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24/12/2019 12:32 | Alexandre Rocchi

Boeing: Dennis Muilenburg resigns

Dennis Muilenburg, Chief Executive Officer and Board director of Boeing, resigns. He will be replaced by David Calhoun, currently Chairman of the Board of Directors. Greg Smith, CFO, will take over the interim.

23/12/2019 11:35 | Alexandre Rocchi

Aeronautics: a growing industry for Europe

An ASD Communication study shows the crucial place of the aeronautical and defense industry in Europe.

Le 19/12/2019 10:43 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Lisi Aerospace on the Pratt & Whitney GTF

MTU Aero Engines and Lisi Aerospace sign a major contract to supply high pressure compressor blades for the Pratt & Whitney GTF, whose variants equip the Airbus A220 as well as the A320neo and Embraer E2 families.

Le 18/12/2019 12:50 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Boeing 737 MAX: no return before the second quarter of 2020

According to the U.S. investment bank Jefferies, deliveries of the Boeing 737 MAX should start from the second quarter of 2020. Delivery of stored aircraft won’t end before the end of 2020.

Le 17/12/2019 11:07 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Boeing suspends production of the 737 MAX

Boeing has decided to suspend production of the 737 MAX from January 2020. Faced with a longer than expected re-certification, Boeing had no other choice.

Le 11/12/2019 15:37 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

The SLON blown at TsAGI

The future strategic transport aircraft to succeed the Antonov An-124 Ruslan is currently undergoing a wind tunnel testing campaign at the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) in Zhukovsky, Russia.

Le 09/12/2019 12:43 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Gulfstream relocates its European parts distribution Center in Amsterdam

Gulfstream moves the European Customer Support Parts Distribution Center from the London area to near Amsterdam, in preparation for Brexit.

Le 05/12/2019 13:16 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Russian Helicopters expects to sign a big contract in 2020

Russian Helicopters is moving towards the signature of a contract with Moscow for its Kamov Ka-52M attack helicopter project, according to Andrei Boginsky, General Director of the company.

Le 04/12/2019 12:14 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

The first modernized Tu-160M starts testing

Russia has assembled its first Tupolev Tu-160M, a strategic missile transport bomber that began its ground tests, preliminary to flight tests.

Le 04/12/2019 11:01 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

FCAS: Safran and MTU Aero Engines define partnership

Safran Aircraft Engines and MTU Aero Engines finally settled the details concerning their partnership to develop the engine of the next-generation European fighter aircraft NGF.

Le 03/12/2019 09:42 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Boeing 737 MAX: The FAA takes full control of certification

Boeing lost its authorization to certify 737 MAX twin-jets for the flight as a result of an FAA decision to prohibit the manufacturer from issuing its own certificates of airworthiness.

Le 29/11/2019 09:44 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

UAC plans to produce six MC-21s for 2021

United Aircraft Corporation plans to manufacture six MC-21s in 2021 and twice as many aircraft of the type in 2022, bringing production to 72 by 2025.

Le 27/11/2019 16:56 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Piaggio Aerospace launches call for tenders

The Italian Ministry of Economic Development formally authorized the execution of the program for the re-launch of Piaggio Aerospace. The Italian manufacturer seeks a new owner interested in “its entirety”.

Le 26/11/2019 14:56 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Dubai Airshow 2019: Mubadala rationalizes its MRO business activity with Sanad

The Abu Dhabi Emirate government's Mubadala Investment fund has decided to rationalize its various activities in the MRO sector within a single subsidiary called Sanad.

Le 26/11/2019 12:06 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

CAAC authorizes AFI KLM E&M for CFM LEAP maintenance

Following on from its approval by the EASA and FAA, the AFI KLM E&M group has now received authorization from the CAAC to carry out maintenance operations on CFM International LEAP engines.

Le 26/11/2019 11:59 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Boeing announces debut of the 737 MAX 10

On November 22, thousands of employees gathered at the Boeing’s Renton, Washington, factory for the debut of the first 737 MAX 10.

Le 25/11/2019 11:27 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Dubai Airshow 2019: Bolloré Logistics carries CFM engines to India

Bolloré Logistics will carry out CFM56 et CFM Leap engine transportation toward India under a contract signed at the Dubai Airshow 2019 with CFM Aircraft Engine Support South Asia Private Ltd.

Le 22/11/2019 10:29 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Rolls-Royce Trent 700 to power new Airbus BelugaXL

The Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine receives EASA certification to power the new Airbus BelugaXL air transporter.

Le 18/11/2019 12:34 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Dubai Airshow 2019: Airbus anticipates a near-tripling of fleets serving the Gulf and the Emirates

The global fleet of operators serving the Arabian Gulf and the United Arab Emirates could rise to 1,730 aircraft in 2038 (against 630 today), with passenger traffic forecast to grow 5.8% per annum over the next 20 years.

Le 14/11/2019 17:45 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Dubai Airshow 2019: UAE launch Edge

The Dubai Airshow 2019 will be the opportunity for the new conglomerate of defense Edge, launched by the United Arab Emirates, to set up partnerships with European and American manufacturers.

Le 14/11/2019 10:29 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Boeing 737 MAX: four more steps before returning to flight

The Seattle-based aircraft manufacturer announced it was aiming for the resumption of deliveries of the Boeing 737 MAX in December 2019. The return to flying service of the aircraft, which will occur at best in the first quarter of 2020, will depend upon passing four stages.

Le 13/11/2019 15:56 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

CFM International records $4 billion order from Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways announces an order worth $4 billion for CFM LEAP-1A engines. CFM International’s engines will equip 50 Airbus A321neo aircraft.

Le 13/11/2019 15:50 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Airbus reaches 542 net sales

With the contract awarded by IndiGo, Airbus net sales have increased from 127 to 542 in one month since the beginning of the year. The order backlog will continue to grow with contracts in the line. Airbus is about to score better than in 2018.

Le 13/11/2019 11:44 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

China: CFM concludes $1 billion agreement

Colorful Guizhou Airlines selects CFM LEAP-1A to power its future fleet of Airbus A320neo. The deal also includes five spare engines.

Le 08/11/2019 17:04 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Trent 1000 TEN, the turbine blade issue solved in 2021

Rolls-Royce is going to delay the introduction of the new high pressure turbine blade redesigned for the Trent 1000 TEN, after discovering it will not be as durable as initially expected.

Le 07/11/2019 12:17 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Safran and AECC strengthen industrial cooperation on helicopter engine

Safran and Aero Engine Corporation of China sign a MoU to strengthen industrial cooperation on the WZ16 French-Chinese helicopter engine.

Le 06/11/2019 14:29 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

The Airbus A350 will also be delivered from China

The visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to China was also the opportunity for Airbus to expand its industrial partnerships, particularly at the Tianjin site where the A350 will also be delivered.

Le 06/11/2019 12:02 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

KLM UK Engineering and West Atlantic UK extend contract

KLM UK Engineering, a subsidiary of AFI KLM E&M, and West Atlantic UK sign contract extension for airframe heavy maintenance on Boeing 737 Freighters.

Le 06/11/2019 10:40 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Bombardier sells its aerostructures business to Spirit AeroSystems

Bombardier announces a definitive agreement to sell its aerostructures business to Spirit AeroSystems Holding. The Canadian aircraft manufacturer will further focus on its two strong growth pillars, trains and business aircraft.

Le 05/11/2019 15:16 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Liebherr-Aerospace supplies Rolls-Royce with pneumatic valves for new business jet engine

Liebherr-Aerospace has been selected to supply all pneumatic components for Rolls-Royce’s next-generation business jet engine Pearl 700: the design, manufacture and maintenance of the pneumatic valves and related actuators are handled by Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, Toulouse, France.

Le 05/11/2019 12:22 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Collins Aerospace expands in Morocco

Collins Aerospace expands the size of the Ratier-Figeac Morocco site in Casablanca by 40% to ensure its load plan on the Airbus A320neo and the Boeing 777X.

Le 05/11/2019 09:11 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

LiFi aboard commercial aircraft

Latécoère, Signify and Huneed Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding that paves the way to a revolutionary industrialization of cabin lighting technology. Meanwhile, Air France first tests LiFi.

Le 31/10/2019 16:09 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

IndiGo: a merciless commercial battle between CFM and Pratt & Whitney

Behind the new order from IndiGo, the engine manufacturers CFM International and Pratt & Whitney are fighting a merciless battle to win the propulsion of the 300 Airbus A320neo aircraft.

Le 31/10/2019 11:05 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

The 5th prototype of Comac’s C919 takes off

The fifth prototype of the Chinese commercial single-aisle aircraft Comac C919 took off for the first time from Shanghai Puding Airport on October 24, 2019. The aircraft completed a flight of one hour and thirty-seven minutes.

Le 30/10/2019 11:48 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Rolls-Royce gets a new flying testbed

The Boeing 747-400, registered VH-OJU, into service at Qantas for 20 years will start a new career at Rolls-Royce as a flying testbed, after travelling with the Australian airline for over 70 million kilometers, the equivalent of almost 100 round trips to the moon.

Le 29/10/2019 16:19 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Lockheed Martin selects Dassault Systèmes’ 3DExperience

Lockheed Martin has decided to roll out Dassault Systèmes' 3DExperience platform to support its digital engineering initiatives.

Le 28/10/2019 16:05 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Airbus inaugurates its test center for hybrid and electric propulsion

Airbus has officially opened its E-Aircraft Systems House test facility at its Taufkirchen/Ottobrunn site. With a surface area of more than 3,000 m2, it is dedicated to research in hybrid and electric propulsion technologies as well as alternative fuels.

Le 25/10/2019 15:01 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

MRO Europe 2019: AFI KLM E&M formalizes aircraft disassembly and sourcing activity

The maintenance subsidiary of Air France-KLM has been developing the Teardown Management entity since 2016 and gives it more and more consistency.

Le 23/10/2019 17:04 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Liebherr and ATR sign a global maintenance contract for the ATR42/72-600

Liebherr and ATR have recently signed a ten-year contract for the supply of components, repair and services invoiced per hour for the ATR42/72-600 fleet composed of over 300 aircraft.

Le 22/10/2019 18:04 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Russian helicopter manufacturers Mil and Kamov form the National Helicopter Center

The board of directors of Russian Helicopters holding company (part of the Rostec state corporation) decides to unite the Moscow Mil helicopter factory with Kamov to create the National Helicopter Center (NHC). The center will combine the potential of two helicopter design schools for more efficient and higher quality design.

Le 22/10/2019 15:29 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

MRO Europe 2019: Embraer signs with several European and African customers

For the European customers, Embraer has signed or extended contracts with Helvetic Airways, Pan Européenne Air Service and Flybe, while the African customer is the Zambian Royal Air Charters.

Le 22/10/2019 10:00 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

MRO Europe 2019: Eaton partner with OEMServices to expand in Russia

The big scale partnership will cover a large number of hydraulic components and electric actuator, especially for Airbus A320, A330, A340 and Boeing 777 and 787 operators.

Le 21/10/2019 15:36 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

MRO Europe 2019: Safran Nacelles signs with Virgin Atlantic for A330ceo thrust reversers

The contract will be valid for 5 years and concerns a total of 10 aircraft.

Le 18/10/2019 16:00 | Par Alexandre Rocchi

Bombardier obtains EASA type certificate for Global 5500 and 6500

This certification follows the certification issued by Transport Canada and the entry into service on September 30, 2019. The aircraft will make their public debut on October 22, at the static display of the fair and convention of the national association of the United States Business Aviation (NBAA-BACE), Las Vegas, Nevada.