Aircraft Supplier & MRO News.Aug 20, 2007 Boeing, Rolls-Royce Boeing will supply GoldCare lifecycle support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to Rolls-Royce plc Rolls-Royce PLC British manufacturer of aircraft engines and propulsion and power systems and, for much of the 20th century, a maker of luxury automobiles. Charles S. for the UK company's Trent 1000 engine TotalCare program. The GoldCare Material Management agreement announced today provides repair and overhaul for 787 Dreamliner underwing rotable airplane components as an option for Rolls-Royce Trent Rolls Royce Trent is a family of high bypass turbofan engines manufactured by Rolls-Royce. All are developments of the RB211 with thrust ratings of between 53,000 and 95,000 lbf (236 to 423 kN). 1000 TotalCare service agreements. This allows Rolls-Royce to integrate support of these components into TotalCare to provide a more complete solution for the Trent 1000. More than 500 Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines have been ordered for the Boeing 787, and 80 percent of all Trent customers since 2001 have selected TotalCare services. Aug 16, 2007 CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. CAE signed an agreement to acquire Flightscape for approximately C$18 million ($17.1 million). Flightscape is an Ottawa-based safety company providing expertise in flight data analysis and flight sciences, CAE said. Aug 15, 2007 Global Aircraft Solutions Global Aircraft Solutions, an integrated aviation company engaged in aircraft trading, aircraft parts sales, and scheduled maintenance, repair and overhaul Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul or MRO is a multi-billion dollar industry which works on international authorization rules to deliver a safe airline operation and to assure reliability and availability of customer fleets. services for commercial airlines, charter airlines and aviation leasing companies, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007. Aug 14, 2007 Honeywell, Sensis Honeywell, Sensis demonstrate new conflict alert technology. New technology developed by Honeywell Aerospace and Sensis will transmit conflict alerts provided to air traffic controllers to cockpits of affected aircraft almost simultaneously. Executives say they are demonstrating the technology but have not launched a new product. The technology will alert pilots to conflicts with other planes and ground vehicles at airports. Aug 15, 2007 Lufthansa Systems Lufthansa Systems AG is one of the world’s leading IT service providers for the airline and aviation industry. It has around 3,320 employees in several locations in Germany and offices in 17 countries and is headquartered in Kelsterbach near Frankfurt. Lufthansa Systems signed a five-year-contract with Italian cargo carrier Ocean Airlines for its FMS FMS - Flexible Manufacturing System (factory automation). database. Ocean already uses the flight planning services of LHS's Lido OC solution. Aug 13, 2007 Lufthansa Technik Lufthansa Technik signed a 12-year Total Component Support contract with LAN Airlines covering up to 129 A320s and up to eight A340s. The agreement expands a TCS (Transportation Control System) A widely used integrated information system for railroad transportation developed by the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was later implemented by Union Pacific when the companies merged. agreement already in place and has an added value of more than $200 million, according to LHT LHT Long Haul Trucker (bicycle) LHT Long Holding Time LHT Long Haul Transmission LHT Lord High Treasurer LHT Low Harmonic Technology (Siemens) LHT Long Haul Terminal (Alcatel) . Aug 17, 2007 Pacific Airlines, A J Walter Aviation A J Walter Aviation was awarded "approved status" as an aircraft spares supplier by Vietnam's Pacific Airlines. Aug 16, 2007 Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney said it has begun testing the fan drive gear system on its Geared Turbofan engine at its new Middletown, Conn., testing facility. Testing will continue for 18 months. Flight testing is scheduled for next year with entry into service possible for 2012. Aug 16, 2007 STG stg abbr (= sterling) → ester Aerospace STG Aerospace is applying photoluminescent technology in its SafTGlo floorpath marking strips to unpowered Adj. 1. unpowered - not having or using power; "an autogiro is supported in flight by unpowered rotating wings" powered - (often used in combination) having or using or propelled by means of power or power of a specified kind; "powered flight"; "kerosine-powered cabin signage. Aug 13, 2007 Vought Aircraft Vought posts smaller Q2 profit. Vought Aircraft Industries reported lower second-quarter profits Tuesday. The company's results from last year included one-time gains from contract settlements. The company noted that its operating results improved from year-earlier levels. 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