November 14, 2012

Airbus selects Liebherr-Aerospace to provide nose landing gear for A350-1000 aircraft

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Airbus has recently selected Liebherr-Aerospace to provide the nose landing gear for the A350-1000 aircraft. Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Germany, center of excellence for flight control/actuation systems and landing gear systems within the Liebherr Group, will develop, manufacture and service the nose landing gear. Liebherr’s scope of supply for the A350-1000, which already includes the slat […]

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Liebherr-Aerospace and LAMC nearing foundation of joint venture

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Liebherr-Aerospace and AVIC member Landing Gear Advanced Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (LAMC) are nearing the foundation of their joint venture. Both companies agreed on the parameters and defined the exact scope of responsibility as well as the workshare for each partner. The final step to submit all documents to the Chinese Authorities, which will allow the

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Markus Bucher takes over as CEO of Pilatus Aircraft

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At the meeting of the Board of Directors of Pilatus Aircraft on November 12th, 2012, members voted to elect Markus Bucher as the new CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board with effect from January 1st, 2013. He will take over from Oscar J. Schwenk, who will remain as Chairman of the Board of Directors

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Chinese customer orders Airbus ACJ319

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An Airbus ACJ319 with the fuel-saving Sharklet option has been ordered by a Chinese customer, in the first deal for this version from the country. The order builds on the strong Airbus corporate jet presence in greater China, where there are around 25 orders to date. Airbus corporate jets such as the ACJ318 and ACJ319

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DVB Group reports total income up 6.2% in the first nine months of 2012

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DVB Group released that consolidated net income before IAS 39 and taxes rose to €125.6m – a 7.8% year-on-year increase. Once again, the volatile net result from financial instruments in accordance with IAS 39 weighed on income before taxes which – as a result – declined by 2.0%, to €104.3m. Total income (comprising net interest

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Spring Airlines expands CFM56-5B fleet with $40m engine order

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China’s Spring Airlines signed an agreement with CFM International for CFM56-5B engines to power two new Airbus A320 aircraft. The engine order is valued at US$40m at list price and the airline is scheduled to take delivery of the first aircraft in January 2014 and the second aircraft in July 2014. Shanghai-based Spring Airlines, established

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ALKYM welcomes AAL-SA as its latest customer

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Volartec welcomed AAL-SA (Advanced Aviation Logistics South Africa) as the latest customer to join the Alkym community. They become the first African based Helicopter operator to join the fold. The rotary wing interest in Alkym has grown steadily over the past 12 months with this agreement being the culmination of many months work. AAL-SA will

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China Airlines signs OnPoint Fuel & Carbon Solutions agreement

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China Airlines has signed a five-year OnPoint Fuel & Carbon Solutions agreement with GE Aviation. Under this agreement, GE’s Fuel & Carbon Solutions team will use proprietary decision software and fuel consulting expertise to help China Airlines identify and track operational improvements that could reduce the airline’s fuel spend by an average of two to

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Reliance Aircraft International buys ex-Malaysia Air Boeing 737-400

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Reliance Aircraft International, Austin, TX, released that it purchased an ex-Malaysia Air Boeing 737-400 (27096). The aircraft has no engines and is for disassembly/part out.

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