February 2009 - Avionics International

Advanced Technology

Thin Wings, Big Impacts: NASA-Boeing’s X-66 Wing Research Could Shake Widebody Valuations

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) In mid-2025 the aviation world marked a milestone in aerodynamics and avionics interaction. While most headlines focus on new engines, emissions, or avionics suites,…

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN)

Sharkskin Meets the Flight Deck: How AeroSHARK Could Recode the A330’s Avionics Future

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) Older widebodies rarely earn good headlines. Their values fade as newer generations roll off the line, and lease rates drift downward in lockstep. But…

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN)

Avionics Snags Stall the C919’s Path to Certification

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) The conversation around China’s COMAC C919 has once again shifted from engineering milestones to regulatory limbo. The C919, billed as Beijing’s answer to the…

Military

New 800- to 1,500-Pound Thrust Class Engines for Munitions and CCA under Development by Pratt & Whitney

RTX‘s Pratt & Whitney said on Sept. 22 that it is developing a new 500 to 1,800 pounds of thrust class of engines to power munitions and U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat…

Military

Beehive Plans Altitude Testing Of Frenzy Engine For UAVs In October, Flight Tests In Early ‘26

Beehive Industries, a propulsion startup firm, said on Sept. 22 it’s ramping up testing of its Frenzy line of additively-manufactured engines, with plans to conduct altitude testing of a 200-pound version in…

Editor's Note

GE Aerospace, Kratos Begin Altitude Testing For New GEK800 Small Engine

GE Aerospace and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions have begun altitude testing for their new low-cost GEK800 turbofan engine, designed to power cruise missiles and unmanned platforms in the Collaborative Combat Aircraft…

Military

Boeing Moves To Relocate Super Hornet Service Life Modification Work Away From St. Louis

Boeing on Sept. 24 announced it is relocating its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Service Life Modification (SLM) work out of its St. Louis region facilities and it plans to wrap up remaining SLM…

Advanced Technology

Global Avionics Faces Tech Transformation and Rapid Growth

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) The global avionics industry is undergoing a sweeping transformation, fueled by rapid advances in technology, surging demand for air travel, and aggressive modernization programs…

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Advanced Technology

Thin Wings, Big Impacts: NASA-Boeing’s X-66 Wing Research Could Shake Widebody Valuations

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN)

Sharkskin Meets the Flight Deck: How AeroSHARK Could Recode the A330’s Avionics Future

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN)

Avionics Snags Stall the C919’s Path to Certification

Military

New 800- to 1,500-Pound Thrust Class Engines for Munitions and CCA under Development by Pratt & Whitney

Military

Beehive Plans Altitude Testing Of Frenzy Engine For UAVs In October, Flight Tests In Early ‘26

Editor's Note

GE Aerospace, Kratos Begin Altitude Testing For New GEK800 Small Engine

Military

Boeing Moves To Relocate Super Hornet Service Life Modification Work Away From St. Louis

Advanced Technology

Global Avionics Faces Tech Transformation and Rapid Growth