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technologies will be an essential driver of tomorrow’s aircraft. Being
able to work closer with Airbus’ engineering teams is expected to
foster new ideas, enable their immediate realization, and implement
such technologies quickly into the market. It will be a key contributor
to our ability to propose the best technologies and products to Airbus
for their next aircraft.”
Liebherr-Aerospace office in Hamburg, ribbon-cutting, on November 30, 2017
Photo: Liebherr-Aerospace
Liebherr-Aerospace has officially opened its new liaison office in
Hamburg’s Center of Applied Aeronautical Research (Zentrum
fuer Angewandte Luftfahrtforschung, ZAL), on November 30,
2017. The office of the Liebherr-Aerospace liaison team is now closer
to the facilities of Airbus in Hamburg (Germany), and will enable
the engineering and R&D teams of Liebherr and the aircraft manufacturer
to further boost their close cooperation. Liebherr-Aerospace
will conduct engineering as well as testing, and will support fast track
development works on site. Peter Eusemann, Liebherr-Aerospace’s Liaison
Manager for Airbus, said: “Fast, efficient development of new
Panasonic Avionics Corporation has introduced a major advance
in inflight connectivity, with the entry into service of its first High
Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity over the Pacific Ocean. The EU-
TELSAT 172B satellite, which launched in June, is operated by Eutelsat
Communications. Leveraging its unique design, Panasonic will deliver
greatly enhanced inflight broadband connectivity, live television
and mobile phone services to aircraft flying high traffic routes across
the Asia Pacific region spanning the West Coast of North America to
Asia, and down to Australia and the Pacific islands. High Throughput
Satellites use a combination of spot beams and high-level frequency
re-use to provide much improved economics, more bandwidth and
faster data speeds as passengers browse the Internet and benefit
from other online services, and airlines increasingly utilize connectivity
for operational purposes. The satellites also use a broad overlay
beam, which is used to economically deliver up to nine channels of
live television to passengers in flight.
People On The Move
and innovative solutions to airline MRO challenges. He joins AJW from
Kenya Airways, where he was Technical Director, responsible for the delivery
of a cost-effective operation for their circa 40 fleet of Boeing 737, 777,
787, and Embraer E190 aircraft, and associated MRO facilities.
John Leahy
Eric Schulz
Airbus has appointed Eric Schulz, EVP, Chief of Sales, Marketing & Contracts
for the company’s Commercial Aircraft business. In this function,
he will join Airbus at the end of January 2018 and will report to Chief
Executive Officer Tom Enders. Schulz comes from Rolls-Royce where he
has been serving as President – Civil Aerospace since January 2016. At
Airbus, he will succeed John Leahy, who has been at the helm of the
Commercial Aircraft’s Sales organisation since 1994.
At its meeting on November 17, the Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Technik
AG appointed Dr. Johannes Bussmann as Chairman of the Executive
Board of Lufthansa Technik AG for a further five years until March
31, 2023. Antonio Schulthess was also appointed as Chief Human Resources
Officer for a further five years until March 31, 2023. Dr. Johannes
Bussmann has been Chairman of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Technik
AG since April 2015. In addition to Strategy and Innovation, as well
as Communication and Marketing, his responsibilities include Corporate
Sales, Digital Fleet Solutions and Original Equipment Innovation. Antonio
Schulthess has been a member of the Executive Board of Lufthansa
Technik AG since April 2015, and is responsible for Human Resources
and Technical Services, including the engine business, the Aircraft Systems
division and Lean Management.
Spairliners, a leading component provider in the after-sales market, has
appointed Thies Moeller as new Managing Director and CEO. He succeeds
Sven-Uve Hueschler effective November 1, and from now on will
head the business, alongside Benoit Crombois, Managing Director and
CFO of the company.
AJW Group has appointed Martyn Haines as Technical Director. Haines
takes up the new role this month, and will be responsible for technical
standards and best practices across all divisions of the business, focusing
on driving performance and continuous improvement of its supply chains
Dr. Johannes Bussmann
Antonio Schulthess
AviTrader MRO - December 2017