John Ortega has been named vice president and general manager of Gulfstream Aerospace’s manufacturing facility in Mexicali, Mexico. Ortega replaces Randy Brown, now director of Advanced Aircraft Programs Operations in Savannah, Georgia. He reports to Greg Collett, vice president of initial- and final-phase operations.
The proposed endangerment finding—made in response to a petition and lawsuit filed by a coalition of environmental groups—is a necessary first step toward rulemaking that will enable the U.S to adopt the international CO2 standard, which is scheduled to be finalized by February 2016.
“By establishing a resale division, we can take a pre-owned Nextant and upgrade it to include new technology features that have been added to current aircraft,” said Aimee Dalton, marketing manager at Nextant Aerospace.
The Swiss company said the choice by a number of unidentified clients will be installed in ultra-long range, large-cabin business jets, as well as in narrowbody business aircraft from Airbus and Boeing.
With funding from the Eurostars program, Elbit will integrate a volcanic ash-imaging sensor developed by Norway’s Nicarnica Aviation into its ClearVision multi-spectral EVS.
Priced at less than $1 million, the Redkite electro-optical (EO) system is designed to broaden the market for wide-area airborne surveillance beyond the military to include law enforcement, border security, disaster relief, event security and firefighting.
One issue is the potential effect of engine emissions from high-flying aircraft on the upper atmosphere, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been awarded $1.2 million over four years to study the global environmental impact from aircraft cruising supersonically in the stratosphere.
The facility will let customers extend the ordering deadline until 10 p.m. ET for 8 a.m. ET delivery the next morning. It will complement other Falcon distribution centers in San Jose, Little Rock, Wilmington and Teterboro, the company said.
The Eurozone has clearly recovered: Its five largest markets, which comprise 56% of total activity, are growing. Markets in Spain and Turkey also increased activity in May.
The Eurozone has clearly recovered: Its five largest markets, which comprise 56% of total activity, are growing. Markets in Spain and Turkey also increased activity in May.
The privately owned company has broken ground on a $4 million, 44,000-sq.-ft. addition to its 39,000-sq.-ft. facility in the southwest part of the city. The expansion is expected to be operational in late September or October.
Ground-tests of prototype PT1 began on May 28, as French Prime Minister Manuel Valls toured the company’s facilities at Marignane near Marseille, but company officials will not say whether the aircraft will be able to make its first flight before the Paris air show next week. Organizers of the show say the H160 will be present, but likely only in mock-up form.
Gulfstream operates an aircraft-service center, a completions facility and a sales and design center in Long Beach. It plans to open a 19,000-sq.-ft. maintenance hangar and nearly 10,000 sq. ft. of support and office space in mid-to-late summer, the company said.
In May, flight activity by aircraft category was positive for most categories, with large-cabin aircraft posting the largest gains, at 4.7% when compared to May 2014, according to Argus International’s newly released TraqPak report.
The 50-50 JV—announced by the two companies on June 10—will be established in Friedrichshafen, Germany, and provide production engineering for the power gear drive-train components.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said on June 8 that it would only consider serious proposals from the company regarding the proposed sale of the unit, which builds aerospace components. The unit employs more than 900 Machinists union members.
