Magazine Issue

Paris Air Show 2019 Day 1

June 16, 2019

PARIS AIR SHOW NEWS

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New Thales Concept Aims to Build Trust in Artificial Intelligence

Jun 16, 2019
Thales launches TrUE AI – not so much a product as a new way of thinking and talking about AI-based security.
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Spanish FCAS Agreements Planned for Show

Jun 16, 2019
Spain is expected to formally sign up to the Franco-German fighter development at the Paris Air Show, local media reports have suggested.
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Intelligence, More Than Technology, Underpinning CAE’s Rise

Jun 16, 2019
Predicting the future is never easy. But in the area of military simulation and training, at first glance, what’s coming next seems clear.
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Don’t Expect An Order Bonanza At Paris Air Show

Jun 16, 2019
The cloudy aerospace crystal ball indicates Airbus will potentially launch the A321XLR. Boeing, however, will not launch the NMA, but will set out the reentry program of the 737 MAX in more detail.
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Eviation All-Electric Regional Takes Shape

Jun 16, 2019
Israeli startup Eviation is displaying the first prototype of its Alice all-electric regional aircraft at this year’s Paris Air Show.
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GE Sees Military as Driving Next-Gen Technology

Jun 16, 2019
Having renewed its commercial aviation portfolio with new engines good for another 15 to 20 years, GE Aviation is bringing resources to bear on its military business.
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GlobalEye Included in Gripen Offer to Finland

Jun 16, 2019
Swedish airframer Saab has revealed that the company’s proposals for Finland’s fighter contest also include the company’s GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft.
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Primed to Fail? Defense Contractors’ Cybersecurity Struggle

Jun 16, 2019
Cybersecurity ought to be a market where the biggest defense contractors can take a leading position.
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U.S. Exhibitors ‘Over the Moon’ To Be At Paris Air Show

Jun 16, 2019
U.S. aerospace has the largest presence of any at this year’s Paris Air Show, totaling some 350 civil and defense manufacturers and suppliers.
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IAI Is Ready for Even More Growth

Jun 16, 2019
Already positioned as Israel’s largest aerospace company, Israel Aerospace Industries is maintaining momentum as it strives to achieve solid profitability and efficiency.
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Saab Calling for Cooperative Role on Tempest

Jun 16, 2019
Saab is looking for a high-level of cooperation with British industry should Sweden decide to join the UK’s Tempest next-generation combat aircraft work, company CEO Hakan Bushke has suggested.
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Boom & Stratasys Extend 3D Printing Pact

Jun 16, 2019
Boom, the U.S. start-up that is working on a supersonic airliner, has extended its relationship with additive manufacturing specialist Stratasys.
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Russian Helicopters Return to Paris

Jun 16, 2019
Russian Helicopters Company is showing Ansat light twins in VIP and medevac configurations. The former will take part in flying display while the latter can be seen only at the static.
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RUAG’s ‘New Gen’ 228 Becomes Even Newer

Jun 16, 2019
Commuterliner or special missions platform; new build or upgrade; RUAG Aerospace Services is in both the static display and the German Pavilion offering sales and support for the Dornier Do 228NG turboprop twin currently in production at its Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, plant.
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Major Changes Taking Place On Florida's Space Coast

Jun 16, 2019
The demise of the Shuttle program was the third time in Florida’s history where the “state was maimed by an overdependence on a large federal program,” recalled Frank DiBello, president and CEO of Space Florida.
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Universal Brings ‘Fly-by-Sight’ FMS to Paris

Jun 16, 2019
Committed to the concept of “fly-by-sight,” Universal Avionics is showcasing a new-generation flight management system at this year’s Paris Air Show that presents flight-plan and navigation data on head-up and wearable displays.
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De Havilland Canada Takes Over Q400 From Bombardier

Jun 16, 2019
The de Havilland name has returned to aircraft manufacturing with completion of the $300 million sale of the Dash 8 program by Bombardier to Canada’s Longview Aircraft Capital.
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Raytheon Reveals Scramjet-Powered Hypersonic Missile Concept

Jun 16, 2019
Raytheon has unveiled on the eve of the Paris Air Show a new vision for a future scramjet-powered hypersonic missile.
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An Interview With AIA’s Eric Fanning

Jun 16, 2019
As president and CEO of AIA, Fanning is facing numerous issues affecting association members representing manufacturers and suppliers of civil, military and business fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, space systems, engines, missiles and unmanned aerial systems.
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CFM Uses MAX Downtime for Leap Improvements

Jun 16, 2019
CFM International is using the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX to catch up with deliveries of the aircraft’s Leap-1B engine and develop long-term fixes to address early in-service issues.
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German ATR-72 Maritime Patrol Conversion Makes Paris Debut

Jun 16, 2019
The aircraft here at Paris, is the second machine destined for Pakistan, from an order placed by Islamabad in 2015. Work on the program started in January 2016.
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IAI Finds A Successor To The Searcher

Jun 16, 2019
The new Tactical Heron (T-Heron) can operate with multiple payloads and remain on station for 24 hours. Flight testing of the new UAS is expected to begin in 2019 and continue through the next year.
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Emirates to Stretch 777X Deliveries, Change 787 Order

Jun 16, 2019
Emirates airline is in talks with Boeing to spread out deliveries of the Boeing 777X over a longer period of time and will likely switch to the 787-9 from the larger -10.
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Spirit Aero Promises Step-Change in Cost, Weight Reduction

Jun 17, 2019
Spirit AeroSystems, the Wichita aerostructures giant, on June 17 unveiled new production methods for carbon fiber composite materials that the Tier 1 said will enable lower costs and higher production volumes for future aircraft components.