Mubadala Development Co. acquired a controlling share of SR Technics on April 21, buying out Istithmar’s 30% share, for total ownership of 70%. Dubai Aerospace Enterprise continues to hold a 30% share in the company. Facilities
The Obama administration in May unveiled a $16 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2010 that focuses on the Next Generation (NextGen) air traffic control system and controller staffing issues. The fiscal 2010 budget sidesteps the funding issue, but only for a year. The administration expects to renew its push for dramatic changes in aviation funding beginning in 2011, the administration budget documents say.
Pratt & Whitney Canada Customer Service Center Europe appointed Aero-Dienst of Nuremberg, Germany, and Altenrhein Aviation at St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport in Switzerland, recognized maintenance facilities for PT6A, JT15D and PW300 series engines.
AFI and KLM E&MTotal revenue (FY 2007/2008): €2.86 billion External customer revenue: €969 million Income: €63 million Employees: 15,000 Network of line stations worldwide: 151
Electronic Cable Specialists, to install EZMount Arm mechanical mounting assemblies on the lower frame of cockpit sliding windows on McDonnell Douglas MD-11 and MD-11F aircraft, STC ST02708CH
MORE Co., reissued STC to maintain Pratt & Whitney PT6A-38, -41, -42 and -42A engines to the “Maintenance or Reliable Engines (MORE)” program, STC SE00001EN
Aventure Aviation won the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2009 Exporter of the Year award for Georgia and Exporter of the Year for the Southeast U.S.
Newport Corp. offers a new series of pneumatic vibration isolators. The S-2000 Stabilizer series incorporates Newport’s patented self-centering pendulum design, laminar-flow dampening system and precision auto-leveling valves. Additional features include enhanced leveling indicators, recessed lifting channels, and a significantly lower magnetic permeability design. It is designed for isolating optical tables, large inspection equipment, heavy machinery and large area sub-floors, Newport says.
ExecuJet Aviation Group gained Overseas Territory Aviation Requirements (OTAR) and IS-BAO certification, and ExecuJet Europe extended its airworthiness management status from Continuous Airworthiness Management Organization (CAMO) to CAMO Plus.
Conferences & Exhibitions June 4 Business Aviation Security, Arlington, Va. July 16 Demonstrating & Quantifying the Value of Business Aviation, New York, N.Y. Aug. 5-6 RNP & NextGen, Dallas Aug. 12-13 Program Risk, Washington, D.C. Sept. 22-24 MRO Europe 2009 Conference & Exhibition, Hamburg, Germany Oct. 6-7 Human Capital And Talent Acquisitions, Chicago, Ill. Oct. 13-14 Aircraft Parts & Recycling, Miami, Fla. Contacts
Microsoft recognized Exostar’s ForumPass 4 software as an example of a product that embodies the Business Ready Security strategy it announced earlier this year, to integrate identity, access and security for business customers and their supply chain partners. The software leverages Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Forefront Security for SharePoint and its Active Directory Federation Services software.
Lufthansa Technik Malta launched widebody overhaul services in April with Livingston Energy Flight, which will send its Airbus A330s to the new hangar complex for the work through September. Lufthansa Technik Sofia opened its second line for Boeing and Airbus base maintenance with the April arrival of an Ural Airlines A320.
Aeroxchange expanded its agreement with Delta Air Lines through 2017 , building on an existing contract with Northwest Airlines. Delta plans to roll out Aeroxchange’s Marketplace e-commerce solution in phases, beginning with its AeroBuy procurement product and then AeroRepair, which tracks the repair order lifecycle.
MORE Co., reissued STCs for Instructions for Continued Airworthiness for various Pratt & Whitney PT6A engine models that define specific maintenance tasks and their associated maintenance schedules, used as a supplement to the applicable Pratt & Whitney Canada manuals, STCs SE00011EN, SE00010EN, SE00006EN, SE00004EN, SE00003EN and SE00002EN
West Star Aviation, to install a Universal Avionics Systems UNS-1Lw flight management system and LP/LPV monitor on Cessna 550 and 560 aircraft, STCs ST02693CH and ST02687CH
J P Instruments, to install the J.P. Instruments EDM-960 primary engine data management system on numerous general aviation aircraft models, STC SA01828SE
Qantas finished deploying Mxi’s Maintenix software for its first three A380 aircraft . Its A380 Fast Track implementation is phase one of Project Marlin, which will implement Mxi’s Maintenix software across the Qantas fleet. Qantas operates more than 130 Boeing and Airbus aircraft, and it has 17 more A380s on order.
Rhinestahl Corp. inked a deal with GE to become its authorized provider of aircraft and gas turbine engine customer tooling solutions. Rhinestahl has acquired GE Aviation’s Customer Tooling Solutions business and now is the OEM’s preferred tooling provider.
