Airbus officially opened its new integrated campus in Singapore last month with an inauguration attended by Chan Chun Sing, minister for trade and industry. Located at Singapore’s Seletar Aerospace Park, the new campus occupies an area of 51,000 square metres, including the Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC), its joint venture with Singapore Airlines, and the company’s Asia-Pacific spare parts distribution facility, operated by subsidiary Satair. New facilities at the campus include … [Read more...] about Airbus launches new campus in Singapore
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Air cargo to grow 4 percent yearly until 2039, according to Boeing
Boeing predicts world air cargo traffic to grow at 4 percent per year over the next 20 years, influenced by trade and growing express shipments to support e-commerce, according to its newest forecast. The report said Asia will continue to lead the world in average annual air cargo growth, with domestic China and intra-East Asia and Oceania markets expanding 5.8 percent and 4.9 percent per year, respectively. The East Asia–North America and Europe–East Asia markets will grow slightly faster … [Read more...] about Air cargo to grow 4 percent yearly until 2039, according to Boeing
Pratt & Whitney to invest US$650 million for North Carolina facility
Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies, said it plans to invest around US$650 million until 2027 for a turbine airfoil production facility in Asheville, North Carolina, as the manufacturer aims to modernise and transform its operations with cutting-edge technologies. Also read: Pratt & Whitney unveils intelligent factory strategy The 1,000,000-square-foot facility will house an advanced casting foundry for the production of turbine airfoils, including machining, … [Read more...] about Pratt & Whitney to invest US$650 million for North Carolina facility
This company ensures Airbus’ best seller A320 goes to final production
Yusen Logistics won a three-year deal to provide logistics services for aircraft manufacturer Airbus. Yusen will manage the air and ocean transport of aircraft parts from the airframer’s consolidation hub in Hamburg, Germany to the A320 final assembly line (FAL) and delivery centre in Mobile, Alabama. Working under the Airbus lead transport provider (4PL) framework, Yusen Logistics said it will assist in logistics optimisation, cargo shipment, and intermodal transport as key steps to reduce … [Read more...] about This company ensures Airbus’ best seller A320 goes to final production
An-124 delivers Spain’s Airbus-built satellite for space launch
Last week, SEOSAT-Ingenio was loaded at the Torrejón de Ardóz Air Base, near Madrid, on board Volga-Dnepr’s Antonov An-124 cargo plane bound for the Kourou launch site. The Spanish satellite built by Airbus shared the flight to Guyana with the French satellite Taranis from CNES. The launch, scheduled for 18 November aboard a Vega launcher, will see both SEOSAT-Ingenio and Taranis ride-sharing towards similar orbits, at an altitude around 700 km Airbus said a VESPA payload dispenser, … [Read more...] about An-124 delivers Spain’s Airbus-built satellite for space launch
Airbus Foundation and partners transport humanitarian aid to Beirut
Airbus Foundation sent humanitarian aid to those affected by the Beirut explosion, together with partners Association Les Amis Du Liban-Toulouse, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, the Municipal Council of Toulouse, the German Red Cross/Bayer AG and Aviation sans Frontières, a press release confirmed. A fully loaded Airbus A350 XWB aircraft departed Toulouse, France to bring 90 cubic metres of cargo, including some medicines, masks, school items, electrical products and … [Read more...] about Airbus Foundation and partners transport humanitarian aid to Beirut
