11 July 2012

Unison Lands $400m contract with Hamilton Sundstrand at Farnborough International 2012

Unison Industries has signed a life of program contract valued at $400m with Hamilton Sundstrand to supply electrical components for a broad range of engine applications. The deal includes permanent magnet generators for the PW1000, and Electrical systems and Power products for numerous legacy engines. The award-winning PurePower PW1000G engine delivers double-digit improvements in fuel […]

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TAT Technologies signs manufacturing contract with Embraer Defense and Security

TAT Technologies has been awarded, for the fourth time during the past 3 years, a contract by Embraer to be responsible for the design, manufacture, integration, testing, supply and product support for the Pre-Cooler to be incorporated into the new KC-390 aircraft being developed by Embraer which TAT anticipates will enter service in 2016. In

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Indonesian Air Force signs sales contract for second batch of A-29 Super Tucano Airplanes

The Indonesian Air Force has signed a commercial contract for a second batch of eight light attack and tactical training A-29 Super Tucano. The order also includes a flight simulator that will be used for instructing and training Indonesian pilots. In August 2012, Indonesia will receive the first four airplanes from the initial batch of

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Airbus and GMF AeroAsia to develop strategic maintenance training partnership in Indonesia

Airbus and GMF AeroAsia (GMF), the maintenance and repair subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia, have signed a memorandum agreement for Maintenance Training Collaboration to develop a 10-year strategic partnership. As part of this, GMF will become Airbus’ local maintenance training centre in Indonesia. This partnership, to be finalised following a definitive agreement in the near future,

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British Airways Engineering to support Boeing GoldCare

British Airways Engineering, a leading Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) provider, announced at Farnborough Air Show that it has been selected to provide its global line maintenance and engineering services to Boeing’s GoldCare programme. The appointment comes following a detailed selection process. British Airways Engineering has joined a choice group of suppliers that Boeing can

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PPG Aerospace awarded Citation Latitude cockpit window contract by Cessna

PPG Industries’ aerospace transparencies group has been awarded a contract by Cessna Aircraft Company to supply production and spare windshields and side cockpit windows for the new Citation Latitude mid-size business jet. PPG will design and manufacture main windshields and side cockpit windows for the Citation Latitude jet at its Huntsville, Ala., transparencies facility. The

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TUI Travel PLC sign long-term flight training agreement with Boeing

Boeing and Europe-based TUI Travel PLC signed a five-year agreement to provide 787 Dreamliner flight, maintenance and cabin safety training. Boeing also announced it will place a second 787 full-flight simulator at its European training headquarters at London Gatwick to support the training requirements of the TUI Group and European 787 customers. In addition, Boeing

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Turkish Airlines received CF6 TRUEngine designation

Turkish Airlines has been awarded TRUEngine designation for its CF6 engine fleet, which powers its seven Airbus CF6-80E-powered A330-200 aircraft. “With a TRUEngine designation, Turkish Airlines has demonstrated its commitment to OEM quality engine maintenance,” said Chuck Williams, general manager of the CF6 Program at GE Aviation. To qualify for TRUEngine status, the engine configuration,

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Avolon to order CFM-powered 737 MAX, Next-Generation aircraft

Dublin, Ireland based aircraft leasing company Avolon announced that it plans to order LEAP-1B engines to power 10 Boeing 737 MAX8 and 5 Boeing 737MAX 9 aircraft, along with CFM56-7BE engines to power 10 Next-Generation 737 airplanes. Avolon has been a CFM customer since its launch in 2010 and already owns a fleet of 56

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