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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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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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Air Madagascar brings ATR 72-600 into its fleet

ATR and Air Madagascar, Madagascar’s national airline, announced the signing of a contract for the purchase of three ATR 72-600s for a total of approximately US$77m. The first aircraft will be delivered as from 2017. At the same time, the airline has recently signed an agreement with the Irish leasing company Elix Aviation Capital to

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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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LAM Mozambique selects Alkym

LAM Mozambique Airlines has decided that Alkym is one of the most cost effective maintenance management solution on the market. An intensive selection process allowed LAM to consider all the options on the market with focus on a user friendly, leading edge technology delivered at a competitive price. LAM Mozambique Airlines have elected to take

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Lessor Palma orders fifth Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop airliner

Lessor Palma Holding has signed a firm purchase agreement to acquire an additional dual-class Q400 NextGen aircraft. Under a joint venture between Palma and Ibdar Bank BSC (“Ibdar”), the firm-ordered aircraft will be leased to RwandAir of Kigali, Rwanda. RwandAir currently operates two dual-class Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen regional jets, and with the lease of the

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Starbow becomes first Ghana-based Q400 operator

Starbow became the first Ghana-based operator of the Q400 turboprop when it launched service with a Q400 NextGen aircraft, wet-leased from Falcon Aviation Services of Abu Dhabi. The aircraft is one of six that Falcon ordered from Bombardier in 2014. As announced in July 2014, Falcon and Bombardier have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

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