Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala) today announced a new strategic agreement that will increase the long-term role of Mubadala as a Tier 1 supplier to Boeing. Through their agreement, signed at the 2013 Dubai Airshow, Mubadala has the opportunity to supply as much as $2.5 billion in advanced composites and machined metals … Dowiedz się więcej
Rolls-Royce has won a $5bn order from Etihad Airways for Trent XWB engines, the world’s most efficient engine flying today, to power 50 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft. The order includes long-term TotalCare® support. Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has ordered 24 A350-900 Regional, 16 A350-900 and 10 A350-1000 aircraft. The … Dowiedz się więcej
NASA’s Ames Research Center and NASA’s Langley Research Center, in partnership with The Boeing Co., have completed wind tunnel testing of a full-scale Boeing 757 vertical tail model equipped with active flow control technology. A major objective of the tests was to show active flow control can enhance the performance of a vertical tail enough … Dowiedz się więcej
Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has been awarded a multi-year contract from The Boeing Company to produce advanced composite vacuum waste tank systems for use on a variety of Boeing commercial aircraft models. Production of the tank systems will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah. Exelis will fabricate, assemble and complete final testing of the integrated … Dowiedz się więcej
UTC Aerospace Systems has delivered its 5,000th nacelle system for a V2500 engine manufactured by IAE International Aero Engines AG. The nacelle was delivered from Hamburg, Germany, one of more than a dozen global sites that make up UTC Aerospace Systems’ Aerostructures business. The nacelle and engine will be installed on an Airbus A321. UTC … Dowiedz się więcej
News Facts: Crane Aerospace & Electronics, a segment of Crane Co. (NYSE:CR), has announced the certification of its SmartStem® Wireless Tire Pressure system for use on Bombardier Challenger and Global Express™ series aircraft. SmartStem provides a significantly improved method for measuring aircraft tire pressure and managing tire maintenance. Crane’s patented technology offers operators, including pilots, the ability … Dowiedz się więcej