2 May 2011

Safran announced the merger of subsidiaries Messier-Bugatti, Messier-Dowty and Messier Services to form Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, a leader in aircraft landing and braking systems. The new company will be headed by Alain Sauret, the current Chairman and CEO of Messier-Bugatti. Gilles Bouctot, the current CEO of Messier-Dowty, will be Chief Operating Officer. The new organisation comprises four […]

Lufthansa Technik AG is leveraging simulation software from ANSYS to simulate wear and tear of aircraft components, particularly in jet engines, to prolong service intervals and to create new ways to repair used parts. As an aviation authority-approved development and production organization, Lufthansa Technik performs its own research to investigate blade damage due to bird

For the first time the regional jet Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100), developed by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft in partnership with Alenia Aeronautica, arrived in Venice on May 1st. The SSJ100 was delivered to Armavia on April 19, 2011 and started service on April 20 with flights Erevan

CIRCOR Aerospace, a CIRCOR International company, has completed the creation of CIRCOR France to support European growth strategies. CIRCOR France (formerly Industria, S.A.S.), based in Le Plessis Trevise near Paris, will function as a holding company for European and North African business activities. Under the aegis of CIRCOR France, the newly named CIRCOR Industria will