GAL Aviation received the AS9100B quality management systems certification by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board's National Quality Assurance Canada. The certification applies to GAL's production procedures at its 40,000 sq.-ft. interiors facility in St. Joseph de Beauce near Quebec City and its technical services division.
Narrowbody airframe maintenance competition is fierce, but Lufthansa Technik Budapest, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in June, capitalizes on its central European location and being part of a company known for continually driving performance. Sören Stark, LHT senior VP aircraft base maintenance, credits LHT Budapest for “playing a key part of building up aircraft base maintenance in Europe” for the company.
Metro Aviation, issued STCs to install optional equipment and emergency medical systems on Eurocopter France EC 130 B4 helicopters, STC SR09587RC and SR09586RC
U.K. forward operating bases in Afghanistan will be bolstered by the deployment of aerostat-mounted persistent ground surveillance systems (PGSS), following successful clearance of integration issues with the British Army's Cortez base surveillance control system.
"There are concerns expressed by us time and again and we are watching the progress at the other end," one senior Indian Air Force official told AVIATION WEEK.
Saudi Arabia wants 84 new F-15S strike-fighters to replace some of its oldest F-15s, but it also wants an advanced radar that will be similar to the radar on the F-35 that the Israelis plan to buy. (Photo: Boeing)
Legislation in the Senate would impose harsher penalties on those who counterfeit parts and sell them to the military. But the government also needs to change its purchasing methods to keep counterfeits out of the supply chain, says Dan Ellsworth, a member of the board of the Independent Distributors of Electronics Association. The Defense Department and related buyers currently require proper documentation to ensure a part's authenticity.
The next generation of unmanned aircraft could be today's systems, but linked in ways only now becoming possible, thereby enabling them to perform missions beyond their individual capabilities. Use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has grown during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but as the conflict draws down, services are seeking ways to make better use of their existing assets, recognizing that prospects for new systems are receding as budgets tighten.
The next generation of unmanned aircraft could be today's systems, but linked in ways only now becoming possible, thereby enabling them to perform missions beyond their individual capabilities. Use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has grown during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but as the conflict draws down, services are seeking ways to make better use of their existing assets, recognizing that prospects for new systems are receding as budgets tighten.
Lockheed Martin's Medium Extended Air Defense System (Meads) is facing an existential threat on Capitol Hill. Senators are actively trying to end funding for the system and renegotiate the U.S. agreement to develop the missile with Italy and Germany. Rather than simply push back on the cuts, Lockheed Martin is making a run at the competition, arguing it will cost the government more in the long term to sustain Raytheon's Patriot missile system than to opt for Meads.
Few details about the merger are being disclosed, but if approved, it will create a company with more than 40,000 employees and operations to 115 destinations in 23 countries. The combined entity will be named LATAM Airlines Group, although the two companies will operate as separate brands.
Monarch Aircraft Engineering and Bluebox signed a memorandum of understanding to develop an embedded inflight entertainment solution based on the Bluebox wIFE (wireless IFE) product, designed to incorporate consumer-off-the-shelf devices and technologies. Parts/Components
Mxi Technologies' Maintenix software went live at LAN Airlines in April. Maintenix replaced LAN'an's legacy VISaer system and more than 20 internal sub-systems.
Chromalloy gained a new VP and general manager: Dennis Orzel, who most recently was COO of PAS Technologies. Orzel formerly has held leadership positions at Triumph and Pratt & Whitney.
A finished aircraft is a good lesson in perspective. A passenger on a long-haul flight may see the Boeing 777 as one finished behemoth, seamlessly constructed as though it rolled off the assembly line in one piece. But an aircraft technician knows that the devil is in the details, working for hours to make sure every fastener, bolt and wire harness is secure after maintenance. Before an aircraft exists at the component level, all of the individual parts must be made from raw material.
Dayton-Granger amended STC to install winglet and horizontal stabilizer end cap lightning protection kits on Bombardier regional jet series 100, 400, 440, 700, 702, 705, 900 and 1000, STC ST02241NY
SR Technics landed its first long-term contract in the Philippines: It will maintain 18 Cebu Pacific CFM56-5B engines in Zurich under a 10-year, $52 million deal. Avionics/IFE
