The Globe and Mail | RICHARD BLACKWELL | Published Thursday, Sep. 17, 2015 6:09PM EDT General Electric Co. is refurbishing its airplane engine testing facility in Winnipeg with a $26-million investment that will include rebuilding a wind tunnel. The company first opened an engine test facility at Winnipeg’s airport in 2011, but in its first years it focused…
Winnipeg Free Press | By: Martin Cash | Posted: 09/18/2015 3:00 AM Investing today with the hope of benefitting in the future is a fundamental tenet of economic and commercial growth. Picking your spots and correctly understanding the trends is the trick to making that work properly. Obviously, it doesn’t always go according to plan and sometimes the benefits…
September 10, 2015 | Larters, Manitoba Each year in September, the Manitoba Aerospace Association hosts a golf tournament to support the Manitoba Aerospace Student Awards Endowment Fund. The event provides a fun day of golf, fresh air and exercise, along with excellent business networking in support of helping secondary and post-secondary students complete their education and…
Press Release Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – After three years of hard work, employees in Cadorath’s engineering and quality assurance departments are flying high. The company earned Design Approval Organizations (DAO) status with Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA). “Cadorath has joined a very small and elite group of organizations in North America that can design, develop and approve our own…
August 13 2015 | Sao Paulo, Brazil This event offers an excellent opportunity for members to network with senior executives of the MRO community in Brazil. Executives from airlines, MRO centres, Air Force, academia and tier-one suppliers among others will be present. The seminar will give Canadian MRO companies the spotlight and center stage to promote…
August 26, 2015 | Industrial Technology Centre | 200 – 78 Innovation Drive, Winnipeg An Introduction to Vision Applications in a Robotic Environment At its inception, vision in robotics almost exclusively used a two dimensional camera to guide a robotic arm to a final position relative to a known fixture. Today, a vast range of vision ‘sensors’…
By: Martin Cash | Posted: 07/25/2015 3:00 AM BEFORE Veritas Capital closed its $2.13-billion acquisition of StandardAero earlier this month, a number of the New York private equity firm’s partners flew to Winnipeg and toured the facilities. In one of his first interviews since the deal was closed, Russell Ford, StandardAero’s CEO, said that tour helped seal the deal….
Joe Anselmo | Aviation Daily One of the world’s savviest investors is placing the biggest bet of his career on the future of the commercial aircraft industry. In agreeing to pay $37.2 billion for specialty metals and parts supplier Precision Castparts, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett signals his confidence that demand for large commercial jets will continue…
Aug 6-7, 2015 – Abbotsford, British Columbia The 2015 Aerospace, Defence & Security Expo (ADSE) will feature speakers and presentations on themes that are timely, current and valuable to participants. This event combines commercial and military aerospace in addition to defence and security. ADSE is a forum for the aerospace and defence industries to […] Read…
July 5-7, 2015 – Calgary WestDef is where corporate executives, policy makers, investors, entrepreneurs, innovators and industry thought-leaders gather to examine trends, develop innovation strategies, and make deals happen. Attendees make high-level contacts, get exclusive insights into opportunities and participate in thought-provoking discussions. www.westdef.com
