Magazine Issue

Paris Air Show 2019 Day 2

June 17, 2019

PARIS AIR SHOW NEWS

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Zephyr Soars Despite Significant Setback

Jun 17, 2019
The past year’s progress has perhaps been more about smaller steps; but there have been several of them, and they all appear significant.
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NCSC Chief: Don’t Let Fear Rule Cyberspace

Jun 17, 2019
Since it was set up as a more public-facing wing of the signals-intelligence agency GCHQ in October 2016, the UK’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) has succeeded in quietly but decisively changing the country’s approach to digital defense.
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Maersk CTIO Shares Lessons Learned

Jun 17, 2019
Plenty of multinational businesses understand the nature of the cyber threat. Many of them say that their focus is on ensuring that they can respond to and recover from an incident once it has happened. A few admit that they have been breached. Only a tiny subset are willing to discuss what they learned.
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Oklahoma’s ‘CEO’ Governor Is an Aerospace Advocate

Jun 17, 2019
Oklahoma Governor J. Kevin Stitt, who assumed his post in January, is assuring businesses that the state is business-friendly and pushing to be among the top ten states attracting aerospace companies.
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No Bubble In Boeing Forecast As Market Outlook Climbs Higher

Jun 17, 2019
Despite continuing U.S.-China trade tensions and other underlying macro threats to the global economy, Boeing is taking the occasion of the 2019 Paris Air Show to issue its most positive commercial market outlook yet – a forecast that calls for the delivery of 44,040 new aircraft valued at more than $6.8 trillion over the next 20 years.
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Oscar Making Maritime Surveillance Smarter

Jun 17, 2019
As a maritime domain awareness system, Oscar helps surveillance operations to focus on illegal activities at sea.
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Leonardo Unveils Third-Gen Falco ‘Business’ Drone

Jun 17, 2019
Leonardo has unveiled the latest, third, iteration of its Falco unmanned aircraft system—the Falco Xplorer.
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Gulfstream Demonstrates High Level Of Innovation At Paris

Jun 17, 2019
Four Gulfstream business jets grace the Le Bourget static display this week, illustrating the high level of innovation.
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French Air Force Begins Training on PC-21s

Jun 17, 2019
The French Air Force has begun training pilots on its new fleet of Pilatus PC-21 advanced turboprop trainers.
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Airbus Launches A321XLR On Back Of ALC Order

Jun 17, 2019
The aircraft will be capable for flying up to 4,700 nm in a configuration for around 200 passengers. That is around 700 nm more than what the A321LR offers.
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Boeing Leans Towards Prioritizing Larger NMA Version First

Jun 17, 2019
Boeing is leaning towards offering the larger of the two proposed new midmarket airplane variants first for delivery in 2025 as it nears closing the business case and obtaining board permission for formal authority to offer later this year.
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Boeing: MAX Returns Will Be Treated Like Entry-into-Service Events

Jun 17, 2019
Boeing’s return-to-service plan for the 737 MAX will focus on treating each aircraft as if it’s just been delivered, with the manufacturer reiterating that the model’s safe return is its top priority.
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Norsk Announces Bigger, Better Titanium 3-D Printer

Jun 17, 2019
Norsk has announced it has completed design of a new, larger RPD printer. The G-IVL will be able to print larger and more complex metal parts, and to do so more quickly than current printers.
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CAE Keeps German Tornados Flying

Jun 17, 2019
The Luftwaffe is committed to operating the Tornado until at least 2030 – with any further delay in selecting a replacement inevitably extending the type’s in-service life.
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Artificial Intelligence Brings Promise, Challenges to Cyberdefense Role

Jun 17, 2019
Attacks progress faster than most humans can think so it is easy to understand why technologies based on machine learning and artificial intelligence have taken hold in the cybersecurity marketplace.
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M-345 Jet Trainer Makes Paris Debut

Jun 17, 2019
Six years since Finmeccanica, now Leonardo, first touted its M-345 High Efficiency Trainer (HET) proposal in Paris, the company has finally brought the first prototype to the show.
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Boeing 777X First Flight Delayed ‘Several’ Months

Jun 17, 2019
Boeing is revising the 777X test plan to maximize ground evaluations as it attempts to compensate for a lengthy delay to first flight following the recent discovery of a durability issue on the aircraft’s General Electric GE9X engines.
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French MoD Has FCAS Mission Demo

Jun 17, 2019
As part of the definition phase of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), the French Ministry of Armed Forces is here with a demonstration movie of a “new-generation collaborative combat” mission in 2040.
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Boeing Product Support Tops With Airlines

Jun 17, 2019
Airlines’ ranking of OEMs’ product support largely reflects what has happened with new aircraft and engine deliveries over the past year.
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Virgin Atlantic Opts for A330-900

Jun 17, 2019
UK long-haul specialist Virgin Atlantic is to acquire 14 Airbus A330-900s, with a further six on option, in a move that CEO Shai Weiss said positioned the London-based carrier for future growth. But he called on changes to slot allocation at Virgin’s London Heathrow base to make it possible for the carrier to achieve its ambition of being the UK’s second flag-carrier, alongside British Airways.
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United Adds to Regional Fleet

Jun 17, 2019
United Airlines is to top up its fleet of Embraer E175s with a further firm order for 20 of the type, plus 19 options.
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Stemme Sells – Growing the Surveillance Business

Jun 17, 2019
Since leaving the German motor glider company that continues to bear his name, Dr. Reiner Stemme has devoted his energies to utility air systems for surveillance and monitoring, generating several designs based on the sailplane formula for two related firms.
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Demonstrator Program Agreed Upon, Spain Joins European FCAS Program

Jun 17, 2019
With the grand reveal of a mockup of the Next Generation Fighter in the presence of President Emmanuel Macron on the first day of the Paris Air Show, France, Germany and Spain have now agreed on a plan for a series of demonstrator programs for the wider FCAS.
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Airbus A380 At Paris: This Could Be The Last Time

Jun 17, 2019
Airbus’ decision, announced in February, to terminate the A380 after the 274th production example leaves a large hole in the Paris Air Show static display. But, while down, the superjumbo is not quite yet out.
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Turkish Companies Have Big Presence At Paris

Jun 17, 2019
Turkey’s aerospace and defense industry will be making noise both in the air and on the ground at this year’s Paris Air Show.
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Elbit Expands Strike Weapon Portfolio

Jun 17, 2019
As dumb bombs are disappearing from most markets, precision has become the yardstick for modern weapons.
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CAE Transforms Its Business – and Grows

Jun 17, 2019
CAE has set itself to turn around and though there was never any expectation that the process would be swift, Gene Colabatistto, argues that the process is proceeding apace.
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Saab to Build T-X Trainer Fuselage in Indiana

Jun 17, 2019
Indiana has a long relationship with aviation-related companies, from Rolls-Royce Indianapolis and GE Aviation to now, Saab, which will build the fuselage for the new Boeing/Saab T-X jet trainer for the U.S. Air Force at the Purdue University-affiliated Discovery Park District Aerospace complex in West Lafayette.
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ALC Orders 50 Airbus A220-300s

Jun 17, 2019
Air Lease Corporation placed an order for 50 Airbus A220-300s on the opening day of the Paris Air Show, providing the program with a welcome boost in confidence by a key player.
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Fast Five with Maria Della Posta

Jun 17, 2019
Marking her first month as Pratt & Whitney Canada president, Maria Della Posta assumes her role at a buoyant time for the company across virtually every propulsion sector.