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Aerojet.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Aerojet General Corp.)(Brief article)
* Aerojet has completed testing of its Advanced Combined Cycle Integrated Inlet (ACCII). The test campaign, performed at the NASA Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT) test facility, represents th . . .

During the course of a state visit to China by French President Nicolas Sarkozy on 24-27 November.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
* During the course of a state visit to China by French President Nicolas Sarkozy on 24-27 November, Airbus signed an MoU with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) to formalise the . . .

Snecma starts Silvercrest core test campaign.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviat
Snecma has started the test campaign of the Silvercrest core engine demonstrator in the Villaroche test facility in France. The core demonstrator is fully instrumented with temperature, pressure and . . .

GE celebrates CF34 milestone.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(GE Aircraft Engines)
GE's CF34 engine family has celebrated its fifteenth birthday. The 3,600 CF34 engines in service have accumulated more than 40 million engine hours. The first member of the family was the CF343 engi . . .

A new body--the Joint Government/Industry Space Cost Analysis and Estimating Improvement Council.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Brief artic
* A new body--the Joint Government/Industry Space Cost Analysis and Estimating Improvement Council--has been formed in an effort to bridge huge differences in the estimated costs of military space p . . .

Rolls-Royce expands non-UK footprint.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Rolls-Royce has announced plans to invest in two new aero engine facilities in Singapore and in Virginia in the United States "in order to meet the increasing needs of its global business and its gr . . .

Elbit Systems Ltd.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Brief article)
* Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that its board of directors, as well as the board of directors of its wholly-owned subsidiary Tadiran Communications Ltd., have approved a plan to merge Tadiran Commun . . .

Terma.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Brief article)
* Terma of Demark and the Netherlands' NLR National Aerospace Laboratory have signed a cooperation agreement within the framework of establishing a European Electronic Warfare Competence Center, for . . .

Geared Turbofan enters ground testing.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Brief article)
Pratt & Whitney announced on 13 November that its Geared Turbofan demonstrator engine had successfully completed its first ground test, ahead of schedule, at the company's advanced test facility in . . .

Messier inaugurates landing gear test centre.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Messier-Dowty)(Brief article)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Messier-Dowry has officially inaugurated a new landing gear systems test I centre for the A400M programme. Opened n mid-2006 in close partnerships with systems specialist an . . .

BERP: better blades for Merlin.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Brief article)
Agusta Westland has successfully completed the qualification flight testing of the new generation BERP IV AW101 main rotor blades. The new technology blades will enter operational service in early 2 . . .

Techspace Aero.(Brief article)
* Techspace Aero SAFRAN Group) has completed a major aeronautic engine module, marking the culmination of three years research and development work. This research was carried out under the European . . .

Boeing.(Brief article)
* Boeing, through its Integrated Defense Systems Industrial Participation organization, has opened a new office in Seattle, Wash., to help increase business opportunities for Australian companies. T . . .

Europe sees no end in sight for WTO dispute.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(World Tourism Organization)
In a recent statement at the European Parliament on the WTO dispute over support to Airbus and Boeing, the European Commission has declared that, despite several good faith attempts to solve the dis . . .

A400M schedule slippage confirmed.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Brief article)
EADS has informed its A400M customers, including OCCAR, of its revised estimate for the first aircraft deliveries schedule. This will affect A4OOM deliveries to both European and other customer nati . . .

Embraer pushes airlifter project.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(A400M schedule slippage confirmed.)(Brief article)
Embraer has released the first images of its C-390 airlifter project announced earlier this year. The aircraft, the heaviest ever produced by the company, would be able to transport up to 19 tons of . . .

New deal for Airbus supplier: with the A350XWB programme, the European airframer is changing the way it does business with its s
Boeing set the ball rolling, it could be said, with its decision to outsource most of its aircraft production activities, symbolised by the divestment of its Wichita factories, now doing business (v . . .

Eurocontrol.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief article)
* Eurocontrol has published air traffic management (ATM) specifications that set out how military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)" should fly in European airspace. Current restrictions are preventin . . .

International Air Transport Association (IATA).(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)
* The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a new industry financial forecast estimatinq a global industry profit of US$5.6 Billion in 2007 falling to US$5.0 billion in 2008. T . . .

Order boom for Airbus in Dubai.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief article)
Underlining the ongoing air transport market boom in the Gulf region, Airbus came away from this year's Dubai Air Show with a total of 163 firm orders from 10 customers worth over $28 billion at lis . . .

Eurocopter inaugurates new simulator.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH)
Eurocopter has officially inaugurated a newly installed training device for its EC135 light twin engine helicopter at the company's Donauwoerth site in Germany. A second facility is to follow very s . . .

Boeing makes Qatar fleet debut with 777-300ER.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Qatar Airways)(Brief article)
Qatar Airways took delivery of its first Boeing aircraft on 29 November--a 777-300ER arriving after an almost 15-hour direct flight from Paine Field in Everett, Washington. Qatar has ordered a total . . .

A318.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief article)
* The A318 and the A318 Elite fitted with CFM International CFM56 engines have been approved for the Steep Approach landing capability By the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). In June 2007, ap . . .

Climate Security Act.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief article)
* US airline and pilot associations are up in arms over the Lieberman-Warner "Climate Security Act", which proposes to include jet fuel in a cap-and-trade greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme. Th . . .

Association of European Airlines.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief article)
* The Association of European Airlines was predictably upset about the outcome of the vote by the European Parliament on the inclusion of aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. The AEA is not . . .

Emission Trading.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief article)
* Euro-MPs also got hammered by IATA, which accused the European Parliament of being "lost in the woods on Emissions Trading". The Association urged the European Union to get its priorities in the r . . .

Runway incursions under control?(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)
The FAA says it exceeded its goal for reducing the most serious runway incursions by 5 percent in fiscal year 2007. There were 24 serious runway incursions this past year out of more than 61 million . . .

Pilot shortage looming.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief article)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is warning the world s airlines of a severe pilot shortage unless industry and government work together to change training and qualification practi . . .

Embraer updates market forecasts.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)
Embraer has presented its 20-year forecast for world demand of 30 to 120-seat commercial jets, its ten-year forecast for the executive aviation market, and its commercial and executive jet delivery . . .

Asian airlines call for government action.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief article)
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) adopted a series of resolutions at its 51st Assembly of Presidents in Bangkok with a view to effectively tackling major industry challenges on critica . . .

Low Fare Airlines.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief article)
With the air transport industry increasingly on the defensive on the environmental front, Europe's low cost carriers--or Low Fare Airlines (LFAs), as they prefer to be labelled these days--have deci . . .

United Airlines.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief article)
United Airlines CEO Glenn Tilton launched an outspoken attack on the state of the US airline industry, saying that the US "non longer leads the world. He said the TJS had failed to modernise its inf . . .

World Airline Fleet Watch.(AIR TRANSPORT & GENERAL AVIATION)(Statistical table)
WORLD AIRLINE FLEET WATCH Airbus deliveries, Third Quarter 2007 Single- A300/ aisle A310 A330 A340 Totals Aeroflot 1 . . .

High stakes in the MRO market: globalisation continues as major players seek to get closer to customers.(AIR TRANSPORT & GENERAL
Unit costs for maintenance operations are following a sharp downward trend, but the strength of the current air transport market cycle, coupled with medium-term traffic growth forecasts, translate i . . .

Germany's BWB defence procurement agency, acting on behalf of France, Germany and Spain, has awarded EADS a contract for a risk
Germany's BWB defence procurement agency, acting on behalf of France, Germany and Spain, has awarded EADS a contract for a risk reduction study for an Advanced UAV. This follows the technical agreem . . .

DutchAero.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(Brief article)
DutchAero, a Netherlands-based subsidiary of Italy's Avio Group, and the Logistic Centre of the Dutch Ministry of Defence have entered into an agreement for the establishment of a public-private par . . .

Typhoon IPA6 flies with Tranche 2 avionics.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(instrumented production aircraft six)
The first Eurofighter Typhoon loaded with ranche 2 avionics took to the air on 1 November at BAE Systems Warton facility. Instrumented Production Aircraft Six (IPA6) completed its maiden flight unde . . .

Last Mirage 2000s delivered.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(Brief article)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dassault Aviation has delivered the last of 15 Mirage 2000-5 Mk.IIs to the Hellenic Air Force. The aircraft, which were ordered in 2000, are the last of 601 Mirage 2000s pro . . .

A-50EI early warning aircraft makes first flight.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(Brief article)
Beriev has announced that the first A-50EI airborne early warning aircraft made its maiden flight on 29 November. The aircraft is the first of three being built for the Indian Air Force. The A-50 is . . .

Aegis missile defence success.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has announced the successful completion of a multiple simultaneous engagement involving two ballistic missile targets on 6 November. This was MDA's latest "hit to ki . . .

Boeing is teaming with Northrop Grumman to develop a new airborne electronic attack capability for US Air Force B-52H aircraft.(
Boeing is teaming with Northrop Grumman to develop a new airborne electronic attack capability for US Air Force B-52H aircraft. The proposed B-52H Core Component Jammer CCJ) programme will provide l . . .

Aerojet.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(Aerojet General Corp.)(Brief article)
Aerojet has conducted a static fire test of an innovative, low-cost large booster in support of the US Navy's Submarine Launched Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (SLIRBM) demonstration. The moto . . .

BAE Systems.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(Brief article)
BAE Systems has received an $18.5 million, 30-month contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a new class of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) . . .

MBDA.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(United States. Minority Business Development Agency)(Brief article)
MBDA successfully carried out the final qualification launch of the Teseo MK2/A anti-ship missile on 19 November 2007. Teseo MK2/A was launched from the Italian Navy ship Luigi Durand De La Penne. I . . .

Bombs away ... at Mach 2.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Boeing and the US Air Force have successfully demonstrated how an innovative application of active flow control enables munitions to be safely released from a weapons bay at . . .

Taurus Systems.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(Brief article)
The first two Taurus KEPD 350 modular stand-off missiles have been delivered to the Spanish Air Force to equip its EF-18 fighter aircraft. The missiles were delivered ahead of schedule by Taurus Sys . . .

Alenia Aeronautica.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(Brief article)
Alenia Aeronautica has signed a four-year contract worth 48.5 millions [euro] far upgrading 15 Panavia Tornado multi-role aircraft, currently in service with the Italian Air Force. The delivery of t . . .

EADS refuelling success.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V.)(Brief article)
The first in-flight contact of the EADS MTA Air Refuelling Boom System (ARBS) has successfully been performed using an F-16 combat aircraft. The boom, installed on an Airbus A310 used as a flight te . . .

European defence market.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(European Union. European Commission)
The European Commission has announced o package of initiatives to reduce fragmentation of the European defence market. According to the Commission, fragmentation creates red tape, hampers innovation . . .

Boeing installs high-energy laser on gunship.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(Brief article)
Boeing has installed a high-energy chemical laser aboard a C-130H aircraft, achieving a key milestone for the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration programme. Boein . . .