Comau Aerospace has been selected by Airbus to supply the aircraft main assembly and test stations for the A319, A320 and A321 aircraft in Mobile, Alabama. The project will also include future expansion for the A320 NEO. Comau Aerospace will be providing all jigs and tooling for the Mobile plant and plans to open an […]
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Lufthansa Group reported operating result before restructuring costs and non-recurring effects increased to about €860m in the first nine months of 2013, the operating result, including non-recurring costs for the Score program and project costs for product improvements, came to €660m for the first nine months (previous year: €907m). Lufthansa Group increased its adjusted operating
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B/E Aerospace released hat its Board of Directors has appointed Werner Lieberherr, who is currently President and Chief Operating Officer of B/E Aerospace, as co-Chief Executive Officer of B/E Aerospace, effective as of January 1, 2014. Werner Lieberherr was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of B/E Aerospace effective December 31, 2010. Mr. Lieberherr joined
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The Learjet 85 aircraft’s engine nacelle was formally unveiled on October 24th by Aircelle (Safran) at the NBAA 2013 business aviation exhibition in Las Vegas, where it was declared ready for the first flight of Bombardier Aerospace’s all new business aircraft. Presenting the nacelle during an inauguration ceremony on the Safran corporate exhibit stand was
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Korean Air and Boeing have finalized an order for five 747-8 Intercontinentals and six 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners that was announced as a commitment during the Paris Air Show in June. In addition, Korean Air has also announced an order for one additional 787 Dreamliner. The value of the combined order is valued at $3.9bn
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Boeing and EL AL Israel Airlines have finalized an order for two additional Next-Generation 737-900ER (Extended Range) airplanes. The order comes just two weeks after the Israeli flag-carrier took delivery of its first 737-900ER. This order brings the total number of 737-900ERs ordered by EL AL to eight.
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GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) delivered a new Airbus A320 to Spring Airlines to expand the Chinese low-cost carrier’s fleet. The aircraft comes from GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus. Spring Airlines operates a fleet of more than 30 aircraft to destinations in China, Japan, Macau and Thailand.
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Swiss-AS reported that LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services (LOTAMS) has chosen AMOS from Swiss AviationSoftware to fully track and control its maintenance operations and to gain a competitive edge by implementing this proven MRO system. Shortly after the spin-off from the Polish national carrier, LOTAMS started its search for a modern M&E system with advanced MRO
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In the framework of the “Fiber Force” research project, started in 2010, working together with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Technical University of Darmstadt, Lufthansa Technik has developed methods for load transmission into carbon fiber composites (CFC) aircraft fuselage structures for VIP customer aircraft. New generations of aircraft, such as the Airbus A350
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Finnair’s turnover decreased slightly in the third quarter of the year from the corresponding period in 2012 and totalled €637m. Turnover was affected especially by the year-on-year decline in euro-denominated revenue, driven by the weak yen. Demand for air traffic developed well, but not enough to compensate the decrease in unit revenues, which was reflected
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