FARNBOROUGH, England, July 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Following NASA partnership, CANEUS (Canada-Europe-US-Asia) Aerospace network and key aerospace stakeholders are teaming up to develop less-wire and fly-by-wireless (FBW) capabilities. The partnership projects to reduce aggregate wire weight by approximately 10%-30% overall and 70%-90% for critical components, contributing to improved fuel economy, reduced emissions and potential failure points, and improved operational performance.

Industry vision is to create world class FBW research, testing and certification capability, which will benefit the Aerospace industry worldwide for Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) applications for both new and sustainment of legacy aircrafts & UAV's.

Stakeholders include LMCO, BAE Systems, Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, Bombardier, GE, Gulfstream, Goodrich Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, NASA, and US DoD. CANEUS is discussing with Governments and industry customers to establish such facility inCanada. The consortium is scheduled to meet on August 27-28, 2012, in Ottawa to formulate international public-private partnership.

Improved Safety and Reduced Costs

Wiring, connector problems and sensors are key failure points, resulting in lengthy delays, troubleshooting, and replacement. Costly flight delays are precipitated by the need to troubleshoot cables/connections, and/or repair sensors. Thus, wiring continues to be too expensive to remove once it is installed, even with the weight penalties.

Breakthroughs

New technology options using sensors potentially for data connectivity and micro/nano technologies are making it possible to retrofit existing vehicles, such as large commercial fleets and already designed models that will enter the commercial market.

Implications for Emerging Markets: Environmental and Economic Impact

As the number of aircrafts in operation and flights will increase in emerging markets of Asia, Middle East and Africa, maintenance costs are one of the primary drivers of airlines. With many of these aircrafts having upwards of 30,000 connectors and tens of thousands of wires that must be routinely checked.

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"Fly-by-Wireless Improves Safety and Reduces Cost" - International Aerospace Consortium Initiative Unveiled

DALLAS, July 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Rocket Academy welcomed this week's announcement that XCOR Aerospace will establish a new Commercial Space Research and Development Center in Midland, Texas.

"Texas is on the verge of becoming the Space State," said United States Rocket Academy chairman Edward Wright. "XCOR will be the fourth company testing fully reusable suborbital rocketships in Texas."

Armadillo Aerospace and Blue Origin are already testing rocketships at Caddo Mills Airport near Dallas and Corn Ranch in West Texas. SpaceX will begin testing its reusable rocketship at McGregor, Texas near Waco shortly.

The XCOR Lynx will be the next step forward for Texas: a piloted rocketship which will carry humans as well as experiments. "Suborbital rocketships will revolutionize human spaceflight, just as microcomputers revolutionized computing," Wright said. "This move will place Texas at the center of that revolution."

The United States Rocket Academy, a Texas-based nonprofit that promotes citizen science and space exploration, has already acquired a contract for 10 flights on the XCOR Lynx.

The United States Rocket Academy has created Citizens in Space (www.citizensinspace.org), a program that is making suborbital spaceflights available to the citizen-science community. For its initial flight campaign, Citizens in Space will select 100 citizen-science experiments and 10 citizen astronauts to fly as payload operators.

Three citizen astronaut candidates (two from Texas) are already in training. Seven more will be selected over the next 12-24 months. Experiments operated by citizen astronauts will include a NASA-inspired High Altitude Astrobiology experiment designed to find microorganisms at the edge of space.

Southwest Research Institute, headquartered in San Antonio, has acquired six flights on the XCOR Lynx. Dr. Alan Stern, former NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science, is leading a team of suborbital payload developers at SwRI.

At Texas A&M University in College Station, the Space Engineering Research Station has signed an agreement to act as a payload integrator for XCOR Aerospace.

"Astronauts have been training in Texas more than forty years," Wright said. "Soon, rocketships carrying astronauts will be flying from Texas spaceports. The road to space begins in the Lone Star State."

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OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire -07/13/12)- The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry, congratulated the Canadian aerospace industry for its strong presence at Farnborough International Airshow 2012. Owing to their ingenuity, innovative capacity and stellar international reputation, Canadian companies announced more than $2.5 billion in new and projected business during the show.

"Canada's performance at this year's event was impressive as usual," said Minister Paradis. "By combining our diverse talent and advanced manufacturing strength with our world-leading investment climate, Canada once again showed that it is a front-runner in the global aerospace industry."

While at the Farnborough Airshow, Minister Paradis met with key international aerospace stakeholders to promote Canada as an attractive destination for aerospace investment and highlighted the extensive technological capabilities of Canadian aerospace firms.

Highlights from the show include the following:

A flagship event for the aerospace and aviation industries, the Farnborough International Airshow, held in Farnborough, England, and taking place from July 9 to 15 this year, is attended by companies from around the world.

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FARNBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire -07/13/12)- Bombardier Aerospace today concluded a successful week at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow, where it had the opportunity to connect with business and commercial aircraft customers from around the world and announced up to $3.27 billion in firm orders and other commitments for its Q400 NextGen, CRJ and CSeries aircraft.

"We arrived at Farnborough with solid momentum following a strong first half of the year, and I'm delighted with the success we have had this week," said Guy C. Hachey, President and Chief Operating Officer, Bombardier Aerospace. "This airshow is a wonderful opportunity for us to connect with our stakeholders across the industry, and I'm very pleased with the level of interest and activity we're seeing in all of our aircraft programs and services."

"We have had a tremendous volume of traffic in our chalet, the CSeries Dome that houses the CSeries aircraft cabin demonstrator and flight deck, and the static display. We have proudly introduced our new brand promise, The Evolution of Mobility, to customers, suppliers, government representatives, industry partners and members of the media that we interacted with over the course of the week," added Mr. Hachey.

Since July 7, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced firm orders and other commitments for up to 52 aircraft worth up to $3.27 billion US with China Express Airlines, airBaltic, Jazz Aviation LP and an undisclosed customer. Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has had a great start to 2012 with 154 orders, including firm and conditional orders as well as options, from 11 customers from across the globe. During the show, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft also briefed members of the media on the CSeries aircraft program, including on its discussions with Ilyushin Finance Co. and AirAsia, as well as held events with Nordic Aviation Capital, Flybe and Pratt & Whitney. In addition, Jazz Aviation grabbed headlines with the announcement that it had enrolled its fleet of Q400 NextGen aircraft in Bombardier's Smart Parts cost protection program, making it the fifth prominent airline worldwide to have signed a customized long-term Smart Parts agreement for its Q400 aircraft fleet in the past few months.

The airshow was also an opportunity for Bombardier Business Aircraft to continue or start discussions with multiple customers and provide an update on its Learjet aircraft development programs. During a press conference on Wednesday, July 11, Ralph Acs, Vice President and General Manager, Learjet, Bombardier Business Aircraft, confirmed that there are now four Learjet 85 test aircraft in various stages of fabrication. The Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft program is also progressing well, with the first two flight test aircraft having already logged more than 135 flights and 600 test hours.

With the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games only a couple of weeks away, Bombardier Customer Services announced the opening of its newest Regional Support Office at Farnborough, United Kingdom. The office, the latest addition to Bombardier's fast-growing footprint of global services, will anchor regional support capabilities for the growing number of Bombardier business aircraft customers in Europe, and Bombardier Business Aircraft customers traveling through London during the Olympic Games can expect bolstered on-site support round the clock from July 23 to August 17, 2012.

About Bombardier

Bombardier is the world's only manufacturer of both planes and trains. Looking far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is evolving mobility worldwide by answering the call for more efficient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation everywhere. Our vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make us a global leader in transportation.

Bombardier is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Our shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD) and we are listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America indexes. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, we posted revenues of $18.3 billion USD. News and information are available at bombardier.com or follow us on Twitter @Bombardier.

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Bombardier Aerospace Concludes a Successful Farnborough Airshow

11-07-2012 13:07 Innovation is key at the Farnborough Air Show in Hampshire, England. A week long international trade fair for the aerospace industry, where the technology of tomorrow is on show for all to see and where you get to glimpse of projects which, in a few short years, will become a reality. Taking gadgets to a new level, the European manufacturer Airbus introduced the iPad to its cockpit. The touch screen device used by millions on a daily basis can now be operated by pilots to carry out numerous performance calculations, even including the configuration of an aircraft's take-off. Didier Lux, Executive Vice President of Airbus Customer Services, explained: "Our children use it every day, so we must be able to provide the same type of technology to Airbus pilots, especially when it's so fantastic in terms of ergonomics, ease of access and data processing." Farnborough dedicated a special stand to innovation, where a number of projects from European universities are on display. Cardiff University exhibited its programme which identifies in real time, any damage caused to the structure of a plane. "The idea of this system is to pick up damage. So, to be able to very early on collect information about any damage in the structure and where it is and what kind of damage we've got. There are sensors actually embedded into the composite structure and they pick up a signal that comes off the damage as it grows, and by using that information we can work out exactly where ...

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ST Aerospace and AirAsia Bhd have signed a 10-year agreement for component repair management maintenance-by-the-hour (MBH) for the low-cost airline's Airbus A320 aircraft.

In a joint announcement today, ST Aerospace and AirAsia Bhd said the agreement is worth approximately US$80 million (US$1 = RM3.19).

ST Aerospace is currently supporting AirAsia on an existing MBH programme for 100 A320 aircraft. With this contract, ST Aerospace, will effectively support 175 of AirAsia's A320 aircraft.

AirAsia Chief Executive Officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said through high aircraft utilisation and paramount importance placed on flight safety and quick turnaround time, the low-cost carrier has managed to achieve high efficiency in operations to keep costs low.

Meanwhile, ST Aerospace President Chang Cheow Teck said the company is honoured to further its partnership with AirAsia. He added that the contract marks a 10-year partnership between St Aerospace and AirAsia.

ST Aerospace first provided AirAsia's fleet of five Boeing 737-300 aircraft with component rotable management and support services in 2002. -- Bernama

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AirAsia, ST Aerospace ink maintenance pact

Farnborough, London, 12 July 2012 ST Aerospace and AirAsia jointly announced today that the companies have signed a 10-year agreement worth approximately US$80m (S$102m). The contract involves component repair management Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBHTM) support for 75 of AirAsias Airbus A320 aircraft, and is expected to commence immediately.

ST Aerospace is currently supporting AirAsia on an existing component repair management MBHTM programme for 100 A320 aircraft. With this contract, ST Aerospace will effectively support 175 of AirAsias A320 aircraft.

Through high aircraft utilisation and paramount importance placed on flight safety and quick turnaround time, AirAsia has managed to achieve high efficiency in operations to keep our costs low. ST Aerospace has been a reliable partner, consistently providing us with high quality and cost effective maintenance, repair and overhaul services. We have enjoyed 10 years of partnership, and we look forward to continuing this successful relationship. ~ Tony FERNANDES, Group CEO, AirAsia

ST Aerospace is honoured to further our partnership with AirAsia. This contract is a testimony to our performance and ability to provide our customers with safe and dependable maintenance, repair and overhaul solutions. It also reflects AirAsias confidence in ST Aerospaces services over the last decade. ST Aerospace is fully committed to building our relationship with AirAsia as the airline continues to grow its operations worldwide. ~ CHANG Cheow Teck, President, ST Aerospace

This contract marks the 10 years of partnership between ST Aerospace and AirAsia. ST Aerospace first provided AirAsias fleet of five Boeing 737-300 aircraft with component rotable management and support services in 2002. Through the years, ST Aerospace has steadfastly supported AirAsias fleet with an integrated range of solutions that includes airframe maintenance, avionics upgrades, cabin interior reconfiguration, component rotable and maintenance services, as well as engine MBHTM support. When it introduced its new fleet of 100 A320 aircraft in 2007, AirAsia extended its partnership with ST Aerospace for component repair management MBHTM services on this new aircraft fleet.

This contract is not expected to have any material impact on the consolidated net tangible assets per share and earnings per share of ST Engineering for the current financial year.

AirAsia, the leading and largest low-cost carrier in Asia, services the most extensive network with 150 routes. Within 10 years of operations, AirAsia has carried over 140 million guests and grown its fleet from just two aircraft to approximately 114. The airline today is proud to be a truly ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) airline with established operations based in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines servicing a network stretching across all ASEAN countries, China, India, Sri Lanka and Australia. This is further complemented by AirAsia X, its low-cost long-haul affiliate carrier that currently flies to destinations in China, Australia, Taiwan Iran, Korea and Japan. AirAsia was named the Worlds Best Low Cost Airline in the annual World Airline Survey by Skytrax for three consecutive years (2009, 2010, 2011).

ST Aerospace (Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd) is the aerospace arm of ST Engineering. Operating a global MRO network with facilities and affiliates in the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe, it is the worlds largest commercial airframe MRO provider with a global customer base that includes leading airlines, airfreight and military operators. ST Aerospace is an integrated service provider that offers a spectrum of maintenance and engineering services that include airframe, engine and component maintenance, repair and overhaul; engineering design and technical services; and aviation materials and management services, including Total Aviation Support. ST Aerospace has a global staff strength of more than 8,000 engineers and technical specialists. Please visit http://www.staero.aero.

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WELLINGTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

B/E Aerospace (BEAV) (the Company), announced today the successful closing of its public offering of $800.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.25% senior notes due 2022, priced to yield 4.934%. The size of the offering was increased from the previously announced $675.0 million to $800.0 million. The senior notes were issued at an offering price of 102.00%, plus accrued and unpaid interest from March 13, 2012. The senior notes were offered pursuant to a prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus filed by the Company as part of a shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

The senior notes are an additional issuance of, are fully fungible with, rank equally with, and form a single series with the Companys $500.0 million 5.25% Senior Notes due 2022 issued on March 13, 2012, and have the same CUSIP number.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to fund the consideration in its concurrent tender offer and consent solicitation for any and all of its outstanding 8.50% Senior Notes due 2018, including the payment of accrued interest and any applicable consent payment. The Company intends to use the remaining net proceeds from this offering for other general corporate purposes, including potential acquisitions.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and UBS Securities LLC are acting as joint book-running managers and RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are acting as co-managers for the offering.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, the notes described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these notes in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities law of any such jurisdiction.

The offering is being made by means of a prospectus and the related prospectus supplement only. Copies of the prospectus and the related preliminary prospectus supplement can be obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, attention: High Yield Syndicate, (800) 245-8812, HY_syndicate@jpmorgan.com, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, 8th floor, Brooklyn, New York 11220, (877) 858-5407, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010, (800) 221-1037, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, telephone (866) 471-2526, facsimile (212) 902-9316, prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com, and UBS Securities LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 299 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10171, (877) 827-6444, ext. 561 3884.

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. The Companys actual experience and results may differ materially from the experience and results anticipated in such statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include those discussed in the Companys filings with the SEC, which include the Registration Statement, prospectus and preliminary prospectus supplement related to this offering and its Proxy Statement, Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. For more information, see the section entitled "Forward-Looking Statements" contained in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other filings. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are made only as of the date of this news release and, except as required by federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About B/E Aerospace

B/E Aerospace is the worlds leading manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products and the worlds leading distributor of aerospace fasteners and consumables. B/E Aerospace designs, develops and manufactures a broad range of products for both commercial aircraft and business jets. B/E Aerospace manufactured products include aircraft cabin seating, lighting, oxygen, and food and beverage preparation and storage equipment. The Company also provides cabin interior design, reconfiguration and passenger-to-freighter conversion services. Products for the existing aircraft fleet the aftermarket generate approximately 50 percent of sales. B/E Aerospace sells and supports its products through its own global direct sales and product support organization.

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AUSTIN, Texas, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Clockwork, a global leader of predictive analytic solutions for enterprise asset management (EAM), today announced their Aerospace and Defense product suite designed to improve availability, reduce repair parts inventory and drive down life cycle costs of critical air and ground platforms. The company has significant experience in the Aerospace and Defense sector and has built this product suite to fill the gap in predicting and forecasting parts and maintenance requirements for high these highly valued assets.

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"The substantial costs to buy and maintain these platforms, along with tight budgets and increased military demand have put pressure on the Aerospace and Defense industry to develop new strategies to ensure fleet availability without increasing costs," stated Sean Connors, CEO. "Optimizing the life cycle of these expensive mission critical assets addresses these concerns and provides a new innovative approach to managing the bottom line."

The Aerospace and Defense industry is looking for solutions to better manage their operations under restricted budgets. The ability to predict an asset failure, the labor workload associated with fleet maintenance, and the optimized repair parts demand is essential to managing in the current environment. Repair parts and service for a single maintenance request can cost millions, but with Clockwork's products one can minimize cost, maximize uptime, and predict the best time to perform maintenance for these critical platforms:

DESIGN products are predictive analytic offerings that provide defense systems design firms and their military customers the ability to reduce life cycle costs during asset design phases.

DEMAND predictive analytic offerings provide defense logistics planners the ability to improve fleet readiness while reducing repair parts and maintenance costs.

COMMAND predictive analytic offerings are focused on the evaluation, implementation, and ongoing support of a predictive maintenance solution for individual platforms and fleets, assessing and managing the risk of possible component/part failure.

To learn more about Clockwork's experience and detailed product information in the Aerospace and Defense industry visit http://www.clockwork-solutions.com/aerospace-defense or email us at info@clockwork-solutions.com.

About Clockwork: Clockwork is a global leader of predictive analytic solutions for enterprise asset management (EAM) that improve availability and reduce repair parts inventory and maintenance costs of capital intensive assets. The company has years of experience serving the needs of the Aerospace and Defense, Energy, Heavy Machinery and Transportation industries by providing cutting edge solutions to help analyze their data, giving them visibility to each phase of an asset's life cycle, resulting in billions worth of savings. For more information visit http://www.clockwork-solutions.com.

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FARNBOROUGH, England--Irish airplane lessor Avolon Aerospace Leasing Ltd. extended a strong week for airplane financiers at Europe's big aviation event, ordering 35 planes from Boeing Co. (BA) with a list price of $2.3 billion.

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Irish airplane lessor Avolon Aerospace Leasing Ltd. extended a strong week for airplane financiers at Europe’s big aviation event, ordering 35 planes from Boeing Co. with a list price of $2.3 billion.

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10 July 2012 Last updated at 19:02 ET By Jorn Madslien Business reporter, BBC News, Farnborough airshow

Specialist rivets, electromechanical actuators, hydraulic manifolds and snake-arm robots that have been designed to be used in confined spaces.

The aerospace and defence industry is, perhaps more than any other industry, truly a sum of its parts.

Indeed, even the thousands of individual components that make up a fighter jet engine, an unmanned aerial vehicle or an aeroplane wing are so complex that they too are sums of their parts.

Dice it and slice it enough times and you will eventually find that there are thousands and thousands of parts suppliers.

Each and every one of them is contributing to the manufacture of the metal that is displayed in aerial acrobatics, or to the planes or engines or missiles sold in the many multi-billion dollar deals announced this week.

"It is like a pyramid," says a US investment banker at the Farnborough airshow.

The pyramid's pinnacle is made up of big players, such as aeroplane makers Airbus and Boeing, engine makers such as GE and Rolls-Royce and defence firms including Raytheon and Northrop Grumman, to name but a few.

Each of them have trading relationships with a vast number of so-called tier two and tier three suppliers, who in turn rely both on the big players and on each other.

Most of them are here this week, milling around in a vast exhibition hall, establishing contacts, pushing their wares.

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

PPG Industries aerospace transparencies group has been awarded a contract by Cessna Aircraft Company to supply production and spare windshields and side cockpit windows for the new Citation Latitude mid-size business jet.

PPG Aerospace is pleased to be able to continue our relationship with Cessna and excited by the opportunity to work on this innovative aircraft, said Arthur Scott, PPG global director for general-aviation transparencies products. Because of the width of the cockpit on the Citation Latitude, these will be the largest transparencies PPG supplies to Cessna. We appreciate the confidence Cessna has shown in PPGs ability to meet the associated technical challenges.

PPG will design and manufacture main windshields and side cockpit windows for the Citation Latitude jet at its Huntsville, Ala., transparencies facility. The heated windshields and side cockpit windows will be made of HERCULITE(R) II chemically strengthened glass by PPG to be strong and lightweight. They will be designed to resist impact by a 4-pound bird at 305 knots. The main windshields will have SURFACE SEAL(R) coating for water shedding without the need for wipers as well as an antistatic coating.

According to Cessna, first flight of the Citation Latitude prototype is expected to be mid-2014, with Federal Aviation Administration certification (Part 25) and entry into service expected in 2015.

PPG Aerospace is the aerospace products and services business of PPG Industries. PPG Aerospace Transparencies is the worlds largest supplier of aircraft windshields, windows and canopies. PPG Aerospace PRC-DeSoto is the leading global producer and distributor of aerospace coatings, sealants, and packaging and application systems.

PPG: BRINGING INNOVATION TO THE SURFACE.(TM) PPG Industries vision is to continue to be the worlds leading coatings and specialty products company. Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. Founded in 1883, PPG has global headquarters in Pittsburgh and operates in more than 60 countries around the world. Sales in 2011 were $14.9 billion. For more information, visit http://www.ppg.com.

Bringing innovation to the surface is a trademark and Herculite and Surface Seal are registered trademarks of PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.

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B/E Aerospace (BEAV) will issue its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 prior to the opening of the NASDAQ Stock Market on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, and will hold a conference call to discuss the results at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, July 24, 2012. A live audio broadcast of the conference call, along with a supplemental presentation, will be available on the investor relations page of the companys website at http://www.beaerospace.com.

About B/E Aerospace

B/E Aerospace is the worlds leading manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products and the worlds leading distributor of aerospace fasteners and consumables. B/E Aerospace designs, develops and manufactures a broad range of products for both commercial aircraft and business jets. B/E Aerospace manufactured products include aircraft cabin seating, lighting, oxygen, and food and beverage preparation and storage equipment. The company also provides cabin interior design, reconfiguration and passenger-to-freighter conversion services. Products for the existing aircraft fleet the aftermarket generate approximately 50 percent of sales. B/E Aerospace sells and supports its products through its own global direct sales and product support organization. For more information, visit the B/E Aerospace website at http://www.beaerospace.com.

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B/E Aerospace Schedules 2012 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call for July 24, 2012

New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The global aerospace and defence industry performance in 2011 was sluggish, posting a revenue gain of just 2.3 percent compared to 2.5 percent in 2010, an industry study has found.

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TORONTO , July 10, 2012 /CNW/ - Magellan Aerospace announced today an agreement between Magellan Aerospace (UK) Limited and Airbus for a contract extension to deliver aluminum and titanium, structural wing components from Magellan UK divisions located in Wrexham and Bournemouth. This contract is comprised of components for use on the A320, A330 and A380 aircraft programs and is projected to generate revenues in excess of 370 million through to December 2019 .

The scope of work of this contract complements the new A350 work packages that Magellan has previously been awarded and are currently developing, thereby, securing the company as a supplier on every Airbus civil program. To maintain Magellan's competitive position and support this long-term commitment to Airbus, Magellan will invest up to 15M in capital equipment over the term of contract extension.

Mr. James S. Butyniec , President and CEO of Magellan Aerospace Corporation said, "This long-term contract with Airbus demonstrates our commitment to developing enduring relationships with our customers and investing the resources required to support their current and future requirements. Magellan has a culture committed to achieving operational excellence and we are very pleased that Airbus has confidence in our ability to provide globally competitive products for their family of commercial aircraft."

Business Secretary, Vince Gable said, "This multi million contract is great news for Magellan Aerospace, Airbus, and the UK aerospace industry suppliers. It's a further demonstration of the breadth of the UK's supply chain."

About Magellan Aerospace:

Magellan Aerospace is one of the world's most integrated aerospace industry suppliers. Magellan designs, engineers, and manufactures aeroengine and aerostructure assemblies and components for aerospace markets, advanced products for military and space markets, and complementary specialty products. Magellan is a public company whose shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (MAL.TO), with operating units throughout Canada , the United States , the United Kingdom , and India .

Forward Looking Statement:

This press release contains information and statements of a forward-looking nature and is based on assumptions and uncertainties as well as on management's reasonable evaluation of future events related to the provision of structural components for Airbus programs. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, and/or are beyond the Corporation's control. A number of important factors could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements.

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Magellan Aerospace Secures a £370 Million Contract Extension with Airbus

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TECT Aerospace, a global leader in aerospace component manufacturing, is pleased to announce that its new 157,000-square-foot facility located at 1515 75th Street SW in Everett, Washington is ramping up production ahead of schedule.

"This new facility, which was announced at the Paris Air Show in 2011, is well ahead of the planned startup schedule, thanks, in large part, to the dedicated TECT Aerospace team in the Seattle area led by Tom Winkelmann, VP & GM of TECT Aerospace's greater Seattle area operations," commented Pete Knapper, president of TECT Aerospace. Knapper went on to comment that the startup schedule has also been helped a great deal by the decision to replace many of the older machine tools that were located at TECT's Paine Field and Woodinville operations, which are being consolidated at the 75th Street location, with new, state of the art machining centers. Knapper concluded by saying "This facility consolidation and investment in manufacturing technology reaffirms our commitment to manufacturing in the Seattle area and supporting our commercial aerospace customers in this unprecedented up cycle."

About TECT Aerospace TECT Aerospace is a member of the TECT family of businesses, a privately held group of companies that competes in the airframe and turbine engine manufacturing supply chains. More information on TECT Aerospace and TECT can be found at http://www.TECTaero.com and http://www.TECTcorp.com respectively, or you can call Colin Strain, vice president of sales and marketing for TECT Aerospace at +1-316-529-5000 or David Nolletti, vice president of marketing, strategy, and business development for TECT at +1-828-210-8127.

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FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 9, 2012 /CNW/ - The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) today released performance results for Canada's aerospace industry in 2011:

"The aerospace industry's performance for 2011 demonstrates the important contribution this sector continues to makes to the Canadian economy," said Jim Quick, President and CEO of AIAC. "The considerable increase in R&D investments reaffirms aerospace's position as one of Canada's largest industrial contributors to research and development."

Over 60 percent of respondents to AIAC's annual survey agreed that there is considerable room for the industry to grow in Canada in coming years, forecasting hiring increases of up to 15% by 2016. AIAC's members have indicated, however, that the changes to the SR&ED tax credit proposed in this year's federal budget may have a significant negative impact on future R&D investment decisions and weaken the aerospace industry's growth.

"2011 was a successful year for Canada's aerospace industry," said Quick. "In a highly competitive global market, we must continue to build on these achievements. The ongoing Aerospace Review will be the cornerstone to maintaining our industry's competitive edge and remain a world leader in this growing high-tech industry."

For more information on the aerospace industry's performance in 2011, please visit http://www.aiac.ca/resources-and-publications/industry-statistics

The AIAC is the national association representing Canada's aerospace manufacturing and services sector. As the world's fifth-largest aerospace industry, Canada's aerospace sector generates than $22 billion and employed 87,000 Canadians. Nearly three quarters of Canadian aerospace products are exported. AIAC represents the interests of 500 aerospace companies across Canada.

Maryse Harvey Vice-President Public Affairs Aerospace Industries Association of Canada 613 760-4562 mharvey@aiac.ca

Kristen VanderHoek Director of Communications Aerospace Industries Association of Canada 613 232-4297 x225 kvanderhoek@aiac.ca

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FARNBOROUGH, England, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (LMT)has signed an agreement authorizing Marshall Aerospace to become the world's first commercial company to install C-130 Center Wing Boxes (CWB). Marshall Aerospace is also the first C-130J Heavy Maintenance Centre (HMC) in the world.

"As we see the C-130J Super Hercules global fleet expanding, and the demand for the C-130J remaining strong, we need to expand our specialized support network around the world," said Jim Grant, Lockheed Martin's vice president for Air Mobility, at today's signing ceremony. "Marshall Aerospace has unique capability in maintenance, repair and overhaul across all variants of the C-130 platform, including the C-130J Super Hercules, and we are proud of our relationship with them that has spanned many decades."

Steve Fitz-Gerald, CEO of Marshall Aerospace, said: "We are delighted and extremely proud of our longstanding relationship with Lockheed Martin. It is an honour to become the world's first commercial Original Equipment Manufacturer-approved servicecentre forC-130J CWB replacement. Together with our existinguniqueC-130J HMC status, the enhancement of CWB replacement approvalwill position usperfectlyfor long termC-130J global fleet sustainment. This is a significant milestone for Marshall, andbuilds on our solid reputation for providing innovative engineering solutions."

Many C-130s around the world can have their service life extended by having the Center Wing Box replaced. As the main load-bearing component of the C-130's airframe, it is this structure that usually determines the overall operational life of the aircraft.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs about 123,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's net sales for 2011 were $46.5 billion.

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About Marshall Aerospace

Marshall Aerospace is the United Kingdom's leading independent aerospace company and is renowned and respected worldwide for its quality of service, engineering excellence, flexibility and reliability. As an independent service provider, the company specialises in the conversion, modification, maintenance and support of military, civil and business aircraft; and its capabilities include engineering design, manufacture and test; and the provision of personnel, training and advice.

Marshall Aerospace holds many type approvals, granted by national and international authorities, airlines, airframe manufacturers and defence agencies, which enable the company to design and certify modifications and perform maintenance on a number of civil and military platforms. The company has one of the largest aerospace engineering teams in the UK - covering all aspects of design, test, certification and support, in civil and military regulatory environments - and is recognised for its innovative solutions and ability to deliver on-time and to-cost.

For further information, please visit http://www.marshallaerospace.com

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Lockheed Martin And Marshall Aerospace Sign Agreement To Increase C-130 Hercules Refurbishment Capability

LONDON, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW --Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) today announced an exclusive sales and distribution agreement with Northrop Grumman Corporation's Italy-based subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Italia (NGI), to equip BLACK HAWK utility aircraft with its NAVEX-12 Air Navigation System. Certified to military standards, the NAVEX-12 provides a lower weight, more reliable, fiber-optic air navigation system for BLACK HAWK utility helicopters. With OEM compatibility, NAVEX-12 will enhance SAS' strategic upgrade program for revitalizing helicopters eventually sold through the U.S. government's Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program. Sikorsky Aerospace Services is the worldwide aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (UTX).

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"We are excited to work with NGI and bring new opportunities to the BLACK HAWK market worldwide. This distribution agreement enables us to provide upgraded solutions and effectively manage material obsolescence for UH-60A and UH-60L helicopters," said Frank DiPasquale, SAS Vice President, Sales & Strategic Relationships. "SAS is continually augmenting its upgrade program, and this capability is part of our strategic international focus to increase foreign military sales."

NAVEX-12 is a lightweight Fiber-Optic Gyroscope Attitude Heading Reference System (FOG AHRS) designed as an upgrade solution to replace older mechanical Vertical Gyros compatible with Sikorsky's H-60A and H-60L platforms. Equivalent to the LISA-200 AHRS used by the U.S. Army, the Sikorsky-approved NAVEX -12 system offers both digital and analog interfaces, increased maintainability and improved reliability.

Additionally, this agreement allows SAS to offer the NAVEX-12 for installation on other rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft.

"This new relationship with Sikorsky Aerospace Services is a cornerstone in an ongoing endeavor to expand our presence in the high-technology navigation products sector," said Marco Clochiatti, Managing Director and General Manager of Northrop Grumman Italia. "We will work with SAS to meet the needs of the worldwide military community through superior product performance that offers outstanding reliability and significant total lifecycle cost savings."

Northrop Grumman (NOC) is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com for more information.

Sikorsky Aerospace Services provides comprehensive support to rotary- and fixed-wing operators around the world. It offers its military and commercial customers a full portfolio of support services, including material distribution, maintenance, overhaul & repair, aircraft modifications and life-cycle support. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in Stratford, Conn., USA, is a world leader in helicopter design, manufacture and service. United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., USA, provides a broad range of high-technology products and support services to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide.

For more information about UTC's presence at the Farnborough Air Show, visit the http://www.utcaero.com Web site.

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