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Provides electric power systems for commercial, regional, business, and military aircraft. Products include main and emergency power generation, power conversion and motor control, power distribution, and aircraft utilities management. A complete range of electric power generation options is provided, including constant and variable frequency AC and high-voltage DC.

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., headquartered in Wichita, KS, USA, is the largest non-OEM designer and manufacturer of aerostructures for commercial, military and business/regional jets in the world. Spirit's people, capabilities and state-of-the-art technologies provide customers with high-quality, high-value, cost competitive products and services. Spirit brings more than 80 years of experience with the world's most successful and admired aircraft manufacturers.

Safran is a leading international high-technology group with three core businesses: Aerospace (propulsion and equipment), Defence and Security. Operating worldwide, the Safran group has close to 60,000 employees and generated sales of 11.7 billion euros in 2011. Working alone or in partnership, Safran holds world or European leadership positions in its core markets. The Group invests heavily in Research & Development to meet the requirements of changing markets, including expenditures of 1.3 billion euros in 2011. Safran is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris and is part of the CAC40 index.

Booth 627 Founded in 1990, Kellstrom Industries rapidly grew to become an industry leader in the airborne equipment segments of the global aviation services aftermarket. Kellstrom has been privately held since 2002. The current owners of Kellstrom are its management team, Inverness Aviation LLC, Sumitomo Corporation of Japan, and Key Principal Partners.

By Victoria Moores
Air Baltic CEO Martin Gauss has told ATW he will make a final call on whether to exercise the Latvian carrier’s 10 Bombardier CSeries options and take a CSeries simulator next year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Air France-KLM, owner of CityJet, is in final talks with Germany-based Intro Group for new ownership of the Irish regional carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Thai Airways has pushed back its Airbus A380 Bangkok-London Heathrow debut by 11 months, slipping the launch from Dec. 1, 2013 to Oct. 30, 2014.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
UK regional Flybe has appointed Saad Hammad as CEO, splitting the combined role of chairman and CEO, which was previously held by Jim French.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines will take a pair of new Airbus A321-200s on long-term lease from Air Lease Corp. (ALC).
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
LOT Polish Airlines will become an all Boeing 787 long-haul operator from August, replacing its 767 workhorses that have served the airline for years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Air Berlin is wet leasing an ATR 72-200 from Latvia-based Danu oro transportas owing to difficulties in obtaining crew and pilots, a source from the Air Berlin management told ATW.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Ethiopian Airlines has received its latest Boeing 777-200LR, expanding its fleet to six of the type.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Air Berlin is wet leasing an ATR 72-200 from Latvia-based Danu oro transportas owing to difficulties in obtaining crew and pilots, a source from the Air Berlin management told ATW.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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Airlines & Lessors

Factory authorized repair & assembly services for wheels & brakes, batteries & hoses ; Global distr. of new aviation parts; repair/service batteries, wheels, brakes & hoses

An ExpressJet Embraer ERJ-145 that was executing a go-around after an aborted landing attempt at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport came within about 1,000 feet laterally and 400 feet vertically of an Air Wisconsin Bombardier CRJ, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Airports & Networks

Briefs from the July 3, 2013 issue of ATW’s MRO Digest
Maintenance & Training

By Henry Canaday
Air France has selected UTC Aerospace Systems for the repair and overhaul actuation, air management and electrical systems on its Embraer E-Jet fleets.
Maintenance & Training

By Victoria Moores
London Gatwick Airport is hoping to cut regulatory oversight of its pricing by proposing lighter fee increases for the period 2014-2021.
Airports & Networks

By Henry Canaday
Ameco Beijing has completed two Boeing 737-800 C-checks for Nok Air, a new low-cost airline in Thailand.
Maintenance & Training

By Alan Dron
The new owner of London Stansted Airport, Manchester Airport Group (MAG), has launched an £80 million ($123 million) revamp of the airport’s terminal.
Airports & Networks

By Henry Canaday
Eirtech Aviation has signed a contract with Southwest Airlines based on the shop’s innovative solution for Boeing 737s need for FAA-mandated technical modification.
Maintenance & Training

IATA has called for closer cooperation between airlines and airports to address growth and sustainability challenges.
Airports & Networks

By Henry Canaday
PDQ Airspares has partnered with Air Maintenance Estonia (AME) in an agreement finalized at a Lithuanian air show.
Maintenance & Training

By Mark Nensel
SITA has signed a seven-year deal to provide Miami International Airport with self-service technologies and virtualization, including the first North American airport’s use of its passenger processing platform, AirportConnect Open.
Airports & Networks