TITAL presents Investment Casting Part for A400M at Paris Air Show
16.06.2011
The Channel Fitting for the Airbus A400M is another important milestone for TITAL in its position as a strategic supplier to Airbus. TITAL will present this casting at the Paris Air Show (BDLI joint booth C 342, hall 2C). The part is completely weight optimized and produced “ready for assembly” for Airbus and is poured in aluminum using TITAL’s HERO Premium Casting® investment process. [more...]
Germania takes delivery of the first new Airbus A319
19.04.2011
S.A.T., the holding of the Berlin-based German carrier Germania, has taken delivery of its first of five directly purchased A319s. The order is part of the airline’s fleet rollover to eco-efficient Airbus A319s, which is planned to be completed by the end of 2013. The carrier will fly the A319s to their 30 destinations in Germany, Europe, around the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. [more...]
Russian Helicopters announce new partnerships in Brazil
15.04.2011
Russian Helicopters, the helicopter industry holding and a part of UIC Oboronprom, have signed a number of contracts with Brazilian helicopter operators. They were signed at the 8th Latin America Aero & Defence exhibition LAAD 2011, held on 12—15 April in the Brazilian Rio de Janeiro. Russian Helicopters there showcased its newest rotorcraft for the Brazilian market . [more...]
Chinese Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre inaugurated
28.02.2011
Today, the Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre (the Manufacturing Centre), a joint venture between Airbus and its Chinese partners, was inaugurated in Harbin, China by Tom Enders, Airbus President and CEO, Chinese government officials and partners. The new facilities will mainly be used to manufacture composite parts for the A350 XWB, Airbus’ latest aircraft programme. [more...]
ATV Johannes Kepler on its way to the ISS
17.02.2011
The Automated Transfer Vehicle Johannes Kepler was launched on a specially modified launcher, the Ariane 5ES, at 22:50 CET on 16 February 2011 from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. The second space cargo carrier in the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) programme, it is now en route to the International Space Station (ISS). The German contribution to the ATV programme is managed by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) through its Space Agency. [more...]
Aircraft cabin: Cutting costs with efficient latches
22.09.2010
Designers are increasingly looking to engineered access and positioning control solutions like the ones Southco develops and manufactures for aircraft cabins. [more...]
Precision – a key issue for suppliers
22.09.2010
Precision is a top priority for qualified suppliers in aviation and aerospace. This certainly applies to Kirsten Schoder-Steinmüller, Managing Director of Schoder GmbH, a Hesse-based family business: [more...]
Filtration: Pall selected by RR
22.09.2010
Pall Corporation, a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, announced its selection by Rolls-Royce (RR) as its filtration supplier for the Trent XWB commercial aircraft engine, designed to power the Airbus A350 XWB family of extra-wide body commercial airliners. [more...]
Automated creation of inspection reports
22.09.2010
Infotech Enterprises GmbH, a leading provider of CAD software and digital design communication solutions, announced that it has become the first in Germany and surrounding area to join the Extensible CAD Technologies’ Reseller Program for InspectionXpert and Office2PDM. [more...]
28% reduction in costs inspires Premium Aerotec
22.09.2010
In contrast to components made of clearly specified metals, the requirements during processing of carbon fiber laminate materials are very different. There are frequently huge problems with the machining of boreholes or counterbores for rivets, which produces rejects or means rework is required as a result of fraying, tears or pitting. [more...]
