Kaman completes GRW Bearing acquisition

Kaman Corporation’s Aerospace segment has acquired GRW Bearing GmbH (GRW), a German-based designer and manufacturer of super precision, miniature ball bearings. GRW is focused on the demanding applications segment of the miniature ball bearings market, where low noise requirements, extreme temperatures, ultra-high speeds and/or caustic environments require both exceptional engineering design and continuous operating performance […]

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Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 demonstrator engine runs for the first time

A Trent 7000 demonstrator engine has run for the first time, marking another programme milestone for the latest member of the Rolls-Royce Trent family. The demonstrator, which will prove the key technical features of the engine, successfully completed an initial power run, on schedule, on a test bed in Derby, UK. The Trent 7000, the

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Acro Aircraft Seating growth accelerates with BGF investment

Acro, one of the fastest growing aircraft seating companies, has received a £7.75m growth capital investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund). Acro has grown rapidly as major player in the global aircraft seating market; in 2015 Acro delivered more than 25,000 seats including more than 120 aircraft in North America alone flying for Spirit, Frontier,

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Study shows cost of in-flight Wi-Fi now within reach of budget airlines

The release of a report from Juniper Research based in Hampshire, England, has shown that the adoption of in-flight Wi-Fi by budget airlines will boost the connected IFE (in-flight entertainment) market, increasing the number of connected commercial aircraft from the current level of 3,200 to over 10,400 by 2020. This new research, titled In-Flight Entertainment

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Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland signs long term training service contracts with customers in the US and Canada

Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland has signed long term training service contracts with customers operating AW139 intermediate twin helicopters in the United States and Canada. Signing a five year training contract, helicopter emergency medical services provider STARS, operating three AW139s throughout Western Canada, is extending its agreement with AgustaWestland to provide recurrent training for its AW139 pilots. A non-profit

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Ameco provides A350XWB line maintenance for Finnair

On November 22nd, Ameco started to provide A350XWB releasing services for Finnair in Shanghai Pudong International Airport for the carrier’s daily flight Helsinki-Shanghai route operated by A350. Ameco is the first MRO provider in China to maintain A350 aircraft. Therefore its line maintenance capability covers all the Boeing and Airbus in-service aircraft types. The cooperation

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Singapore Airlines grants site acceptance test to EDM A350 Door Trainer

EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, reported that the A350 Door Trainer it manufactured for Singapore Airlines, has passed its Site Acceptance Test (SAT). After building and then shipping the A350 Door Trainer to Singapore Airlines’ Training Centre, a team from EDM travelled to Singapore last

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