EADS Socata chose Midcoast as western hemisphere repair center. Under this agreement Midcoast becomes the authorized repair center for the structures built by EADS Socata for the Falcon 7X aircraft. EADS Socata designs and builds two main work packages: the upper center fuselage section and the lower body fairing for the Falcon 7X under contract
AAR has been awarded a five-year contract by the U.S. Army for the repair and overhaul of a key control component on the CH-47 (Chinook) helicopter, valued at $25 million. The work will be performed by AAR Aircraft Component Services — New York and is scheduled to begin in March 2008.
Turkish Airlines is the first customer to participate in GE Aviation’s new material scrap reclamation program, aimed at recycling hardware containing the rare and costly element — rhenium. Under the program, customers will return their scrap high pressure turbine (HPT) blades made from nickel superalloys that contain rhenium to GE Aviation. The material will be
Spirit Aero Systems has been selected to design and build the nacelle, thrust reverser and engine build up components for the Rolls-Royce BR725 engine; a contract worth in excess of $600 million. Spirit will also support the aforementioned products in the Rolls-Royce Corporate Care Program throughout the life of the airplane. The BR725 is the
Honeywell will supply a broad suite of new avionics and mechanical systems for the all new Gulfstream G650 aircraft. The value of the contract is estimated at $3 billion including aftermarket sales over the life of the platform. The company will be providing the first business jet application of its Next Generation Flight Management System
Goodrich’s Landing Gear team will provide the main and nose landing gear, Goodrich Interiors will supply the jet’s flight deck observer seats and the Goodrich Engine Control Systems team will provide the Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) system, comprising an electronic engine control, fuel metering unit, fuel pump and engine actuation for the Rolls-Royce
Spirit AeroSystems announced Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation as the customer for one of its previously awarded business jet contracts. Spirit’s contract to design, produce, and integrate a flight-ready wing for the Gulfstream G650 Business Jet is worth in excess of $1 billion. Spirit won the contract through a global competitive bid process. The company will utilize
MNG Technic has signed an agreement with Air Slovakia for its one Boeing 737 and one Boeing 757 type aircrafts
Astronics Corporation has signed an agreement with Thales, a leading international electronics and systems group, to develop and supply the in-seat power system (ISPS) to be used in conjunction with Thales
Pemco revealed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Wagner Aeronautical, a world-leading conversion engineering firm based in California. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Commenting on the Wagner acquisition, Pemco Conversions Division President Kevin Casey said,
