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Farnborough Air Show 2018: Day 1

July 16, 2018

Farnborough Airshow 2018

Airbus Sees ‘Several Hundred’ A220 Orders This Year

Jul 15, 2018

Airbus hopes to secure “several hundred" additional orders for the newly renamed A220—formerly the Bombardier CSeries—this year, according to Eric Schulz, Airbus’ chief commercial officer.

JetBlue orders A220s

Jul 15, 2018

JetBlue Airways, providing a major boost to the newly rebranded Airbus A220 line and delivering a notable blow to Embraer, has placed an order for 60 A220-300s and earmarked them as E190 replacements. Deliveries are planned to start in 2020.

IAI—Big Change, Big Deals

Jul 15, 2018

Israel Aerospace Industries president and CEO Joseph Weiss has decided to step down.

Airbus and Schiebel Prove Manned-Unmanned Teaming

Jul 15, 2018

Airbus and Schiebel have collaborated to perform manned-unmanned teaming technology demonstrations.

Cargo Village People

Jul 15, 2018

Cargo Village returns to Farnborough bigger than before, and this time with a two-day conference to complement the static display and demonstrations.

AirBridgeCargo Showcases Air Freight’s Digital Future

Jul 15, 2018

The most intriguing exhibit in the Airshow’s Cargo Vilage this year comes from AirBridgeCargo Airlines, which has replicated elements of its new Moscow digital control tower here.

USA Partner Pavilion Attracts New Exhibitors

Jul 15, 2018

Kallman says this airshow will be lively as a result of the projected growth in the commercial and military sectors, and increased funding by the U.S. government for defense programs.

GE-Safran Would Boost for New Boeing

Jul 15, 2018

While nothing can be taken for granted, it appears a front-running position to power Boeing’s New Midsize Airplane (NMA) is CFM’s to lose as Boeing begins to evaluate proposals that engine makers submitted in late June.

France to Lead European Fighter Project

Jul 15, 2018

France is taking the lead in Franco-German efforts to produce a new European fighter aircraft. The widely expected decision was inked by French and German defense ministers as they moved to further underpin defense industrial relationships between the two countries.

Britain Considering F-35 Road Map

Jul 15, 2018

The arrival of Britain’s first low-observable combat aircraft marks the Royal Air Force’s milestone centenary; now the UK Lightning Force is working toward initial operating capability at the end of the year.

RAF Is Readying for Combat Air Future

Jul 15, 2018

Open-system architectures and low-cost drones are at the heart of UK future combat aircraft thinking. And the UK Rapid Capability Office is speeding up the introduction of new capabilities.

Boeing to Take 80% of Embraer Commercial JV

Jul 15, 2018

Following months of negotiations, Boeing and Embraer have signed an MoU to set up a joint venture comprising Embraer’s commercial aircraft and services business.

Air Shows Worth the Investment, Says AIA

Jul 15, 2018

Air shows provide a fitting forum for civil and military aerospace companies to display and sell their products, reinforce a business-friendly message, and address important issues affecting this most global of industries.

GE Aviation Highlighting Open Flight Deck Concept At Farnborough

Jul 15, 2018

GE Aviation is highlighting its Open Flight Deck concept with the first public showing of an “integrated, open” avionics demonstrator at this year’s Farnborough Airshow.

GE Aviation: ‘You’re In the Game, or Out of It’

Jul 15, 2018

Even as GE Aviation finishes a multibillion-dollar overhaul of its commercial product line, it is working on technologies that could render its new engines obsolete in 15 years’ time.

HAV: They’ve Got News for You

Jul 15, 2018

Last year may have ended on an extreme low for Hybrid Air Vehicles, but the company returns to the Airshow this week rejuvenated following the Air Accident Investigation Branch’s decision that the November unmooring incident is non-reportable, and with a barrage of new announcements.

Liebherr & GM for Fuel Cell APUs

Jul 15, 2018

Liebherr Aerospace & Transportation has partnered with automotive giant General Motors to develop an APU for future single-aisle aircraft, based on a hydrogen fuel cell.

L-39NG to Attract Orders at Farnborough

Jul 15, 2018

Czech manufacturer Aero Vodochody is to announce additional orders for its L-39NG jet trainer at this year’s Farnborough Airshow.

Airbus Enters Partners With Côte d'Ivoire

Jul 15, 2018

Airbus and the government of Côte d’Ivoire signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a framework of collaboration to support the development of the country’s aerospace industry. The MoU was signed on June 15 by Amadou Koné, minister of transport of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, and Mikail Houari, president of Airbus Africa Middle East, in the presence of Daniel Kablan Duncan, vice president of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, and Guillaume Faury, president of Airbus Commercial Aircraft.

Defense Contractors Prepare for Potential E-3 Replacement Competition

Jul 15, 2018

Defense contractors are gearing up for a potential competition to replace the Royal Air Force’s Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne early warning aircraft.

F-5 Will Receive Garmin Integrated Flight Deck

Jul 15, 2018

Tactical Air Support Inc. is outfitting its F-5 supersonic fighter aircraft with a Garmin integrated flight deck and anticipates first flight with the new technology will be later this year.

Sky’s the Limit for Ambitious 2Excel

Jul 15, 2018

From the aerobatic displays of the Blades to an expanded presence on the static line and in the trade show, 2Excel Aviation is harder than ever to miss at Farnborough this year.

F-5 Will Receive Garmin Integrated Flight Deck

Jul 15, 2018

Tactical Air Support Inc. is outfitting its F-5 supersonic fighter aircraft with a Garmin integrated flight deck and anticipates first flight with the new technology will be later this year.

Satair UK Bucks Brexit Gloom

Jul 15, 2018

Airbus has made no secret of its concerns about Britain’s leaving the European Union without a deal that permits continued tariff-free trade. But there is one part of the Airbus family’s UK empire where new investment is proceeding regardless of the outcome of the Brexit negotiations.

SkyGuardian Completes Atlantic Crossing

Jul 15, 2018

The prototype General Atomics’ MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted air system has touched down on at RAF Fairford on the eve of the Royal International Air Tattoo after a milestone transatlantic crossing.

Unmanned First Could Have Happened 13 Years Ago

Jul 15, 2018

The flight of a General Atomics MQ-9B from North Dakota to Fairford last week is being hailed as a breakthrough. But ShowNews has learned that a similar feat nearly took place over a decade ago.

NATS Taking Central Role in Emerging UK UAS Marketplace

Jul 15, 2018

NATS – the UK’s air-navigation service provider (ANSP) – may not be the first name to leap to mind when thinking of unmanned-aircraft operations. But the company has announced a number of strategic investments and partnerships in recent months that show it is seeking to occupy a pivotal position in the UK’s UAS ecosystem.

Wijet Gives Up British Operation Amid Brexit Concerns

Jul 15, 2018

Luxembourg-based Wijet is partly blaming Brexit for transferring its British air taxi operations to other European operators.

FAA: Safe Skies; Innovation from NextGen to Drones

Jul 15, 2018

Flying once seemed impossible, until the earliest pioneers made it happen. More than a century later, commercial aviation is now the safest it has ever been. Here at Farnborough, the world is here to see the next level of flying innovation – things like drones, rockets, and other new vehicles.

ATR Shows U.S. Operator’s Aircraft

Jul 15, 2018

ATR is exhibiting an ATR 42-600 turboprop with a Silver Airways livery—thus illustrating the manufacturer’s hopes in regard to the U.S. market.

ATR Notches First ClearVision Order

Jul 15, 2018

ATR,the regional turboprop manufacturer has inked the first firm order for ClearVision, a combined vision system that merges synthetic terrain with images from optical sensors for situational awareness in low visibility.

L3 Launches Commercial Aviation Business

Jul 15, 2018

L3 Technologies launches a new commercial aviation division integrating both on- and off-aircraft products and services for aviation customers.

Daher TBM for ISR

Jul 15, 2018

Daher has announced a new configuration of its TBM 910 and TBM 930 high-speed single-turboprop aircraft as platforms for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.

L3 Buys Space Planner ADS

Jul 15, 2018

L3 Technologies has acquired Applied Defense Solutions, an aerospace engineering, software development and space situational awareness company for about $50 million. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, with offices in Herndon, Virginia, and Colorado Springs, Colorado, the business will be renamed L3 ADS. It provides space systems mission planning for the intelligence community, Pentagon, NASA and other customers.

Inzpire Defense Training

Jul 15, 2018

Inzpire, a defense-training provider, has launched its training academy – not a physical location, but a concept that allows Inzpire to industrialize their expertise and experience.

Aerospace Industry Is Worth US$838 Billion

Jul 15, 2018

Globally, the aerospace industry is worth an estimated US$838 billion, according to an analysis conducted by the AeroDynamic Advisory and Teal Group Corp.

Farnborough: 70 Years Ago in Aviation Week

Jul 15, 2018

The Society of British Aircraft Constructors’ ninth annual exhibition and flying display moved to Farnborough in 1948, and the event “pulled up the blinds on the biggest window display of planes and powerplants ever assembled,” Aviation Week reported.

UK Combat Air Strategy Due Monday

Jul 15, 2018

The British government is expected to reveal a long-awaited roadmap to a future combat aircraft on Monday.

UK Empire Test Pilots School Plans New Fleet And Training Approach

Jul 15, 2018

The school which dates to World War II is undertaking a radical transformation as it gears up to train a new generation of test pilots.

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