France to invest in PH aerospace industry

The EU country is also keen on exploring more opportunities in infrastructure, with several French firms already involved in PPP projects in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines Exploratory talks are ongoing as France is eyeing prospects of investing in the aerospace industry of the Philippines.

France ambassador to the Philippines Gilles Garachon said in an interview there are exploratory talks on the private sector side, in time for the visit to the country of French President Francois Hollande.

The opportunities are seen in both the supply of aircraft parts, including maintenance, repair, and overhaul.

For instance, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is now working with Groupement des industries franaises aronautiques et spatiales (GIFAS), the French aerospace industry association, on initiatives that will improve the countrys capabilities as a supplier in the global aerospace supply chain.

The DTI had said the Philippines is well credentialed as leading companies like SDV, Lufthansa Technik, MOOG Technologies, and BE Aerospace have already given the country a foothold in the global aerospace supply chain.

Early this year, the Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF, or the Movement of the Enterprises of France), early this year recently sent a business delegation where the Philippine government encouraged French investment, technology, and training in aerospace, including in the field of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul, and logistics.

MEDEF was a 23-man mission composed of representatives from French companies involved in airport design and construction (Aroports de Paris, Vinci Airports); energy (Green Lighthouse); financial services (Crdit Agricole); infrastructure, transport, and public works (Citelum, Egis, SNC Lavalin, Systra, Vossloh Cogifer); (Socotec); shipbuilding (Ocea); and space technology (Collecte Localisation Satellite).

France is also looking into other industries like infrastructure, where private sector can partner with local firms, Garachon said.

French firms are already participating in some of the government's public-private partnership (PPP) projects.

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OmniEarth Partners With Ball Aerospace For 'Scientific Quality' Satellite Imaging

Ball Aerospace's Operational Land Imager for the Landsat 8 mission. (Credit: Ball Aerospace)

Data analytics and imaging company OmniEarth is partnering with Ball Aerospace on a planned constellation of 18 imaging satellites, which is set to be fully deployed by 2018.

The 18 satellites will be about the size of a dishwasher, OmniEarth CEO Lars Dyrud told me. Were focused on small, low-cost satellites. Something that wasnt even conveivable 5 or 10 years ago.

The past few years have seen a number of new satellite imaging companies like Planet Labs, which builds low-orbit, inexpensive satellites only about a foot long, begin to compete with older companies such as Digital Globe, which builds satellites that are larger and more expensive but also with more capabilities). OmniEarths planned satellites are something of a middle ground in both size.

One key thing that OmniEarth seeks to use to differentiate themselves is the quality of the planned instruments. Thats where Ball comes in. The company has manufactured imaging systems for a number of satellites in the past, most famously the Hubble Space Telescope. Recently they also produced the instruments NASAs Landsat 8 satellite, which is used to image the Earth for a number of research projects.

Landslide in Washington as seen by Landsat-8. (Credit: NASA)

The Landsat science community is giddy at the results theyre seeing from the latest Landsat instrument, Balls Operational Space VP and General Manager Cary Ludtke told me. Its that much better than the last one. And this is really an unhappy group of scientists.

Dyrud concurred with that sentiment. Were looking to leverage that scientific and commercial understanding of Landsat, he told me.

The instrument on the OmniEarth satellites wont be precisely the same as in Landsat-8, Ludtke told me. But the technology is largely the same.

Lars and his guys have a need and requirement for scientific quality data to enable their success in the marketplace, Ludtke continued. Our experience on programs such as Landsat is directly applicable. Weve spent many years developing those kinds of products and capabilities.

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Aerospace Gurus Show Off a Fancy Space Suit Made for Mars

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Newman, an MIT aerospace engineer who was recently nominated for the role of NASA deputy administrator, is working on next-generation suits that would give astronauts far greater mobilitythe type of equipment that would be instrumental to a manned mission to Mars. At WIRED by Design, Newman and her partner Gui Trotti showed off one such concept. Dubbed the BioSuit, it would replace todays bulky gas-pressurized get-ups with a form-fitting soft exoskeleton.

By tapping advanced materials and relying on a mathematically-informed fit, the BioSuit could someday allow astronauts to explore the solar system with unprecedented freedom. As Newman puts it: It is literally a second-skin suit.

For more on WIRED by Design, visit live.wired.com.

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Vector Aerospace Signs Engine Services Agreement with Provincial Aerospace Ltd.

Toronto, ON Vector Aerospace Corporation (www.vectoraerospace.com), a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, is pleased to announce that Vector Aerospace Engine Services Atlantic, Inc. (ES-A) has signed an engine services agreement with Provincial Aerospace Ltd, based in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

As per the terms of the one-year agreement, ES-A will provide Provincial Aerospace with comprehensive engine repair and overhaul support for the Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PT6A and JT15D series engines from its P&WC Distributor and Designated Overhaul Facility (DDOF) located in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada. ES-A's Mobile Repair Team (MRT), which is designed around "Quick Turn Around Times" and is "Travel Ready" 24 hours a day, will also provide full support.

"Provincial Aerospace welcomes the opportunity to continue our long standing relationship with ES-A," says Cory Russell, director of maintenance at Provincial Aerospace. We applaud ES-A's focus on quality workmanship and quick turn times, which ultimately benefits both Provincial Aerospace and our valued customers."

Provincial Aerospace has been a respected customer of ES-A since 2003, says Jeff Poirier, president of ES-A. We are extremely pleased that Provincial Aerospace continues to be loyal to our comprehensive engine and component repair, overhaul and test services which are of great value and benefit to both them and their customers.

Specific terms of the engine services agreement include engine repair, hot section inspections, testing, modifications, overhaul services and parts distribution on the PT6A and JT15D series aircraft gas turbine engines.

Vector Aerospace holds approvals from some of the world's leading turbine engine, airframe and avionics OEMs. Engine products supported include a wide range of General Electric, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Rolls-Royce and Turbomeca, (all engine lines including complete test capability). Vector Aerospace also provides support for a wide range of airframes from Airbus Helicopters, AgustaWestland, Boeing, and Sikorsky, including major inspections and dynamic component overhaul, and offers full-service avionics capability, including complete aircraft rewire plus glass cockpit engineering, development and integration.

About Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace is a global provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services. Through facilities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, South Africa and Kenya, Vector Aerospace provides services to commercial and military customers for gas turbine engines, components and helicopter airframes. Vectors customer-focused team includes over 2,700 motivated employees.

More information can be found on the companys website at http://www.vectoraerospace.com.

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Vector Aerospace Renews Engine Services Agreement with Gander Aerospace Manufacturing/Evas Air

Toronto, ON Vector Aerospace Corporation (www.vectoraerospace.com), a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services is pleased to announce that Vector Aerospace Engine Services-Atlantic, Inc. (ES-A) has renewed its Engine Service Agreement with Gander Aerospace Manufacturing/Evas Air based in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada.

As per the terms of the exclusive agreement, ES-A provides Gander Aerospace Manufacturing/Evas Air with comprehensive fixed-wing aircraft engine repair and overhaul support from its facility located in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

"Gander Aerospace Manufacturing/Evas Air is pleased to sign this agreement," says Patrick White, president and CEO of Gander Aerospace Manufacturing/Evas Air. "ES-A has been a highly valued supplier in support of Evas Airs fleet of 10 Beechcraft 1900D aircraft. I am very pleased that our respective teams were able to come to a fair and full deal that continues the great long standing relationship between our company and ES-A."

"We are very proud to be entering into this Service Agreement with Gander Aerospace Manufacturing/Evas Air, says Jeff Poirier, president of ES-A. Our comprehensive engine and component repair, overhaul and test services will deliver exceptional value and benefit to Gander Aerospace Manufacturing/Evas Air and its customers. ES-A has the diverse capability to accommodate their specific requirements, and the detailed product knowledge and experience to meet their expectations."

Poirier elaborates on the specifics of the agreement, explaining that the terms include various engine repair, hot section inspections, testing, modifications, overhaul services and parts distribution on the PT6A series aircraft gas turbine engines.

Vector Aerospace holds approvals from some of the world's leading turbine engine, airframe and avionics OEMs. Engine products supported include a wide range of General Electric, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Rolls-Royce and Turbomeca, (all engine lines including complete test capability). Vector Aerospace also provides support for a wide range of airframes from Airbus Helicopters, AgustaWestland, Boeing, and Sikorsky, including major inspections and dynamic component overhaul, and offers full-service avionics capability, including complete aircraft rewire plus glass cockpit engineering, development and integration.

About Vector Aerospace

Vector Aerospace is a global provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services. Through facilities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, South Africa and Kenya, Vector Aerospace provides services to commercial and military customers for gas turbine engines, components and helicopter airframes. Vectors customer-focused team includes over 2,700 motivated employees.

More information can be found on the companys website at http://www.vectoraerospace.com.

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Aerospace Turbine Rotables Inc. Announces AS9100B Certification

Wichita, KS, October 20, 2014 Aerospace Turbine Rotables Inc. (AeTR), a wholly ownedsubsidiary of First Aviation Services, Inc., announces that it has received AS9100B certification.

After more than a year-long effort to update its sytems and proceedures to meet or exceed themost stringent aerospace standards, AeTR successfully passed its AS9100B certification auditthis summer.

AS9100B certification will allow AeTR to compete for several programs supporting both theUnited States government, and the aerospace industrys leading manufacturers.

The AeTR team is proud of this AS9100B achievement, says Dave Seavey, Vice President andGeneral Manager of AeTR. Every one of our employees participated in the extensive effort to update AeTRs operations to meet all of the aerospace industrys latest and most stringent qualitycontrol standards.

AeTR, First Aviation and Piedmont Propulsion Systems, LLC are exhibiting at the NationalBusiness Aviation Association exposition in Orlando (Booth # 5045) this week.

About Aerospace Turbine Rotables Inc. (www.turbinerotables.com)

Aerospace Turbine Rotables, Inc. (AeTR), a subsidiary of First Aviation Services Inc., has over 40years experience as an FAA and EASA certified repair station that repairs and overhauls various aircraft system components, primarily serving the corporate, paramilitary and military markets.AeTRs extensive repair and overhaul capabilities include Landing Gear Systems, Struts & Actuators, Wheels and Brakes, Hydraulic Power Packs, Flap Actuators, Motors & Gear Boxes,Flight Control Actuators, Beacons, Landing Lights, Emergency Power Supplies, Strobe Lights, Power Supplies, Tach Generators, Voltage Regulators, Oxygen & Fire Bottles HydrostaticTesting, Crew Masks & Oxygen Regulators, Control Surfaces, and other advanced composite and metal bond repairs. AeTR is also a certified Stratoflex hose distributor.

About First Aviation Services Inc. (www.firstaviation.com)

First Aviation Services Inc. (FAvS), located in Westport, Connecticut, is a leading provider ofrepair and overhaul, rotables management and related engineering services to the aviation industry worldwide. FAvS principal operating subsidiaries are Aerospace Turbine Rotables, Inc.(AeTR) in Wichita, Kansas, and Piedmont Propulsion Systems, LLC (PPS) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. FAvS also owns a minority interest in Aerospace Products International, Inc.,based in Memphis, Tennessee. More information about FAvS and its subsidiaries may be found on the companys website, http://www.firstaviation.com.

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Liebherr Aerospace Brasil Ltda. Receives NBR ISO 14001:2004 Certification

Guaratinguet (Brazil), October 2014 Liebherr Aerospace Brasils environmental system for the manufacturing, non-destructive testing, surface treatment and assemblies of aircraft components has been certified according to NBR ISO 14001:2004 by TV NORD BTRV.

At the beginning of October, the certification organization carried out all necessary audits at the facility of Liebherr Aerospace Brasil, regarding the compliance of the companys environmental management system with the requirements of the worldwide standard.

The ISO 14001:2004 certification guarantees that Liebherr Aerospace Brasil Ltda. is capable of systematically controlling and reducing its industrial waste, its consumption of resources as well as its operating costs.

Beside the ISO 14001:2004 certification, Liebherr Aerospace Brasil Ltda. is an AS9100-Rev.C (NBR 15100:2010) and ISO 9001:2008 certified company, and is always focusing on continuous improvement.

Liebherr-Aerospace is a leading supplier of systems for the aviation industry

Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS, Toulouse (France), is one of eleven divisional control companies within the Liebherr Group and coordinates all activities in the aerospace and transportation systems sectors.

Liebherr-Aerospace is a leading supplier of systems for the aviation industry and has more than five decades of experience in this field. The range of aviation equipment produced by Liebherr for the civil and military sectors includes flight control and actuation systems, landing gear and air management systems. These systems are deployed in wide-bodied aircraft, single aisle and regional aircraft, business jets, combat aircraft, military transporters, military training aircraft, civil helicopters and combat helicopters.

Liebherrs aerospace and transportation systems division employs around 4,900 people. It has four aviation equipment production plants at Lindenberg (Germany), Toulouse (France), Guaratinguet (Brazil) and Nizhny Novgorod (Russia). These production sites offer a worldwide service with additional customer service centers in Saline (Michigan/USA), Seattle (Washington/USA), Wichita (Kansas/USA), Montral (Canada), Sao Jos dos Campos (Brazil), Hamburg (Germany), Moscow (Russia), Dubai (UAE), Singapore and Shanghai (Peoples Republic of China).

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ST Engineering Aerospace Arm Wins New Contracts Worth $450m in 3Q2014

Singapore, 21 October 2014 Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd(ST Engineering) today announced that its aerospace arm has sealed new contractsworth $450m in the third quarter (3Q) of 2014. These new orders span the aerospacesectors repertoire of capabilities covering airframe, component and engine maintenance,freighter conversion, cabin modification, engine wash and pilot training.

Included in the 3Q2014 contracts is a steady stream of heavy checks and interiormodification projects for narrow and wide-body aircraft belonging to international airlinecustomers. These activities will take place in the aerospace sectors facilities in China Shanghai and in the US Mobile, Alabama, and San Antonio, Texas. For the awardwinningEcoPower engine wash, multiple contracts have also been signed withcustomers in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East and the US, for both commercial andmilitary aircraft. In addition, ST Aerospace has secured two new European customers forthe manufacturing of metal and structural castings for engines and air managementsystems.

In 3Q2014, ST Aerospace redelivered a total of 248 aircraft for airframe maintenance andmodification work. In addition to airframe redeliveries, a total of 10,921 components,45 landing gears and 34 engines were processed, while 2,152 engine washes wereconducted for both commercial and military customers.

On aircraft capability, ST Aerospace completed the installation of a wireless in-flightentertainment system with the award of a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Supplemental Type Certificate for the first time on two Boeing 737 aircraft for an Asianairline. In the US, VT MAE and the City of Pensacola signed an agreement to set up anaircraft hangar that will accommodate two wide-body aircraft, at the PensacolaInternational Airport by the latter part of 2016.

AERIA Luxury Interiors also clinched its first nose-to-tail cabin completion contract for awide-body VIP aircraft. The aircraft has arrived in AERIAs hangar for cabin completionand upon redelivery planned in the fourth quarter of 2016, will be outfitted with the finestmaterials and sport an exclusive design personalised to the customers tastes andexpectations.

On the development of training capabilities, VT Aerospace has received approval fromFAA to relocate its operations from New Braunfels to Hondo in Texas, US and to conductFAA Part 141 training programmes for pilot cadets in its new facilities. In Singapore, thesecond batch of Tigerair MPL cadet pilots has graduated to become Junior First Officersto fly Airbus A320 aircraft for the airlines revenue flights.

The above developments are not expected to have any material impact on theconsolidated net tangible assets per share and earnings per share of ST Engineering forthe current financial year.

ST Aerospace (Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd) is the aerospace arm ofST Engineering with a turnover of $2.08b in FY2013. Operating a global MRO networkwith facilities and affiliates in the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe, it is the worldslargest commercial airframe MRO provider with a global customer base that includesleading airlines, airfreight and military operators. ST Aerospace is an integrated serviceprovider that offers a spectrum of maintenance and engineering services that includeairframe, engine and component maintenance, repair and overhaul; engineering design and technical services; and aviation materials and asset management services, includingTotal Aviation Support. ST Aerospace has a global staff strength of around 8,000employees worldwide. Please visit http://www.staero.aero.

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