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Marekani kupambana na Islamic State

Katika hotuba yake kwa taifa hilo ilooneshwa kupitia runinga ya taifa ameelezea mipango yake ya utekelezaji dhidi ya wanamgambo hao kua kikundi chochote cha kigaidi kitakachoitishia Marekani hakitakua salama milele.

Rais Obama pia amesema kwamba kikosi namba 475 watapelekwa Iraq ingawa hawatakua na jukumu lolote la kupambana na wanamgambo hao.

Inaelezwa kuwa kundi hilo la wanamgambo wa dola ya kiislam wanatwala eneo kubwa la Syria na Iraq,na wanamgambo hao wamegeuka kua hatari kwa matendo yao ya kuua watu kwa kuwakata vichwa waandishi wa habari kutoka ughaibuni huku ulimwengu ukishuhudi.

Marekani imesha fanya mashambulizi ya anga yapatayo

150 dhidi ya kikundi hicho cha Is na kugawanya silaha kwa wale wanakipinga kikundi hicho Iraqi vikundi vya ki Kurdi .

Katika hotuba yake hiyo ilodumu kwa muda wa dakika rais huyo amesema huu ni muda muafaka Marekani kuingilia kati na lazima Marekani itaongoza na kuwarejesha nyuma wanamgambo hao wa IS.

Akiizungumzia Iraq, amesema ataongeza nguvu za kulinda raia wa Marekani na kusambaza misaada ya kibinaadamu na tutaipiga Is .

Rais Obama amesema kwamba anakaribisha uungwaji mkono kutoka katika Bunge la Marekani lakini kwa mamlaka laonayo anayweza kuendelea na dhamira yake bila ruhusa ya bunge hilo.

Rais Obama alichaguliwa na chama chake cha Democrat kwasababu ya ari yake ya kupinga uvamizi katika nchi ya Iraq mnamo mwaka 2003 na kuongoza harakati za kuondoa wanajeshi wa Marekani nchini humo.

Russian Helicopters builds largest gearbox, assembly and testing facility

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, has launched construction of a new assembly and testing facility at its Reductor-PM plant in Perm. An official ceremony in Perm today was attended by Perm region Governor Viktor Basargin, Russian Helicopters Deputy CEO for Production Andrey Shibitov, Perm region Prime Minister Gennady Tushnolobov, Perm region Minister for Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade Alexey Chibisov, and Perm city administration head Igor Sapko. On completion, the facility will be the largest of its type in Russia.

Construction facilities are currently being put in place at the site, and preparatory groundworks are under way. At today’s official ceremony a plaque was unveiled with the start and end dates of the construction, August 2014 and December 2016. This period will see an advanced 20,000 sq m production facility built to house Reductor-PM’s assembly and testing plant.

“The start of construction of this assembly and testing facility is an important event for the whole of our region,” said Perm region Governor Viktor Basargin. “The development of advanced high-tech manufacturing will create a solid foundation for the regional economy and will be a key factor in its future growth, by making the region more attractive as an investment destination and strengthening its reputation as a national leader both economically and technologically.”

“For Russian Helicopters, upgrading our production facilities is an extremely important task,” said Andrey Shibitov, Deputy CEO for Production. “Today we are making significant investments to create unique centres of excellence. Reductor-PM is home to one of these centres, for designing, producing, testing and after-sales service of helicopter transmissions.”

“Construction of this new facility is long overdue,” said Nikolai Semikopenko, Managing Director of Reductor-PM. “Today our plant is home to unique isolating test-stands for testing 8M transmissions as well as tail transmissions and angle gearboxes for the Mi-28N. We are also working on creating test stands for VR-8A, VR-14, VR-23, VR-29 and VR-26 main gearboxes. We want to create Russia’s largest helicopter gearbox testing centre while meeting strict sustainability criteria. Construction of the new production facility is a major step towards reaching this goal.”

As well as increasing testing capacity, the new facility will significantly expand Reductor-PM’s assembly plant, meaning that gearboxes and transmission units can be assembled to meet global best practices.

Over the last five years, Russian Helicopters has implemented several large-scale investment projects at Reductor-PM. In 2013 a thermo-chemical parts processing plant – the only one of its kind in Russia – was opened, following investment of more than RUB 1.3 billion. More than 40 machines were purchased for processing gear-wheels, including some with spiral-bevel teeth. Work is ongoing to upgrade the plant’s machine tools for production of body parts and shaft machining. Today the company is also upgrading its electroplating facilities. Total investment in 2014-2016 will amount to more than RUB 3.5 billion.

Source and image: Russian Helicopters

Cessna Citation CJ3+ gains FAA certification

Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc, a Textron Inc. company, announced today it received type certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for the Cessna Citation CJ3+. Certification, awarded Thursday, comes less than six months after the company introduced the new model in March.

“Cessna is committed to new product development and the swift progress of the Citation CJ3+, from announcement to certification and on to the market, is a perfect example of that laser-like focus,” said Chris Hearne, vice president, Jets. “The CJ3+ incorporates the latest in technology for the cockpit and for the passenger cabin which is exactly what the customer has asked us to do, and that has always been a hallmark of Cessna’s new product innovations.”

The Citation CJ3+, with seating for up to nine people, is certified for single pilot operation, featuring a number of new systems designed to reduce pilot workload. Building on the popular Citation CJ3, the CJ3+ features an integrated avionics suite from Garmin, the G3000, an automatically controlled cabin pressurization system, and an advanced fault and maintenance diagnostic system.

The G3000 avionics suite in the Citation CJ3+ includes turbulence detecting weather radar, TCAS II, advanced Terrain Awareness Warning Systems (TAWS), and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) capabilities which make it compliant with a significant aspect of future Next Generation (NexGen) air traffic control requirements. The aircraft cabin also features a wireless media server, Garmin integrated cockpit and cabin Iridium phone, and high speed internet capabilities.

With a range of up to 2,070 nautical miles, the CJ3+ is perfectly suited for the light jet market segment and can fly passengers nonstop from Washington, D.C., to Mexico City; from London to Moscow; from Shanghai to Bangkok; or from Lima to São Paulo.

Today’s news reflects the company’s focus on continued investment in general aviation’s most extensive product line up. During the past year, Cessna has certified four new Citation models - the Citation M2, Citation Sovereign+, Citation X+ and now the Citation CJ3+. The next new Citation product coming to market within the coming year is the Citation Latitude, expected to certify in the second quarter of 2015.

Cessna created and continues to invigorate the light jet segment, giving customers the most expansive product line up on the market. From the popular entry level Citation Mustang and newly-certified Citation M2 jets, to the upgraded efficiency and comfort of the CJ3+ and the top performing CJ4, Cessna’s Citation CJ family of light business jets has evolved to offer a range of capabilities, systems and options unmatched in its class. Cessna’s Citation series of jets are the most popular line of business jets ever produced, with more than 6,600 jets that have been designed, manufactured and delivered to customers around the world.

Source and image: Cessna

ST Engineering to establish MRO facility at Pensacola Airport

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced that VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Inc (VT MAE) and the City of Pensacola have signed an agreement to set up an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at the Pensacola International Airport in Pensacola, Florida. This follows the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding in December 2013.

Under the agreement, the City of Pensacola will construct an aircraft hangar complex on 18.66 acres of greenfield land, and lease it to VT MAE for 30 years. The hangar will be able to accommodate two wide-body aircraft, and is expected to be ready for operations in mid 2016.

“We are very happy to bring on board VT MAE, a leading aircraft MRO company which has already made significant contributions to the Gulf Coast region over the last 20 years. The City of Pensacola welcomes VT MAE as we jointly build the aviation industry in Pensacola. We believe this collaboration will bring about a more robust aerospace cluster and create greater business and job opportunities for the people living in Pensacola and Escambia County” ~ Mayor Ashton HAYWARD, City of Pensacola

“We have played a pioneering role in the development and growth of the aviation industry in the Gulf Coast region in the last two decades, and have been looking for a suitable location to expand our presence and service offerings in this region. Pensacola presented an opportunity for us to add to our capacity with the development of an aircraft MRO facility within the Pensacola International Airport. Its strategic location, good infrastructure, and a dynamic and supportive leadership team, are reasons for our decision to establish our presence in Pensacola. We look forward to creating greater value for our customers, and hope to bring many value-added jobs to the people of Pensacola and Escambia County.” ~ General (USA, Ret.) John G. COBURN, Chairman and CEO, VT Systems

Located in the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, Alabama, VT MAE is one of the city’s largest private employers and a premier aerospace company specialising in aircraft maintenance and modifications. It is a subsidiary of Vision Technologies Aerospace Incorporated (VT Aerospace), and marketed as part of ST Aerospace’s MRO network.

VT Aerospace which owns six aerospace operating companies in five locations namely, Burlington, Washington; Mobile, Alabama; New Braunfels, Texas; San Antonio, Texas; and Wethersfield, Connecticut, is a subsidiary of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), the US headquarters of ST Engineering.

The agreement 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.

Source and image: ST Engineering

Airbus revolutionizes livery with direct inkjet printing

However, the difficulties may become a thing of the past thanks to a new method currently being developed by Airbus – which employs direct inkjet printing to deliver a broad range of production and operational improvements.

The method was developed by engineers from Airbus’ A320 Family paint shop in Hamburg, Germany, and is able to reproduce any livery design – be it a photographic motif, modern art or other complex patterns – faster and more efficiently than traditional painting processes, and with finer detail as well.

The direct printer functions much like a traditional model, using an inkjet head with nozzles that spray three basic colours (cyan, magenta and yellow) and black. Utilising a seven-square-metre bench, the inkjet head prints a design line by line, from top to bottom. After the process is completed, the aircraft component is sealed with a clear coat.

According to technology manager Matthias Otto, the advantages of direct inkjet-printed liveries are numerous. “I can create colour gradients or photo-realistic motifs that could never be achieved with paint,” he explained, and added that this new method also is capable of printing components of any size or shape. In the past, heavier printed film was used to produce complex designs, however such film is susceptible to the effects of heat, cold and high pressure, and ultimately could tear or peel.

The business case for direct printing is convincing. Compared with painting, where the design has to be built up by layer-by-layer, there are far fewer working and drying steps – greatly reducing the lead time. There also is no overspray or solvent vapour when ink is used, providing better working conditions for Airbus employees, as well as a healthier environment.

At present, the inkjet method still is at the experimental stage. Technical Readiness Level 6 (TRL 6) was reached at the end of June, and the ink and associated processes will be qualified early in 2015. Nonetheless, the project already has become part of the A320 Final Assembly Line (FAL) benchmark initiative, with the intention to further stabilise scheduled lead times for the best-selling Airbus single-aisle jetliner family.

Source and image: Airbus

Boeing expands offering of serviceable parts

Boeing today announced it has signed an agreement with GA Telesis, LLC to expand Boeing’s aftermarket parts portfolio to include serviceable commercial airplane parts.Boeing is now making new surplus, repairable and overhauled parts available to customers through a new Marketplace section of the Boeing PART (Part Analysis and Requirements Tracking) Page. The Boeing PART Page, available to customers, is one of the most frequented e-commerce sites in the aerospace industry. More than 43,000 users log over 40,000 interactions on the Boeing PART Page every day.

 “At Boeing, we want to be the one place our customers can come for almost any kind of airplane part they need – whether new or serviceable,” said Tim Copes, vice president of Material Services, the parts business within Boeing Commercial Aviation Services. "Boeing is actively working to expand its offering of serviceable parts to include parts for non-Boeing airplanes."

Serviceable parts are a fast-growing segment of the aviation parts market, outpacing new part sales. The serviceable parts market is valued at more than $3 billion annually.
“Our customers are asking for more options and choice in maintaining their airplanes, and they tell us they want to get their parts – new or not – from Boeing,” said Copes. “We are pleased to be joining GA Telesis in providing our customers a reliable and cost-effective alternative to new parts.”

GA Telesis, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is a leader in commercial aerospace and the only replacement parts supplier with distribution centers in the United States, the United Kingdom and mainland China. GA Telesis also offers aircraft and engine leasing, asset management, and engine and component overhaul and repair.

“By combining GA Telesis’ expertise in the used serviceable market with the customer-centric Boeing PART Page, we have created a first-of-its-kind e-commerce platform in the commercial aftermarket,” said Chris Rauch, senior vice president of Global Sales at GA Telesis. “The PART Page Marketplace will be an efficient solution for end-users that also simplifies their sourcing strategies.”

The serviceable parts offered by Boeing comprise:

• New surplus – never-used parts that have been released into the market as surplus
• Overhauled – parts that have been repaired in accordance with the Component Maintenance Manual
• Repairables – parts that have been repaired to serviceable condition

All overhauled and repairable parts offered through the Boeing PART Page Marketplace have been repaired or tested by Boeing-approved repair providers.

The initial offering of serviceable parts from GA Telesis includes airframe and component parts such as hydraulic actuation systems, pneumatic systems, line replacement units and flight control surfaces, largely manufactured by companies other than Boeing. Serviceable engine parts will be made available at a later date. Through PART Page Marketplace, traceability, certification and repair records can be reviewed on demand. Each part sold has a one-year warranty.

Source and image: Boeing