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A system to better predict the future positions of thunderstorms, which has been tested in the Northeast since 2001, will now be deployed nationwide, the FAA said on Monday. The Corridor Integrated Weather System (CIWS) was upgraded significantly last month, and will enable air traffic controllers to keep air routes open longer and reopen them […]

General Electric and Snecma have extended their successful 34-year relationship on CFM International until 2040. The two companies unveiled plans to develop an all-new engine, provisionally called the Leap-X. The engine will be 16% more fuel efficiency than the CFM56. It will not be available as a as retrofit option on aircraft already in service.

Swiss company ExecuJet has created a dedicated division for pre-owned aircraft with sales reps in Europe, South Africa, the Middle East and soon the USA. According to the company pre-owned demand comes largely from the Middle East, which is growing by 20% each year, as well as high growth in Asia. Last year almost 50% […]

Farnborough attendees can see the Boeing Phantom Works Fuel Cell Demonstrator on display at the show for the first time. Based on a Dimona motor glider, the two-seater aircraft has become a single seater. The aircraft contains compressors to feed air to the fuel cell, plus pumps to cool down the 75hp. There are lithium-ion […]

Quest Aircraft Co., of Sandpoint, Idaho, said on Tuesday that their Kodiak model — a fixed-gear, STOL, single-engine turboprop — has received FAA type certification for parachute jump operations. Quest said this is the first aircraft that has been certified for skydiving use straight from the factory, without the need for any modifications. Quest designed […]

A team of searchers is back in the mountains of Nevada this week, hoping to find an answer to the mystery of Steve Fossett’s disappearance. Fossett, a well-known pilot and adventurer, vanished last September while flying near a friend’s ranch in a Super Decathlon. An extensive aerial and ground search, plus worldwide efforts using satellite […]

Britain’s Formula 1 hero and brand ambassador for Bombardier Lewis Hamilton took on the Canadian airframer’s iconic Learjet 60 in a special one off head-to-head challenge at the Farnborough International Airshow Monday. Hamilton tore his McLaren Mercedes around the runway at 175mph, competing against the Learjet some 200ft above him and “winning” the race. Hamilton […]

EADS is spreading its wings, although will not be moving out of Europe. Addressing delegates at the Farnborough International Airshow Monday, CEO Louis Gallois said the company is shopping for acquisitions and the low U.S. dollar is making that side of the pond attractive. He said the acquisition drive is an attempt “to balance risk […]

Mountain High is offering a new two- to four-person pulse demand oxygen system, the FADOCT (Full Authority Digital Oxygen Control) MH EDS O2D2, which it says drops consumption four times compared to constant flow systems and starts at $1100. Sky-Tec is offering new 24 volt “SuperDuty” EC series starters, capable of significantly longer duty cycles […]

Bombardier is getting bigger, and greener, and hoping to take firm strides into markets dominated by Boeing and Airbus with its fuel-efficient Pratt & Whitney geared-turbofan powered CSeries 100-149 passenger regional jets. The company announced the CSeries launch prior to the Farnborough Air Show, which begins today (Monday) in England. Lufthansa has already signed a […]