MTU Aero Engines.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(investment updates)(Brief
article)
MTU Aero Engines has increased its stake in General Electric
Company's (GE) F414 military et engine, and also secured a stake in
the predecessor engine model, the F404. As a risk- and . . .
Snecma opens plasma propulsion centre.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Societe
Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs
d'Aviation)(Br
Snecma (SAFRAN Group) has inaugurated a new plasma propulsion unit
at its plant in Vernon, close to Paris. The Haute-Normandie Region is
providing one million euros in financial support for the . . .
Pratt & Whitney Canada's.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(contracts
with Eurocopter and Harbin Aviation Industry Group)(Brief
article)
Pratt & Whitney Canada's new-generation PT6C-67E engine
has been selected to power the EC175/Z15 medium-sized helicopter, being
developed by Eurocopter and Harbin Aviation Industry Group, a . . .
Airbus.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Brief article)
Airbus has established its second North American engineering centre
with a new facility at Mobile, Alabama, which expands on the engineering
site operational since 2002 in Wichita, Kansas. The new . . .
CFM International.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Brief article)
CFM International has announced that it will open a new aircraft
engine maintenance training school in India in 2010. CFM International
is a 50/50 joint company between Snecma (SAFRAN Group) and . . .
European aerostructures shakeup looms.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Brief
article)
A major shakeup is looming in the European aerostructures sector,
as Airbus gears up to implement its Power8 restructuring programme and
lay the industrial foundations for the A350 XWB. The trigger . . .
Boeing.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Brief article)
Citing the lack of US government and new international orders for
the C-17 military cargo aircraft, Boeing has announced that it is
stopping procurement of parts for any new C-17s not under . . .
Avio.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Brief article)
Avio has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with GE to be a
revenue-sharing participant on the construction of the GEnx-2B, a new
engine that will power the new Boeing 747-8, the latest version . . .
GEnx takes to the air.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Brief article)
The GEnx engine took to the skies on 22 February in Victorville,
California, marking the start of flight-testing on GE's 747 flying
test-bed. During the four-hour first flight, the GEnx-1B . . .
Smiths Aerospace.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Smiths Aerospace has officially opened a Development Centre in
Chennai, India with partner HCL Technologies. The development centre is
the result of an agreement between Smiths Aerospace and HCL . . .
Meggitt announces US acquisition.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
UK-based Meggitt Group has announced the proposed cash acquisition
of K&F Industries Holdings, Inc for an enterprise value of
approximately $1.8 billion. The $27.00 per share in cash purchase . . .
GE to acquire Smiths Aerospace, form detection JV.(BUSINESS
BRIEFING)(acquisitins of General Electric Co. and Smiths Group PLC.
GE has agreed to purchase Smiths Aerospace, a U.K.-based supplier
of integrated systems for aircraft manufacturers and components for
engine builders, for $4.8 billion (2.45 billion [pounds . . .
Rolls-Royce.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(product imrovement of Rolls-Royce
Aero Engine Services Ltd.)(Brief article)
Rolls-Royce has announced three new technology enhancements for
Model 250 engines. First. new compressor blisks ]or Mode) 250-C20B
models will eliminate the need for erosion coatings and result . . .
BAE advances towards UK MoD partnership agreement.(BUSINESS
BRIEFING)(contracts of BAE SYSTEMS PLC and Ministry of Defence)(Brie
BAE says it has taken an important step towards a Long Term
Partnering Agreement (LTPA) with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD),
covering the support and upgrade of the current and future fixed . . .
GE Caledonian.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(investment datails)(Brief
article)
GE Caledonian, a wholly owned subsidiary of the General Electric
Company, has announced a $55 million investment in its Prestwick
operation in Ayrshire, Scotland. The move will safeguard 300 obs in . . .
Lockheed Martin and Kaman.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace Corporation (KAC) have teamed
to market advanced manned and unmanned helicopter systems worldwide for
government applications. Lockheed Martin will act as the . . .
US industry coalition calls for export control reform.(BUSINESS
BRIEFING)(Brief article)
Eight leading associations representing business, manufacturing,
aerospace and technology (including the Aerospace Industries
Association) have formed a coalition urging President Bush to . . .
Honeywell.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(product development of Honeywell
Inc. Aerospace Services)(Brief article)
Honeywell has announced the successful completion of the first
engine test of its Small Heavy Fuel Engine (SHFE). The development
programme is designed to advance technologies that will improve . . .
European programme aims to build a better blisk.(BUSINESS
BRIEFING)(bladed disk )(Brief article)
European efforts to drive forward the state of the art in rotor
designs for advanced compressors have achieved a milestone with the
completion of a cooperative programme led by MTU Aero Engines. . . .
Denmark.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Denmark joins Joint Strike Fighter
programme)(Brief article)
On 27 February, Denmark became the ninth and final F-35 partner
nation to join the production and support phase of the Joint Strike
Fighter programme. In signing the F-35 Production, Sustainment . . .
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