United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) strengthens its efforts to promote safe flight with the appointment of Paul S. Ratté as its new director of aviation safety programs. Ratté, a career U.S. Coast Guard aviator, offers a wealth of advanced experience in aviation operations, safety and human factors, and emergency response management.
TransDigm Group, a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components, reported results for the fiscal third quarter ended July 2, 2011. Net sales for the quarter rose 51.8% to $325.2 million from $214.2 million in the comparable quarter a year ago. Organic net sales growth was approximately 13.2% driven by improvement …
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LAN Airlines S.A. and its subsidiaries reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics and punctuality indicators for July 2011. System passenger traffic increased 16.0% as capacity rose 11.4%. As a result, the Company’s load factor for the month increased 3.2 points to 82.5%. International passenger traffic accounted for approximately 69.8% of total passenger traffic. Starting in …
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Astronics Corporation, aleader in advanced, high-performance lighting, electrical power and automated test systems for the global aerospace and defense industries, reported financial results. Sales in the second quarter of 2011 were $55.5 million, up $8.4 million, or 17.8%, from the prior year second quarter. Aerospace sales, which represented approximately 94% of total second quarter sales, …
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Garuda Indonesia has finalised an order with Airbus for the purchase of 25 A320 Family aircraft, firming up an MOU announced during the Paris Air Show in June. The order makes Garuda Indonesia a new A320 Family customer and covers 15 standard A320s and 10 A320neo aircraft for operation by the carrier’s low cost unit …
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The first A350 XWB centre wing box has been delivered from Airbus’ site in Nantes, France to Airbus’ St Nazaire, France facility where it will be assembled into the first A350 XWB fuselage. The impressive A350 XWB centre wing box, made from 40% carbon fibre reinforced plastics, measures 6.5 metres by 5.5 metres and is …
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Two MH-60S SEAHAWK helicopters flew into the Port of Baltimore headed to the Royal Thai Navy, marking the first delivery of the MH-60 to an international customer. The new “MH-60S ‘Sierra’ aircraft are an integral part of the Royal Thai Navy’s fleet modernization program to augment the capabilities of six Sikorsky S-70B SEAHAWK and six marinized S-76B helicopters …
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