Goodrich held a ribbon‑cutting ceremony on June 28th, to mark the opening of its new facility in Brea, Calif. The new 105,000 ft² facility is part of Goodrich’s Sensors and Integrated Systems business, and employs approximately 260 people in high tech disciplines including engineering, manufacturing, and administrative functions. The Brea site will provide rescue hoists,
Boeing signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation to jointly work to establish advanced aviation training programs and training practices in accordance with globally recognized standards. Under the terms of the memorandum, Boeing Flight Services and Indonesian officials will seek opportunities to develop flight, technician, dispatch and air traffic control training.
Russian Helicopters, a leading helicopter manufacturer and part of Russian state defence holding Oboronprom, and Turbomeca (Safran Group) announce that they have signed a general agreement on support cooperation of Turbomeca helicopter engines in Russia. Such an agreement plans for Helicopter Service Company, part of Russian Helicopters group, to provide engine support services in Russia
The German Federal Police formally accepted its remaining two EC155 B1 helicopters from Eurocopter to complete an extensive fleet upgrade program involving 20 of these versatile, multi-role, twin-engine rotary-wing aircraft. A ceremony at Blumberg, Brandenburg marked the service entry of the 19th and 20th EC155 B1s, joining others that are deployed at German Federal Police
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) announced the introduction of a new Spares Trading Team based at its London Luton Airport headquarters. The services that they can provide range from PBH Support and Consignment Stock to the traditional 24/7 AOG Support where exchanges, loans and sales can be dispatched the same day. With a stock portfolio
PPG Industries’ aerospace transparencies group has begun full-scale commercial production of OPTICOR advanced transparency material at its Sylmar facility. The company transferred pilot operations from the PPG Glass Business and Discovery Center near Pittsburgh to expand production of the high-performance plastic for lightweight aircraft windows. PPG created Opticor advanced transparency material and expanded its availability
HAECO’s landing gear overhaul facility, Taikoo (Xiamen) Landing Gear Services (TALSCO) in Xiamen, China, has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to perform landing gears repair and overhaul services for the A320 family (A319 /A320 /A321). TALSCO has acquired two ship sets of A320 landing gears, these new additions to its pool of
Dublin based aircraft lessor, AWAS, has closed a revolving $120m Pre-Delivery Payment (PDP) Facility. The loan is fully underwritten by Investec Bank and will be used to finance the pre-delivery payments of 20 A320 Family aircraft in AWAS’ order pipeline with Airbus that deliver over the next two years.
GE Aviation’s H80 turboprop engine has received type certification from the Brazilian Civil Aviation agency (ANAC) and the Argentine aviation authority (Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil). These certifications follow type certifications for the H80 engine from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. GE Aviation Czech will manufactured the H80
A J Walter Aviation’s new campus will see the development of a significant global HQ and logistics centre close to Gatwick Airport in the UK. The site is on a footprint of over 60 acres and will provide a purpose-built HQ office and storage facilities for AJW’s extensive range of Airbus and Boeing components, engines
