Farnborough 2008 Show News - July 16, 2008 - (Page 1)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16 FARNBOROUGH 2008 Bombardier, Shenyang Firms join forces, will share risk on new CSeries jets. –Page 24 $5 Billion for Composites Airbus order for A350XWB is Hexcel’s largest ever. –Page 30 787 and Seven Hamilton Sundstrand readies for eight first flights. –Page 33 V-22s for Export Sale? Successful deployment in Iraq –Page 36 spurs interest. Saving Fuel at SFO ‘Tailored Arrival’ technique allows fuel-frugal descents. –Page 38 Showing off the mockup of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet yesterday were Nobuo Toda, president of Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, and Takafumi Nakatani, manager of the industrial design and development center at the Nagoya Research Center. Raytheon Roars Into UAVs Its market wedge is a thing –Page 42 called Killer Bee. Airbus Chalks Up Another $15 Billion Airbus yesterday announced deals covering 143 aircraft worth more than $15.5 billion at list prices, although all but 20 of these orders had already been outlined in earlier agreements or MoUs. The majority came from fastgrowing lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Capital, which confirmed a deal for 100 aircraft. Tunisair also confirmed an earlier commitment for 16 aircraft. The new deals were 23 firm orders for lessor Aviation Capital Group, and a memorandum of understanding with Qatar for four aircraft. A320s dominated the total, accounting for 103 of the 143 aircraft. —Page 3 Bell Eyes ARH-70A Costs Two more development model helicopters to be built. –Page 46 All According to Plan Embraer aims for 25% business –Page 52 jet market share. We Fly the PC-12NG Primus Apex & PT6-67P grace –Pages 56-57 Pilatus’ latest. Russia’s T-50 PAK-FA The new jet is expected to fly sometime next year. –Page 60 Optimistic in Israel Bedek sees busy times for large airplane conversions. –Page 62 ICAO Sim Classifications Ad hoc groups preparing new definitions. –Page 64 Pratt to Power New Drone $54 million contract for Northrop’s carrier-based X-47B. –Page 71 AVIATION WEEK Awards Top Companies AVIATION WEEK presented awards from its annual Top-Performing Companies review here yesterday. Awards for business excellence were presented to Lockheed Martin, Rockwell Collins, Ceradyne Inc., and AeroVironment by AVIATION WEEK president Tom Henricks (far left) and AVIATION WEEK editor-in-chief Tony Velocci (far right). With them (l to r) are Robert J. Stevens, president & CEO of Lockheed Martin, Clayton M. Jones, chairman, president & CEO of Rockwell Collins, Edwin A. Belfield, European marketing director of Ceradyne, and Alex Hill, vp business development, unmanned aircraft systems, at AeroVironment. —Page 86 VISIT US AT CHALET C-6. Russian Conglomerate Aero firms, and airlines, all rolled into Rostekhnologia. –Page 76

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Bombardier, Shenyang $5 Billion for Composites 787 and Seven V-22s for Export Sale? Saving Fuel at SFO Raytheon Roars Into UAVs Bell Eyes ARH-70A Costs All According to Plan We Fly the PC-12NG Russia’s T-50 PAK-FA Optimistic in Israel ICAO Sim Classifications Pratt to Power New Drone Russian Conglomerate

Farnborough 2008 Show News - July 16, 2008

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