2014 Farnborough Airshow

Beechcraft were in the news at FIA 2014 as well.

Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced at the Farnborough International Airshow that it has delivered the first of four Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft ordered by the Mexican Navy Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR).

Bombardier reaps multiple orders at Farnborough Airshow and unveiled a cargo-passenger version of the Q400 that can carry up to 3,690 kg of cargo and 50 passengers.

Kelly Ortberg... CEO of Rockwell Collins

Rockwell Collins manufactures the F-35 Lightning II's Helmet Mounted Display System, so Ortberg obviously was disappointed when an engine fire kept the Lockheed Martin fighter jet from coming to Farnborough for a flight demonstration. But he remains confident the program will get back on track. “This issue is just a bump in the road.”

And in relation to the No-Show of the CSeries from Bombardier at the Show...

The new Bombardier passenger jet, which is equipped with Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion avionics, had its air show debut scuttled when a May 29 engine failure forced its grounding. But Ortberg thinks that is also a temporary problem. “New airplanes aren’t for the faint of heart. That’s why we do flight test programs. I believe the airplane, when it meets its efficiency targets, will find its niche in the marketplace.” (Aviationweek)

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