All articles by Michael Gubisch – Page 23
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SR Technics alumnus returns as chief after stint at other HNA arm
SR Technics' former operating chief Frank Walschot is to rejoin the Swiss maintenance provider as chief executive on 1 April.
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Thales to develop dual GPS/Galileo satellite navigation system
French technology group Thales will develop, under a European Union project, satellite navigation equipment that can process signals from two competing systems.
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CFM recruits LHT for its Leap service network
Lufthansa Technik has become a member of CFM International’s MRO network for the Leap engine.
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FL Technics lifts profit in 2017
Lithuanian maintenance provider FL Technics increased its net profit to €5.6 million ($6.9 million) last year, from around €3 million in 2016.
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Med-View refurbishes 767 cabin
UK-based Mac Interiors is nearing completion of a Boeing 767 cabin upgrade for Nigerian carrier Med-View Airlines.
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ANALYSIS: Aircraft retirement wave poses challenges for recyclers
Aircraft recyclers are expecting a rise in retirements, after a decline in recent years as airlines held on to ageing equipment amid healthy traffic and low oil prices.
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Air Nostrum picks Magnetic MRO for CRJ1000 line support
Magnetic MRO has won a contract to provide Spanish carrier Air Nostrum with line support in Copenhagen and Zagreb for three Bombardier CRJ1000 jets.
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MTU bids to support engines for Germany's heavy-lift helicopters
Sikorsky has selected MTU as engine maintenance provider as part of a bid to supply the US manufacturer’s CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter to the German air force.
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Embraer expects no critical issues with E2 seat supply
Embraer does not see seat-supply shortages as a major threat to the production ramp-up plan for its E-Jet E2 family.
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Embraer studies smaller sibling for E2 family
Embraer has signalled its interest in developing a commercial aircraft smaller than its current E-Jet E2 family, which spans the range from 80 to 146 seats.
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ANALYSIS: KLM Cityhopper nears completion of fleet renewal
As the sun began to dip below the horizon, a pair of KLM Cityhopper Embraer E-Jets landed, one after the other, on the Cape Verdean island of Sal in late February, making a rare visit to the barren, volcanic mid-Atlantic island off the coast of Senegal.
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Austrian to cut majority of jobs at Tyrolean Technik
Austrian Airlines is terminating base maintenance activities at its Tyrolean Technik turboprop support facility in Innsbruck.
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Russian Helicopters to produce revamped An-2 in Ulan-Ude
Russian Helicopters has reached an agreement with the country's government to launch production of a turboprop-powered update of the Antonov An-2 biplane and to establish airline operations for the aircraft.
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Boeing partners Oerlikon to speed up adoption of 3D printing
Boeing is co-operating with Swiss engineering group Oerlikon to jointly develop additive manufacturing processes in a bid to accelerate the technology's wider employment.
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Stelia manufactures fuselage panel through 3D printing
French aerostructures specialist Stelia Aerospace has produced, through additive manufacturing, a metallic fuselage panel complete with integrated stiffeners.
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BRA sends Avros to KLM UK Engineering for heavy checks
KLM UK Engineering has disclosed its selection by Braathens Regional Airlines for a heavy maintenance contract.
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Airbus chief hails A400M contract review as 'breakthrough'
Airbus foresees a charge worth €1.3 billion ($1.6 billion) associated with the A400M programme for 2018, after the manufacturer reached a tentative agreement with its launch customers to revise their contracts for the tactical transport.
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A380 production will create 'digestible' losses: Airbus
Airbus intends to reduce A380 output to six units a year from 2020 in a bid to sustain its flagship programme while keeping losses from the aircraft's production at a "digestible" level.
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GE begins T408 serial production
GE Aviation has started serial production of T408 turboshaft engines that will power Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters.
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Lufthansa picks FL Technics for A320 base checks
FL Technics has won a contract to conduct base checks on Airbus A320-family jets operated by Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings Europe.