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Etihad Airways, the United Arab Emirates flag carrier, will tap the Industrial Internet and use sophisticated software to harvest and analyze gigabytes of data generated by hundreds of sensors working inside its planes. The tools will allow Etihad to monitor planes in real time, reduce fuel costs, manage plane maintenance, and even spot problems before they happen. The Industrial Internet is a robust network of computers, machines and sensor that ...

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Dr. Loren Thompson of the Lexington Institute follows up the good words about the F-35 program by Under Secretary of Defense Frank Kendall that I posted yesterday with a summary that makes it clear why the F-35 is so necessary, especially given the reality and probability of what we'll face, as a nation in the future. That's a good thing as U.S. policymakers contemplate what to do next about Syria, North Korea and Iran, because the days of fighti ...

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The Patrouille de France aerobatic team has a one-minute trailer here advertising a new DVD that is available from Amazon France for $27 plus whatever shipping it takes to get it to the United States. Adds hours of enjoyment to your day in only 68 seconds.

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Bombardier Aerospace has disclosed that a previously announced firm order for 10 CS100 aircraft was by Odyssey Airlines. Richard Benedikz - 18-Jun-2013 Bombardier The airline intends to operate from London City Airport. The firm order was announced on June 24, 2011 and based on the list price for the CS100 aircraft at the time, the deal is valued at $628 million US. We are launching Odyssey Airlines with the CS100 aircraft because its transcontin ...

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BOCAviation (Hall 5, Stand D262) has grown from just another player in the aircraft leasing business to a prominent brand, and the worlds fifth largest aircraft lessor. Started in 1993 as Singapore Aircraft Leasing (Sale), it was acquired by Bank of China in December 2006 for $3.25 billion. In July 2007, its name was changed toBOCAviation. The current Sale fleet comprises one Boeing 747-400F, 18 Boeing 777s, four Airbus A330 200 300s, five Airbus ...

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Transport financier Doric Lease Corporation , which last month established a subsidiary in Ireland , announced it would buy 20 Airbus A380 aircraft in a deal worth $8 billion (5.9 billion) at list prices and could opt for more. The news puts the European aircraft maker on track to hit its full-year order target for the superjumbo. Airbus is aiming to sell 25 A380s this year, up from nine in 2012, when orders were hurt by the discovery of wing cra ...

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LOS ANGELES Today Air Lease Corporation (NYSE AL) announced a long term lease agreement with Etihad Airways for one new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which is scheduled for delivery September 2014. Alex Khatibi, Executive Vice President of Air Lease Corporation, said Following our recent placement of a new Airbus A321, ALC is pleased to have reached an agreement with Etihad Airways for the long term lease of one Boeing 777-300ER. This transaction fu ...

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ALC, GECAS, IAG British Airways, Singapore Airlines and United Airlines commit to the 787-10. Richard Benedikz - 18-Jun-2013 Boeing has announced that it has launched the 787-10 Dreamliner, the third member of the 787 family following a commitments for 102 aircraft from five customers across Europe, Asia and North America. Customer launch commitments for the 787-10 include Air Lease Corporation, with 30 aircraft; GE Capital Aviation Services, wit ...

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AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce an order by the Mauritanian Air Force for two AW109 Power twin-engine helicopters that will be used for reconnaissance and border patrol missions. The two helicopters will be delivered by mid-2014 in a multi-role homeland security configuration. The contract also includes a comprehensive training and support package both in Italy and on-site to ensure a quick and effective entry into ...

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News Events 18 June 2013 Tags Fundraising Topic News Region North Stockport Air Cadets have become one of the latest community groups to benefit from the Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund. The funding has been used to purchase six new snare drums for the Squadrons Marching Band. The new drums have already been put to good use and proved to be very lucky as the Squadron competed against bands from all over the North of England at the North R ...