Spirit AeroSystems has been named to the Boeing NewGen Tanker Supplier Team. Boeing, Spirit’s largest customer, is bidding on the KC-X program, the U.S. Air Force’s next line of tanker aircraft. Upon a contract award from the United States government to Boeing, Spirit will build the Boeing tanker’s forward fuselage section in Wichita, Kan. After […]
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Manufacturing work has started on the first F-35 Lightning II aircraft that will be delivered to the UK Ministry of Defence. Quentin Davies, UK Minister of Defence Equipment and Support, marked the occasion by signing the F-35 frame before it was loaded into the assembly jig at the BAE Systems site in Samlesbury, Lancashire. The
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Midcoast Aviation has received Supplemental Type Certificate Organization Designation Authorization (STC ODA) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The designation enables the company to produce STCs in-house in support of its maintenance, repair, overhaul and completions activities. The new STC ODA status replaces the company
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TIMCO Aviation Services announced that Brian Haines has joined the organization as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In his new position, Mr. Haines reports directly to John Eichten, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for TIMCO. Mr. Haines will focus his efforts on continuing the growth of airframe base maintenance activity at TIMCO’s
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Turbomeca (Safran group) inaugurated their new facility at Turbomeca Australasia in Bankstown Airport (NSW), close to Sydney. The new 2,500 square meters encompasses, additional workshops, a new repair hall for MTR390 and RTM 322 engines, as well as a RTM322 engine new production line for MRH. Thanks to this new building, Turbomeca Australasia will be
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Turkish Technic, had signed a C Check maintenance services agreement for one base maintenance C check on Airbus A320 with Eastok Avia. Maintenance works will be carried out at Turkish Technic
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Iberia released that the load factor for February 2010 improved by 4.1 points, reaching 80.6%, the highest level among the main network carriers. Capacity reduced by 7.7%, and traffic dropped by 2.8%, with significant increases of load factors in all international sectors. Unit revenues continued to recover, improving over February 2009, despite the 3.6% increase
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