Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, (Safran group), has won a major contract to supply wheels and carbon brakes for British Airways’ fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft, to be delivered starting in 2013. The contract covers 24 airplanes. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty already provides brakes for BA’s Airbus A320 and Boeing 777 aircraft.
Airbus delivered the A320 with manufacturer serial number (MSN) 5000 to Lebanon’s national carrier, Middle East Airlines (MEA). The aircraft was delivered from Airbus in Hamburg, Germany and is powered by International Aero Engines V2500 engines. MSN5000 completes the deliveries of MEA’s total order for seven A320s. It marks a significant milestone for Airbus and
Geneva-based PrivatAir has placed a firm order for five Bombardier CS100 aircraft and has taken options on an additional five CS100. Based on the list price for the CS100 aircraft, the firm order contract is valued at approximately $309m and could increase to $636m if the five options are exercised. PrivatAir was founded more than 30 years ago
Crane Aerospace & Electronics has been selected by Contour Aerospace to provide the new ‘next-generation’ mcX Premium Modular Control System on Contour’s First Class Premium Seats for installation on commercial aircraft. The new mcX Premium Modular Control System was introduced by Crane last year at the annual Aircraft Interiors show in Hamburg. The patent-pending modular
The GE90 engine experienced its most successful year in 2011, accumulating airline and freighter operator commitments for 400 engines with a list price of more than $11bn. This surpasses the previous record of 250 engine commitments in 2007. This year included a record-setting Emirates’ order for 50 Boeing 777s, powered by GE90-115B engines, announced at
AeroTurbine, a wholly owned subsidiary of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), has entered into an exclusive three-year Supply Chain Agreement supporting the pool access for CFM56-5B engine LRUs for the fleet of Czech Airlines, Holidays Czech Airlines and other third-party customers of Czech Airlines Technics.
Goodrich Corporation has signed a nacelle services agreement with BA CityFlyer for support of nacelles and thrust reversers in the airline’s fleet of Embraer 190 aircraft powered by General Electric CF34-10 engines. The five-year Prime Solutions® nacelle services agreement will be managed through Goodrich’s Prestwick Service Center in Scotland, which will provide local support to
Rockwell Collins reported first quarter fiscal year 2012 income from continuing operations of $130m compared to $150m in the same period last year. Prior year results included a favorable impact to income tax expense of $21m related to differences in the availability of the Federal R&D Tax Credit. The company reported total sales of $1.1bn
AeroThrust Holdings, USA, has formally concluded a joint venture agreement with Bahraini partners to establish AeroThrust Gulf Aviation Services W.L.L, in Bahrain. This follows a proactive outreach and consultation process by the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), to support the decision to invest in Bahrain, as well as continuing support around the registration process. This joint venture
CTAL, a joint venture between Rolls-Royce and GKN Aerospace, opened a facility that will develop new composite aero engine components. The facility has been developed by CTAL to pilot pioneering manufacturing processes for aero-engine fan blades and fan-cases made of composite materials. Lighter, but as strong as traditional metal components, composite blades and cases could
