WASHINGTON, April 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The United States aerospace industry is making a strong showing across the board at the Farnborough International Airshow 2006 (July, 17-23). Most of the major U.S. aerospace corporations are participating either with their own exhibit and hospitality structures, or as part of the two U.S. pavilions that have been booked. In addition, a variety of sponsorship packages have been agreed with a number of U.S. aerospace companies for the show duration and indications are that there will be a healthy display of both static and flying display aircraft from U.S. industry (NB: full details of aircraft participation will only be known at the end of April)
WASHINGTON, April 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Farnborough International Ltd, organizer of the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA), is looking forward to a highly successful event in 2006 and has announced dates for the show through to 2016. Trevor Sidebottom, managing director of Farnborough International Ltd stated in a briefing to the U.S. aerospace trade media today in Washington D.C.: "We can promise the world's aerospace industry an exciting and dynamic event this year with growth and innovation in every area of the show as we continue our long-term drive to maintain FIA as the leading global aerospace marketing event.
Kudos to the Penn Manor rocketry team - Jordan Franssen, Brendan Stoeckl, Nate Bernhardt and Tyler Funk - first American winners of the third annual Transatlantic Rocketry Challenge, an international competition held at the Farnborough International Airshow in England. The team members, all recent Penn Manor grads, bested the top French and British squads on July 23 with a 49-second launch that soared 791 feet - without breaking a raw egg inside the rocket. (The team placed second in the presentation portion of the competition, which accounted for half its winning score.)
Several companies with Western Pennsylvania ties including Alcoa, Allegheny Technologies, Latrobe Speciality Steel and PPG Industries supplied materials and parts that go into Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, which just made its first international flight. The widebody aircraft is making a stir at this week's Farnborough International Airshow in England. Allegheny Technologies Inc. spokesman Dan Greenfield e-mailed from the show Monday that ATI titanium and other specialty metals are used in the airframe Boeing makes for the 787 and in engines made by GE and Rolls Royce.
FARNBOROUGH, England Boeing Co.s long-anticipated 787 jet touched down on British soil Sunday, tipping its wings to the crowd and building buzz at the Farnborough International Airshow, the industrys premier event. The arrival of the blue-and-white 787 after years of delay underlined hopes that the two-year downturn in the aviation and defense industry is nearing a bottom. Boeing Chief Executive Jim McNerney claimed that the 787 would be the way planes are going to be built for the next 80 years. But he acknowledged that delivery of the aircraft already more than two years overdue because of production problems could slip into 2011. He blamed administrative delays. End of the year is the plan, McNerney said. There could be some paperwork that pushes it into next year. Concerns remain...
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