Category Archives: Aviation & Aerospace

Aviation & Aerospace Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Helisota extends its MRO capabilities by adding HC120, HC135 and HC140 helicopter types to its EASA Part-145 certificate

Vilnius, Lithuania, 31-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Helisota, an international provider of integrated maintenance, repair and overhaul services for rotorcraft, has extended its MRO capabilities by adding HC120, HC135 and HC140 helicopter types to its EASA Part-145 certificate. Following the successful certification, … Read the full press release

26 AgustaWestland AW189 super medium twin engine helicopters exceeded 10,000 flight hours

Flying hour milestone achieved by 26 aircraft in service in Europe, Middle East, Asia and North America, less than two years after very first delivery  Market leading super medium class helicopter with more sales, more deliveries, more flight hours and … Read the full press release

Indra to develop the 4th version of the intermediate frequency IMBU Mk4 integrated modem and baseband unit for The European Space Agency (ESA)

Indra has been awarded a contract to develop the fourth version of the intermediate frequency IMBU Mk4 integrated modem and baseband unit The system will support communications between ESTRACK telemetry, tracking, and control (TT&C) stations, which monitor satellites in space … Read the full press release

SENER participates in European Space Agency’s ExoMars program

MADRID, 14-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The SENER engineering and technology group is participating in ExoMars, a European Space Agency (ESA) program that includes two missions: ExoMars 2016, which consists of an orbiter and a descent module that will land on Mars, and ExoMars … Read the full press release

Airbus Defence and Space delivers LISA Pathfinder spacecraft to the European Space Agency

Ground-breaking spacecraft passes all in-orbit tests and officially handed over to ESA on 7 March Test masses Jake and Elwood flying free ready to prove the technology for future gravitational wave observatories BLAGNAC, 08-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and … Read the full press release

Airbus Group exceeded the US$500 million annual procurement mark from India in 2015

Sets its sights on exceeding US$2 billion in cumulative procurement in the 5 years up to 2020 The Group is making in India through 45+ suppliers, supporting over 6000 local jobs Every Airbus commercial aircraft produced today is partly ‘Made … Read the full press release

Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders joins the flight test team for Airbus Perlan Mission II as it starts pressurised flights

Minden, Nevada, 08-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders worked alongside the all-volunteer flight test team for Airbus Perlan Mission II this weekend, as the program achieved a historic milestone with the start of pressurised flights. The Perlan … Read the full press release

Airbus expands its strategic partnership with China with the construction of Airbus A330 Completion and Delivery Centre in Tianjin, China

Tianjin, China, 02-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus has taken additional steps in the expansion of its global footprint and its strategic partnership with China as construction gets underway for the Airbus A330 Completion and Delivery Centre (C&DC) in Tianjin, China. The … Read the full press release

Airbus Group to present at Defexpo 2016 from 28-31 March 2016 in Goa, India

New Delhi, 02-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Group will have a major presence at Defexpo 2016 taking place from 28-31 March 2016 in Goa, India. The highlight of the Group’s participation will be the ‘Make in India’ programmes that it is … Read the full press release

Airbus awards another production project at Azura Polska’s new facility in Poland

Investments taking shape in Poland with opening of Azura Polska facility in Łódź, where A350 XWB parts will be manufactured Airbus Helicopters’ design office and Łódź University of Technology are working on new generation aviation seats, to be manufactured by … Read the full press release

Airbus Helicopters launches the commercialisation of its H160

Airbus Helicopters ready to sign letters of intent for the H160 Development, industrialization and customer support on track for 2018 entry into service Louisville, Kentucky, 02-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — After its worldwide debut at Heli-Expo in 2015, Airbus Helicopters is now … Read the full press release

Airbus Helicopters’ H215 to embark on US-wide demo tour following its appearance at the 2016 Heli Expo international trade show

H215 to fly across USA during three-week demo tour Customers to experience first-hand the latest helicopter to join the “H” family Last stop of tour at the Aerial Firefighting International in Sacramento, CA Louisville, Kentucky, 02-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Helicopters’ … Read the full press release

Airbus Defence and Space developed and delivered the qualification model of solar array for the European Service Module of the Orion crewed spacecraft

Airbus Defence and Space’s qualification model of the solar array for the Orion spacecraft operated flawlessly during a deployment test Solar array with bird-like movement enables special task of powering the crewed Lunar mission Leiden, Netherlands, 02-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus … Read the full press release

Airbus Helicopters announces management changes

Ben Bridge appointed new Executive Vice President Global Business Matthieu Louvot joins Executive Committee as Executive Vice President Customer Support & Services Dominique Maudet joins Airbus Group as Head of Strategic Defence Relations Marignane, France, 02-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ben Bridge … Read the full press release

Raytheon with Finmeccanica, CAE USA and Honeywell Aerospace to provide next-generation training solution for the U.S. Air Force

Finmeccanica, CAE USA and Honeywell join Raytheon to provide fully integrated solution Washington,D.C., 25-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is offering an integrated, next-generation training solution for the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Pilot Training competition. Raytheon, one of the … Read the full press release

Dassault Aviation presents Falcon 7X trijet and the Falcon 2000LXS twin at the Singapore Airshow

Singapore, 17-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The six day event, which opens on February 16th, will take place at Singapore’s Changi Airport and will coincide with Dassault Aviation’s 100th anniversary. In addition to the Falcon 7X and 2000LXS, the air show will … Read the full press release

Finmeccanica exhibits its latest technologies and products in helicopter, aeronautics and security fields at Singapore Air Show

At Singapore Air Show, Finmeccanica will showcase its leading technologies and products in the helicopter, aeronautics and security fields Project Zero, Finmeccanica’s vision of future aircraft, on display for the first time in Asia The company has a consolidated presence … Read the full press release

Arrius 2R engine that powers Bell 505 Jet Ranger X received EASA certification

BORDES, 16-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Turbomeca (Safran, Euronext Paris : SAF) and Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, are delighted to announce that Turbomeca has received EASA engine type certification for its Arrius 2R engine, that powers the Bell … Read the full press release

Safran opens new facility in Querétaro Mexico and will build third Safran/Albany composite plant

Querétaro, Mexico, 16-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Philippe Petitcolin, Chief Executive Officer of Safran, yesterday inaugurated a new facility in Querétaro, Mexico, spanning more than 10,000 square meters (108,000 sq ft): SAMES Rep (Snecma America Engine Service) and dedicated to the repair … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce wins $2.7bn order for Trent 1000 engines and TotalCare service for 19 Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Norwegian

DERBY, 04-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has won a $2.7bn order from Norwegian for Trent 1000 engines and TotalCare® long-term service support for 19 new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The order also includes TotalCare for Trent 1000 engines that will power … Read the full press release