Rolls-Royce and Liebherr-Aerospace have agreed to establish a 50:50 joint venture to develop manufacturing capability and capacity for the power gearbox for Rolls-Royce’s new UltraFan™ engine. UltraFan™, a geared design, is based on technology that could be ready for service from 2025, and will offer at least 25 per cent improvement in fuel burn compared … Dowiedz się więcej
The world’s air traffic management system infrastructure is modernizing, requiring all participants to remain at the forefront of technological developments. To address emerging industry requirements, Schneider Electric is releasing the MetConsole 3 Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) – an aviation weather data management platform — enabling safe flight operations by providing critical real-time, accurate meteorological … Dowiedz się więcej
ASL’s 4 European airlines are to be renamed under the new ASL Airlines brand and there will be 4 airline operations ‘centres of excellence’ in Ireland, France, Switzerland and Hungary. Air Contractors will become ASL Airlines Ireland Europe Airpost will become ASL Airlines France Farnair Switzerland will become ASL Airlines Switzerland Farnair Hungary will become … Dowiedz się więcej
Airbus A320 family aircraft production in the U.S. is on schedule to begin this summer as the large aircraft components for the first U.S.-produced aircraft today depart from the port in Hamburg, Germany, bound for Mobile, Alabama. The major component assemblies (MCAs) consist of the wings produced in the UK, the rear fuselage section produced … Dowiedz się więcej
Construction of the new Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC) in Singapore is now underway, following the completion of initial ground-breaking works. Due to open in the first quarter of 2016, the new facility will offer type rating and recurrent training courses for all in-production Airbus types. AATC is a joint venture between Airbus (55%) and … Dowiedz się więcej
The passenger aircraft fleet serving the Australia South Pacific region will grow from some 700 aircraft today to over 1,200 by 2033, with a doubling in the number of widebody aircraft. With aviation growth comparable with other mature markets such as North America and Europe, the region has the world’s highest propensity to travel per … Dowiedz się więcej