Paris Air Show

There are now approximately 50 A350s flying with lithium-ion batteries.

​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.

The full Airspace package is expected to be available in 2020, and can be retrofitted on in-service aircraft.

The Syrian Armed Forces have warned the U.S. of “serious repercussions” after a Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet belonging to the U.S. Navy shot down a Syrian Sukhoi Su-22.

Boeing plans to use the Paris Air Show to set the stage of its July 1 stand-up of new Global Services division.

​Airbus is offering its customers an enhanced version of the A380 dubbed the A380-plus, seeking to regain market traction with its biggest aircraft.

Boeing will officially launch the 737-10 on the first day of the Paris Air Show, marking the go-ahead of the fourth major member and fifth derivative of the MAX family.

Even as Saab celebrates the first flight of its JAS 39 Gripen E-series aircraft, the bulk of its near-term international sales opportunities center around the in-production C/D model.

Saab’s RBS15 anti-ship cruise missile is to be upgraded and installed on the Sweden’s new E-series JAS 39 Gripen and Visby-class corvette.

Slow ATR 42/72 turboprop sales last year are the result of combining adverse market forces that put the airframer in a position its executives could have thought a thing of the past – competing against jets.

New narrowbodies dominate at Paris this year, as Airbus and Boeing face continue weakness in demand for their “Show”ier widebody jets.

Electric-drive truck manufacturer Workhorse will unveil a hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft at the Paris Air Show

The secretary of the U.S. Air Force has stressed that the OA-X light attack initiative “is not a procurement, it's an experiment” as participants such as Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) and Textron wish for a return on investment.

CFM International is confident of winning certification for 180-min. ETOPS for both the Leap-1A and -1B engines later this month.

Six years ago, Gaël Méheust landed the second launch order for CFM International’s Leap engine, with an order to power 30 Airbus A320 neo aircraft for Scandinavian airline SAS.

Lockheed Martin test pilot Billie Flynn says the flight demonstration is carefully scripted to highlight the kinematic capabilities of the F-35A, particularly its slow-speed handling qualities.

Embraer is marking “an exciting and transformative year” with the Paris Air Show debut of three of the world’s top aircraft in their class.

The supplier is combining existing datasets to deliver actionable results.

Pratt & Whitney has unveiled “EngineWise” as a new approach to aftermarket service designed to provide more predictive and responsive solutions to customers.

Pratt & Whitney is in negotiations with several companies about joining MTU Maintenance, IHI and Lufthansa Technik as members of the emerging global MRO network for the new PW1000G family of geared turbofan engines.

National pavilions are an invitation to international cooperation, says Tom Kallman is president and CEO of Kallman Worldwide.

Known primarily as an avionics and communications company, Rockwell Collins has diversified over the Past three years into flight services with the acquisition of Arinc, and now with the US$8.6 billion acquisition of B/E Aerospace’s cabin interiors business. Rockwell Collins president, chairman and CEO Kelly Ortberg described to ShowNews where the company is headed.

Two years after Bombardier reintroduced the C Series with a new senior management team at the 2015 Paris Air Show, the Canadian manufacturer hopes to build off the aircraft’s successful service entry to win new orders.

With increasing demand for electro-optical equipment for surveillance and security, Israel’s EO specialist Controp Precision Technologies is set on a growth path.

IAI MLM will supply the Israel Air Force the latest generation of EHUD air combat maneuvering instrumentation pods, to be carried on conventional fighter jets.