Landa introduced an all-electric hot water (EHW) pressure washer. It has a cleaning power range of 3.5 gallons to 4.2 gallons per minute and from 2,000 pounds to 3,000 pounds per square inch of pressure. It comes in two models, has electrical power of 460 volts and it has 10 percent fewer RPM than some other pumps. The EHW features the Landa industrial, high-pressure pump, a detergent injection system, insulated trigger gun, automatic start/stop and a seven-year warranty. Landa Water Cleaning Systems, 4275 N.W. Pacific Rim Blvd., Camas, WA 98607
ST Aerospace Systems and Eaton signed a three-year agreement making the company an authorized service center for the repair and overhaul of Eaton's aerospace products and systems, such as hydraulic pumps and motors for Airbus and Boeing aircraft.
For about a dollar an engine per flight hour, Jim Rendek's company can help an airline operator make better sense of otherwise unruly trending data, and surprisingly little high tech onboard equipment is needed to take advantage of the offerings. Rendek is vice president of business development for Scientific Monitoring Inc. (SMI), a company that provides condition-based monitoring to the aerospace, power generation, transportation and manufacturing industries. SMI has contracts with the U.S.
Scapa Industrial introduces ScapaC401, which is a single coated, glass cloth with a silicone adhesive. It is used to mask and protect surfaces during plasma spray, thermal spray and metallization processes. Its nonflammable qualities allow it to withstand temperatures of up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. Scapa North America, 111Great Pond Dr., Windsor, CT 06095
The drive to save money on engine repair and maintenance is ongoing in Europe and around the world. Engine MROs and manufacturers report increasing operator demands for more cost effective options -- including the use of used life-limited parts and materials, and for more on-wing repairs. Cardiff-based Total Engine Support (TES) manages the engine maintenance programs of more than 2,000 engines for a range of operators -- a position that provides a unique view of the engine maintenance market.
Business aircraft MRO providers are on a consolidation path, as recent merger and acquisition activity in the industry has shown. To cite just two examples, in August 2005, the Carlyle Group brought Piedmont Hawthorne, Garrett Aviation and Associated Air Center together under the Landmark Aviation umbrella. Earlier this year, a high profile international deal came together as Jet Aviation of Switzerland acquired Midcoast Aviation, a well-known corporate aircraft MRO center based near St. Louis.
Honeywell completed rig testing for the new centrifugal compressor rotor for its HTS900-2 turboshaft engine. This, as well as successful engine testing, has positioned the engine for FAA certification.
MIRO has developed AuRa Version 2006, which includes 270 modifications, represents over 9,000 labor-hours of development and has 70 enhancements, including a new Navigator for searching SGML-based aircraft maintenance manuals.
Standard Aero logged $17 million in revenues during the first half of the year in its GE CF34 engine maintenance business, which is slightly lower than last year, but company executives expect growth in that business segment for the full year. Overall engine MRO revenues grew by $19.8 million during the second quarter, with turbofan engine maintenance on CF34s and Rolls-Royce AE3007 turbofans comprising about $10.3 million of that total.
Sikorsky selected Rockwell Collins Avionic Management System for the U.S. Marine Corps' CH-53K heavy lift replacement helicopter. The system provides a modular open system architecture cockpit, data link integration and integrated flight and navigation displays.
SAS Technical Services appointed Par Christiansen as chief financial officer and Lars Kleppe as chief commercial officer. Christiansen has worked for the SAS Group since 2003, including managing the group's cost control program called "Turnaround 2005." Klepp, who is new to SAS, previously was managing director and board member at Balfour Beatty Rail.
Jet Aviation Basel received certification from the Swiss Federal Office for Civil Aviation as a POA approved facility in accordance with EASA's 21 Subpart G regulations. With this certification, the company can supply its parts as replacements to customers with an EASA Form 1 certificate, which is issued by the facility.
TAP Portugal selected General Electric's CF6 engines for five Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The deal is worth $150 million. In addition, the airline signed a nine-year OnPoint Solutions service agreement worth $45 million for maintenance, overhaul and repair for the 11 CF6-80E1 engines powering the A330 fleet.
Raytheon won a $96 million contract to supply the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) with its Advanced Self-Protection Integrated Suite (ASPIS) of electronic warfare equipment for the Greek Lockheed Martin F-16 fleet. This is being expanded through the Peace Xenia IV program, for which a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) was signed last December. The new order includes 20 new Advanced Block 52+ F-16Cs and 10 two-seat F-16Ds, with options for another 10, to supplement three previous batches.
Landmark Aviation finished a $2 million, 17,100-square-foot expansion to its Raleigh, N.C., operation, located at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. It includes 13,500 square feet of aircraft storage and maintenance space, a three-bay ground equipment support hangar, and 4,800 square feet of office space.
JetBlue Airways selected API's Electronic Supply Program to manage life-limited chemicals and other products at its line stations. The web-based ESP program includes automated replenishing and shelf-life management features that are designed to maximize product availability and cost savings.
Another DSCA notification concerned a proposed FMS contract with Spain for 45 T55-GA-714A turboshafts, plus associated equipment and support services, for its heavy-lift Boeing Chinook helicopters, costing up to $73 million. The air arm of the Spanish army, (Fuerzas Airmoviles del Ejercito de Tierra or FAMET), has operated 18 Boeing 414 International Chinooks since 1975, and currently deploys 17, of which 12 were modernized as CH-47Ds from 1999.
FAA in November will begin to phase out long held and accepted practices for approving certification, alterations, installation, production and a host of other work and will usher in the Organization Designation Auth- orization (ODA) process. Airlines, maintenance organizations, manufacturers and other companies that hold delegation authority will be required to apply to become an ODA within the next three years to retain their delegation status. FAA, which formerly managed individual delegates within a company, will take a more macro approach.
Sakor Technologies' MicroDyne series of small, four-quadrant motoring dynamometers can be used in automotive, military and aerospace applications, such as test motors, pumps, generators and compressors. The MicroDyne comes in sizes from 100 watts to five kilowatts. Sakor also offers the AccuDyne AC dynamometer system, which can be used for applications five kilowatts and above. Sakor Technologies, 2855 W. Jolly Rd., Okemos, MI 48864
K-Sun's MaxiSoft MaxiSigns V.2 software is used for making safety signs. It can be set to configure signs in many different languages and it has 580 new symbols, which can be used in sign making. Also, the software has "click and edit" and auto text sizing functions for custom signs. K-Sun Corp., 370 SMC Dr., Somerset, WI 54025
Kaman Aerospace's Helicopters Division received a $3.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide for long-lead procurement and other work, related to planned upgrades of SH-2G(E) Super Seasprite helicopters operated by the Egyptian Air Force. As a modification to an existing NAVAIR contract, the funding is for a three-month period. It allows Kaman to begin long-lead material procurement and to initiate work on upgrades to the SH-2G(E)'s automated flight control system at its Bloomfield, Conn., facilities.
Aerospace Products International opened a distribution and logistics center at London Luton Airport. The facility includes 7, 000 square feet of storage space, with potential for a 14,000 square foot expansion. It will allow the company to supply parts to European customers, as well as pre-position parts on a third-party logistics basis for Gulfstream, which operates a facility at that airport.
Why is Queretaro becoming one, if not the most important center in Mexico for aerospace activity? A look at the Queretaro state government-supplied statistics on the regional may provide some clues: * Free trade agreements with 46 countries * 406 exporting companies * Queretaro provides 36 percent of the state's GDP; 4.7 percent average annual GDP growth rate. * Home to Bombardier Aerospace, Messier Services, ITR-Turboreactores, GE CIAT and now Snecma America Engine Services (SAMES), a joint between ITR and Snecma Services
