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PARIS: Safran rewires electrical business to drive growth

As Safran gears up to bring its electrically-powered nose-wheel taxi system to market with partner Honeywell, the French aerospace and security technology group is overhauling its organisation to better drive the market for "more electric" aircraft systems. The group's three electrical businesses - Labinal, Safran Power and Goodrich Electric Power Systems (GEPS) - are being merged into a single unit. GEPS was acquired earlier this year from Unite ...

Bombardier Secures Orders for 12 Global 8000 Business Jets at the Paris Airshow

PARIS, FRANCE(Marketwired June 18, 2013) Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has received firm orders for 12 Global 8000 business jets from an undisclosed customer. The transaction is valued at approximately $804 million US, based on the 2013 list price for typically equipped aircraft.

VistaJet Places Order for Up to 40 Bombardier Business Jets

Firm order for 20 Challenger 350 jets and options for an additional 20 Challenger 350 jets PARIS, FRANCE(Marketwired June 18, 2013) - Bombardier announced today that VistaJet, a world-leading luxury aviation company and exclusive operator of Bombardier business aircraft, has placed firm orders for 20 Challenger 350 jets and options for an additional 20 Challenger 350 jets. The transaction for the firm aircraft order is valued at approximately $51 ...

Bombardier: 24,000 Bizjet Deliveries Over Next 20 Years

Saying it is confident in the strong, long-term potential of the business aircraft industry, Bombardier Aerospace released a 20-year forecast on Friday that predicts deliveries of 24,000 business jets worth $650 billion in the segments in which the company competes. Bombardiers latest business aircraft market forecast anticipates 9,800 aircraft deliveries worth $269 billion from 2013 to 2022 and 14,200 aircraft worth $381 billion from 2023 to2032 ...

Sukhoi, IFC Reach Deal On 20 SSJ100s

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (Hall 2a B198) and Russias Ilyushin Finance Company ( IFC ) signed a so-called heads of agreement outlining the terms of delivery of 20 Sukhoi SSJ 100s here at the Paris Air Show on Monday. IFC envisions leasing 15 of the airplanes in basic configuration for Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern customers. IFC also plans to buy five other long-range versions of the jet, designated the SSJ 100- 95LR . The Parties agreed that the ...

JetBlue tops customer satisfaction index, United on the bottom

JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines continue to please passengers with their air service while United Airlines continues to struggle to satisfy customers. According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, the airline industry improved its overall customer satisfaction score by 3 percent to 69. However, it still has one of the lowest customer satisfaction rates of the industries surveyed, beating only subscription TV and Internet service. ...

Mexican Airline to Operate First Russian Regional Jet in West Mexican Airline to Operate First Russian Regional Jet in West

A ceremony scheduled for this morning in Le Bourgets static park at the Paris Air Show marks delivery of the first example of a SukhoiSSJ100 built to operate in the Western world to Mexican airline Interjet. The airplane, marketed by SuperJet Internationalthe Venice, Italy-based Western sales and worldwide support provider for the SukhoiSSJ100arrived here in Interjet colors on Saturday evening. It now occupies a prominent spot on the static displ ...