Pratt & Whitney has signed a purchase order with Melbourne based Production Parts to manufacture F135 high compressor cases for the JSF program. The agreement, signed on July 19 at the Farnborough Airshow, has a potential value of A$128 million over the production life of the JSF program. “Production Parts has been producing engine components
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first operational software package for the JSF’s AN/AAQ-37 Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (EO-DAS) system. “EO-DAS is the first capability of its kind, providing pilots with unprecedented full, 360-degree, situational awareness around an aircraft,” said Mark Rossi, Northrop Grumman’s program development director for the JSF radar and EO-DAS. “This software delivery
Boeing has completed the 100th CH-47F ‘Foxtrot’ variant of the venerable Chinook helicopter at its Ridley Township facility near Philadelphia. The CH-47F is an improvement over the CH-47D, featuring a lower part count in a redesigned forward fuselage, more powerful engines, a Digital Automatic Flight Control System (DAFCS), and the Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS)
The Farnborough Airshow once again returned to its glory days this year, with a number of major aircraft orders and commitments announced during the week from lessors and airlines. Following is a summary of orders and commitments made at Farnborough by manufacturer and type: Commitments * AIRBUS A320 FAMILY: LAN Airlines signed an MoU for
Bell Helicopters has announced a new partnership with BLR Aerospace to incorporate a new performance upgrade for the 412EP helicopter. The BLR FastFin system was designed as a tail rotor enhancement with dual strakes along the left side of the tail boom to control aircraft rotorwash and a reduced area vertical fin for increased usable
Qantas had the highest rate of on time departures during June according to the latest report on on-time performance from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). Qantas recorded an on time departure rate of 86.9 per cent followed by Jetstar at 83.9 per cent, Virgin Blue at 77.9 per cent and Tiger
