Fresh off completing a merger with military electronics provider Exelis, Harris CEO Bill Brown is rolling up his sleeves to integrate what he calls two complementary companies.
Airbus and Boeing need to increase output of narrowbody jets to burn off massive backlogs, but lofty production rates the two airframers are talking about probably cannot be sustained over the long run, says the CEO of U.K.-based aerostructures suppliers GKN Aerospace.
Boeing has decided to drop the hybrid laminar flow control drag reduction system from the 777X and may even review its future use on the stretched 787 derivatives.
Lufthansa Technik AG and GE Aviation have announced they will build a new technology engine overhaul facility for GE engines that power Boeing’s two largest jetliners.
Sichuan Province, China secures a biennial place Farnborough International Ltd. . The Deyang city fathers signed a framework agreement to manage the show in a chalet ceremony at the Paris Air Show.
With Russian military aircraft operating over the Baltic Sea close to Swedish airspace, Sweden’s Gripen fighters and airborne and ground radars are being more heavily utilized.
Airbus Safran Launchers reached an agreement with the French government and CNES to give the new Airbus-Safran joint venture 74% ownership in the European launch consortium.
Airbus Helicopters, Vector Aerospace and Rockwell Collins have announced an agreement to equip vintage Airbus AS332 Mk1 Puma helicopters with Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics kits.
As the Paris Air Show wraps up, Avio will be ready for a new milestone: the fifth launch of its Vega, to send a Sentinel 2 satellite into orbit on June 23.
Some exhibitors are giving away pens on their booths, but Satair Group has a more novel form of aide memoire of your visit: a miniature, future Airbus airliner produced by 3-D printer.
