Aerospace

A350 arrives in construction hangar

Airbus confirms record orders and deliveries in 2011

Airbus delivered 534 commercial aircraft and booked 1,419 net orders in 2011, making it the most successful year in the company’s history, and the 10th year in a row with a production increase. The aircraft ...

NWAA appoints David Bailey as director of operations

Dr David Bailey, director of operations at the North West Aerospace Alliance, is stepping up to the role of executive director as he joins the board. Bailey spent more than 25 years in the aerospace ...
Optical transducer made by C-MAC, which is moving into Russian markets

C-MAC MicroTechnology wins Russian order

C-MAC MicroTechnology, manufacturers of microelectronic systems and components for harsh environments, has won its first order to supply commercial satellite technology to the Russian market. The Gt Yarmouth-based company justified its decision to develop a ...
Boeing 787 Flight Test Completion

Boeing flies away with $6bn Air France-KLM order

Air France-KLM has completed a $6bn order for the 25 Boeing 787 and 789 Dreamliners the aircraft manufacturer announced last week without revealing the details of the buyer. The order is part of a split order ...
Airbus A380 Final Assembly Line in the Jean-Luc Lagardere plant at Toulouse, France.

Airbus declines engineers’ call to ground A380

Australian aircraft engineers have today called for the immediate grounding of all Airbus A380s after Singapore Airlines and Qantas found cracks on the wings of the 525-seater passenger planes. While confirming in a statement the ...
A380 On Ground

$3.8bn Airbus order from Hong Kong Airlines

Eyeing expansion into Europe, the Hong Kong carrier has ordered 10 Airbus A380 aircraft worth approximately $3.8bn, or £2.5bn, at list prices. As reported by the Financial Times and the BBC, the order had risked ...
Boeing 777-300ER plain. aero

Boeing sales sky rocket

The aircraft manufacturer wrapped up 2011 with record-breaking order announcements fuelled by a late flurry of deals with the Middle East.  Boeing booked 805 net commercial airplane orders in 2011 and delivered 477 airplanes. It ended ...

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  • Finance for Manufacturers Report

    The calls for cheaper and longer bank lending terms still ring out across industry, and yet the banks say a healthy manufacturing sector is keeping them busy. With the EFG, BGF, asset and invoice finance

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  • Catapult Update: shaping the network of centres

    This document explains how the UK’s new network of Catapults is being established by the Technology Strategy Board. Catapults are centres of technology and innovation that will transform the UK’s ability to create new products

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