Comlux America, the Completion and Services center of the Comlux Group based in Indianapolis IN, has had a very busy year in 2014. The company signed two major contracts – one green completion on ACJ320 and one BBJ major refurbishment for a Chinese customer – and delivered two high-end VIP interiors – one BBJ for
South African-based business aviation concern Fireblade Aviation has opened the first and only Fixed Base Operation (FBO) at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport. The Fireblade Aviation FBO, which became operational on September 1st, 2014, already serves domestic aircraft having welcomed its first private jet on September 2nd, 2014. It is anticipated that full approval for
LMI Aerospace, a leading aerostructures and engineering services provider to the commercial, business and regional, and military aerospace, has secured contracts to supply both bonded fuselage panels and numerous detail parts for Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation’s recently announced new business jets. The multi-year contracts are expected to yield significant revenue for the company. Under the new
Lufthansa Technik’s Innovation Business Unit has been selected by Bombardier Business Aircraft to supply the nice HD cabin management and in-flight-entertainment (CMS/IFE) system on Bombardier’s new Challenger 650 aircraft. This latest announcement comes after Bombardier’s selection of the nice HD system on the Learjet 70, Learjet 75, Learjet 85, and Challenger 350 aircraft. So far,
Airbus has launched a new VIP cabin concept, initially for the A330-200, offering a faster and more affordable way to the greater capacity, capability and comfort of a widebody for both private and government customers. Called Summit, the concept features a VIP section at the front of the cabin, and airline-style seating at the rear.
Embraer performed the first metal cut of the E-jets E2, second generation of the E-Jets family of commercial jets on October 17th, at its Évora plant in Portugal. The part is the wing stub forward pressure bulkhead of the first prototype of the E190-E2 jet, whose first flight is scheduled for 2016. The pressure bulkhead
Saint-Gobain Aerospace has been approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for the test, inspection and repair of radomes and fuselage components for civil aircraft. Radomes are radar transparent structures that house the critical weather radar system for aircraft. The repair of radomes requires specialized repair processes to assure that the radome will
GE Aviation is supplying the data concentration and network, the advanced power management system and the advanced health management system to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation for the G500/G600 business jet aircraft. The power management system for the G500/G600 will build on the G650 secondary power system including GE’s modular power tile technology, while adding primary power
Thales is designing and manufacturing advanced flight control solutions for the recently unveiled Gulfstream G500 and G600 aircraft programmes. The G500 and G600’s innovative Thales-designed flight control computers are at the core of their Fly-by-Wire (FBW) systems. They will use the latest design evolution architecture, specifically developed to ensure superior performance and safety whilst reducing
Airbus has decided to adjust the production rate for its A330 Family from the current rate 10 to 9 aircraft a month in Q4 2015 as it transitions towards the A330neo. Since 2013, Airbus has been building 10 A330 Family aircraft each month, the industry’s highest ever production rate for this aircraft size category, reflecting
