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Boeing 787 Dreamliner ZA004 Joins Flight-Test Program
February 25, 2010
A third airplane–Dreamliner ZA004–joined the Boeing 787 flight-test program when it took off at 11:43 am local time yesterday from Paine Field in Everett, Wash. Boeing said the program plan called for ZA004 to fly before ZA003 because the program needs the data from ZA004 more quickly both for certification and development of the next Dreamliner variant–the...
moreUAL finalizes Boeing 787 order
February 25, 2010
United Airlines has finalized a firm order for 25 Boeing 787-8 jetliners, the Chicago-based carrier announced today. Valued at $4.2 billion at list prices, the deal includes so-called purchase rights for another 50 Dreamliners.
United said it plans to take delivery of the 787s at the same time it begins to retire its Boeing 747s and 767s, between 2016 and...
moreVirgin Blue to Order Up To 50 Boeing 737s
February 24, 2010
Australia’s Virgin Blue has reached an agreement “in principle” with Boeing to order up to 50 new 737s, Virgin Airlines Group CEO Brett Godfrey said in a statement released today. “We do not intend to shy away from remaining competitive, and we plan to vigorously defend our core domestic markets,” said Godfrey, who also noted that Virgin Blue plans to...
moreBombardier First OEM to Earn AFRA Accreditation
February 23, 2010
Bombardier has become the first OEM to earn accreditation from the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) following a two-day audit of CRJ100/200 tear-downs at the manufacturer’s service centers in Bridgeport, W.Va., and Tucson, Ariz. AFRA, a 42-member nonprofit industry association, promotes best practices for salvaging and recycling components taken...
moreKoito Delivered 150,000 Faulty Seats for 32 Airlines to Airbus and Boeing
February 11, 2010
Koito Industries, a Japanese supplier of seats to carriers such as Continental Airlines, falsified test results and made unauthorized design changes on 150,000 seats supplied to 32 international airlines, Japan’s Transport Ministry said.
After getting his wrists slapped by ministry officials on February 8, Koito president Takashi Kakegawa apologized at a...
moreMiddle East Consortium Opens Shanghai Office
February 03, 2010
The Middle East Aerospace Consortium (MEAC) has opened an Asia-Pacific office in Shanghai, China. Graham Brant, former CEO of Microsoft Hong Kong, will head up the new office, which MEAC said will complement its existing presence in the United Arab Emirates, UK, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland.
MEAC was launched in November 2009 at the Dubai airshow. It is a...
moreEADS Astrium displays space plane
February 03, 2010
EADS Astrium (Stand H23) is displaying a model of its proposed Space Plane, which would require seven years of development between actual program launch and first commercial flight. Hugues Laporte-Weywada, the company’s senior vice president for industrial globalization, told AIN that Astrium’s goal is to produce a certified aircraft that would be more...
moreKorea Aerospace Aims for More Civil Business
February 03, 2010
Korea Aerospace Industries (Stand T98) aims to raise its exposure to the civil side of the aerospace business from its current 35 percent to at least 50 percent over the next 10 years, according to the company’s executive vice president and general manager for marketing Enes Park. Now a Tier 1 supplier for the Airbus A350XWB and a Tier 1 and Tier 2 supplier...
moreEx-U.S. Senator Martinez Joins MPX Board
February 03, 2010
Former U.S. Senator Mel Martinez has joined the board of directors of Military Parts Exchange (MPX) of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a global supplier of nonmunition military aircraft parts and equipment. The company (Stand T73) hopes to benefit from his “vast experience and a significant network of international military and government contacts.” Martinez...
moreIAI diversifies portfolio to shore up civil downturn
February 02, 2010
As was true of much of the industry, Israel Aerospace Industries saw a fairly steep dip in sales during 2009, largely due to a marked softening in demand on the civil side of its business. Published financial results for the first three quarters of 2009 showed sales slipping by about 25 percent on 2008 and there were few signs that the fourth quarter...
moreAAR Named a Distributor for AirManager System
February 02, 2010
AAR has been appointed as a distributor for the new AirManager air filtration system developed by Quest International to eliminate potentially harmful airborne contaminates. U.S.-based AAR will be helping the UK’s Quest to find new applications for the active air filtration and sterilization system, which is based on close-coupled field technology. In...
moreCareful spares management drives down inventory costs
February 02, 2010
Aircraft spares specialist AAR is offering a cost-effective parts inventory management program to relieve airlines’ cash flow headaches. “There’s no question airlines in this region are looking for ways to streamline their inventory cost structure,” said AAR’s vice president of sales for the Aviation Supply Chain Group in the Asia-Pacific region, Paul...
moreITT consolidates defense biz, seeks larger NextGen role
February 02, 2010
As part of a strategy to shed its image as a maker of clever but lonely boxes, ITT’s defense segment last month announced a realignment aimed at propelling it to the top ranks of wider systems integrators. The company says its redesign “will enable better integration of its product portfolio, encouraging a more coordinated market approach and reduced...
moreAIDC aims for greater role as aerospace sector supplier
February 01, 2010
Taiwan’s Aero Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) is bidding to achieve Tier 1 supplier status with the major aerospace OEMs. It is building the Taiwan Advanced Composites Center (TACC), a 538,000-sq-ft facility that will contain large new autoclaves, ply cutters and computer-controlled milling machines. AIDC already produces smaller composite parts, such...
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