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Aviation & Aerospace Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

NORD/LB and KfW IPEX-Bank close 10-year financing of two A321-200 aircraft with Ping An for LATAM Airlines

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 22-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — NORD/LB Singapore Branch and KfW IPEX-Bank have closed a 10-year financing of two A321-200 aircraft with Ping An International Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. NORD/LB Singapore Branch acted as Arranger and Lender and KfW IPEX-Bank … Read the full press release

adidas: world’s first performance shoe made using Biosteel® fiber

HERZOGENAURACH, 21-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ —The adidas Futurecraft Biofabric features include being 100% biodegradable through a fully natural process The adidas Futurecraft Biofabric features include being 100% biodegradable through a fully natural process adidas has partnered with AMSilk for the first premium … Read the full press release

Dassault Falcon Service (DFS) opens new maintenance facility in Bordeaux-Mérignac

Saint-Cloud, France, 14-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Dassault Falcon Service (DFS), a subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, today inaugurated its new maintenance facility in Bordeaux-Mérignac intended to meet the increase in repair and overhaul services for the Falcon 7X and other new … Read the full press release

Leonardo-Finmeccanica to create the spectrometer for the FLEX mission as part of the ESA’s ‘Earth Explorer’ Programme

Climate change: 74 million contract from ESA Leonardo will provide the spectrometer for the FLEX Space mission, which will study the actual photosynthetic activity of vegetation on a global scale The data will provide valuable information on plant health in … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space signs with Italian space agency ASI for the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG) program

COSMO-SKYMED SECOND GENERATION (CSG): THE PROGRAM COMPLETION CONTRACT HAS BEEN SIGNED ROME, 10-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo-Finmeccanica (33%), announced today that it has signed an amendment to the original contract for … Read the full press release

Safran’s latest generation business jet APUs designated new names

ORLANDO, FL, U.S.A., 08-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Safran Power Units has announced the designation of its two latest APUs for the business jet market. These name changes are part of the full acquisition in 2014 from Pratt & Whitney of … Read the full press release

CDB Leasing to buy CFM LEAP-1A engines for US$1.26 billion to power its first batch of next generation single-aisle aircraft orders

First Chinese lessor to order all LEAP engine models (-1A/-1B/-1C) ZHUHAI, China, 08-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — CDB Leasing has selected CFM LEAP-1A engines to power 100 percent of its first batch of next generation single-aisle aircraft orders. The firm engine order … Read the full press release

China Eastern Airlines and Safran Landing Systems to create world-class center of excellence in MRO of landing gear on Airbus A320 and Boeing 737

Zhuhai, China, 04-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — China Eastern Airlines and Safran Landing Systems have combined their respective areas of expertise to create a world-class center of excellence in the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of landing gear on Airbus A320 and … Read the full press release

Lufthansa’s “Wismar” aircraft with special design for the 25th anniversary of Crane Protection Germany

Lufthansa Airbus A321 takes off with anniversary design COLOGNE, 04-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Aircraft “Wismar” to celebrate the anniversary – great success in securing breeding grounds, resting areas and gathering sites – currently 50,000 cranes in the Baltic Sea area To … Read the full press release

EQT Infrastructure II to acquire global leader in pooling, management, maintenance and repair of ULDs for the aviation industry

Existing leadership team to remain in place and CHEP Aerospace Solutions to be rebranded to have its own unique identity EQT Infrastructure committed to actively support the development of CHEP Aerospace Solutions through an industrial board of directors including senior … Read the full press release

Inmarsat’s Jet ConneX now available on all Dassault Aviation aircraft

LONDON, 31-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (ISAT.L) has announced that global data plans for its advanced new business aviation in-flight broadband service, Jet ConneX, is now available on all Dassault Aviation aircraft. The milestone was achieved after existing radomes for Dassault … Read the full press release

GKN 9-months 2016 results: management sales increased 21%

Worcestershire, UK, 25-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — GKN plc, the global engineering business that serves the aerospace and automotive markets, today issues a trading update for the nine months ended 30 September 2016; management sales increased 21%, including organic sales growth of … Read the full press release

BAE Systems lands $600 million multi-service contract for Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rockets from U.S. Navy

LONDON, 24-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — New facility in New Hampshire is optimized for precision guidance solutions and designed to meet a significant increase in production. The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth as much as $600 million to … Read the full press release

Europe´s first polar orbiting weather satellite MetOp-A built by Airbus Defence and Space turns 10 on October 19, 2016

MetOp-A, Europe’s first polar orbiting weather satellite, still going strong after 10 years – double its specified lifetime High precision weather data helps businesses, farmers and security organisations TOULOUSE, 18-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — It has orbited Earth almost 52,000 times, delivered … Read the full press release

Leonardo-Finmeccanica shows continued strength in all civil helicopter markets: New orders from Switzerland, Japan and Germany

•    GrandNew order by Centaurium Aviation Ltd of Switzerland will be Bern Airport’s first twin engine VIP transport •    Contract for one corporate GrandNew, delivery of two EMS aircraft and selection for two AW139 in Japan •    HeliService of Germany … Read the full press release

Leonardo-Finmeccanica: Five AgustaWestland AW169 helicopters ordered by Irish LCI and Korean Helikorea

Five AW169 orders from Lease Corporation International and Helikorea that will be delivered in 2016 and 2017 Specialist Aviation Services signed a Framework Agreement for a further six AW169s with deliveries expected between 2017 and 2019 Agreements for nearly 150 … Read the full press release

Brazilian corporate and private customers order five AgustaWestland AW169 helicopters from Leonardo-Finmeccanica

•    Confirming the growing success of the new type in the country where customers represent over 20 AW169 agreements to date •    Orders were signed following a recent presentation of the AW169 VIP to Brazilian operators  •    Agreements for over … Read the full press release

Leonardo-Finmeccanica attending Helitech International 2016 – the most important helicopter exhibition in Europe

AMSTERDAM, 14-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Leonardo-Finmeccanica is attending Helitech International  2016(October 11-13, Stand No. 10B50), the most important helicopter exhibition in Europe, showing a range of solutions in the commercial and public utility rotorcraft sector demonstrating integrated capabilities, from platform and … Read the full press release

Wearable tech: Airbus honored Accenture with the Best in Class Award for Innovation at the 2016 Airbus Supplier Conference

HAMBURG, 07-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus has honored Accenture with the Best in Class Award for Innovation. This award, presented at the 2016 Airbus Supplier Conference, recognizes the success of a wearable technology initiative that was designed to improve the manufacturing … Read the full press release

Fokker and ACLAS Global Ltd enter into exchange, repair and maintenance agreement covering ATR leading edges

Redditch, UK, 06-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Singapore GKN Aerospace’s business unit Fokker and ACLAS Global Ltd have entered into an exchange, repair and maintenance agreement covering ATR leading edges. This agreement will enable ACLAS Global and Fokker Services Asia to provide … Read the full press release