General Electric is introducing a final series of software and hardware improvements to mitigate the threat of core icing on its GE90 and GEnxengines, and is using lessons learned from the modifications to ensure no ice-related surprises occur with the GE9X in development for Boeing’s 777X. Read More
The Prime Minister announced today that veteran public servant Sylvain Laporte has been named as President of the Canadian Space Agency. Mr. Laporte is currently the Commissioner of Patents and Registrar of Trade-marks, Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Industry Canada. He will commence his new duties on March 9th. Mr. Laporte has a long history in public service…
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – An aerospace manufacturing company is opening a new facility in Cambridge, Ont., to fulfil a major Boeing contract. Heroux-Devtek Inc., which specializes in manufacturing landing gear, says the facility will help the company deliver complete landing gear systems for Boeing’s B-777 and B-777X aircraft in 2017. The new facility is in the…
PARIS – Airbus says its net profit soared 59 per cent last year as a record-high number of jet deliveries helped offset a 551 million euros end-of-year charge against its delayed A400M military transporter program. The European jet maker said Friday it made a 2.34-billion-euros ($2.62 billion) net profit in 2014, up from 1.47 billion…
MONTREAL – Canada’s newest airplane made a five-hour test flight Friday, carrying Bombardier’s hopes for recovering confidence in the company following repeated delays and mounting costs for its new line of passenger jets. The Bombardier CS300 quietly lifted off under -21C temperatures for its first test flight from the same Montreal-area airport where the smaller…
IT’S been a couple of years since the last round of rumours about the sale of StandardAero, so it’s about time for a new one. Earlier this week, citing unnamed sources, Reuters reported Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd., (DAE) is looking to sell StandardAero. While Winnipeg is StandardAero’s largest facility in terms of the number of…
Students participating in the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge flocked to Magellan Aerospace on Feb. 17 and 18 to attend a Preliminary Design Review (PDR). Members from the University of Manitoba Space Applications and Technology Society (UMSATS) joined individuals from the University of British Columbia, York University, Concordia University, and the University of South Wales in…
Feb 3 | Feb 10 | Mar 3, 2015 The Manitoba Aerospace Association (MAA), in collaboration with the Manitoba Aerospace Human Resources Council (MAHRC) and EnviroTREC, is sponsoring a series of events to showcase the benefits of collaboration for industry. The series will be made up of a number of workshops and breakfast meetings events,…
February 25, 2015 (Ottawa) AIAC is planning to host the second Western Partnership Day on Parliament Hill for Western Canadian aerospace companies and stakeholders. Join AIAC and aerospace executives from across Western Canada in bringing a unified message regarding the competitiveness and strength of the industry to Canada’s parliamentarians and government officials in the nation’s capital,…
Feb 26, 2015 – Ottawa The Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment (AETE) in Cold Lake, AB, delivers critical engineering test and evaluation services to DND. As a part of the Defence Renewal initiative, DND is exploring means for ensuring that this vital function is delivered effectively, efficiently and sustainably in the long term. The objective of…
