Following GE’s acquisition of certain assets of Walter Engines, GE Aviation is launching a new turboprop derivative engine, the M601H-80, for the utility, agriculture and retrofit aircraft segments. The new derivative engine will be offered to customers starting at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008.
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Through rapid engine prototyping, GE Honda Aero Engines has built and tested eight HF120 engine cores and eight full turbofan engine configurations to prepare for formal certification testing later this year. It represents an aggressive test program for a new jet engine prior to official FAA certification testing. “We’re optimizing the engine configuration before certification
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ACTS and GE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), announcing that the ACTS Engine Maintenance Centre (EMC) is a GE fulfillment center for CFM Small Fleet Operators located in the Americas. ACTS will serve as the fulfillment center for engine repair, overhauls, and on wing and diagnostic services for select operators of the CFM56-2/-3/-5 located
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The Turbine 340, a new Rolls-Royce Model 250-powered executive transport aircraft, was unveiled on July 27th by O&N Aircraft Modifications, Inc. at the Rolls-Royce exhibit at EAA AirVenture. The aircraft is a twin-engine Cessna 340 converted from its AvGas piston engine configuration to incorporate Model 250 B-17 series turboprops. The Turbine 340 made its successful
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Volvo Aero Services Corporation and Hamilton Sundstrand have signed an exclusive agreement allowing Volvo Aero Services to distribute Hamilton Sundstrand end items to support the operation of Boeing 737, 747, 757 and 767 aircraft. Under the agreement, Volvo Aero Services will provide inventory forecasting, sales & marketing, order fulfillment and distribution to end customers. Hamilton
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B/E Aerospace second quarter operating earnings of $84.3 million increased by 41.7% as compared with the second quarter of the prior year. Second quarter operating margin of 16.1% expanded by 120 basis points compared to the second quarter of the prior year. second quarter net earnings of $53.9 million increased by 89.8% as compared with
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James Stewart has been appointed Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of SR Technics and Member of the Group Executive Board. He will assume his new position on August 11, succeeding former CFO Georg Radon, who left SR Technics in May 2008 to become CFO of Swiss Federal Railways. Peter Ilg, who has served as interim
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Cabot Aviation, an independent aircraft remarketing company based in the UK, has arranged the sale of one Boeing 737-500 aircraft on behalf of 735 Leasing Limited. The aircraft has been sold to MAT Macedonian Airlines and is Serial Number 25249 which was delivered on 24th July 2008. MAT Macedonian Airlines is based in Skopje, and
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AD Aerospace has obtained a Validation of Supplemental Type Certificate (VSTC) from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its CabinVu and CabinVu-123 Cockpit Door Monitoring Systems on Boeing 737 aircraft. These systems enhance the security of a passenger airliner by helping to protect the cockpit from Hijack and Air Rage incidents by providing
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The first aircraft sections for the new Airbus single-aisle assembly line in Tianjin arrived at the A320 Final Assembly Line (FAL) site in the early morning of 25th July. Six jigs loaded with parts for an A320, coming from the Airbus production sites in Europe, departed from Hamburg on a container ship on 24th June.
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