Actualité aéronautique

Goodrich Completes Flight Testing with its Boeing Next-Generation 737 Carbon Brake

transmise le 15 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Goodrich Corporation has successfully completed flight testing of its Boeing Next-Generation 737 wheels and carbon brakes. Formal certification of the equipment is expected in the second half of 2009, and the brakes available for delivery on production airplanes in the first half of 2010.

Goodrich Introduces New Cockpit Data Management Solution™ Portfolio at 2009 Paris Air Show

transmise le 15 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Goodrich Corporation is introducing its new Cockpit Data Management Solution™ (CDMS™) portfolio at the 2009 Paris Air Show. The portfolio will be on display at the company’s pavilion at static display B337 between the press centre and Ariane rocket.

Airbus Selects Goodrich for A350 XWB Cabin Attendant Seats

transmise le 15 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Goodrich Corporation has been selected by Airbus to provide advanced cabin attendant seats for the new A350 XWB aircraft. The selection is expected to generate $100 million in original equipment and aftermarket revenue over the life of the program. With this new contract, Goodrich cabin attendant seats are featured on all Airbus aircraft including the A300, A320 A330, A340 and A380 Family aircraft.

Goodrich Celebrates 100 Years of Paris Air Show Participation

transmise le 15 juin 2009 par Business Wire

When the first Paris Air Show welcomed aviation enthusiasts in 1909, products from Goodrich Corporation were present on the aircraft featured. Glenn Curtiss raced his popular Curtiss pusher aircraft, equipped with Goodrich airplane tires, at that first Paris exhibition in 1909 at Le Grand Palais. Each year beyond, Goodrich products continued to meet the unique demands of aviation, playing an important role in the proud heritage of aviation in Paris and the French aerospace industry as a whole.

PPG Aerospace Fastener Sealant Caps Improve BAE Systems’ Productivity

transmise le 14 juin 2009 par Business Wire

BAE Systems reduced process and application time with less waste and better aesthetics by using custom sealant caps made by PPG Industries’ aerospace business to seal fasteners on avionics racks for Typhoon aircraft. The application earned the BAE Systems–PPG Aerospace team a BAE Systems 2008 Bronze Chairman’s Award for productivity.

GE’s Integrated Cockpit Demonstrates Cost and Environmental Benefits

transmise le 14 juin 2009 par Business Wire

GE’s integrated cockpit at the Paris air show incorporates a large area display suite and the flight management system (FMS) demonstrating the capability to fly precision and optimized descent arrivals that deliver fuel, emission and noise reductions for an integrated Air Traffic Management system. The cockpit is on the GE stand, hall 2A, stand C137.

GE and SAFRAN Appoint Steve Walters as President of Their Engine Nacelle Joint Venture

transmise le 14 juin 2009 par Business Wire

GE and SAFRAN today announced the appointment of Steve Walters as the president of their Middle River Aircraft Systems/Aircelle joint venture, which will cooperatively develop, produce and support nacelles for future applications of CFM International engines on next-generation commercial airliners.

PPG Aerospace Launches ALTEOS Interactive Window Systems Brand

transmise le 13 juin 2009 par Business Wire

PPG Industries’ aerospace transparencies business is launching the brand name of its controllable electrochromic systems for aircraft passenger-cabin windows at the Paris Air Show, where a full-scale working demonstration enables visitors to experience the technology firsthand.

The St. Joe Company Announces Masterplanning Agreements with Haskell and TranSystems

transmise le 12 juin 2009 par Business Wire

The St. Joe Company today announced that it has entered into agreements with The Haskell Company, America’s Green Design-Build Leader, and TranSystems Corporation, one of the world’s leading transportation planning and engineering firms, to masterplan JOE land adjacent to the new Panama City - Bay County International Airport which is scheduled to open in May 2010.

Aviation Capital Group Launches New Ex-Im Bank Aircraft Financing Structure

transmise le 12 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Aviation Capital Group (ACG), one of the world’s top tier aircraft leasing companies, announced today that it plans to use a new financing structure in conjunction with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) for aircraft financing. This new structure taps capital markets that have been largely closed to commercial aviation since the credit market crisis began last September. The transaction provides for the capital markets issuance of more than $850 million in debt backed by Ex-Im to support the financing of 22 Boeing 737s to be delivered to ACG during the next two years. The transaction is a combination of Final Commitment and Preliminary Commitments and that the conversion of the Preliminary Commitment into a Final Commitment requires approval by Ex-Im’s Board of Directors.