Flights News On Caravan Fleet Seats Upgrade,Engine Tests Centre For Rol-Royce & Military Aircrafts

Flights News On Caravan Fleet Seats Upgrade,Engine Tests Centre For Rol-Royce & Military Aircrafts

During May the Cessna Aircraft Company announced it's now offering new seat options for its existing fleet of Caravans.

Current Caravan owners now have the opportunity to upgrade their caravan seating exclusively through Cessna's network of more than 300 authorized service facilities.

"The new seats offer added comfort and seat functionality for passengers compared to the factory installed seats. The seat height will allow passengers a better view. They also include optional tray tables, forward and aft tracking, adjustable headrests, retractable armrests and the ability to recline," said Peter Wilkinson, Cessna's vice president of Cessna's Parts Distribution.

Cessna is celebrating the Caravan 25th anniversary throughout 2010.Cessna will deliver its 2,000th caravan, a Grand Caravan, later this year to a retail customer through Cessna authorized sales representative, Africair, Inc, located in Miami, Florida.

The Caravan is certified in 100 countries and the fleet has amassed more than 12.9 million flight hours.

Rolls-Royce Opens State-Of-The Art- Mechanical Test Operations Centre in Germany

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, officially opened its new, state-of-art-Mechanical Test Operations Centre (MTOC) in Dahlewitz, Germany in July this year. Germanys Home Secretary, Dr Thomas de Maiziere joined Brandenburg's Minister President Matthias Platzeck and Sir John Rose, Chief Executive of Rolls-Royce during the opening ceremony.

MTOC will be a global centre of excellence for Rolls-Royce and will set new industry benchmarks for testing and evaluating gas turbine components, supporting future development of the Groups world-class products .MTOC is the Groups latest investment in modern test facilities and will provide comprehensive materials and component testing capability, in one location, supporting the entire life cycle of gas turbines for all Rolls-Royce business sectors.

Dr Michael Haidinger, president Rolls-Royce Deutschland and COO Corporate & Regional Engines, Rolls-Royce,said,"Rolls-Royce has been active in Germany for 20 years and we have invested significantly and continuously in technology and infrastructure to expand the scale of our operations.MTOC is the next stage in this development and we are very pleased to locate another centre of excellence for our global business here in Germany .The facility is equipped with state-of-art- equipment and the test results will support our efforts to continuously improve performance efficiency, environmental impact and life of all our products".

Germanys Home Secretary, Dr Thomas de Maiziere, said."The Rolls-Royce Mechanical Test Operations Centre in Dahlewitz will have a significant technological impact on the entire region, which has one of the highest concentrations of aerospace activities in Germany. It testifies to the success of the industrial policy pursued in the eastern federal states. Here companies like Rolls-Royce are doing outstanding work. As a business location Germany location Germany needs such shining beacons because they give us further forward momentum and promote our cause internationally."

Matthias Platzeck, Minister-President of Brandenburg, added," The new Rolls-Royce test centre does not only strengthen the business location Dahlewitz, it is also valuable addition to the aerospace industry in the Brandenburg region. I'm convinced that MTOC will considerably add to the technology potential of the state of Brandenburg."

MTOC will employ around 70 highly skilled people using world-class equipment and techniques to over a range of 40 different tests. Test techniques to test components also for new generation engines,such as the Trent XWB.

BAE Systems arks the Tenth Anniversary of Australian Hawk Operations

During May BAE Systems celebrated a decade of successful production and support operations for the Hawk 127 Lead-In Fighter (LIF) aircraft in Australia.

The first all Australian built Hawk, numbered A27-10,rolled out of BAE Systems Williamstown hangar for its maiden test flight on 12 May 2000.

Coincidentally, the same aircraft had returned to the hangar for a scheduled maintenance check, exactly ten years after its first took to the skies.

The Hawk LIF project was established to deliver and support a state-of the-art fast jet training capacity for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), replacing the Macchi jet trainer fleet which was retired in 2000.

The contract combined the acquisition of 33 advanced jet trainers with a 25-year life of-type deeper maintenance support service by BAE Systems.

The RAAF PROCURED 33Hawks, 12 of which were assembled in Australia and 12 in the United Kingdom at BAE Systems facilities at Brough and Warton.

Currently, 18 aircraft are operational at RAAF Base Williamstown (NSW) and 15 at RAAF Base Pearce (WA) with BAE Systems providing on-site support at both airfields.

The contract has created more than 500 defense and aerospace jobs.

At BAE Systems Williamstown facility alone, approximately 185 employees currently work on the Hawk LIF contract.

"This is a proud day for our company and our employees," said Gerry Mann, General MANAGER Fast Jet Support for the Aerospace Business Unit.

"We have delivered and maintained a quality product that meets our customer's primary goal of preparing its young fast jet pilots to operate the next generation of fighter aircraft."

"We are extremely proud of the professional, experienced and capable team who work across several continents to support Hawk. The success of this project is due to them"

"We look forward to continuing our association with this fine aircraft and the RAAF for the next decade and beyond," he said.

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