighter jets to trainers and early-warning and submarine-hunting aircraft.
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Lockheed Begins LM-100J Commercial Hercules Flights

Jun 19, 2017
Lockheed Martin has begun flight tests of its LM-100J commercial freighter version of the C-130J Hercules military airlifter, with FAA certification planned for 2018. The aircraft made its first flight from Marietta, Georgia, on May 25.
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ATR Offers Package to Enhance ATR 42 Short Takeoffs

Jun 19, 2017
ATR is ready to offer a package enhancing short takeoff and landing capabilities of the ATR 42. What CEO Christian Scherer describes as “a substantial piece of work” will allow the STOL version to land on and take off from runways as short as 2,625 ft.
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France Adapts to Terror Attacks

Jun 19, 2017
The increased security measures in place at Le Bourget reflect some bleak realities. The terrorist attacks on the Bataclan concert venue and the Stade de France in Paris, and the massacre in Nice, all took place since the last Air Show.
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Textron’s NightWarden Emerges from Shadow

Jun 19, 2017
Unveiled by Textron Systems at the Paris Air Show, the NightWarden is a new Group 3 tactical unmanned aircraft system designed to offer capabilities found in larger, more expensive Group 4 medium-altitude, long-endurance UAS.
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Honeywell Eyes Broader Scope For New Predictive Maintenance Offering

Jun 19, 2017
The supplier is combining existing datasets to deliver actionable results.
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Pratt & Whitney Launches ‘EngineWise’ for MRO

Jun 19, 2017
Pratt & Whitney has unveiled “EngineWise” as a new approach to aftermarket service designed to provide more predictive and responsive solutions to customers.
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Pratt Seeks More PW1000G MRO Partners

Jun 19, 2017
Pratt & Whitney is in negotiations with several companies about joining MTU Maintenance, IHI and Lufthansa Technik as members of the emerging global MRO network for the new PW1000G family of geared turbofan engines.
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Opinion: Promoting Partnership Over Politics

Jun 19, 2017
National pavilions are an invitation to international cooperation, says Tom Kallman is president and CEO of Kallman Worldwide.
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Rockwell Collins Building on B/E Buy

Jun 19, 2017
Known primarily as an avionics and communications company, Rockwell Collins has diversified over the Past three years into flight services with the acquisition of Arinc, and now with the US$8.6 billion acquisition of B/E Aerospace’s cabin interiors business. Rockwell Collins president, chairman and CEO Kelly Ortberg described to ShowNews where the company is headed.
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Bombardier Seeks Airline C Series Orders At Paris Air Show

Jun 19, 2017
Two years after Bombardier reintroduced the C Series with a new senior management team at the 2015 Paris Air Show, the Canadian manufacturer hopes to build off the aircraft’s successful service entry to win new orders.
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Controp: Growing Smart Vision

Jun 19, 2017
With increasing demand for electro-optical equipment for surveillance and security, Israel’s EO specialist Controp Precision Technologies is set on a growth path.
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Israel Aerospace Industries To Supply Israel Air Force With Latest EHUD

Jun 19, 2017
IAI MLM will supply the Israel Air Force the latest generation of EHUD air combat maneuvering instrumentation pods, to be carried on conventional fighter jets.
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UBS: Airline Industry 17% Over-ordered, Airbus More Exposed

Jun 19, 2017
The airline sector is 17% over-ordered when it comes to the commercial aircraft they need from OEMs Airbus and Boeing, according to a new UBS analysis.
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Pratt President Vows To Protect Geared Turbofan Technology Lead

Jun 19, 2017
Pratt & Whitney President Bob Leduc is bullish about the engine maker’s future and says the company and its Canada sister unit are on track for the busiest growth period since the 1960s.
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Kamov Ka-62 Starts Flight Trials

Jun 19, 2017
Russian Helicopters has not brought any of its rotorcraft to Le Bourget this year. But a few weeks before the Paris Air Show, the Russian manufacturer reported the first horizontal flight of its newest Kamov Ka-62 medium twin.
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Saab's Never-Surrender Global Gripen Campaign

Jun 19, 2017
Even as Saab celebrates the first flight of its JAS 39 Gripen E-series aircraft, the bulk of its near-term international sales opportunities center around the in-production C/D model.
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Saab’s Monster Missile Prepped for Next-Gen Gripen

Jun 19, 2017
Saab’s RBS15 anti-ship cruise missile is to be upgraded and installed on the Sweden’s new E-series JAS 39 Gripen and Visby-class corvette.
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Taqnia To Build An-132D In Saudi Arabia

Jun 19, 2017
​Taqnia, the Saudi company partnered with Antonov to develop the An-132D airlifter, plans to begin building the aircraft in-country from 2020. The aircraft’s first flight took place from Antonov’s Gostomel facility near Kiev on March 31.
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ATR Faces Renewed Competition from Jets

Jun 19, 2017
Slow ATR 42/72 turboprop sales last year are the result of combining adverse market forces that put the airframer in a position its executives could have thought a thing of the past – competing against jets.
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New Narrowbodies Rule at Paris Air Show

Jun 19, 2017
New narrowbodies dominate at Paris this year, as Airbus and Boeing face continue weakness in demand for their “Show”ier widebody jets.
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Sukhoi Plans Next-Generation Superjet

Jun 19, 2017
Sukhoi Superjet 100 celebrates its 10th anniversary since rollout this year, but the Russian manufacturer already is already planning a new generation of this regional jet.
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Workhorse Enters eVTOL Race

Jun 19, 2017
Electric-drive truck manufacturer Workhorse will unveil a hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft at the Paris Air Show
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USAF Secretary Cools Talk of 300-Aircraft OA-X Buy

Jun 19, 2017
The secretary of the U.S. Air Force has stressed that the OA-X light attack initiative “is not a procurement, it's an experiment” as participants such as Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) and Textron wish for a return on investment.
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GE Aviation Takes a Breath, Looks to the Future

Jun 19, 2017
​Imagine the calm in the center of a whirlwind. There sits David Joyce, president and CEO of GE Aviation and vice-chair of GE, as future technologies, new materials and the developing world of digital flash by at blurring speed.
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CFM Set to Clinch Leap ETOPS

Jun 19, 2017
CFM International is confident of winning certification for 180-min. ETOPS for both the Leap-1A and -1B engines later this month.
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Méheust Climbed the Ladder of Success

Jun 19, 2017
Six years ago, Gaël Méheust landed the second launch order for CFM International’s Leap engine, with an order to power 30 Airbus A320 neo aircraft for Scandinavian airline SAS.
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F-35 Demo Pilot: Paris Performance Will ‘Crush Years Of Misinformation'

Jun 19, 2017
Lockheed Martin test pilot Billie Flynn says the flight demonstration is carefully scripted to highlight the kinematic capabilities of the F-35A, particularly its slow-speed handling qualities.
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Airbus Launches A380-plus Development Study

Jun 19, 2017
​Airbus is offering its customers an enhanced version of the A380 dubbed the A380-plus, seeking to regain market traction with its biggest aircraft.
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Boeing To Launch 737-10 At Paris Air Show

Jun 19, 2017
Boeing will officially launch the 737-10 on the first day of the Paris Air Show, marking the go-ahead of the fourth major member and fifth derivative of the MAX family.
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Embraer Marks ‘Transformative Year’ With Paris Air Show Debuts

Jun 19, 2017
Embraer is marking “an exciting and transformative year” with the Paris Air Show debut of three of the world’s top aircraft in their class.
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Boeing 737-10 Launches At Paris Air Show

Jun 20, 2017
Boeing officially launches the 737-10 on the first day of the Paris Air Show, marking the go-ahead of the fourth major member the MAX family.
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CFM Certain Of Leap ETOPS

Jun 19, 2017
CFM International is confident of winning certification for 180-min. ETOPS for both the Leap-1A and -1B engines later this month.
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Pratt President Vows To Protect GTF Lead

Jun 19, 2017
Pratt & Whitney President Bob Leduc is bullish about the engine maker’s future.