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General Atomics showed off its next-generation ground control station at the Paris Air Show this week, letting attendees simulate flying an MQ-9 Reaper from a new, advanced cockpit configuration.
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By Jens Flottau
Airbus at the Paris Air Show launched Skywise, a broad initiative to use a lot more data in a much more structured way to make its own and airline operations more efficient.
Paris Air Show

By Guy Norris
Boeing has outlined the design of its projected new midsize airplane (NMA), but is keeping the details close to its chest as it waits for the expected response from Airbus.
Paris Air Show

After 34 years at Raytheon and more than 40 years in the defense world, Raytheon CEO Tom Kennedy has never seen a defense environment as strong as it has been.
Paris Air Show

The world’s largest laser-powder additive manufacturing machine is being created behind locked doors by GE Additive, the business formed by parent company GE to capitalize on that fast-moving technology.
Optimizing Engines Through the Lifecycle

Airbus has no plans for the time being to stretch the Airbus A350 further.
Paris Air Show

Lockheed Martin test pilot Billie Flynn is putting the F-35A through its paces at Le Bourget this week. The flight demonstration is carefully scripted to highlight the kinematic capabilities of the F-35A, particularly its slow-speed handling qualities, according to Flynn.

Aircraft & Propulsion

In an unusually hot week at Le Bourget, a host of aircraft are making their debut at the 2017 Paris Air Show. We take a quick look at what showgoers will see at the show this week.

Paris Air Show

The French military is displaying its fighters - the Dassault Rafale and Dassault Mirage at the Paris Air Show. We look at what the French Air Force has in store with new upgrades.

Paris Air Show

By Guy Norris
Driven by increased orders of Airbus, Boeing and Comac aircraft, CFM International plans to add an extra 800 CFM56 and Leap engines to its already bulging production plan between 2018 and 2020.
Paris Air Show

Alan Dron
Boeing used the opening morning of the 2017 Paris Air Show to announce that it has officially launched the Boeing 737 MAX 10, destined to be the largest of the four-aircraft MAX range.
Paris Air Show

By Jens Flottau
Changes designed for the Airbus A380-plus upgrade package will be available for entry into service by 2020, according to A380 marketing head Frank Vermeire.
Paris Air Show

By Bradley Perrett
​Interchangeable modularity is a central concept for China’s new family of space launchers. With initial versions of three rocket types now flying, the industry is moving on to widening the payload options with new combinations of propulsion modules.
Paris Air Show

By Thierry Dubois
There are now approximately 50 A350s flying with lithium-ion batteries.
Paris Air Show

By Jens Flottau
GECAS placed an order for 100 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft on the opening day of the Paris Air Show.
Paris Air Show

By Tony Osborne
​Leonardo is progressing its plan to turn its M-346 jet trainer into a lightweight multi-role combat jet with the revealing of a new, meaner version of the aircraft here at Paris.
Paris Air Show

By Thierry Dubois
Aerostructure specialist and business aircraft manufacturer Daher says it is actually growing its American footprint, after years of expressing hope of doing so.
Paris Air Show

By Victoria Moores
Announcing the agreement for the conversions at the Paris Air Show, UPS President Brendan Canavan said: “We are expanding our uplift to meet our customers’ needs.”
Paris Air Show

By Victoria Moores
Aircraft lessor AerCap has placed a firm order for 30 Boeing 787-9s, valued at U.S.$8.1 billion at list prices. Delivery dates have not been disclosed.
Paris Air Show

By Jen DiMascio
With ongoing North Korean missile tests and tension in Eastern Europe, the first successful test of the U.S. missile defense shield against an ICBM could not have come at a better time for missile maker Raytheon.
Paris Air Show

By Jens Flottau
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker ruled out aircraft cancellations after four Middle Eastern countries blocked the airline from using their airspace, but the airline will start redeploying capacity to new destinations.
Paris Air Show

Italy’s Avio Aero is experimenting with additive-repair technologies that could transform the company’s services business.
Paris Air Show

Textron Aviation Delivers 2,000th CJ; EasyJet Takes First Airbus A320neo; Philippines to Buy 12 Combat Jets, FA-50s Likely; German Heron TP Deal Clears Court; Poland Declares Need for Fifth-Generation Fighters; Elbit to Develop Panoramic Cockpit Displays for F-35.
Paris Air Show

By Tony Osborne
Aero Vodochody of the Czech Republic has begun producing a new batch of L-159 ALCA/advanced light combat aircraft for the Czech Air Force, a move the company hopes will pave the way for additional export orders.
Paris Air Show

By John Morris
The world’s airlines will need 255,000 new airline pilots over the next 10 years, according to Canadian company CAE, which bills itself as the industry’s leading training organization for commercial aviation with a market share of about 25%.
Air Transport