Paris Air Show 2015

A380 Airbus
Jun 18, 2015 - 6:30 AM
Airbus Confident Sales Levels Can be Sustained
Executives try to put positive spin on A380 economy seat shrink.

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Piaggio Aerospace CEO
Jun 18, 2015 - 6:50 AM
Avanti Evo Signs Up Charter Operators
Piaggio makes two more sales of the Avanti Evo twin pusherprop at the Paris Air Show.
Lockheed Martin simulator
Jun 18, 2015 - 6:50 AM
Lockheed Martin Targeting Commercial Simulation Market
American management team and techniques injected into Netherlands acquisition by U.S. aerospace giant.
Dornier 228
Jun 18, 2015 - 5:30 AM
Ruag to restart Do228 production
Popularity of the Do228 in special mission roles has led to a restarting of the old Fairchild Dornier production line at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.
Jun 18, 2015 - 5:20 AM
Boeing’s Sinnett Addresses Cost Fundamentals of New Midsize Airliner
Fuel economy, maintenance costs and training costs are top considerations.
Drop ’n Drone
Jun 18, 2015 - 5:00 AM
Airborne Concept offers air-droppable, electric UAV
Target applications for the ‘Drop n’ Drone’ are special military missions, and relief efforts.
Flaris very light jet (VLJ)
Jun 18, 2015 - 4:30 AM
Flaris LAR 1 VLJ To Be Powered by Williams FJ33-5A
Prototype was originally fitted with a 1,460-pound-thrust Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F.
Jun 18, 2015 - 4:10 AM
NH Industries Presents Award to French Army for NH90 Deployment
NH90 pilot reflects on Barkhane operation in Mali.
Jun 18, 2015 - 3:42 AM
Volga-Dnepr Boosts 747-8 with 20-ship Freighter Deal
Russian cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr plans to expand its fleet with twenty freighter versions of the widebody.
Jun 18, 2015 - 3:41 AM
Airbus, ST Aero Launch New A320 P2F Program
Deal marks Airbus’s second attempt at an Airbus narrowbody freighter program.
Jun 18, 2015 - 3:35 AM
Thales Displays Counter-UAV Work
French research project is concentrating on malicious flying of mini- and micro-UAVs against sensitive government, industry and military sites.
Oct 23, 2015
The Massive Airbus A380 Shows off Agile Flying at Paris Air Show 2015

The Airbus A380 is the largest airliner out there, but the test pilots manage to fly it like a much smaller aircraft, thanks to low fuel and a nearly empty cabin. The aircraft performs a fast takeoff before performing maneuvers low over Le Bourget, near Paris.

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Sunset behind an aircraft
Jun 17, 2015 - 6:45 AM
Paris Airshow 2015 - Le Bourget Twilight
The sun settles late at the Paris Air Show. Perpetually held at the time of the summer solstice, the days are long and the twilight hours seem to go on for

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Camouflaged Safra Patroller UAV
Jun 17, 2015 - 6:45 AM
Paris Airshow 2015 - Le Bourget Twilight
The sun settles late at the Paris Air Show. Perpetually held at the time of the summer solstice, the days are long and the twilight hours seem to go on for
Antonov An178
Jun 17, 2015 - 5:45 AM
Paris Airshow 2015 - Around the show
The entryway to Paris Le Bourget Airport is awash in the flags of many nations, and swamped with incoming traffic. The
NH90
Jun 15, 2015 - 8:30 AM
Paris Airshow 2015 - Validations
n the days leading up to the big show, the sky above Le Bourget Airport in Paris was the proving ground for all aircraft destined to fly in the aerial disp
Flair light jet prototype
Jun 14, 2015 - 6:00 AM
Checking In
To have an airshow, you first need to get all the airplanes to the venue.
Aerostar Patrol in formation
Jun 13, 2015 - 3:30 AM
Ferte Alais
A treasure trove of flyable vintage aircraft awaits visitors to the grass airfield of Cerny, also known as La Ferte-Alais, a few miles south of Paris.

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Honeywell's Boeing 757 testbed
Jun 15, 2015 - 2:30 PM
Honeywell Shows Off Boeing 757 Flying Technology Lab
The avionics manufacturer demonstrated its SmartRunway and SmartLanding systems on a flight from Paris Le Bourget Airport.
Jun 15, 2015 - 2:30 PM
Bombardier Foresees $650 Billion Market for 60- to 150-seat Airliners
Manufacturer of Q400, CRJ1000 and CSeries sees robust growth
Jun 15, 2015 - 2:20 PM
Starburst Provides Startup Acceleration
Twenty of the 30 startups that have benefited from the Paris office’s business acceleration services are represented at Salon du Bourget this year.
Jun 15, 2015 - 2:15 PM
Embraer Predicts 6,350 Narrowbody Deliveries Over Next 20 Years
Company sees a demand for 2,250 units in the 70- to 90-seat segment and 4,100 in the 90- to 130-seat category.
Jun 15, 2015 - 2:10 PM
Gulf Aviation Event to Focus on Pilot Human Factors
Will address the issue of whether airlines should revise their training standards and operating procedures in the light of recent accidents.
Jun 15, 2015 - 2:05 PM
Crane's Transformers Selected for Comac C919, Gulfstreams
Crane has the latest in transformer rectifier units.
Jun 15, 2015 - 1:50 PM
Elbit Launches Combined Signal Intelligence/Electronic Warfare Solution
Elbit Systems has unveiled a new airborne system at the Paris air show that combines Sigint and soft-kill EW capabilities
A housing for the T25 sensor in the GE90 engine.
Jun 15, 2015 - 1:45 PM
Aerospace Breaks Through Barriers to 3-D Printing Benefits
As larger parts can be made at lower cost through additive manufacturing, 3-D printing is making more sense for aerospace.
Jun 15, 2015 - 1:40 PM
Selex ES Unveils Smallest Ever Thermal Pixels
Superhawk detector employs more than a million pixels to create a detector that can produce a 1280x1024-resolution, blur-free image in total darkness.
Jun 15, 2015 - 1:33 PM
GE and LHT Sign MoU for New Engine Overhaul Venture
GE Aviation and Lufthansa Technik are cooperating to boost support for GEnx-2B and GE9X turbofans.