EADS Board of Directors announces future top management appointments and Board composition
27.01.2012
EADS N.V. announces that its Board of Directors has designated Tom Enders to take over the role of CEO when Louis Gallois steps down at the end of his mandate. Concurrently, Arnaud Lagardère will assume the role of Chairman of the Board presently held by Bodo Uebber. The change-over was prepared diligently by the Board and results from the application of the succession process under the governance of EADS, which was updated in October 2007. It will take place after the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 31 May, 2012. [more...]
7,000th Airbus aircraft delivered – an A321 to US Airways
20.12.2011
Airbus has delivered its 7,000th aircraft, an A321, to US Airways – the airline that operates the largest fleet of Airbus aircraft in the world – from the Airbus facility in Hamburg, Germany. This milestone comes just two years after the delivery of Airbus’ 6,000th aircraft which underlines the continued vibrancy of the commercial aviation sector and the market’s clear vote for eco-efficient aircraft. [more...]
German DLR tests Australian spacecraft
15.12.2011
Can new types of engine make spaceflight easier and more economical? This question is being investigated by researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) using one of Europe’s leading hypersonic wind tunnels, located in Göttingen. The engine is being tested for an Australian Scramjet-based Access-to-Space Systems (SCRAMSPACE) experimental spacecraft – SCRAMSPACE I – scheduled for launch in 2013. [more...]
AELS starts aircraft disassembly at Business Park Aviolanda
12.12.2011
AELS (Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions (www.aels.nl)) has started the disassembly and dismantling of a Boeing 737-500 at Aviolanda. It’s the first aircraft that is being recycled by AELS at Woensdrecht Airport, Business Park Aviolanda (www.businessparkaviolanda.nl ). AELS and Aviolanda have signed a long term agreement to provide this new service at Woensdrecht airport as part of the “one-stop-shop” principle. AELS will work in cooperation with Fokker Services (www.fokkerservices.nl), Aviolanda Business Park and Rewin (www.rewin.nl) to develop this service further. [more...]
Boeing 787 Dreamliner sets speed, distance records
09.12.2011
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has established two world records with the 787 Dreamliner, setting new marks for both speed and distance for the airplane’s weight class. “Speed and distance capabilities are fundamental to the value the 787 brings to the market,” said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program. “These records are a great way to demonstrate that this airplane is the game-changer we have promised.” [more...]
Boeing opens Interiors Fabrication Facility in South Carolina
08.12.2011
Boeing [NYSE: BA] celebrated the opening of its new Interiors Fabrication facility in North Charleston last week. The Interiors Responsibility Center South Carolina team will manufacture 787 interior parts including stowbins, closets, partitions, class dividers, floor-mounted stowbins used by flight attendants, overhead rests for flight-crews and flight attendants, video control stations and attendant modules for Boeing South Carolina. [more...]
AIRBUS Qualification of AkzoNobel base coat/clear coat system
01.12.2011
The Aerobase base coat and Aviox® clear coat UVR system of AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings has been qualified successfully at Airbus, according to specification AIMS 04.04.033 and AIMS 04.04.037. In addition to the standard AIMS 04.04.033 base coat/clear coat system specification, AIMS 04.04.037 includes a selectively removable system (SRS). [more...]
DLR and Airbus flight-test new aircraft ventilation system
20.10.2011
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and Airbus have flight-tested a new ventilation system for aircraft for the first time, with the objective of improving passenger comfort while saving energy and fuel. Achievement of the predicted benefits was confirmed with the help of 63 test dummies and 12 volunteers. [more...]
Laser projection boosts production of composites
14.09.2011
When positioning and laying out large, flat materials during the production of composites, many companies still work with templates or measure manually. Both are enormously tedious and susceptible to mistakes. Laser projectors replace the time-consuming process by projection even complex contours with millimetre precision. [more...]
Flutter analysis: Airbus is on the right track
14.09.2011
Aeroelasticity, the interaction between inertial, elastic and aerodynamic forces, plays a vital role in aircraft design. And as soon as you add four enormous engines and a significant increase in size and flexibility, it is not surprising that aeroelastic behavior evolves becoming more and more complex. Airbus discovers the right route to a streamlined flutter analysis process. [more...]
