Satair introduces giant “one-stop shop” for aircraft GSE and tools gathering 70,000 part numbers from 1,600 original equipment manufacturers worldwide
Satair, an Airbus Services company, has created a giant “one-stop shop” for aircraft Ground Support Equipment and Tools, gathering 70,000 part numbers from 1,600...
Belgian aerospace group Blueberry becomes Orizio and acquires Lufthansa Technik Brussels and Lufthansa Technik MaintenanceInternational
Orizio takes off! The Belgian aerospace ecosystem is exploring new horizonsDiversification in Industry and Technology, Ecological Transition and Personal Development. The Belgian Blueberry aerospace...
Belgian aerospace Blueberry Group announces strategic partnership with the Kingdom of Morocco
Sabca and Sabena Aerospace, part of the Blueberry Group, Belgium's leading sustainable aerospace ecosystem, and the Kingdom of Morocco and Lockheed Martin recently signed...
Airbus partners with Spirit AeroSystems to develop the wings of CityAirbus NextGen
Airbus has signed an agreement with Spirit AeroSystems through its subsidiary for the development of CityAirbus NextGen’s wings. This partnership will support Airbus’ exploration...
Belgian aircraft maintenance company Sabena Aerospace acquires part of Lufthansa Technik
The Belgian aircraft maintenance company Sabena Aerospace is expanding significantly with the acquisition of a number of activities of Lufthansa Technik, both in Belgium...
First Air France Airbus A320 refitted with Safran ECOS shelf bins
The first Air France A320 retrofitted with Safran Cabin ECOS Shelf Bins and installed by Air France Industries in July 2021, returns to service...
GE Aviation and Safran launch advanced technology demonstration programme for sustainable engines; extend CFM partnership to 2050
GE Aviation and Safran today launched a bold technology development programme targeting more than 20 percent lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions compared to...
Safran Helicopter Engines – First rescue helicopter flies on sustainable aviation fuel
A rescue helicopter has flown on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time, achieving a new milestone in international aviation.Operated by the...
SABCA celebrates 100th birthday: Aeronautics and Space are preparing for the future
SABCA celebrates 100 Years Birthday:
Aeronautics and Space are preparing for the futureAuthors: Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet, reporting from SABCA Headquarters.
This Wednesday, 16...
Wizz Air orders nearly 32,000 slimline seats from Recaro
Recaro Aircraft Seating has secured a deal with Wizz Air for 31,767 passenger seats. The SL3710 economy class seat will be installed on 146...
Sabena Aerospace and Blue Aerospace awarded Belgian Defence Organisation C-130 fleet contract
Sabena Aerospace, a BLUEBERRY group company, and Blue Aerospace, a HEICO company, announced today the award of the Belgian Defence C-130 aircraft fleet and...
Airbus restructuring will directly affect Belgian subcontractor Sonaca
Yesterday, Airbus announced an important restructuring which will involve a 40 percent cut in the production of aircraft and a threat to 15,000 jobs...
MQ-9B SkyGuardian: The next generation of remotely piloted aircraft
The MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) possesses a number of unique advantages not found in manned platforms:...
Sabena Aerospace and SABCA pioneers in first ecosystem in Belgium’s aerospace industry: “Blueberry”
The brand-new aerospace group with SABENA AEROSPACE and SABCA as pioneers takes off today. The deal transferring the SABCA shares of Dassault Belgique Aviation...
Strata completes construction of its joint-venture facility with Solvay for the manufacture of aerospace-grade pre-impregnated carbon fibres in Al Ain, UAE
The 8,500m2 Strata Solvay Advanced Materials (SSAM) facility to undergo testing and qualification checks towards end of 2020
Three UAE nationals to assume...
Safran Seats introduces portfolio of devices to fit the post-coronavirus travel environment
Safran Seats is proud to offer a new portfolio of devices to fit the post-Covid-19 travel environment such as Interspace, Travel Safe by Safran Seats and Create...
100 million euros state aid for Sonaca
Sonaca has been seriously affected by both the Boeing 737 MAX debacle and the Covid-19 crisis, but it will benefit from a capital increase...
The Belgian aviation sector has already received € 75 million state aid
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis, the Federal Holding and Investment Company (known under its acronym SFPI-FPIM in the two national languages), the...
SABCA to supply radomes for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ MQ-9B drone
Belgium-based Société Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques is proud to announce that is has been selected by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to...
Dassault sells its 96.85% shareholding in SABCA to Sabena Aerospace and SFPI/FPIM
Dassault Belgique Aviation SA (“DBA”), Sabena Aerospace SA (“Sabena”) and Société Fédérale de Participations et Investissements – Federale Participatie- en Investeringsmaatschappij SA/NV (“SFPI/FPIM”) announce...