EADS/Airbus completes its aerostructures strategy

With GKN Aerospace’s recent acquisition of the Airbus wing component and assemblies manufacturing unit at Filton, UK, EADS/Airbus has accomplished its aerostructures reorganisation strategy. This initiative combines the divestment of non-core activities and sites in order to establish a network of strong suppliers, allowing Airbus to concentrate on its core business as being an aircraft […]

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Embraer Lineage 1000 Jet receives FAA certification

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Embraer has received the Type Certificate and the Supplemental Type Certificate from the FAA for its ultra-large Lineage 1000 executive jet. The aircraft was also awarded type certification by Brazil

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Microturbo successfully starts up e-APU on test bed

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Microturbo has just successfully started up the e-APU on the test bed. This new auxiliary power unit concept is specially designed to meet the requirements of new generation business aircraft and helicopters which will need more electrical power. This first start-up marks the beginning of the test campaign which was initiated last December 22 at

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Former head of FAA aircraft maintenance division joins AAR

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AAR CORP. announced that Dave Cann, former head of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Flight Standards Service, Aircraft Maintenance Division has joined AAR as Vice President, Regulatory Compliance responsible for quality and safety at the Company’s repair station businesses.

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Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International is operating

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Lufthansa Technik AG reorganized its international maintenance business and since January 1. 2009 it is called Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International (LTMI). This new 100-percent subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik has a workforce of approximately 1000 employees, making it a proven competence center for maintenance services. LTMI

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Lufthansa Technik chooses CTT Cair System for VIP A330

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Lufthansa Technik has ordered the CTT Cair System to be installed in one VIP A330 aircraft. The installation will be performed during the fall of 2009. Cair is focused on the passengers

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US Airways Group reports record December load factor

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US Airways Group reported December traffic results for 2008. Mainline traffic for the month was down 1.1% versus December 2007. Capacity was down 6.4% versus December 2007 and the passenger load factor for the month of December was a record 80.3%, up 4.4 points versus December 2007.

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WestJet's load factor up in December

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WestJet announced December traffic results with a record load factor of 80.9% for the month. Traffic increased 12.8% while capacity grew 10.6%. In the month of December, over 90,000 additional guests flew with the airline than in December 2007.

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