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Stay up to date with the latest Technology updates from the global aerospace industryBCAS Recommends Installing Hidden Cameras in Aircraft
India's Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has recommended installing hidden cameras in the cabins of all domestic carriers, with controls in the pilot's hand. Pilots will switch on...
TWI Launches Project for Composite Materials Production
Independent research body TWI Wales has launched a new £3.8m ($6.1m) research project that could speed up the production of composite materials used in the aerospace industry. At present,...
Scientists to Produce Clean Fuel for Aircraft Engines
Scientists at Glasgow University in Scotland are working with EADS Innovation Works in an attempt to find a way of storing hydrogen in solid state using nanotechnology, which, when combined...
Goodrich MEMS Gyroscope Pass Inorbit Test
Goodrich Corporation's micro electromechanical system (MEMS) gyroscopes have successfully passed inorbit testing on the European Space Agency's (ESA) Earth Explorer CryoSat-2 satellite. The...
Boeing 737 Sky Interior to Receive New Touchscreen ACP
BAE Systems is to supply its new touchscreen attendant control panel (ACP) for Boeing's next-generation 737 Sky interior. The modernised ACP features an intuitive, reconfigurable,...
TenCate to Supply Carbon Fabric Laminates to Airbus
TenCate Advanced Composites Europe has received a contract to supply TenCate Cetex carbon fabric laminates for use on the new Airbus A350 XWB. Under the contract, TenCate will supply its...
CPI Aerostructures Receives Order for G650 Wing Leading Edges
CPI Aerostructures has received new purchase orders from Spirit AeroSystems for wing leading edge assemblies for the Gulfstream G650 aircraft. In March 2008, Spirit and CPI Aero signed...
Aerojet Completes Acceptance Test on Second R-4D Development Engine
Aerojet, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin and Nasa, has successfully completed acceptance testing on the second R-4D development engine. The R-4D is the Aerojet engine that will be used...
Nasa Seeks More Commercial Crew Development Concepts
Nasa is looking for more proposals from US industry to further advance commercial crew space transportation concepts. The proposals will also mature the design and development of...
FAA Clears ITT's ADS-B System for Deployment
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given clearance to ITT Corporation for the nationwide deployment of automatic dependent surveillance — broadcast (ADS-B). With the rollout of...
Nasa Tests Earth Camera Prototype for Terra Spacecraft
Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of Arizona's College of Optical Sciences have successfully conducted the first test flight of a prototype Earth camera for the Terra spacecraft....
Goodrich Integrates Sensor Payload in ORS-1 Satellite
Goodrich has successfully integrated its electro-optic / infrared (EO/IR) sensor payload with the spacecraft bus for the ORS-1 satellite. ORS-1 is the first satellite in the...
Embraer Business Jets to Receive BAE Flight Control Computers
BAE Systems has received a contract from Parker Aerospace to design, produce and support flight control computers for Embraer Legacy 450 and 500 business jets. Under the contract, BAE...
Boeing and Air China to Test Commercial Jet Biofuel
Boeing and Air China have decided to jointly test a commercial jet biofuel in China, produced from a locally grown plant, by the middle of 2011. Boeing executive Al Bryant said the...
Aircelle Delivers Nacelle Demonstrator for Tests to Snecma
Aircelle has delivered an advanced jet engine nacelle demonstrator to Snecma to evaluate new technologies. The evaluation will provide future enhancements in aircraft operating efficiency...
Pratt & Whitney's Gas Turbine Components Complete One Million Hours
Pratt & Whitney Power Systems' new and repaired components for the Frame 7FA+e combustion turbine system have exceeded the one-million-hour mark of run time service. The hours...
Thales to Begin Construction of New ATM R&D Centre
Thales Australia will soon begin construction of the new Centre for Advanced Studies in ATM (CASIA) at its World Trade Centre in Melbourne, Australia. The CASIA will pioneer innovative...
Pratt & Whitney Canada Opens New Flight Test Operations Facility
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has opened the Mirabel Aerospace Centre at Montreal-Mirabel International Airport. P&WC president John Saabas said that it will be one of the largest flight...
Rockwell Supplies Training Simulator to Corporate Aircraft SA
Rockwell Collins has delivered a virtual avionics procedures trainer (VAPT) system to Corporate Aircraft SA, a dealer of Hawker Beechcraft aircraft, for an unnamed customer. The VAPT will...
Pratt & Whitney to Provide Engine Management for Air Memphis
Pratt & Whitney is to provide an engine management programme to Air Memphis for its fleet of V2500 engines. The programme provides expert analysis of engine operational data to monitor...
