In-flight entertainment provider, IFE Services, has signed a partnership agreement with Betria Interactive to bring its new FlightPath3D Moving Map and Destination ‘geotainment’ service to the global airline industry. The FlightPath3D solution is a fully integrated in-flight moving mapping service for airline passengers to enjoy in-flight. The service includes a flight preview ‘auto-play’ script broadcast
Lumics GmbH & Co. KG is a new consultancy firm which has started operations in Hamburg, Germany. The company specializes in the provision of consultancy services for the optimization of complex production processes and their practical implementation. The joint venture between Lufthansa Technik AG and McKinsey & Company brings together the process experience of a
Dallas Aeronautical Services (DAS) Brazil recently announced they are expanding into a new facility in São José dos Campos, Brazil. DAS Brazil will begin operating in the new facility starting in the first half of 2014. A subsidiary or Dallas Aeronautical Services, DAS Brazil specializes in the production, repair and overhaul of composites, structures and
Rolls-Royce has completed the sale of its 50% shareholding and interest in the RTM322 helicopter engine programme to Turbomeca (a Safran company), for which it has received a cash consideration of €293m. Turbomeca now assumes full responsibility for managing the design, production and support of the RTM322 engine, which powers the Apache, EH101 Merlin and
Bombardier Aerospace released that the first CSeries aircraft – Flight Test Vehicle 1 (FTV1) – has successfully obtained Transport Canada’s Flight Test Permit, thereby clearing the way for its maiden flight, expected in the coming weeks. This follows a series of pre-flight tests including low-speed taxi runs. FTV1 will now proceed with high-speed taxi runs
Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland have signed a Heads of Agreement at the MAKS 2013 air show defining the joint design and development programme for a new 2.5-tonne class single-engine helicopter. The preliminary assessment of the helicopter’s technical design and commercial opportunities is expected to be completed in the next few months. The programme, first announced
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (Marshall ADG) announced the purchase of Beechcraft’s flagship European MRO business, Hawker Beechcraft Limited. At its Broughton location in the UK, the site, also known as Hawker Beechcraft Services Chester, has provided a full range of maintenance, modification, paint and upgrade services to owners of Hawker and Beechcraft aircraft for
BOC Aviation’s unaudited net profit after tax for the first six months to June 30th, 2013 was US$163m, 57% higher than the same period last year. During the first half, the company – which has been consistently profitable since it was founded in November 1993 – also exceeded US$1bn in cumulative net profit after tax
SR Technics and ADAT, members of the Mubadala Aerospace MRO network, have signed a long term General Terms Agreement (GTA) with Moog, a worldwide designer, manufacturer and integrator of precision control components and systems. Under the deal SR Technics and ADAT will receive world class support from Moog for Boeing’s 787 MRO work and have
At the MAKS fair in Moscow, Eastern Siberian carrier Alrosa Airlines has contracted Lufthansa Technik to provide component support for its new fleet of Boeing 737NG (Next Generation) aircraft. Alrosa, which is headquartered in Mirny and is part of the Alrosa Mining Group, signed a Total Component Support TCS agreement for four new 737NGs. The
