Héroux-Devtek, a leading Canadian manufacturer of aerospace products, has renewed an important multi-year contract with Bell Helicopter for the manufacturing of components and assemblies for several helicopter programs. Under the terms of the agreement, Héroux-Devtek will manufacture the main rotor hub and the tail rotor hub for the new Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, as
Fokker Elmo, a business unit of Fokker Technologies and SASMOS HET Technologies have signed agreements for producing electrical wiring interconnection systems in Bangalore, India. Recognizing the Indian aviation market is one of the fastest growing and most dynamic aviation markets in the world, aircraft manufacturers have the need for Indian Industrial Participation, presenting an excellent
AAR, a leading, global aerospace and defense company, reported fourth quarter and full Fiscal Year 2014 consolidated results. Fourth quarter consolidated sales were $505.4m versus the prior year level of $553.8m. Sales in the Aviation Services segment declined 10% to $373.8m mainly due to softness at the Company’s MRO facilities and fewer expeditionary airlift flying
Pratt & Whitney has signed a depot activation contract with Aerospace Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Norway to establish a Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul, & Upgrade (MRO&U) capability for the F135 engine which powers the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. This initial contract will include planning and management activities required for depot activation in 2018. Follow-on contracts are
Mechanics and Related, Fleet Service, and Maintenance Training Specialists workgroups at US Airways, represented by the International Association of Machinists (IAM), ratified three collective bargaining agreements on July 19th, covering more than 11,000 employees. The agreements will remain in effect for the US Airways employees until a joint collective bargaining agreement covering the 30,000 employees
Tianjin Airlines announced an order for 20 CF34-10E-powered EMBRAER E190 aircraft. The engine order is valued at more than $300m list price. As the largest regional airlines in China, Tianjin Airlines already have an extensive fleet of CF34-powered EMBRAER E190s in service that have proven themselves as exceptionally durable and reliable.
For MTU Aero Engines, this year’s Farnborough International Airshow was a big success: Germany’s leading engine manufacturer has announced around €1.3bn in orders, with new business being at the same level as at the last Farnborough Airshow. The largest share of new orders came from the GE9X for the Boeing 777X, in which MTU has
Avia Solutions Group, a WSE listed global provider of one-stop-shop aviation business solutions, and Kaunas Free Economic Zone Management UAB have signed a memorandum of cooperation with regard to the development of a new Aviation Park in the territory of the Kaunas Free Economic Zone, Lithuania. Upon the successful implementation of all project stages the
Global Eagle Entertainment, a worldwide leading provider of content and connectivity solutions for airlines, has renewed its contract with All Nippon Airways to provide an extensive catalogue of local and international inflight entertainment (IFE). Under this renewed agreement, Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) will deliver content and services in multiple languages to All Nippon Airways (ANA),
GE has awarded Etihad Airways its TRUEngine designation for its GE-CF6-powered Airbus A330 aircraft. “Etihad is a great customer, and we are very pleased to welcome them to the TRUEngine program,” said Kevin McAllister, President and CEO of GE Aviation’s services organization. “We are committed to providing significant benefits to Etihad, included optimized product support,
