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Embraer Signs Jacksonville Airport, FL Lease for A-29 Super Tucano Assembly Facility
Jacksonville, Florida, March 15, 2013 – Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc. announced today it has signed a 10-year lease on a 40,000-square-foot hangar in which the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for the U.S. Air Force Light Air Support (LAS) program will… Continue reading
Embraer’s New Portugal Composites Facility Ships First Legacy 500 Empennage
Embraer has completed the first shipset in composite material in its Embraer Compósitos factory in Évora, Portugal. This first part, a Legacy 500 empennage, has been shipped to Embraer headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil.
“As serial production of… Continue reading
Bombardier Appoints South African Express Airways as its First Commercial Aircraft Authorized Service Facility in Africa
Airline’s maintenance facility received Bombardier authorization for CRJ100, CRJ200 and CRJ700 regional jets, as well as Q400 and other Dash 8/Q-Series turboprops
Today, at African Airline Association (AFRAA), Bombardier Aerospace announced that South African Express Airways (SA Express) has been… Continue reading
Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft Company Open Asia Pacific Service Facility in Singapore
Bell Helicopter, in partnership with Cessna Aircraft Company, opened a new regional service center in Singapore at Seletar Aerospace Park. Bell Helicopter and Cessna are Textron companies (NYSE: TXT). The new state-of-the-art facility offers customers a one-stop shop for comprehensive… Continue reading
Boeing and World Class Aviation Academy Open International Chinook Training Facility
GILZE-RIJEN, Netherlands, April 27, 2012 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and its Dutch partner the Rotary Wing Training Center (RWTC) officially opened a state-of-the-art CH-47 Chinook… Continue reading
Bell Helicopter Opens New Facility in India
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced today it has opened a new office in New Delhi for all of its operations in India.
“Bell Helicopter is investing in India. We believe there are tremendous growth opportunities in terms of… Continue reading
Eurocopter targets next phase of growth in Japan through business consolidation and relocation to expanded facility in Kobe Airport
The inauguration ceremony at Eurocopter Japan’s brand new facility at Kobe Airport today marks a new milestone for Eurocopter in a country that has been one of its most successful markets in Asia. With the support of the Japanese government… Continue reading
First F-35 For The Netherlands Rolls Out Of F-35 Production Facility
The first F-35 Lightning II for The Netherlands rolled out of the F-35 production facility on April 1. This is the latest step in the production process leading to its eventual assignment to Eglin AFB, Fla., later this summer. The… Continue reading
EXTENDED F-35 MILITARY JET MANUFACTURING FACILITY OPENED AT BAE SYSTEMS FACILITY SAMLESBURY IN LANCASHIRE
As part of the company’s £150m investment in the F-35 programme at Samlesbury, the facility when fully completed will enable workers to produce one F-35 aft fuselage set every day, compared to the current rate of one set per week. … Continue reading
Fokker Services Asia Opens New Regional Aircraft Maintenance Facility in Singapore
Fokker Services Asia celebrates the opening of its new centre of excellence for heavy maintenance and support of regional aircraft platforms at Seletar AeroSpace Park in Singapore. The new 80m free span hangar and office complex can accommodate 3 regional… Continue reading
Boeing to Close Wichita Facility by the End of 2013
WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 4, 2012 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) facility in… Continue reading
Rolls-Royce delivers first LiftFan from new advanced facility
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has delivered the first Rolls-Royce LiftFan™, for the F-35B Lightning II, to have been assembled at its new LiftFan Factory near Indianapolis, US.
The new facility is dedicated to the LiftFan programme and delivers… Continue reading