Visitors to the Farnborough Airshow will be able to discuss on a single stand the merits of using top-quality CNC turning and prismatic metal cutting equipment from seven different machine tool builders in southern Germany, thanks to Geo Kingsbury, which is the sole sales and service agent for them in the UK and Ireland.
Paris Air Show organizers are gearing up for the 2017 edition, reinforcing existing services for a price that has become comparatively attractive, they claim
Viking Air Limited is to acquire from Bombardier rights to the CL-415 amphibious water bomber and its variants, along with those for the earlier CL-215 and CL-215T piston-engined versions.
Russia’s United Engine Corporation prepares for the second stage of the flight trials of PD-14 – the newest turbofan engine that will power the country’s MC-21 narrowbody airline
Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS will design, supply and service the air management system, including the bleed air system, cabin pressure control and anti-ice system, for the Antonov An-132D light transport aircraft.
Bell Helicopter’s new CEO, Mitch Snyder, has declared innovation as his top priority, as the company works to reposition itself in the challenging rotary-wing market.
The aerospace industry is poised for tremendous growth and, with parts on 70,000 aircraft and new ones being added every day, United Technologies Aerospace Systems is going to be right at the heart of it.
British prime minister David Cameron has described the country’s aerospace industry as one of its greatest strengths and one that that needs to be played up following the country’s decision to leave the European Union.
Embraer is touting the “optimized” design of the E-Jet E2s 80–120-passenger aircraft as a response to arch rival Bombardier, which is celebrating the entry into service of the competing C Series.
The Farnborough Airshow’s favorite watering hole, The Swan public house, reopened its doors in December after major refurbishment by owners TAG Farnborough Airport, who bought it in 2013.
FARNBOROUGH—Lockheed Martin is marketing its LM-100J civil Hercules variant in tandem with the newly unveiled LMH-1 cargo carrying hybrid airship as part of the company’s broader strategic initiative to grow its commercial aerospace business.
A collapse in oil and gas prices that has choked off demand for commercial helicopters has been harsher than anticipated, says Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson, but she stands behind the company’s $9 billion acquisition of Sikorsky last year from United Technologies Corp.
Bombardier used the first day of the Farnborough air show to announce a string of good news for the C Series, in a bid to shed favorable light on a program that had earlier been known for problems and delays.
Boeing started the Farnborough Airshow by securing nearly £5 billion worth of contracts from the British government for P-8 Poseidon maritime patrollers, and Apache attack helicopters.
Rolls-Royce will soon get to work at RAF Marham supporting not just the lift fan the company built for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but also the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine that powers the fifth-generation fighter jet.
The Defense Department’s top acquisitions official is cautiously optimistic after his latest review of Raytheon’s next-generation GPS ground-control system, even as the Pentagon considers terminating the program in the face of a critical cost breach.
Reaction Engines, the U.K.-based developer of the Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (Sabre) for hypersonic aircraft and multi-stage space launch vehicles, is establishing a U.S.-based subsidiary to enable closer engagement with potential American government and industry partners.
The Swedish air force has declared an initial operating capability with the MBDA Meteor air-breathing air-to-air missile on its Gripen fighters, making it the first air arm to introduce the weapon.
The Aviation Week and Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey on middle-market aircraft strongly supports Boeing’s own assessments, says the company’s commercial president, Ray Conner.
Boeing will officially open its 290,000-sq.-ft. engineering research and development lab in mid-July in Oklahoma City, providing 800 new jobs for a state with a long history in aerospace.
