All Europe articles – Page 737

  • Dassault 8X cutaway
    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Falcon 8X laid bare

    2014-05-20T16:10:00Z

    ​This is a very busy time for Dassault. Less than seven months after launching its all-new, large cabin Falcon 5X, the French airframer has introduced a new business jet to sit at the head of its family of high-end, twin- and tri-engined business jets

  • German NH90 TTH thumb
    News

    ILA: Sea Lion to avoid past NH90 pitfalls, says Faury

    2014-05-20T15:55:38Z

    ​The German navy’s planned Sea Lion version of the NH Industries NH90 will not incur the same level of development risk as earlier variants of the rotorcraft, the chief executive of Airbus Helicopters says.

  • GE Aviation
    News

    EBACE: GE prepares to take on PT6A with new engines

    2014-05-20T15:22:00Z

    GE Aviation plans to take on rival Pratt & Whitney’s market-leading PT6A with new engines in the 1,100-1,200 shaft horsepower and 1,800-2,000shp class, by developing a turboprop “centre of excellence” in Prague – the former Walter Aircraft Engines business it acquired in 2008.

  • Global 7000
    News

    EBACE: Bombardier unveils Global 7000 cabin

    2014-05-20T15:14:00Z

    ​Bombardier is ready to show customers the fruits of four years of research with the unveiling today of the 33.7m (111ft) cockpit and cabin mock-up for its latest Global 7000 business jet.

  • News

    EBACE: GE on track to begin flight tests of Passport

    2014-05-20T15:04:14Z

    ​General Electric is on track to begin flights tests of the Passport jet engine this summer, as it continues to carve out a growing share of business and general aviation markets, a top executive said yesterday.

  • News

    EBACE: Old faces return with new lease of life

    2014-05-20T15:00:00Z

    ​A new name in executive jet leasing was launched at EBACE – but with some familiar faces at the helm.

  • BBJ
    News

    EBACE: Race is on to deliver first BBJ 747-8

    2014-05-20T14:58:00Z

    The race is on for the delivery of the first BBJ 747-8 head of state aircraft and Boeing Business Jets president Steve Taylor wants to be at the office in the front when the delivery happens sometimes in the next month.

  • News

    Aeroflot's Dobrolet cleared for June launch

    2014-05-20T14:39:29Z

    ​Aeroflot low-cost subsidiary Dobrolet has received clearance to launch operations next monh.

  • News

    Russia and China to submit joint long-haul jet plan

    2014-05-20T14:30:00Z

    ​Russia’s United Aircraft and China’s Comac are to submit a feasibility study on a jointly-developed long-haul passenger aircraft to their respective governments this summer.

  • News

    ILA: Product launch lifts Rockwell Collins

    2014-05-20T13:08:12Z

    ​Rockwell Collins marked the first day of the ILA Berlin air show by launching its FMC-4000 series of flight and mission computers.

  • News

    ILA: Airbus demonstrates faith in A380

    2014-05-20T13:05:13Z

    Sluggish sales of its flagship model have not dented Airbus’s insistence that the market for the A380 will grow as the number of international hub airports increases.

  • DLR LamAir
    News

    ILA: DLR looks to the future with LamAiR concept

    2014-05-20T12:27:00Z

    ​At German aerospace research agency DLR, modern composite technology is finally catching up with a 1970s fast jet vision of the future – to slash airliner fuel burn by up to 13% by using forward-swept wings.

  • News

    ILA: Getting ready for Clean Sky 2

    2014-05-20T11:07:14Z

    ​Thursday’s ILA programme will bring together top European aerospace technology experts to discuss the objectives of the €4 billion ($5.5 billion) Clean Sky 2 next-generation aircraft research programme, which was given the green light earlier this month by EU member state governments.

  • News

    ILA: How Tecnatom looks beneath the surface

    2014-05-20T10:18:46Z

    ​Non-destructive testing systems specialist Tecnatom (Hall 1, stand 1115) is on hand to talk about laser ultrasonics – the technology it says is opening a new era of speed and precision in examining complex composite parts for flaws.

  • Suppliers centres
    News

    ILA: International Suppliers Centre opens for business

    2014-05-20T10:12:55Z

    ​The ILA Berlin air show’s International Suppliers Centre (ISC) has opened its doors for business, with the ‘fair within a fair’ proving to be more popular than ever.

  • Tanan II - Airbus Defence & Space
    News

    ILA: Tanan UAV bulks up for naval service

    2014-05-20T09:27:00Z

    ​Airbus Defence & Space is gearing up for the first flight of a new, higher-weight variant of its Tanan vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicle.

  • GILA - BillyPix
    News

    ILA: Diehl touts GILA rocket for Tiger

    2014-05-20T09:19:00Z

    ​Guided weapons producer Diehl Defence is promoting its guided intelligent light armament at the ILA Berlin air show, with the design being a proposed addition for the German army's Airbus Helicopters Tiger combat rotorcraft.

  • News

    ILA: 999 no emergency for Hawk

    2014-05-20T08:00:00Z

    ​BAE Systems is promoting its new-generation Hawk advanced jet trainer at the ILA Berlin air show, as it anticipates breaking through 1,000 aircraft sold over the life of the programme.

  • European LCC financials V2
    Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Ryanair slips but still the biggest European LCC

    2014-05-19T17:26:52Z

    As European low-cost carriers continue to expand increasingly outside their home markets, it is perhaps inevitable that there will be more direct competition between rivals from the sector.

  • Airbus A380
    News

    ​Amedeo to grow A380 portfolio and become type’s primary lesssor

    2014-05-19T16:37:38Z

    Amedeo expects to establish itself as the primary leasing specialist for Airbus A380s and will look to expand its portfolio through the acquisition of second-hand aircraft as their initial lease terms expire.