Bombardie Aerospace has selected Kidde Aerospace & Defense to supply the Fire Protection System for the Bombardier CSeries commercial aircraft family. The CSeries aircraft integrated fire protection system will be primarily designed and manufactured at Kidde Aerospace & Defense’s Wilson, N.C., facility.
The Government of Argentina has begun an extensive effort to modernize the national airline Aerolineas Argentinas and domestic carrier Austral. President Cristina Kirchner unveiled a new Boeing 737/700 last week, the first new airplane bought for Aerolineas Argentinas in 16 years. The airline and its sister airline Austral were nationalized in December 2008 to maintain …
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Mark S. Long, a veteran aviation finance executive with over 20 years experience in the aviation industry including senior roles at Northwest Airlines, has been named chief financial officer of XOJET, a leading private aviation company. Immediately prior to joining XOJET, Mr. Long was a managing director at Skyworks Capital, LLC, a global investment banking …
Jet Aviation announces the appointment of Ian Ludlow as new managing director of the company’s Moscow Vnukovo maintenance operation effective August 1, 2009. He will succeed Carsten Fimm, who served as station manager of Jet Aviation Vnukovo on an interim assignment since August 2008.
European Investment Bank Vice President Philippe de Fontaine Vive and SAFRAN Chief Executive Officer Jean-Paul Herteman signed a contract to provide 300 million euros in financing to the SAFRAN group for the development of a new generation of cleaner aircraft engines. The EIB loan will be used to finance Research & Development on aircraft engines …
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The first Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Advantage70 engines were delivered to Air Caraibes. The PW4168A-1D engines power the new Air Caraibes A330-300.
Israir, the second-largest domestic airline in Israel, has selected the V2500 to power three Airbus A320s. The order is backed by a long-term IAE Aftermarket Services agreement and is worth around $80 million. The engines will be the new V2500 SelectOne
Honeywell announced that Emirates Airline has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to purchase Honeywell
Airbus announced the signature of a cooperation agreement with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on the cooperative research activities in the field of composite materials. This agreement marks the first ever research cooperation between Airbus and a Japanese aerospace agency. Two areas already identified are VaRTM (Vacuum assisted Resin Transfer Moulding) evaluation and NDI (Non-destructive …
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Chennai based Paramount Airways, one of India
