July 17, 2012

Garmin rolls out new features for GTN touchscreen avionics

Garmin International, a global leader in satellite navigation, announced expanded capabilities for the GTN series touchscreen avionics. The new features include display support for weather radar, advanced ADS-B capabilities, worldwide connectivity, cross fill with the GNS 430W/530W series and more. “The GTN series were designed with a growth-oriented architecture that allows for new technologies and …

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MTU Maintenance Hannover completes repair of 3,000th V2500 engine

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MTU Maintenance Hannover has repaired the group’s 3,000th V2500 engine. It was delivered to US aircraft lessor ILFC (International Lease Finance Corp). MTU Maintenance is the market share leader for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services regarding this engine type. Co-developed by MTU Aero Engines, the V2500 powers the Airbus 320 family of aircraft.

Precision Castparts Corp. acquires businesses from Heroux-Devtek

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Precision Castparts Corp., a worldwide, diversified manufacturer of complex metal components and products, has agreed to acquire certain aerostructures business units and McSwain Manufacturing from Heroux-Devtek Inc. Heroux-Devtek’s aerostructures operations manufacture a wide variety of components and assemblies from aluminum, aluminum-lithium, and titanium, such as bulkheads, wing ribs, spars, frames, and engine mounts. The aerostructures …

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2nd Boeing P-8I aircraft for India completes 1st flight

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The second Boeing P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy completed its initial flight on July 12, taking off from Renton Field and landing after two hours and 14 minutes at Boeing Field in Seattle. The P-8I, a derivative of the Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 commercial airplane, is the second of eight long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine …

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Avion Express signs up for SMART

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Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has signed an agreement with Avion Express to provide a worldwide support structure for the use of SMART (Specialised Monarch AOG Response Team.) SMART, operates under MAEL’s EASA 145 approval and has a highly experienced team of engineers on 24/7 standby 365 days a year. Under the terms of the agreement …

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Vueling achieves registration at IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)

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Vueling released that it has been added to the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Registry. IOSA is an audit program which comprises some 1000 operational safety and quality based standards. The audit process, that lasted less than one year, is internationally recognized as a comprehensive operational safety audit.

Tokyo Fire Department signs for another Eurocopter EC225

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Following the purchase of an EC225 last December after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Tokyo Fire Department signed a contract for another EC225 in July, to add on to its Eurocopter fleet of fire-fighting helicopters. The 11-ton rotary-wing aircraft from Eurocopter’s Super Puma family will be configured to handle fire-fighting, emergency medical services as …

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