Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 23, 2013
Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that the Boeing 737-700 that suffered a nose gear collapse on landing at New York LaGuardia yesterday entered service in October 1999 and was last inspected July 18, just four days before the incident.
Jul 22, 2013
FAA plans to make mandatory inspections of Honeywell emergency locator transmitters (ELT) on Boeing 787s, but has not said it will require the devices to be made inert or removed.
Jul 22, 2013
Norwegian Air Shuttle and Thomson Airways have removed the emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) from their Boeing 787s pending the outcome of an investigation into the Ethiopian Airlines 787 fire at London Heathrow Airport.
Jul 19, 2013
European Boeing 787 operators will be instructed to remove their emergency locator transmitters (ELT) following concerns raised by an investigation into a 787 fire at London Heathrow Airport.
Jul 16, 2013
Honeywell has joined the investigation into the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 fire at London Heathrow Airport as the focus shifts to components including the emergency locator transmitter (ELT).
Feb 10, 2011
Air Castle Ltd.delivered one new Airbus A330-200 to South African Airways. The aircraft is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 772B engines and is the first of six scheduled for delivery this year.
Feb 07, 2011
AAR Distribution was named exclusive distributor in North America and Asia for ADS/Transicoil, an aftermarket manufacturer of custom avionics, LCD displays and motion control products for the commercial aerospace market.
Jan 13, 2011
Rockwell Collins was selected by Vietnam Airlines to provide a suite of avionics including its MultiScan Threat Detection System and Multi-Mode Receiver Global Landing System, for 36 new Airbus A321-200s. Deliveries will begin in 2011 and continue through 2014.
Jan 06, 2011
Rockwell Collins was awarded a contract to develop components for the COMAC C919 aircraft simulator program by Xian Aviation Science and Technology Co., an AVIC subsidiary. The simulator will be used by COMAC to support the C919 aircraft development. Under the terms of the agreement, Rockwell Collins said it will utilize elements of its most advanced full flight simulator technology for the C919 simulator.
Nov 17, 2010
Aircelle and Xi'an Aircraft International Corp. formally signed a contract to produce and assemble nacelle components in Xi'an for the C919 and potentially other aircraft. XAIC is a subsidiary of AVIC. The nacelle for the C919 is being developed by Nexcelle, which is jointly owned by Aircelle, a Safran Company and GE Aviation's Middle River Aircraft Systems. Signing the contract at the Zhuhai were Aircelle Chairman and CEO Vincent Mascre, and XAIC Chairman of the Board Wang Xiangyang.
Oct 28, 2010
COI Ceramics won a contract from Boeing Research & Technology for the development and demonstration of a Ceramic Matrix Composite exhaust nozzle for US FAA's Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise program. CLEEN program technologies are slated to be flight tested aboard two aircraft, one Boeing 737 in 2012 and a yet-to-be-determined twin-aisle airplane in 2013. COI is a subsidiary of ATK.
Oct 18, 2010
Spirit Aerosystems announced it inked an agreement with British Airways to supply thrust reverser, fuselage and wing components for its fleet of Boeing aircraft. Separately, it announced the opening of a new sales office in Shannon, Ireland to serve customers in Europe, Middle East and Africa.