VR-CONNECTION, the leading French research and development force in virtual reality, will be at the Paris Air Show. First hub for companies of virtual reality in France The VR-Connection is an Economic Interest Group (GIE) created in November 2016 by two young entrepreneurs: Ian Toullec, Bialistok & Co and Alexandre Ibanez, IBA & CO. This group is the first collaboration hub for v...
At this week’s International Paris Air Show, Daher is showcasing the TBM 910 – the latest member of its TBM very fast turboprop aircraft family – for use in rapid and efficient air taxi service. This focus comes after Europe’s recent approval of commercial operations with pressurized single-engine turboprop aircraft in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC)...
Travelling down the electric avenue Electric propulsion has the potential to revolutionise flight. From cleaner, quieter travel to completely new types of vehicles and operations, the benefits could be huge. In this interview, Glenn Llewellyn, Airbus General Manager, Electrification, discusses flying demonstrators, what’s next for the E-Fan and how electric propulsion can fundamentally ch...
New engines for several new commercial aircraft; big focus on new military engine developments After eight years of aggressive investing in new plants and expansions, GE Aviation heads to the Paris Air Show with several new engines entering service or under development while engine production continues at record levels. The numbers are eye opening. GE Aviation and its engine partner companie...
The mechanically-scanning Gabbiano TS Ultra-Light (UL) is an affordable, high performance surveillance radar for small unmanned aircraft The new radar weighs less than 24kg but retains the extensive suite of Gabbiano family modes Leonardo has developed since the first Gabbiano system 12 customers have already chosen radars from Leonardo’s Gabbiano family for unmanned aircraft, h...
The M-40 provides medium-to-high performance at a cost comparable with entry-level competing target drones Leonardo’s Mirach-family drones are the standard threat simulators of Armed Forces around the world including France, Italy and the UK A number of design enhancements, such as the removal of all pyrotechnics, mean that the M-40 is readily exportable and benefits from low through-...
The Paris Air Show, held at Le Bourget airport, is the world’s oldest and largest aerospace exhibition. How did it all start? Where aerospace gets down to business Le Bourget airport has hosted the Paris air show since 1953. For a week in June, aviation’s kingmakers broker billion-dollar deals through the night. In daylight hours generals and presidents rub shoulders...
During the 52nd Le Bourget Air Show, the French Gliding Federation (FFVV), in collaboration with EXTRA, the German aerobatics airplane manufacturer and Siemens AG, are proving that electrically powered flight has now become a true reality in general aviation. At the controls of the prototype electric aircraft EXTRA 330LE, Walter EXTRA is planning to tow an FFVV aerobatic glider piloted by Nico...
Every two years, the International Paris Air Show brings together all of the industry’s players. Keonys, a major provider of software infrastructure for aeronautical applications, is planning an exceptional welcome for its clients. KEONYS is firmly committed to France’s Industry of the Future plan and aims to support its clients as they digitize their industrial process...
During the 2017 Paris Air Show, AFI KLM E&M is presenting its Prognos product range comprising two dedicated predictive maintenance solutions, Prognos for Engine and Prognos for Aircraft. Developed as part of the Group's "MRO Lab" R&D program, the Prognos applications are based on the gathering and analysis of technical data generated by aircraft fleets to further improve...
Demonstrating the company’s unique position within the commercial, defense, and executive aircraft markets, three Embraer aircraft will have their Paris Air Show (www.paris-air-show.com) debut during the 52ème Salon International de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace, June 19-25, at the Le Bourget Airport, in Paris, France. This is going to be Embraer’s largest...
ATR has created a new Leasing, Asset Management & Freighter department which has the priorities of managing sales to the leasing community and facilitating the placement of new or used ATR aircraft by lessors. It also provides a full range of asset management services, including the support for freighter conversions. Additionally, it will deliver associated services solutions to third party le...
