Boeing completed the first flight of the newest CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter for the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force. The March 15th flight, at the Boeing helicopter facility near Philadelphia, happened ahead of schedule and confirmed initial airworthiness for the Mk6 Chinook.
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Nexcelle’s role in the creation of next-generation integrated propulsion systems (IPS) has marked important milestones as hardware manufacturing is now underway for the innovative O-Duct on the CFM International LEAP-1C powerplant, and an inlet section for the GE Passport engine. These milestones underscore ongoing progress at Nexcelle’s two parent companies – Aircelle (Safran) and GE
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Exchange Income Corporation completed its acquisition of Regional One, a privately-owned US company that is a leading provider of aircraft and engine aftermarket parts to regional airline operators around the world. The acquisition was first announced on February 28, 2013. The Corporation paid a total purchase price of $74.2m, of which $13.5m was paid through
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IFS, the global enterprise applications company, reported that Emirates has selected IFS Applications 8 to manage its new engine overhaul facility in Dubai, UAE. The solution will support all business processes including maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), and corporate performance management (CPM). The contract includes licenses and services worth in excess of US$6m. In 2011,
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Komy has received an order for the KomyMirror series of mirrors for cabin overhead compartments from Lufthansa for use on new Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental passenger aircraft. Lufthansa, which has seven aircraft of the 747-8 model on order, already has five of them in operation. Lufthansa decided to install the KomyMirror for the upper deck of
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Cessna Aircraft Company reported that the production for the Citation Latitude aircraft, first announced in October 2011, is on schedule and making progress toward completion of full airframes this year. “We’ve started building engineering test articles. The first prototype is expected to fly in Q1 2014,” said Terry Shriner, business leader for the Citation Latitude.
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The Boeing X-48C research aircraft flew for the 30th and final time April 9th, marking the successful completion of an eight-month flight-test program to explore and further validate the aerodynamic characteristics of the Blended Wing Body design concept. All 30 flights were conducted at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center. The X-48C typically flew for approximately
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Denis Sauvage has been appointed as VP/General Manager of Aero Technologies, the largest company in the Miami-based Aero Maintenance Group (AMG), specializing in component maintenance and support for the commercial aircraft of North and Latin American airlines. He will also head up the MRO department of Air-Pro, which specializes in seat and safety equipment maintenance.
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Component Control released that AJW Technique and Kelly Aviation have both selected Quantum Control to manage their MRO integrated logistics processes at their new facilities in Montreal, Quebec. The AJW Group already utilizes the robust and aviation specific system across its complete aircraft spares support flagship, A J W Aviation, and said the decision of
A J Walter Aviation (AJW) is to provide full ATA Chapter power-by-the-hour support for low cost cargo operator Air Incheon’s growing fleet of Boeing aircraft. The contract will commence with Air Incheon’s in-service B737-400F and expand to include a second aircraft this summer. AJW is also locating a main base kit consignment at Incheon International
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