AAR announced that its composites manufacturing facility in Clearwater, Florida, has earned Nadcap accreditation to fabricate and build composite parts and assemblies for commercial and military markets. The designation represents a milestone for AAR and distinguishes the company as an expert in the field of composites manufacturing capable of meeting the highest industry standards. Nadcap
Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines will power the first delivery flight of the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, to Air New Zealand, ahead of the aircraft’s entry into service. The delivery flight marks a new era in the relationship between Air New Zealand and Rolls-Royce. The airline was the first to order Trent 1000 engines, for 10 Boeing
GE Aviation announced IHI Corporation (IHI: previously named Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries), Snecma and Techspace Aero (Safran), and MTU Aero Engines AG as participants in the GE9X engine program. The program participants will play a very significant role combining for approximately 25% share in the GE9X program, which is in development for the Boeing 777X
Boeing projects a demand for 36,770 new airplanes over the next 20 years, an increase of 4.2% from last year’s forecast. The company released its annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) on July 10th in London, estimating the total value of those new airplanes at $5.2 trillion. Fueling this year’s forecast is the single-aisle market, which
MTU Aero Engines will be taking a 4% workshare in General Electric’s GE9X program. Germany’s leading engine manufacturer will be manufacturing and assuming design responsibility for the engine’s turbine center frame. Over the life of the program the workshare will be worth around €4.0bn in revenue for MTU. The new engine will be designed to
The first Level D full-flight simulator for Airbus Helicopters’ EC175 rotorcraft has received airworthiness certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), enabling launch pilots to be trained with this high-fidelity system. Located at the Helisim Training Academy adjacent to Airbus Helicopters’ headquarters and production facility at Marignane, France, the motion-based EC175 full-flight simulator incorporates
Boeing is enhancing its support to customers in Southeast Asia through a joint venture in Singapore with SIA Engineering. Boeing and SIAEC signed an agreement to form Boeing Asia Pacific Aviation Services, which will provide industry-leading engineering, spare parts, and repair and maintenance services for Boeing airplanes. Boeing has signed contracts for maintenance and engineering
Thailand’s Bangkok Airways and the European turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR signed a contract for the purchase of three ATR 72-600s, valued at approximately US$24.6m each. This deal represents the conversion into firm orders of the options included in the deal unveiled earlier this year at the Singapore Airshow (6 firm ATR 72-600s and two options),
Boeing and Emirates Airline have finalized an order for 150 777Xs, valued at $56bn at list prices. First announced as a commitment at the 2013 Dubai Airshow, the order by the world’s largest 777 operator was part of the largest product launch in commercial jetliner history. The order – a combination of 115 777-9Xs and
SOFIA, a modified Boeing 747SP that is operated jointly by the USA’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) as a “Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy”, is undergoing a major overhaul at Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg. The DLR and NASA have selected Lufthansa Technik to perform a major overhaul of
