Pratt & Whitney Canada Joins Dassault Aviation in Celebrating Delivery of 500th PW307A Engine

PARIS, FRANCE–(Marketwire – June 19, 2011) – PARIS AIR SHOW - Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) delivered its 500th PW307A engine to Dassault Aviation on June 1st, 2011. (pilotnewsmag.com) More...

Photo: Qatar Airwyas 777-200LR @ PAS11

Qatar Airways flies one of the youngest and most modern fleet of aircraft in the skies today, including more than 20 Boeing 777′s. The Boeing 777-200LR is the world’s longest range commercial jetliner that’s capable of flying a range of 9,395 nautical miles (17,395 km) with full passenger payload (301 passengers). (pilotnewsmag.com) More...

Embraer Could Sizzle Despite Low Profile

There will be a Brazilian in Paris for this week’s air show. Just don’t expect a song and dance. (online.wsj.com) More...

Pratt sees widebody options for geared turbofan

PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) – Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan engine, which has secured hundreds of orders to power Airbus’s upgraded A320 narrowbody, could be scaled up for use on larger widebody airplanes, its chief executive said on Sunday. (www.reuters.com) More...

Bomb threat prompts sweep of plane at Washington airport

Washington (CNN) — A bomb threat made at an airport ticket counter in Dayton, Ohio, prompted a search of a US Airways flight that landed safely at Washington’s Reagan airport Sunday, authorities said. (pilotnewsmag.com) More...

Boeing says may have decision on 737 by yr-end

PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) – Boeing Co is aiming to make a decision on whether to re-engine or redesign its 737 narrowbody by the end of the year, but it is not making any promises, the chief executive of Boeing’s commercial airplanes division said on Sunday. (www.reuters.com) More...

China claims its place at Paris airshow

PARIS — China aims to claim its rightful place at the Paris International Airshow this week alongside giants Airbus and Boeing, laying down a marker for its ambitions to be a major player in global aviation. (pilotnewsmag.com) More...

Video: Boeing well positioned for future strike fighter market

To answer the needs of potential international customers with low-risk and affordable solutions, the F-15 Silent Eagle and F/A-18 Super Hornet with new international roadmap options allow Boeing to customize its offering in future fighter competitions. (www.youtube.com) More...

Photos: Honeywell’s Green G450

Following much of the path of the historic trans-Atlantic flight of aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh, Honeywell said one of the Gulfstream G450′s jet engines was powered by a blend that included 50% biofuel produced from camelina, a crop that doesn’t compete with other crops used for use as a food. (pilotnewsmag.com) More...

Boeing says can win Air France orders

Boeing is confident it can win a significant slice of orders from Air France-KLM despite recent political pressure favouring rival Airbus, the U.S. planemaker’s chief executive told a French newspaper. (pilotnewsmag.com) More...