18 March 2015

Etihad CEO remains elusive over claims Gulf airlines have profited from billions of dollars in subsidies

In a forceful keynote speech at the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s 14th Annual Aviation Summit in Washington, DC, Etihad Airways president and CEO, James Hogan, declared that this was the right time and place “to clear the air” regarding accusations from three of the top American airlines that Gulf carriers had been operating unfairly […]

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ST Aerospace establishes new joint venture for aircraft seating solutions

ST Aerospace has signed a joint venture agreement with Tenryu Holdings to set up ST Aerospace Aircraft Seats (ST Aerospace Aircraft Seats). The joint venture will have a planned investment of US$29.8m. ST Aerospace will own 90% of ST Aerospace Aircraft Seats’ shares, with the remaining 10% to be held by Tenryu. Based in Singapore,

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Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental receives FAA approval for 330-minute ETOPS

Boeing has received 330-minute Extended Operations (ETOPS) approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental. It is the first time a four-engine airplane has received this type of design approval. With this approval, required for four-engine passenger airplanes built after Feb. 2015 to fly beyond 180 minutes from an en-route

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Northrop Grumman selects Wind River for Black Hawk cockpit digitization program

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) has selected Wind River VxWorks 653 Platform for its latest helicopter digitization avionics mission equipment package to be integrated onto the Black Hawk UH-60V helicopter. Part of the Wind River product portfolio of safe and secure operating systems, VxWorks 653 is a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) platform for supporting delivery of safety-critical,

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Honda Aero receives FAA production certificate for HF120 turbofan jet engine in North Carolina

Honda Aero has been issued a PART 21 Production Certificate from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). HAI is responsible for the production of the GE Honda Aero Engines (GHAE) HF120 turbofan engine that powers the HondaJet and other GHAE customers’ aircraft. Initial production of the HF120 engines took place at GE’s Lynn facility in

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Rolls-Royce to create Composite Technology Hub in Bristol

Rolls-Royce announced that Bristol will be the location for a centre of advanced fan system composite technology development, creating a hub of composite knowledge in the UK and securing 120 jobs in the city by the end of 2019. This advanced manufacturing facility will be at the forefront of developing the next generation of fan

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easyJet signs long term aircraft component maintenance and inventory management contract with AJW Group

easyJet has selected AJW Group to be the primary provider of the airline’s requirements for component maintenance and the provision, storage and distribution of spare parts. The new multi-year contract will support the airline’s growing fleet of Airbus aircraft. The award of the contract to AJW was the result of a thorough and comprehensive tender

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Flightstar Aircraft Services continues with expansion plans

Flightstar Aircraft Services is streamlining its internal supply chain operations with its acquisition of a 52,000 ft² climate controlled facility. The Company spent over 12 months redesigning order fulfillment and distribution processes to combat material support challenges associated with growing its airframe MRO business. The company’s CEO, Jerry Hernandez, stated, “Not only does this facility’s

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