Rolls-Royce has acquired Hyper-Therm High Temperature Composites (Hyper-Therm HTC, Inc), a producer of state-of-the-art composite materials, including ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), engineered coatings and thermal-structural components. Hyper-Therm HTC will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rolls-Royce, and will be based in Huntington Beach, California. The site will serve as the hub for technical development of CMCs,
Air Lease Corporation (AL) announced long term lease agreements with Korean Air for two new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which are scheduled for delivery in November 2014 and May 2015.
MTU Aero Engines is adding a new chapter to the success story of the turbine center frame for the GEnx engine: In the past four years, Germany’s leading engine manufacturer has moved from one milestone to the next in quick succession, and has now shipped the 200th module. “We’ve accomplished this milestone in record time,”
The holiday charter company Small Planet Airlines is replacing its old Boeing 737-300s with newer Airbus A320 aircraft. Small Planet Airlines redelivered two old Boeing 737-300 aircraft to the leasing company at the end of last year and will return the remaining two after this summer season. From then on, the company will operate an
With the certification of the new Prodigy Touch Avionics Suite for the Phenom 300 by ANAC – Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, Embraer Executive Jets revolutionizes the interface between pilots and avionics, giving pilots the first touchscreen-controlled glass flight deck, specifically designed for light turbine aircraft. Prodigy Touch, a
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, released that a final assembly line for the new generation AW169 helicopter will be established at its AgustaWestland Philadelphia facility located at Northeast Philadelphia Airport in the United States of America. The first Philadelphia built AW169 helicopter will be inducted into the final assembly in May 2014 and will be delivered
NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company and a leader in private aviation, took delivery of its first NetJets Signature Series Phenom 300 aircraft – the first light cabin NetJets Signature Series aircraft, to enter the marketplace. NetJets formally accepted the aircraft at a special delivery ceremony at Embraer Executive Jets’ Customer and Delivery Center in Melbourne,
Aerosphere Aviation Services (AASI), a provider of stock materials for Boeing, Douglas, Airbus and Regional aircraft’s, will significantly improve the speed and agility of operations through Quantum Control’s highly scalable and secure Oracle database. Quantum Control software includes a range of logistics and business modules to efficiently manage AASI’s high-volume rotable, consumable, and expendable stock
Crane Aerospace & Electronics, a Crane Co. segment, have signed an Authorized Repair Facility Agreement with ST Aerospace Systems. Under the terms of the agreement, ST Aerospace will serve as an authorized repair facility in Singapore for a variety of Crane products for use on commercial aircraft. These include fuel pumps, proximity sensors, transformer rectifiers,
For the first quarter 2013, Spirit Airlines’ adjusted net income was $32.8m. GAAP net income was $30.6m. For the first quarter 2013, Spirit achieved an operating margin, excluding special items, of 14.4%. Operating margin on a GAAP basis was 13.4% for the first quarter 2013. Spirit ended the first quarter 2013 with $483.5m in unrestricted
