25 March 2015

Germanwings 4U9525 flight data recorder still missing – damaged cockpit voice recorder recovered

The devastating impact and mountainous terrain has meant that 36 hours after the crash of Germanwings flight 4U9525, only a damaged cockpit voice recorder has been recovered so far as search parties continue to scour the surrounding hillside for the flight data recorder. It will take some time of the cockpit voice recorder to be […]

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SR Technics appoints Constanze Timpe as Chief Human Resources Officer

SR Technics announced that effective from April 1st, 2015, Constanze Timpe will become its Chief Human Resources Officer. She will report directly to CEO André Wall and become part of SR Technics’ Leadership Team. Daniel Heiter, who has been managing the HR department on a temporary basis, will continue his successful work in his original

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PPG Aerospace produces transparencies for Sikorsky S-97 RAIDER helicopter

PPG Industries’ aerospace transparencies group produced the transparencies for the S-97 RAIDER rotorcraft prototype rolled out by Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. Tthe 14-ft² windshields are polycarbonate laminates for high impact strength and light weight with proprietary protective coatings to extend service life, according to Brent Wright, PPG global platform director for aerospace transparencies. “Sikorsky wanted windshields

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MATIS Aerospace lays foundation for Morocco plant expansion

The Moroccan minister for Industry, Trade, Investment and the Digital Economy, laid the foundation stone for the expansion of the MATIS Aerospace plant in Casablanca on March 24th. MATIS Aerospace is a joint venture of Labinal Power Systems and Boeing, each owning 50% of the company. The company specializes in systems for the interconnection of

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Bombardier delivers first Learjet 75 aircraft to be operated out of Poland

Bombardier has delivered its first Learjet 75 aircraft to an undisclosed customer based in Poland following certification by the authorities of the country’s Civil Aviation Authority. “Learjet has a heritage than spans more than 50 years and remains a standard for high-performing business jets,” said Valeria Kolyuchaya, Regional Vice President, Sales, Eastern Europe, Russia and

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Waypoint Leasing closes US$85m term loan facility

Waypoint Leasing, the independent global helicopter leasing company, has closed on a five year US$85m term loan facility led by Deutsche Bank AG. The company will use the proceeds to support its customers through the provision of further liquidity into the global helicopter market. This financing brings Waypoint’s total debt commitments to more than US$1.2bn

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Abu Dhabi Airports’ Chief Executive Tony Douglas to take up new role

Abu Dhabi Airports reported that its Chief Executive Officer Tony Douglas is stepping down to take up a new role with the UK Government as Chief Executive of Defence Equipment & Support at the UK’s Ministry of Defence. Tony Douglas has served with great distinction as Abu Dhabi Airports’ Chief Executive since 2013 and under

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Finnair invests in Wi-Fi connectivity across its fleet

Finnair Board of Directors has approved an investment program for bringing Wi-Fi connectivity to the majority of Finnair’s wide-body and narrow-body fleet. The total value of the investment is approximately €30m. “This investment will enable us to offer a wide array of new services to our customers, ranging from inflight entertainment to inflight sales and

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