Astronics Corporation reported that its Luminescent Systems subsidiary has been selected by Diehl Aerospace to design, develop and supply the electrical emergency lighting and passenger information signs for the Airbus A350 XWB program, the newest twin-engine wide-body aircraft family from Airbus. Diehl Aerospace was selected by Airbus as the prime contractor to supply the entire
TES Aviation Group is expanding globally with the opening of a new facility in Singapore, its first outside the UK. The state of the art facility offers TES the ability to provide a range of platform solutions to its Asia Pacific partners. Based close to Changi Airport the 9,000sqft facility provides warehousing, logistics, parts and
Jet Aviation Paris Le Bourget has been appointed a Bombardier AOG Line Maintenance Facility (LMF) to support the full line of Learjet, Challenger and Global aircraft. The company, which recently signed an agreement with Universal Aviation France SARL to establish a line maintenance and AOG operation at the Paris Le Bourget Business Aviation Airport, also
After receiving the EASA approval from the German aviation authorities in April, the Lufthansa Technik Mainbase Engine Shop at Frankfurt has commenced the comprehensive servicing of Rolls-Royce Trent 900 three-shaft turbofan engines. These engines power Airbus A380s for Lufthansa and other airlines.The EASA approval qualifies the engine shop to conduct a large number of inspections
Aviation Technical Services (ATS) and Sojitz Corporation of Japan have reached a five year agreement to promote aircraft heavy maintenance and modification of Japanese registered aircraft in North America. In one of the first objectives of their agreement, ATS and Sojitz will take advantage of ATS being located near Boeing
GE Aviation has renamed its Czech operation to GE Aviation’s Business & General Aviation Turboprops. “The new name will better represent the organization’s strategy, which is to develop, manufacture and support turboprop engines for the Business and General Aviation segment,” explained Brad Mottier, Vice President and General Manager of GE Aviation’s Business and General Aviation
Cyprus Airways has extended its A320 power-by-the-hour contract with A J Walter Aviation, the complete aircraft support specialist, to include engine line replacement units. This contract is for a mixed fleet of nine A319/A320 aircraft with V2500 engines. Cyprus Airways is the national airline of Cyprus based in Nicosia. It operates scheduled services to over
Jacobs Engineering Group announced that its subsidiary Jacobs Spain, received a contract from Cessna Spanish Citation Service Center, to design and build a new Citation Service Center in Valencia, Spain. Services will be provided from Jacobs’ office in Madrid, Spain. Construction is scheduled to begin in January 2011. The new facility in Valencia will augment
The Shannon Aerospace Engineering Department has been granted status as an official design department as part of the Lufthansa Technik European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 21J Design Organisation. Granted as an extension of the Hamburg-based Lufthansa Technik Design House, Richard Anslow is the first Shannon Aerospace Engineer to receive Structural Design Authorisation following his
Boeing began assembly of the first 747-8 Intercontinental at the factory in Everett, Wash. Last week mechanics took the first step in major assembly for the new airplane by loading its wing panels and spars in the assembly tools. The spar is the internal support structure that runs through the full length of the wing.
