Aerospace

Jet Aviation Broadens Dubai Offerings
December 10, 2012 - 8:15am
Jet Aviation has expanded its MRO and FBO services at its Dubai facility, having recently received FAA approval to perform base and reguarly scheduled maintenance on a variety of business aircraft.

With FBOs in Dubai, Jeddah and Riyadh, and additional maintenance and management services at other locations, Jet Aviation (Stand 590) is one of the major business aviation players in the Middle East. The company has recently announced a number of developments for the region, including new capability for its Dubai-based MRO and FBO center.

That new capability comes in the form of FAA approval to perform base maintenance on the Bombardier Challenger 604 and 605, and light scheduled maintenance (A checks) on the Airbus single-aisle family (A318/319/320/321).

EADS Cleans Up Its State Shareholder Act
December 7, 2012 - 9:30am

The French and German governments have agreed to reduce their shareholdings in EADS to 12 percent each, and drop their veto rights over key decisions. Spain will hold 4 percent. EADS said the pact will normalize and simplify its governance, while still allowing the three countries “to protect their legitimate strategic interests.”

First Flyable A350 XWB Structurally Complete
December 4, 2012 - 9:16am

Airbus has finished building the main structural assembly and system connection of the first A350 XWB flight test aircraft, MSN-001, the company announced on Tuesday.  The aircraft rolled out of the main assembly hall (Station 40) at the recently inaugurated “Roger Béteille” A350 XWB Final Assembly Line in Toulouse.
Conference: Aerospace Defense Companies Can Help Save the Planet by Expanding into Adjacent Markets
November 23, 2012 - 7:30am

Managers and R&D specialists from the aerospace, defense and security (ADS) sector met in London last week to explore emerging adjacent markets, such as energy, environment and climate; food and water security; and natural disaster protection and response. Sponsored by EADS, Finmeccanica, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and Saab, the event was the third in a series organized by British consultantcy Dynamixx, in association with IHS.

EADS and Eurofighter Investigated Over Alleged Bribes to Secure Typhoon Sale to Austria
November 16, 2012 - 3:15pm

German police raided offices belonging to EADS and Eurofighter in the Munich area on November 7, in connection with the long-controversial sale of Eurofighter jets to Austria. A public prosecutor said that the raids were prompted by information from Austria.

Airbus Makes Another ACJ Sale in China
November 14, 2012 - 7:07am

An undisclosed Chinese customer ordered an Airbus ACJ319 on the second day of Airshow China 2012. The aircraft will feature the new fuel-saving sharklet wingtips.
EADS Teams on China Research Competition for Sustainable Energy Technologies
November 13, 2012 - 6:23pm

EADS Innovation Works, Airbus and clean-energy focused Chinese company ENN announced today at Airshow China 2012 that they are collaborating on a research competition, dubbed “Join The Spirit,” for sustainable energy technologies. The competition is designed to ignite the imagination of students in China to help develop sustainable energy technologies for the aviation industry and beyond, according to Airbus China senior vice president Eric Chen.
EADS Reports on Costs to Repair A380 Wings
November 8, 2012 - 4:30pm

EADS has spent some €200 million out of an expected €260 million total outlay this year on repairs to cracked Airbus A380 wing rib feet, the company revealed Thursday.
Jet Aviation St. Louis Organizes Bizav MRO Teams by Airframes
October 31, 2012 - 6:46pm

Jet Aviation’s St. Louis facility reorganized its MRO teams into airframe-specific support teams to better focus aircraft support and increase customer satisfaction. The new MRO structure has a lead manager for each of the major business aircraft product lines who is responsible for customer satisfaction, the quality of work and employee safety and satisfaction.

The business operations managers for the four teams are: Bob O’Leary, Hawker Beech/Falcon; Shawn Miller, Bombardier Global; Morris Smith, Gulfstream; and Vinnie Venditto, Bombardier Challenger.
Rockford’s Doors Open for Aerospace
October 31, 2012 - 5:50pm
B/E Aerospace will open a new 38,000-sq-ft ecosystems assembly facility

For the third year in a row, the Rockford (Ill.) Area Aerospace Network (Booth No. 2930) is attending the NBAA Convention to demonstrate the region’s continuing growth as an aviation manufacturing hub.

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