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Spirit AeroSystems announces business unit name change

Spirit AeroSystems reported a name change for its aftermarket business from Spirit Aftermarket Customer Support to Global Customer Support & Services (GCS&S) to reflect the organization’s customer focus. Spirit AeroSystems Global Customer Support & Services (GCS&S) offers a diverse line of products and services for aerospace design, build, support, and Spares/MRO needs.

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Airbus joins forces with Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing

The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) reported that Airbus – the aeronautics leader – has joined CCAM’s industry, academic and government consortium dedicated to manufacturing breakthroughs and advancements in applied research. CCAM, Airbus and Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe used the occasion of the Farnborough International Airshow 2014 to announce the new membership during a

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Global Eagle Entertainment provides Inflight Entertainment content for All Nippon Airways

Global Eagle Entertainment, a worldwide leading provider of content and connectivity solutions for airlines, has renewed its contract with All Nippon Airways to provide an extensive catalogue of local and international inflight entertainment (IFE). Under this renewed agreement, Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) will deliver content and services in multiple languages to All Nippon Airways (ANA),

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Swiss International Airlines selects Bruce Aerospace LED Cabin Lighting for the Entire Airbus Fleet

Bruce Aerospace reported the selection by Swiss International Airlines (Swiss) as a new customer for its popular XLume LED Lighting product line for its fleet of A320/A321, A330 and A340 aircraft. First deliveries will start in September 2014. The product line offers airlines a drop-in replacement for the OEM supplied fluorescent cabin lighting fixtures which

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Rockwell Collins’ flight control electronics selected for Boeing 777X

Rockwell Collins has been selected to provide the Flight Control Module (FCM) for the Boeing 777X Integrated Flight Control Electronics (IFCE) fly-by-wire (FBW) system through a competitive procurement bid led by BAE Systems, the prime supplier of the IFCE cabinet system. The FCM technology builds upon Rockwell Collins’ leading-edge flight control electronics found on multiple

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GE Aviation and SpiceJet Airlines sign Flight Efficiency Services contract

SpiceJet Airlines has selected GE’s Flight Efficiency Services (FES) to support its fleet of 52 Boeing 737 and Bombardier Q400 aircraft. GE will provide flight data analytics and fuel management to optimize the airline’s operational efficiency with the goal of substantially reducing fuel expenses for the airline.

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Bombardier appoints Authorized Training Providers for CSeries training worldwide

Bombardier has appointed Flight Training Alliance (FTA), a newly formed joint venture between CAE and Lufthansa Flight Training (LFT), as its exclusive Authorized Training Provider for CSeries aircraft pilot and cabin crew training worldwide. Bombardier also announced Lufthansa Technical Training (LTT) as its exclusive Authorized Training Provider for maintenance training on the all-new CSeries aircraft

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Pratt & Whitney launches Geared Turbofan Engine MRO network

Pratt & Whitney launched its Geared Turbofan PW1000G engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) network at the Farnborough Airshow, providing customer solutions that result in engines with longer time on-wing and lower fuel burn advantages. Pratt & Whitney will build on its existing comprehensive MRO network to locate facilities and customer service representatives around the

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Parker Aerospace and AVIC joint ventures officially open in China to support COMAC C919

Parker Aerospace, a business segment of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, and its joint ventures with AVIC FACRI and AVIC Jincheng have received business licenses from the local Nanjing and Xi’an governments to operate the joint ventures. Parker, through the joint ventures, is developing and supporting the primary fly-by-wire

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DAC International Partners with Cathay Pacific Airways on GEN-X e-enabling program

DAC International, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, is collaborating with Cathay Pacific Airways on its e-Enabled Aircraft Program. The Federal Aviation Administration approved the Supplemental Type Certificate for the Cathay Pacific e-Enabled Aircraft Program, and DAC International is providing the Gen-X e-Enabling AID device, selected by Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair for their fleet-wide aircraft implementation.

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