Russian engineering company Progresstech has partnered with U.S. software specialist Altair to promote and distribute Altair’s software technology and methods in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Embraer is at Farnborough promoting its Sisfron border surveillance system, which includes electronic warfare, UAVs, radars and communications to work in conjunction with the A-29 Super Tucano turboprop for close air support.
Norsk Titanium AS has signed a long-term agreement to deliver finished aerospace structural titanium components produced by its patented Rapid Plasma Deposition process to current Mecachrome aerospace OEMs and their Tier-1 suppliers.
A 64-year old historic Auster originally restored by the editor of Aviation Week ShowNews is appearing over the public weekend in the static display at Farnborough Airshow.
By close of the show Tuesday, announced orders and commitments for airliners totaled 478 firm sales, plus a total of 38 options, letters of intent and memoranda of understanding.
In an effort to overcome different approaches of the company’s shareholders, ATR CEO Patrick de Castelbajac is proposing a sequence of initiatives that includes re-engining the ATR 72, and could ultimately result in a new 100-seater.
A KC-46 equipped with a reworked boom has successfully refueled a C-17 heavy cargo aircraft, a sign that Boeing’s tanker troubles may finally be coming to an end.
Saab CEO Håkan Buskhe is betting on reactivity at development and production levels to keep its Gripen C/D and Gripen E fighters attractive to foreign buyers.
To make up for a capacity shortfall caused by delays in the Airbus A350 delivery stream, Qatar Airways is considering an additional order for Boeing 777-300ERs, CEO Akbar Al Baker told Aviation Week.
European low-cost carrier Wizz Air has placed orders and options for up to 432 Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofans worth US$2.5 billion for its future fleet of Airbus A321neos, representing a significant confidence booster for the U.S. engine maker.
Eight years after launching the Leap engine to succeed the CFM56, CFM is poised for service entry of the first Leap-1A-powered Airbus A320neo, with six operators expected to take the new engine-airframe combination in the first 100 days.
The RAF’s senior intelligence and surveillance officer launched a passionate defense of the Sentinel program yesterday, as the perennially overworked yet permanently under-threat system faces yet another period of uncertainty about its future.
An agreement announced at the show Monday commits Norwegian airline to a GoldCare support package for its 737 MAX fleet and an extension to the coverage it earlier purchased for its 787 Dreamliner fleet.
Qatar Executive on the first day of the Farnborough Airshow announced a firm order for a further three Gulfstream G650ERs, as part of a 2015 memorandum of understanding with the airframer.
Both Airbus and Boeing released bullish forecasts for the global commercial aircraft market on the opening day of the Farnborough Airshow, with Boeing projecting slightly stronger demand.
Boeing will source composite materials for its 777X aircraft from a new joint venture formed by United Arab Emirates-based Mubadala Development and Belgian composite materials and adhesives manufacturer Solvay, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Ray Conner said at Farnborough.
GE Aviation unveiled one of the first digital customer solutions built on its Predix software platform, an application developed through a collaboration with Flydubai.
In an effort to overcome different approaches of the company’s shareholders, ATR CEO Patrick de Castelbajac is proposing a sequence of initiatives that includes re-engining of the ATR 72 and ultimately a new 100-seater.
Esterline CMC Electronics has been awarded two key contracts to provide its high-performance avionics systems for the AN124 transport aircraft operated by Antonov Airlines, and for the AN148/158/178 series.
