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Singapore Airshow 2008 - UK pavilion press packs
under embargo until 00:01 Tuesday 19 February 2008
The UK aerospace industry will be out in force at Singapore Airshow 2008, Asia's premier aerospace and defence technology exhibition and airshow. The show has traditionally had a strong UK presence and this year will be no exception. SBAC is organising the UK Pavilion and a seminar mission to Singapore Airshow 2008. The UK Pavilion contains 20 companies promoting their skills and expertise to a global audience. A large number of UK based companies will be exhibiting within the other main halls and all will be receiving the active support of UK Government agencies UK Trade & Investment and the Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO).
Click on the links below to open the press releases and images relating to companies exhibiting in the UK Pavilion.
Beagle Aerospace, the UK based aerospace component manufacturer and repair solutions provider, is delighted to announce that AAR Allen Asset Management will transfer Heavy Weight Boeing B757 flight control surfaces to Beagle's UK Headquarters in Dorset.
During the course of 2008 Britten-Norman will be making a number of essential and beneficial changes to its customer support function. Improvements will be made across the board and will include elements such as a 24-hour telephone response service, a refocused team and the introduction of a new support database.
Farnborough International Airshow is set to reach new heights and unveil a startling new look for the 2008 show, as sales figures are substantially up compared with this stage in the previous show cycle, and key exhibitors are already planning to reveal spectacular design concepts, according to FIA organizers exhibiting at this year's Singapore Airshow.
GKN Aerospace will exhibit at the Singapore Airshow just as an agreement is completed for distribution partner A J Walter Aviation Singapore (AJWS) to stock a full inventory of GKN Aerospace's market-leading CrystalVue II? passenger windows and flight deck windows at their Changi facility.
Lufthansa Resource Technical Training (LRTT) has increased their current training capabilities by achieving B2 approval, enabling them to train engineers in the avionics sector. By adding to their already extensive repertoire of courses, which include practical training in Handskills & Composites, LRTT are equipping engineers with the high level of skills necessary to compete in today's advancing aviation market.
The Airbus Military A400M Engine Flight Test Bed programme is moving ahead at a significant pace following the recent installation of the Europrop International (EPI) TP400-D6 development engine and Ratier-Figeac propeller to the Marshall-owned C-130 test aircraft.
Marshall Aerospace Business Aviation is expanding at its Company-owned Airport, in Cambridge, UK. A Cessna Authorised Service Centre for over 30 years, the company has seen its Business Aviation division grow significantly from 2005 to the point where it now needs to add additional hangar capacity and full service facilities.
The prestigious Singapore Airshow in February will be the launch of Pattonair in Singapore. With state of the art distribution facilities located in the USA, Canada, UK, France, Italy, and China the company now operates globaly under a single banner.
The ongoing expansion of
Pembrey Airport, a privately-owned, all-weather commercial facility in West Wales, took a leap forward in 2007 with the extension of its 805 meter runway by 50%. In combination with other developments, this improvement will attract larger aircraft and heavier landing loads in the years ahead.
Reidsteel are once again recipients of the Queen's Award for Excellence, for Exports. Uniquely in the British Steel Industry, Reidsteel are exporting 75% of their structures, and are exporting increasingly more year by year. Reidsteel have been making Aircraft Hangars since 1920 and supplied Louis Bleriot with the first 3 commercial hangars shortly afterwards.
Following the launch of the first Nova system in October last year,
Spectrum Technologies PLC, World Leader in laser wire & cable processing technology, is delighted to launch the second system in the highly acclaimed Nova range of UV laser wire marking systems, the Nova 860.
Tritech has secured new business that will see its sophisticated castings used on Boeing's new long range 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Final approval has been granted to Tritech so that they can supply Sumitomo Precision Products with complex investment castings for the heat management system that will be used on the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines that power the Dreamliner.
The Airline Consulting Group UK, registered as
ACG-UK Ltd in Wales, has secured a landmark agreement between the University of Glamorgan, in conjunction with the International Centre for Aerospace Training (ICAT) Wales, and Universiti Tun Hussein Onn of Malaysia (UTHM), a government owned establishment. The University of Glamorgan and ICAT have signed a lucrative deal which will allow them to sell their technical expertise in the field of training to UTHM, as well as being able to offer degree level programmes in aerospace engineering, that will is certified to produce aircraft engineers.
