Rolls-Royce Group reports solid progress in 2009
Rolls-Royce continued to make solid progress in 2009 despite difficult trading conditions. The order book (
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11 February 2010
Potential job losses in BAE Systems' UK military air solutions business
BAE Systems announced that it has started consultations regarding 41 potential job losses at Chadderton site near Manchester and 16 potential job losses in the BAE Systems team at RAF Kinloss in Scotland. This follows the Government
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Boeing elects former U.S. trade representative Schwab to Board of Directors
The Boeing board of directors has elected former U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab as its newest member. Schwab was President George W. Bush’s principal trade advisor and negotiator from mid-2006 through the end of the Bush administration in January, 2009.
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GOL develops own program for managing aircraft maintenance waste
GOL has developed its own program for managing aircraft maintenance waste at its operational bases. Currently, eight bases are using the program to treat and dispose of 100% of their waste and another 18 are in the advanced implementation phase. The Company is also carrying out studies into extending the program to all the airports
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SAIC awarded $12 million delivery order to develop U.S. Army Aviation Crew Member Simulators
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) was awarded a delivery order by the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) to develop the first integrated crew member simulators for CH-47 and UH-60 helicopters under the Non-rated Crew Member Manned Module (NCM3) program. The NCM3 simulators will integrate with the Army’s Aviation
ACE Aviation reports 2009 full year and fourth quarter results
ACE recorded a 2009 consolidated operating loss of $244 million. The loss for the year of $692 million includes net interest expense of $300 million, a non-cash loss of $630 million on ACE’s investment in Air Canada and foreign exchange gains of $531 million. In the fourth quarter of 2009, ACE recorded a consolidated operating
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Pratt & Whitney expands EcoPower engine washing service to Germany
Pratt & Whitney announced that it has reached an agreement with Nayak Aircraft Services GmbH & Co. KG that expands the EcoPower engine wash service network in Europe. Under a five-year agreement, Nayak becomes a Designated Service Provider for Pratt & Whitney’s successful EcoPower engine wash service. Nayak will perform washes in Cologne, Germany, and
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Joe Gleeson joins Guggenheim Aviation Partners
Guggenheim Aviation Partners, a leading participant in the commercial aircraft leasing market, announced that Joe Gleeson has been appointed senior technical director. Gleeson was most recently the head of technical EMEA & APAC at AerCap, where he managed the technical team responsible for aircraft placement, transitions and on-lease management, and where he was previously responsible
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Focus Aviation completes sale of first of two Boeing 767-300ERs
Focus Aviation has completed the sale of a 767-300ER aircraft on behalf of its owner, Nordea Finance Sweden plc. The aircraft (MSN 26544) was manufactured in 1992 and originally delivered to SAS Scandinavian Airlines, and was subsequently leased to LAN Airlines in Chile. This is the first of two 767-300ER aircraft that Focus has been
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Danish machining firm Multicut gets help from Boeing
Boeing launched an industrial-cooperation project to assist Multicut, a high-end machining firm based in Vildbjerg, as it pursues AS/EN 9100 certification. This project supports the Boeing industrial-cooperation program that is tied to Denmark’s New Combat Aircraft competition. The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter is a finalist in the contest. The project began with a
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