Content Archive: January 2009

Cabin Interior and Electronics

Economy Crush Prompts Layoffs at Nordam

Nordam recently laid off 63 employees, primarily from its interiors and structures division, which is responsible–for the most part–for business aviation c
Rotorcraft

French HEMS pilots go on strike

Pilots flying helicopters for the French hospitals’ emergency medical services–Samu, under the French acronym–were scheduled to go on strike on January 30
Rotorcraft

AW Names R&D Partner

AgustaWestland has signed a six-year contract with the Porto-based Center of Excellence for Innovation in the Automotive Industry (CEIIA), which will thus

Boeing Resumes 787 Production

Boeing resumed production of 787 Dreamliners yesterday as it joined the major assemblies of the fifth airplane designated for flight test, the company anno
Cabin Interior and Electronics

EMS Technologies To Acquire Avionics Manufacturer Formation

EMS Technologies has signed a “definitive agreement” to acquire Moorestown, N.J.-based Formation, a provider of airborne wireless network products that ena

NBAA Folds LBA Show into Its Annual Convention

Citing the state of the economy, NBAA yesterday announced the cancellation of the inaugural Lig
Aircraft

Grob Aerospace Deal Paves Way for SPn Resurrection

An agreement for German investors to take over the trainer aircraft activities of the insolvent
Rotorcraft

AVIC Shifts Helicopter Base to Tianjin

China Aviation Industry Corp (AVIC) will build a $1.2 billion commercial helicopter plant in the northern port city of Tianjin with the local government to

Cessna Deliveries to Drop 20 Percent This Year

Textron, parent company of Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter, released its fourth-quarter and
Cabin Interior and Electronics

ExecuJet Opens Zurich Interiors Showroom

ExecuJet Aviation Group has opened a new aircraft interiors showroom at its Zurich Airport headquarters.