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Boeing, Georgia Tech Unveil Advanced Development Research Center

Students will research factory automation for manufacturing production systems Boeing and Georgia Institute of Technology have announced the opening of a new advanced development research center that will tackle some of the toughest technical challenges in manufacturing. The Boeing Manufacturing Development Center (BMDC), located in the new 19,000-square foot Delta Advanced Manufacturin...

Sikorsky Delivers Second S-92® Helicopter to South Korea Coast Guard

The South Korea Coast Guard has accepted delivery of its second S-92® helicopter for search and rescue following a ceremony today. Sikorsky is a Lockheed Martin company. The South Korea Coast Guard has operated a single S-92 helicopter since March 2014.  To date, that aircraft has flown more than 850 flight hours, saving more than 30 lives flying search and rescue and emergency medical...

LORD Adds Fly-by-Wire Products to Its U.S. Repair Capabilities in Support of Airbus

LORD Corporation has announced the addition of Fly-by-Wire (FbW) aftermarket repair capabilities at its Cambridge Springs, Pa. facility in an effort to expand aftermarket support for long-time client Airbus. LORD has supported Airbus since 1984 out of their repair center in Saint-Vallier, France. The addition of this new repair station will ensure faster service, reducing an average return from...

Boeing HorizonX Invests in Artificial Intelligence Leader SparkCognition

Austin, Texas-based company is a leader in machine learning, artificial intelligence Applications could include AI-driven security for aerospace innovations  Boeing announced it is investing in SparkCognition, an Austin, Texas-based company focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning in the fields of information technology security and industrial operations. It is...

Second Lockheed Martin Satellite Assembled, Ready to Begin Environmental Testing

In a specialized cleanroom designed to streamline satellite production, Lockheed Martin is in full production building GPS III – the world's most powerful GPS satellites. The company's second GPS III satellite is now assembled and preparing for environmental testing, and the third satellite is close behind, having just received its navigation payload. In May, the U.S. Air For...

Fourth Gulfstream G600 test aircraft makes first flight

Gulfstream Aerospace announced that the fourth Gulfstream G600 aircraft completed its debut flight just over six weeks after the third aircraft, further cementing confidence in the G600 program. The G600 departed Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport at 6:50 p.m. During the 1-hour and 18-minute flight, the aircraft climbed to a maximum altitude of 51,000 feet/15,545 meters and re...

Piper launches M600 demo tour of Africa with Piper dealer, NAC

Piper Aircraft Inc. and National Airways Corporation, NAC, Piper’s sales representative in Africa, are collaborating to exhibit the M600, the company’s flagship product, throughout the continent of Africa during the month of July. The aircraft will make stops in several key countries as it makes its way to South Africa. Following an aggressive demo schedule commencing down the West Coa...

Bell Helicopter Announces the Delivery of Three Bell 505 Jet Ranger Xs to Canadian Customers

Bell Helicopter announced the delivery of three Bell 505 Jet Ranger X  in Canada. The three Canadian customers accepted delivery of their aircraft last week at Bell Helicopter’s facility in Mirabel. The aircraft are configured for corporate and utility missions to support the business operations of the customers.  “It has been a particularly significant week...

Raisbeck Engineering receives final STC approval in Argentina

Raisbeck Engineering is pleased to announce that it has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its Swept Blade Propellers for the King Air B300 series from the Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil (ANAC). “Today’s announcement completes the final STC approval for all Raisbeck Systems in Argentina for the B300 King Air model,” said Bill Lal...

Textron Aviation rolls out first production Cessna Citation Longitude

Textron Aviation announced it has rolled out the first production unit of the Cessna Citation Longitude, the company’s latest clean-sheet design, super-midsize business jet. State-of-the-art assembly and fabrication tools and techniques bring exceptional quality and superior fit and finish to this revolutionary aircraft. “The Citation Longitude sets a new standard in the super-...

Lufthansa Selects Cirrus Aircraft Fleet for Airline Pilot Training Program

Cirrus Aircraft announced that Lufthansa Aviation Training, the flight training program operated by Lufthansa Airlines, selected the technologically-advanced SR20 for its primary training fleet. Lufthansa Aviation Training has ordered 25 aircraft to lead its ab-initio, MPL and other flight training programs in Goodyear, Arizona. The SR20 aircraft will be used to train pilots from many of the...

Daher TBM 930 & the Patrouille de France U.S. tour in video

Daher’s support of the Patrouille de France aerobatic team’s trans-Atlantic crossing for its U.S. tour that honored America’s entry into World War I is highlighted in a new video now available online.   For the multi-stop trip from Europe to North America, Daher provided its latest TBM 930 version of the company’s very fast turboprop aircraft, which flew ahead of the...