Flight Daily News

16.07.2010 2:00

In business

The Society of British Aerospace Companies is to provide an expanded Business Aircraft Park at next year's Farnborough International Airshow, which runs from 17-23 July. [Read more]

16.07.2010 2:00

On their Machs

As two little-known companies refine their designs for a supersonic business jet, bigger manufacturers are joining the race for speed GRAHAM WARWICK / WASHINGTON DC . [Read more]

16.07.2010 2:00

Grand designs

An EC-funded research project has unveiled its proposals for a new generation of aircraft that are intended to give Europe the edge in the civil UAV sector . [Read more]

16.07.2010 2:00

Vision thing

European industry is keen to raise research spending, including doubling the amount for aeronautics. But who will benefit? Europe's aerospace industry wants a huge boost in research funding at a time when government support for civil aircraft development is a hot topic in US-European trade relations. In countering the US attack on European launch aid for Airbus, the European Union has accused Boeing of receiving billions in government subsidies via research contracts with NASA and other federal agencies. [Read more]

16.07.2010 2:00

Between us and them

While the lively atmosphere of the Paris air show puts some excitement and showbiz into the industry's public image, behind the scenes there is scope for tackling the tensions between the USA and Europe. [Read more]

16.07.2010 2:00

Race for the stars

Although the Ansari X-Prize has been won, the contest to offer the first space tourism flights is hotter than ever. And now there’s even talk of starting a suborbital racing series. [Read more]

16.07.2010 2:00

French revolution

Dassault’s fly-by-wire Falcon 7X long-range business jet is a ground-breaking design manufactured in a radically new way. But can it outsell its North American rivals? . [Read more]

16.07.2010 2:00

Driving a dream

Unfazed by fierce competition from Airbus’s A350, Boeing is confident that its 787 Dreamliner, which has already attracted record orders, will capture half the market over the next two decades . [Read more]